Lil Wayne quits rapping

2012-08-05 by ThroneOfAgony | 170 Comments
Lil’ Wayne has a new passion for skateboarding that’s luring him away from his rap career. The Young Money star has put out nine popular studio albums and numerous mixtapes. Now he’s ready to take a break from the rap game despite being one of the most popular rappers of the moment. In an interview with Atlanta’s Hot 107.9, he talked about his recent decision to make a stronger commitment to skateboarding and step away from rapping.

“I picked up the skateboard and I thought it’d be a hobby and what happened is it’s a lifestyle,” Wayne said. “You have to be fully committed because its super scary. In order to be fully committed you have to live that lifestyle. Like the young kids say, “You have to be about that life.’ It's kind of putting rap on the back burner.”

The hip hop phenomenon is known for putting his all into his music, and his fellow Young Money artists’ careers. However, he feels like it’s time for his fans to get some “peace” from him. He’s ready to fade to the background for a bit.

“I think fans deserve a little-to-no Wayne. I’ve been everywhere. I’ve been out on everybody’s song. I’m still on everybody’s song. My artists have been doing awesome. I believe the fans deserve some peace from me. So I’ll be on my skateboard in the meantime,” he explained.

The rapper plans to spend more time on his ramps and tightening his skateboard skills during his rap hiatus. He’s opening his own “DEWeezy Skatepark” in New Orleans on August 29, and will have a line of skater shoes coming soon.


You can read the article here: http://www.bet.com/news/music/2012/08/03/lil-wayne-takes-rap-hiatus-to-pursue-skateboarding.html

Tagged: Lil Wayne

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BonRurgundy
August 5th 2012
358 Comments


Horrray! No more being featured on other rapper's tracks and completely ruining them.

Mickeymau5
August 5th 2012
1614 Comments


Finally! :D

Scoot
August 5th 2012
22199 Comments


qwe lol

wabbit
August 5th 2012
7059 Comments


gonna be a lot of people who like Dream Theatre and Between the buried and me saying that Lil' Wayne sucks in this thread

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 5th 2012
59852 Comments


Doesn't he realize he's way too old to get into skateboarding shit

JakeStallion
August 5th 2012
651 Comments


People still skateboard? I thought BMX was the in thing nowadays!

Scoot
August 5th 2012
22199 Comments


wait does he not realize that you actually have to have talent to be a pro skateboarder

eternium
August 5th 2012
16358 Comments


lol even he realizes that you can't escape him since he's featured a stupid amount of times.

Spec
August 5th 2012
39435 Comments


Qwe.

mangasm
August 5th 2012
672 Comments


Following in the footsteps of Odd Future I mean damn.

Emim
August 5th 2012
35272 Comments


he'll be unlockable in the next tony hawk game

henryChinaski
August 5th 2012
5020 Comments


Haha great news. Is he any good?

ConcubinaryCode
August 5th 2012
7555 Comments


Lil skatyne

ThroneOfAgony
August 5th 2012
3485 Comments


The idiot that has murdered hip-hop is finally vanishing. THANK JESUS BEST DAY EVER

elephantREVOLUTION
August 5th 2012
3053 Comments


i'm pretty sure he's gonna be worse at skateboarding than he is at rapping.

KILL
August 5th 2012
81580 Comments


rip

WeepingBanana
August 5th 2012
11387 Comments


he'll probably quit in a few weeks once he realizes that skateboarding is hard

ThroneOfAgony
August 5th 2012
3485 Comments


Yeah, it's extremely competitive being a pro skateboarder and i'm pretty sure he's just as bad as that

IMZA1793
August 5th 2012
843 Comments


happy

dawija1017
August 5th 2012
691 Comments


hows he going to skateboard with all that jewelry and fur coats on

KangarooSong
August 5th 2012
149 Comments


I'm pretty sure Wayne understands the difficulty of skating. He's been trying his hand at it for at least a few months now, I'm not sure how long exactly, but long enough to know it's not easy to get good at. And he's definitely right about the people needing a break from him..

ThroneOfAgony
August 5th 2012
3485 Comments


Sadly it's a hiatus but hopefully it will be like System of a Down-critique hiatus

TAB
August 5th 2012
467 Comments


he shoulda just stayed in jail.

daIceman
August 5th 2012
426 Comments


clown left ... thanks god

GhettoHmbrglr
August 5th 2012
1022 Comments


poser

AtomicWaste
Moderator
August 5th 2012
2888 Comments


At least he won't be pretending to play guitar for a little while.

pmmets07
August 5th 2012
5984 Comments


of course lil wayne has to make sure the whole world knows that he skateboards.

impoppy
August 5th 2012
2250 Comments


When did he ever start?

