The relationship between Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj is a long one. Wayne was instrumental in helping launch Nicki’s career into the stratosphere and the Young Money artists and longtime friends linked up once again on Wayne’s Young Money Radio podcast.

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After playing a few Nicki and Young Money collaborative tracks, Wayne and the Queen rapper exchange a few memories before Weezy wanted to know what it was like for a woman in the rap game early on in her career. Nicki stated that it was a difficult time because it was a struggle to be taken seriously by the male-dominated industry. “I don’t think people realize the work that goes into it,” she said. “If you not ready to work, then why bother?”

Wayne also asked Nicki Minaj about her social media silence and lack of posts in recent months. She explained that she’s definitely been putting in work, but she needed some time off of social media. “It can be so like, extra,” Nicki said. “I think everybody needs that time to themselves and their family and to think and for your—when people stay on social media, their thoughts become everyone else’s thoughts. They can’t think for themselves.”

Elsewhere, Lil Wayne brought up that he’d heard Nicki had tied the knot so he offered up his congratulatory well-wishes. He wanted to know how married life had been treating his fellow rap star. “Good, good, good,” Nicki Minaj said. “I can’t complain. I really cannot freaking complain. I didn’t think it would be as refreshing and calming as it is. Even if you’re not married, when you have someone who feels like your soulmate or is very understanding or understands you, it just makes you feel like you on top of the world. You just need that partner. So, I’m good.”

A pattern is beginning to take shape for Young Money Artists. Dominate the rap game only to transition into the radio game. In any case, Lil Wayne has recently launched Young Money Radio, a show where he sits down for discussions with many legendary voices in the rap game and beyond; we’ve already seen appearances from Dr. Dre, Eminem, Drake, DJ Khaled, Kevin Durant, Mike Tyson, Snoop Dogg, Killer Mike, and many more. 

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On tonight’s episode of Young Money Radio, Lil Weezy is taking it back to where his record label’s movement first began, once again connecting with longtime friend and collaborator Nicki Minaj. Though the hip-hop Queen didn’t appear on Funeral, she has remained loyal to Weezy’s cause and vice versa, with their last two collaborations arriving on Queen and Tha Carter V not too long ago. 

Still, Weezy himself feels the conversation is long overdue. In light of Minaj’s recent appearance on Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s Instagram Live feed, celebrating the release of their “FEFE” follow-up “Trollz,” it’s likely the pair will have no shortage of material to discuss. “The First Lady of Young Money, THE Queen @nickiminaj joins the show today,” writes Weezy. “Been waiting on this conversation for a min now.” And if that wasn’t enough, T-Pain is also set to connect with Wayne tonight, finally providing an answer to the long-pondered question of why T-Wayne never came out in the first place. 

Should you be interested in catching this upcoming episode, look for Young Money Radio to kick off this evening at 4pm PT/7pm ET, exclusively on Apple Music.

At the launch of the George Floyd protests last week, Lil Wayne gave his opinion about people becoming vocal about police brutality. “We have to stop viewing it with such a broad view, meaning we have to stop placing the blame on the whole force and the whole everybody or a certain race or everybody with a badge.” Lil Wayne added at the time, “We have to actually get into who that person is. And if we want to place the blame on anybody, it should be ourselves for not doing more than what we think we’re doing.”

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The rapper received an onslaught of backlash from fans, foes, and his fellow celebrities, but on Friday’s (June 5) episode of Young Money Radio, the rapper told Killer Mike that people have to understand how he was raised to get why he made the comments that he did. “Mike, last week people misinterpreted my words,” Lil Wayne began. “I respect the effort of the people to seek justice and what they doin’. I just knew it was time for more action than a tweet. Also, my mama always told me—I sat in the passenger seat getting picked up from school every day and dropped off. I would look outside that window in the ‘hood, so you gon’ see situations when you riding home. I might make a comment or give my opinion on what I just saw.”

Weezy said his mother would give him a swift smack in the mouth. “Mind you f*ckin’ business,” he remembered his mother telling him. “Mind your business. You don’t even ask, ‘Why you smack me? Why I need to mind my business?’ But you know one thing, I need to mind my damn business. So, for folks out there that figure that whatever, Wayne gon’ say this or… Listen. I’m from New Orleans, understand. I’m from New Orleans where, what we’re seeing ladies and gentlemen around the world finally because [of] the cameraphones and all that, baby, we went through that every day. We saw that, we went through that every week. We gave police names, just cause of who they were and how they were, and we got used to that… That was the system. That’s what I grew up in. So, don’t blame me, don’t fault me. But if you do, you already know.”

