The Lil Wayne Episode

We got Wayne. The original, the godfather of everything we listen to, the ultimate intersection of lyricism and swag, one of the best rappers of all time no question. We’ve been waiting for this day so long we don’t even know what’s gonna happen, Benny's body might disintegrate. We have so many questions for this man. What was it like getting signed by Cash Money at age 11? Was Wayne the first Lil? Or at least the first big Lil? How did he record songs in jail, just, logistically? How did he discover Drake, what are the details behind that story? Does he ever feel like the chosen one? Who eats less healthy, Dave or Wayne? Why is the Sixth Sense his favorite movie of all time? What’s the real truth about ancient aliens? And why can't he look at milk? As a bonus we discuss best practices for crowdsurfing and Benny tells us about the time he was hospitalized by Eric Andre. Thanks for watching us hang out with Lil Wayne and Lil Twist. We respect you! What happens: 0:00 intro 0:25 waiting for wayne 0:58 wayne arrives 1:40 has wayne ever sat when he rapped 2:23 getting signed at 11 5:31 benny's first mentor 6:18 being a recording artist while still in school 7:40 becoming a dad at 14 9:07 wayne's first car 9:21 wayne's second car 12:13 watching his son become a rapper 13:23 recording songs in jail 14:28 was jail ever scary 16:05 ancient aliens & the age of disclosure 17:03 j-rod the roswell alien 19:57 would you trade your life for all the answers 21:09 wayne doesn't sleep 22:42 how wayne takes a vacation 24:19 does wayne get anxiety 25:50 ideal sleep temperatures 26:33 the sixth sense 27:37 haunted hotel 28:41 wayne's diet 32:43 has wayne always felt like the chosen one 33:04 how wayne picks songs 33:40 influences 35:28 wayne's favorite rappers 36:55 signing drake 37:47 signing nicki minaj 39:28 how wayne approaches a feature 40:12 who decides what's a hit 41:19 the first big lil 43:25 did wayne ever get starstruck 44:55 meeting lebron at 16 46:09 wayne's obama speech shout-out 46:50 performing at the white house 47:29 forgetting the words 48:19 performing in saudi arabia 50:16 crowd surfing strategies 51:19 hospitalized by eric andre 54:14 skate tricks 55:56 getting your voice to cut through 57:00 doing every beat in the pack 57:51 how wayne builds a verse 59:50 the year wayne became the best 1:01:03 did wayne invent bling bling 1:01:25 the intersection of lyricism and swag Show socials: https://www.instagram.com/friendskeepsecrets https://www.tiktok.com/@friendskeepsecrets https://www.x.com/FKSpodcast https://www.facebook.com/FriendsKeepSecrets/ https://friendskeepsecrets.com Hosts socials: www.youtube.com/@bennyblanco https://www.youtube.com/LilDickyRap https://www.instagram.com/itsbennyblanco/ https://www.instagram.com/lildickygram https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbennyblanco https://www.tiktok.com/@lildicky https://x.com/ItsBennyBlanco https://x.com/lildickytweets?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/itsbennyblanco/ https://www.facebook.com/LilDickyRap Thank you KFC for sponsoring this episode: Prices and participation may vary, while supplies last. Tax, tip and fees extra. Offer includes 16oz popcorn chicken and 4 sauces. Thank you White Claw for sponsoring this episode: 21+ only NOCD is the world's leading OCD treatment provider. Go to http://nocd.com/friends to learn more about starting OCD therapy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.