Kbusch123
August 5th 2012
104 Comments


lol

MMX
August 5th 2012
5020 Comments


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DeafMetal
August 5th 2012
8598 Comments


lil-to-no wayne

Ignimbrite
August 5th 2012
6870 Comments


whatup qwe

daIceman
August 5th 2012
426 Comments


Lil Wayne Pro Skater coming soon for Xbox360 and PS3

Relinquished
August 5th 2012
48732 Comments


yo qwe i heard you like meshuggah

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 5th 2012
59852 Comments


Remember all those guys that started taking skating seriously at 29 and went pro?
Me neither


MMX
August 5th 2012
5020 Comments




Absolutes in human suffering

m/

breakingthefragile
August 5th 2012
3104 Comments


Guess I Am Not a Human Being II isn't seeing the light of day anytime soon this year lol.

illmitch
August 5th 2012
5511 Comments


lol the comments in this thread are so bad

Blackbelt54
August 5th 2012
4281 Comments


This is great news

Uranium
August 5th 2012
7549 Comments


maybe some other artist's can move up to the spotlight now

Relinquished
August 5th 2012
48732 Comments


did meshuggah quit rapping too


inside joke is not for you

Evreaia
August 5th 2012
5405 Comments


Silents Gaza post made my day. Laughed at that

/no humor

oltnabrick
August 5th 2012
40640 Comments


I love skateboarding so much more now.

Shuyin
August 5th 2012
14924 Comments


'his rap career'

what rap career?

tkxxx7
August 5th 2012
6168 Comments


this nigga aint about that life

boogs
August 5th 2012
232 Comments


Today is a glorious day for mankind.

oWhoadYo
August 5th 2012
2416 Comments


I couldn't give any less fucks than I'm currently giving about this. I think I've only heard 2 Lil' Wayne songs in my life.

MasBarHigeuoris21
August 5th 2012
1768 Comments


First Snoop decides to leave rap earlier this week and now Wayne? Whatever these guys have been smoking/dropping/eating I've got to get some. I want a drug that makes me think the most stupidest dreams can become reality

ShadowRemains
August 5th 2012
27750 Comments


yo qwe i heard you like meshuggah


haha

Storm In A Teacup
August 5th 2012
45734 Comments


WHAT PLANEWRECK SAID

Tyler.
August 5th 2012
19021 Comments


I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't last long at all

Storm In A Teacup
August 5th 2012
45734 Comments


I thought that 4 out of like what? uh...15 albums was good. That's almost 33% of his stuff being good but overall quality dear mother of Josephine.

FuzzyWookie
August 5th 2012
152 Comments


Agreed^

FuzzyWookie
August 5th 2012
152 Comments


However I am happy to know that I will never be hearing of him ever again... unless, that is of course, he dies in a skateboarding accident.

TheFonz123
August 5th 2012
2793 Comments


it's for the better. he can't fucking rap anymore. Time to move on.

JayVex
August 5th 2012
389 Comments


It's almost as if he understands that he's hated.

jizzatboz666
August 5th 2012
33 Comments


Dude read this while eatin spicy nuggets from wendy's. DAY FUCKIN MADE.

TheFonz123
August 5th 2012
2793 Comments


omg that video. well, it's not the first time he's made a really bad career decision

TheFonz123
August 5th 2012
2793 Comments


At one point (2005-2008) he was by far the best mainstream rapper in the world, and I still listen to tha carter II and III but he fell off man. If i were him, I would make a business decision other than rapping (OR SKATEBOARDING) that would bring him a lot of money and then just sit on his cash for the rest of his life. SIgning a bunch of endorsments is the way to go right now

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 5th 2012
59852 Comments


best mainstream rapper, that's like saying best american beer

TheFonz123
August 5th 2012
2793 Comments


"best mainstream rapper, that's like saying best american beer"


I don't know anything about beer, but I get the point. Well, yes that's very true but it's something!

AStableReference
August 5th 2012
2202 Comments


And nothing of value was lost.

KatatoNick
August 5th 2012
128 Comments


This may be a bigger win than Murray winning gold.

EyesWideShut
August 5th 2012
5907 Comments


thought this was another "went to Jamaica and found Jah" reggae deal.

asaf
August 5th 2012
965 Comments


too bad he's already got an E's true hollywood story... this should be featured on it no? eh, then again, justin beiber has one and isn't he like twelve? don't we wait until stars are in their late 50's to do a follow up on where they're at? i guess not with the reality lifestyle we live in these days...

ChopSuey
August 5th 2012
2507 Comments


his raps are crap

KatatoNick
August 5th 2012
128 Comments


^ lolz

Alondite
August 5th 2012
432 Comments


"Aside from a few cuts from 'Take Care' which are really good, Lil' Wayne hasn't been on the ball since 2008. This will be good for him, hoping he comes back in a few years time with something to say."

Maybe he'll come back in a few years singing "Sk8er Boi."