Killer Mike agreed with Lil Wayne, adding that where he’s from, things were the same way so he didn’t fault him for making the remarks that he did. They spoke about ways that creatives and celebrities can help organize and become community leaders, including encouraging their followers to patronize certain lesser-known, black-owned businesses.

If there are two artists who we wish would have collaborated at some point during their respective careers, it’s Lil Wayne and Dr. Dre. Despite both standing at the height of their crafts, Dre and Weezy never properly connected for a musical link-up. Still, it’s clear they have respect for one another, as Dre has been officially announced as the latest guest to appear on Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio. 

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Following appearances from Eminem and YBN Cordae, Dre is set to join Weezy on air at 4 pm PT/ 7 pm ET / 11 pm. From the sound of it, it’s clear that Wayne understands the significance of a Dre appearance. “This man doesn’t EVER do interviews,” he captions, alongside another enticing revelation. “Also… I’ll be dropping NEW MUSIC tonight (deluxe style) so TUNE in and watch.”

Like that, we’re looking at a meeting of the minds between two of the best artists in hip-hop history, as well as what very much sounds like a deluxe edition of Funeral lined up for release tonight. All things considered, this might be the biggest episode of Young Money Radio thus far — who’d have thought these Young Money artists would transition so nicely into the radio game? Before long, we’ll surely see Drake at the helm of his own show. 

For those interested in what’s guaranteed to be a great conversation, during which a question along the lines of “why didn’t we ever collaborate?” will surely be asked, tune in to Apple Music later tonight. And look out for that Deluxe Edition to come shortly thereafter.

An artist to watch out for is YBN Cordae. Last year, the 22-year-old rapper released his debut studio album The Lost Boy, a project that was hailed by the new generation of artists along with the legends in the rap game. The Lost Boy earned YBN Cordae a nod from the Grammys as he was nominated for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song, and his single “RNP” with Anderson .Paak was a hit among fans. Lil Wayne chatted with Cordae on a recent episode of Young Money Radio where the young rapper couldn’t help but let Weezy know how influential the Young Money Cash Money artist had been on his career.

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During this COVID-19 quarantine, YBN Cordae has been grinding hard in his home studio as he works on his next project that’s slated for release later on this year. Lil Wayne tried to get as much information as he could about it, but Cordae admitted that he’s still in the early stages of crafting the record. However, he did share that he has at least 50 songs he’s completed, so now it’s all about finding the right records, cutting things down, and adding in features. Wayne let it be known that he’d be more than happy to hop on a track.

“All you gotta do is give me the… All you gotta do is text me the song, I’ll murder it and send you the finger so you know it’s dead,” Lil Wayne said. Cordae replied, “Say less. Say no more.” Check out the full interview between Lil Wayne and YBN Cordae below and let us now if you think a collaboration between these two would be fire.

Mike Tyson has been all over the news as of late thanks to the revelation that he wants to get back into the boxing world. He has posted various videos showcasing his punching power and now he is getting in shape so that he can get right back into the ring. At 53 years old, there are certainly some risks involved but he seems determined to show people exactly what he can do.

Over the weekend, Tyson appeared on Young Money Radio where he was interviewed by Lil Wayne. The two spoke about Tyson’s weed ranch and eventually, they also talked about his comeback plans. As Tyson explained, there are fighters lining up to compete against him and the heavyweight legend is almost certain that a deal will get done sooner rather than later.

“Nah, nah,” Tyson said when asked if he would fight Holyfield. “We got many guys. Listen, we got so many guys that want to do this. We’re in calls—we’re doing business with guys you ain’t even going to believe the names when the names come out.”

While it remains to be seen when we’ll see Tyson back in the ring, we think we speak for boxing fans everywhere when we say we can’t wait to see it.

Let us know in the comments below who you would like to see him fight.

Ever since his recent Verzuz battle with Nelly, Ludacris has been on many minds. That's not to say the Atlanta legend has been forgotten with time, but it can occasionally feel like his contributions to the game get lost in the shuffle. Now, many have been eager to hand the Word Is Mouf legend his flowers, including his own friend and collaborator Lil Wayne.

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While you may have recently heard them connect on the Timbaland-produced "Silence Of The Lambs," Cris kept the dynamic alive with a quick call to Weezy's Young Money Radio. Together, the pair looked back on some of hip-hop's iconic moments, with Luda taking a moment to appreciate the significance of OutKast's 1995 Source Awards victory speech. 

