Lil Wayne Really Thought 21 Savage Was a Group of 21 Rappers

February 1, 2020

Lil Wayne was on NORE's Drink Champ podcast and said that sometimes he gets into misunderstandings with new artists because he doesn't know who they are.

He told the story of mistaking 21 Savage for a group.

He thought there were 21 members in the group and that maybe they were a new version of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Is there an artist you mistook for a group or vice versa?

Watch him in the interview below.

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TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94 _____________________________________ #LilWayne is the latest guest on the @drinkchamps podcast with Nore, and aside from talking about his new album “Funeral,” he also talked about how #JayZ has been there for him throughout the years and has helped him when needed. He also reflected on how he’s so focused on what he’s doing he’s not always aware of some of the changes that go on within the industry. _____________________________________ According to @complex, in one moment he recalls not always knowing new artists by their names, and that sometimes led to a few misunderstandings. He said, “I've ran into a bunch of artists that had problems with me saying before that I don't know them publicly and saying that I don't know who that person was or maybe mistaking that person.” _____________________________________ One artist he was unaware of at first was #21Savage. Wayne continued, “I remember I mistook 21 Savage for a damn group. When they asked me I said, 'They got 21 f*cking little rappers in one group?' I was so serious. I was like, 'Man, that's like a new Wu-Tang, right?' And the person with the mic was like 'You serious right now, huh?' and I was like—read more at TheShadeRoom.com (📹: @drinkchamps/ @tidal)

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