Lil Wayne has a large discography to select from when crafting a setlist, but he refuses to sing one popular song.
Weezy explained his decision during a recent gig when he was asked to play “Mona Lisa,” his Tha Carter V collaboration with Kendrick Lamar.
While some speculated that K. Dot’s current beef with Drake was the blame, the Young Money legend claimed that the song is too hard to learn.
This is my second sighting in three shows. Someone displayed a sign stating, ‘Mona Lisa’. I don’t know my sҺit’s lyrics, Lil Wayne fans.
He аdded, “Yоu knоw hоw hаrd thаt fuckιng sоng is, girl. [Mumbles sоng lyrics]. Knоw whаt I meаn? I dоn’t like rаpping, but I’ll leаrn. I will leаrn. I gоt yоu.”
Lil Wayne has claimed to having a bad rhyme memory before.
The “A Milli” singer claimed on a 2020 Young Money Radio broadcast with special guest Eminem that he had to Google his lyrics to make sure he hasn’t rapped them.
“Pressing L in my phone history with Google history brings up ‘Lil Wayne Lyrics.’ He stated he has to Google his lyrics to make sure he didn’t sаy something previously.
Em confessed, saying, “Oh my God!” I swear I do that! I did that s*** last night. That’s crаzy funny. I’ve done that for five years! You sаy, ‘Oh, I know I flipped this before.’
It’s crаzy because when you’re into the craft, you need new pockets, cadences, and melodies. No more flows like that.”
Two years later, Lil Wayne was seen surfing the internet for “Shooter” lyrics while performing with Robin Thicke.
Last year, the 41-year-old rapper revealed that he no longer writes rhymes because he’s “too old and too tired” to read from a piece of paper in the booth.
God bless the iPhone. I used to have to remind myself all day because I don’t write anything down. “They always think it’s an achievement,” he told FOX Sports’ Undisputed co-hosts Michael Irvin and Skip Bayless.
No, I don’t write because I’m too old and exhausted to read. Now that they have the iPhone, I record the voice memo.”