It's also interesting how when you take it back in history and you think about how Andre 3000 was like the south got something to say at the Source Awards when they beat Mobb Deep on that album, all respect due to my Mobb Deep, but that was a moment in time, in history, where everything started going a different way because it created that conversation," he explains. "The people that weren't up on Outkast, they literally started listening and they were forced to listen to it."

"Shout out to everybody that paved the way for us, the movements that happened with Cash Money and all the different movements." He continues, making sure to show Weezy some love in the process. "Like I say, man, I know you're a little younger than me, but honestly man, if it wasn't for you, Baby Slim, you all paved the way for me, so I honor that and I appreciate that."

Check out Luda's appearance on Young Money Radio right now, and sound off -- do you still have love for Ludacris? 

Yesterday (May 21) was a cause for celebration for Migos as Quavo announced that he’d officially graduated high school. The rapper was a football star Berkmar High School over ten years ago, but just a few months shy of his graduation date, he decided to drop out. Migos were guests on Lil Wayne‘s Young Money Radio on Friday (May 22), and during the conversation, Quavo told Weezy that he was inspired to complete his education after learning that Wayne did the same. Huncho also added that he’s seriously considering enrolling in college.

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Elsewhere, the group of rap stars also discussed Migos’s highly-anticipated forthcoming project. It’s been rumored that the album will be called Kulture 3, but there may be changes in the making. “We ain’t dropped in like, two years,” Offset said, adding that their brand new song “Need It” featuring NBA YoungBoy is “a little taste of how we coming.”

Quavo chimed in to confirm that “Need It” will be on the album, but the title of the record will change. The brief interview is full of positive vibes and kind words exchanged by all parties, and when Migos said they needed Wayne to hop on their new record, Lil Tunechi was all for it and told them to send something over to him ASAP. Watch the clip below.

We need to protect Lil Wayne at all costs because he’s an international treasure. The acclaimed rapper has been entertaining fans with his newly formed Young Money Radio podcast as he chats with his equally famous guests and shares stories from his career. In a recent episode, Lil Wayne shares a funny bit about his love for certain producer tags that are mentioned at the beginning of rap songs. He shared that when he used to hear “Wheezy Outta Here,” a tag used by producer-songwriter Wheezy, he thought people were giving him shout outs.

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The Neighborhood Talk shared a clip of Young Money Radio where Weezy revealed that he believed “Wheezy” was about him. “That’s my favorite tag. I don’t know why that’s my favorite tag, but that’s my favorite tag,” Lil Wayne said. “Probably my favorite new producer, too, so send me some beats, Wheezy Outta Here.” Then he playfully hesitates about telling his funny story. “I ain’t even gonna tell you… First of all, I thought when I first heard that—like I told y’all, I don’t know nothin’ ’bout nothin’, so when I first heard those beats, those songs with ‘Wheezy Outta Here,’ I just thought that was Future shouting me out every time.”

Lil Wayne couldn’t help but see the humor at his own expense and interrupted his thought by laughing at his mistake. “Call me vain, I don’t know what you gon’ call me,” he added while chuckling. “I was like man—I had to ask Mack [Maine]. You know I gotta ask Mack everything. I had to ask Mack, ‘Why that n*gga Future keep shouting me out on people’s songs and they ain’t even talking about me on the song!” Watch Weezy make his hilarious admission below.

If horror movies have taught us anything, it’s that sometimes things oughta stay dead. Despite that, those very things we fear most always end up coming back in one form or another. Eminem fans thought Ken Kaniff died back on 2013’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 bonus track “Wicked Ways.” Yet during the recent interview between Em and his longtime friend Lil Wayne that took place on Friday night’s Young Money Radio, Ken Kaniff resurfaced alive and well, his voice unchanged — as was his propensity for letting off perverse groans.

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In many ways, it’s Wayne himself that’s to blame for the development. “Is Ken Kaniff still alive?” asks Wayne, digging deep for the important questions. After a moment of silence, Em fires off one of Ken’s signature moans, sending Wayne into a fit of hysterical laughter. Before long, Em joins in, clearly amused at Wayne’s appreciation of his diabolical creation.

“Ah man, I forgot about Ken!” admits Em. “Where Ken at? I forgot about Ken. I didn’t mean to forget about Ken. I gotta bring him back.” “For real man,” replies Wayne. “Tell that n***a Ken I say what up.”

So there you have it — if Em’s next album has a “Ken Kaniff” skit, you can thank Lil Wayne for bringing the notorious dent out of his hidey-hole and back into the public eye. Still, you’ve gotta hand it to Weezy. It takes a genuine fan to request the presence of Ken Kaniff by name.  Check out the hilarious moment below, and sound off — do you think Eminem should bring his old pal back into the fold?