Following his recent Jimmy Kimmel interview, Lil’ Wayne caught up with Elliot Wilson to interview for the CRWN series. Wayne talk about everything from his time at Rikers Island, skating, rapping about sex and much more. The interview took place at the Austin Convention Center in Texas this weekend during SXSW. The interview is expected to be released sometime next week, until then check the pics in the gallery.
“Wayne: ‘I was a Jay Z fanatic.’”
“‘People hear music, musicians listen… I rock with anything Kanye does, he’s a genius.’ – Lil Wayne”
“Lil Wayne tells SXSW he enjoyed Kanye’s Yeezus. ‘He’s a genius.’”
“Lil Wayne on Carter V: ‘I’m approaching it like it is my last project… the grind is different, as if you don’t have tomorrow.”
“Lil Wayne says he’s approaching the next album like it’s his last”
“‘I’m working hard, I can tell you that. I’m working very hard.’ – Wayne #CRWN he says he may be ‘dropping something this week.’”
“Lil Wayne just announced he’ll be dropping a new single this week during the #CRWN interview.”
“‘If reincarnation is real, I pray I come back as [myself].’ – Lil Wayne”
“I have awesome artists. I’m not trying to outshine them… I have artists I want 2 be better than me. It’s about them, about us. — Wayne”
“‘Drake is a wonderful person… he’s where he is because of his talent.’ – Lil Wayne”
“‘I went to school because I have kids and wanted them to see that even though I’m ‘Lil Wayne’, I have an education’ – Lil Wayne”
“‘I went to school. I enjoyed it. Album out platinum – I’m in class.’ – Lil Wayne”
“‘I started so young and because of that, I’m a pure artist.’ – Lil Wayne”
“I was just going for it. It was awesome. I’m still going for it. — Lil Wayne on 2007 run”
“‘I know what I’ve done, I know what I did and I know what I can do.’ – Lil Wayne”
“When it was my turn? It’s not even a question of ‘how I felt.’ I took advantage of it. – Lil Wayne”
“You still have to impress your parents every day. That’s your toughest crowd. – Lil Wayne”
“Wayne says for him as a kid it was ‘sports and Star Trek.’”
“‘I kept a journal. I was so bored. I started writing stuff down.’ of his time on Rikers. — Wayne #CRWN & he shouts out Rikers & his cell”
“Talking about the on-the-bus details of the arrest. – Wayne”
“I’m a person who has to deal with people comparing my new to my old. – Wayne”
“What you want me to talk about? The world? I ain’t no goddam professor! that ain’t what I set out to do. – Wayne”
“I ain’t giving no lecture. I ain’t here to teach you right from wrong. I do that with my kids. This is music. – Wayne”
“My squad ain’t never wrong and when we’re wrong we’re wrong together. – Wayne”
“‘I would like to be remembered as a humble good spirit. Like a Willie Nelson, a Snoop Dogg.’ – Lil Wayne”
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