Lil Wayne gives high praise to Eminem’s Battle Rap skills in “That Boy Is A Monster”

Recently, Lil Wayne talked with Taylor Rooks about his song featuring Kevin Durant, his comparison to LeBron James in the rap game, and how his experience has improved him as an artist. The five-time Grammy winner discusses the changes in the industry, her desire to play in the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, and her pride in Drake’s accomplishments. In addition, Lil Wayne advises Angel Reese and believes that Ja Morant will emerge as the NBA’s next big star. Weezy used Eminem as an example when discussing what makes hip-hop competitive during one conversation segment.

Lil Wayne has recently sat down with Taylor Rook to discuss his song with Kevin Durant, why he’s the LeBron James of rap, and how his experience has helped him become a better artist. The 5x Grammy winner also opens up about the evolution of the industry, wanting to perform at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show and being proud of Drake’s success. Lil Wayne also offers advice to Angel Reese and predicts Ja Morant to be the next face of the NBA. At one point in the interview, Weezy talked about what makes hip-hop competitive and brought Eminem as an example.

“I was around when rap music was competitive. I was around when there was something called ‘battle rap.’ That was an art form of rap where I can literally It was almost almost comedic. What I mean by that is, a comedian can, you know, roast each other. They don’t mean nothing by it.” said Lil Wayne.

Then he continued: “Battle rap was the same. You have these people. They standing in the circle and you know… Eminem might take your head off about something you felt great about yourself in the mirror before you got there, you know, and then they come back and do the same. So, that was an art form. They had people that, to this day, there are battle raps that went down and they are not filmed, they aren’t recorded and there are legends come out of that because of that. We don’t have that any more. I was around during that.”