KatatoNick
August 5th 2012
128 Comments


Singing? He'll collaborate with Fred Durst. They'll call themselves Lil' Bizkit.

Sunn177
August 5th 2012
310 Comments


wow I guess.......there really......is a god!!!

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 5th 2012
59852 Comments


Dude he lives in his own little world like Prince
None of his people are going to tell him he can't skate

BassDemon333
August 5th 2012
3435 Comments


yeah he probably sucks but at least hes quitting rapping

WeepingBanana
August 5th 2012
11387 Comments


"wow I guess.......there really......is a god!!!"

horrible ellipsis placement

1.5/5 would not read again

sublimefan1991
August 5th 2012
819 Comments


the only thing that scares me is the "He’s ready to fade to the background for a bit" line. sounds like he'll def be making a comeback at some point. in the meantime, though, let's all reminisce about the legend that was lil wayne... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkpWs-YMqio

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 5th 2012
59852 Comments


He said he was going to quit rapping at 35 before anyway

poweroftheweez
August 5th 2012
1298 Comments


lol "little-to-no Wayne"

R6Rider
August 5th 2012
5282 Comments


At least he didn't decide to be a pro guitarist.

Mabbitt
August 5th 2012
1831 Comments


When I saw the title I was like "oh god what genre is he going to ruin next?"

This made my day. Now if only Emmure and Blood on the Dance Floor will follow suit

Funeralopolis
August 5th 2012
14586 Comments


yay

TrstN01
August 5th 2012
799 Comments


Thank you!

Sunn177
August 5th 2012
310 Comments


horrible ellipsis placement

1.5/5 would not read again


I'd be a little bit worried about you if you went back in the near future and reread my comment constantly.

Sleaper
August 5th 2012
3480 Comments


wow... weezy fuckin sucks at skating. theres clips of him skating at the thrasher park, and street leagues and the dude can barely ollie. his styles whack. This is lame...

FromDaHood
August 5th 2012
9111 Comments


fluff piece

kris.
August 5th 2012
15504 Comments


so many dumb comments

Sleaper
August 5th 2012
3480 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sQfLwsgDnw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCA8oWBNq3U

he just looks unco as fuck haha

Aids
August 5th 2012
24512 Comments


rabbit nailed it on like the fourth comment of the thread

also, he's definitely not finished rapping

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 5th 2012
59852 Comments


Yeah I'd take Lil Wayne over most sputnik bands

zaruyache
August 5th 2012
27390 Comments


At least maybe he'll be better at skating than he was at guitar.

waterboy92
August 5th 2012
148 Comments


Best news all year. Let's see how long this will last. I doubt this will last very long, i give it 2 months.

Gwynbleiddsfang
August 5th 2012
363 Comments


Music has won today. 3 hoorays for music.

FuncrusherPlus1
August 5th 2012
116 Comments


Good, i'd been wanting him to quit rapping ever since my brother kept playing The Carter lll in his car.

KatatoNick
August 5th 2012
128 Comments


"wow I guess.......there really......is a god!!!"

"horrible ellipsis placement

1.5/5 would not read again "

It's technically ellipses (plural), but yeah, it was quite funny.

discovolante
August 5th 2012
854 Comments


ITS A MIRACLE!!!!!

Spag
August 5th 2012
2872 Comments


He should give black metal a try.

Winrar
August 5th 2012
1721 Comments


metal is saved m/

Needsmoarbreakdowns
August 5th 2012
114 Comments


YAY

xevman
August 5th 2012
323 Comments


First Skating
Next Religion

RangerTaffles
August 5th 2012
319 Comments


Great news

mangasm
August 5th 2012
672 Comments


This thread is depressing.

SmokingTheClouds
August 5th 2012
639 Comments


Like the young kids say, “You have to be about that life.'


Exactly which kids are saying this?

Calc
August 6th 2012
17342 Comments


I hope he becomes the next Rodney Mullen

Rev
August 6th 2012
9882 Comments


i'm pretty sure you can't skate on sizzurp

InFiction
August 6th 2012
3995 Comments


MAYBE THERE IS A GOD AFTER ALL.

Feels
August 6th 2012
303 Comments


lol

mangasm
August 6th 2012
672 Comments


Shut the fuck up all of you.

Da11thMytrillSphere
August 6th 2012
545 Comments


The suicide cult of lol gayne will end soon. I hope.

808muzik
August 6th 2012
1153 Comments


Well, skateboarding just got less cool. Must find new hobby.

DrMaximus
August 6th 2012
12807 Comments


Good news!

Insurrection
August 6th 2012
24844 Comments


its about time

MaskAtTheMasquerade
August 6th 2012
2924 Comments


WELL DAMN!

judging from those videos Pawpnbawtlez provided, it looks like Wayne might actually go pro in no time!!!!!1

XingKing
August 6th 2012
16149 Comments


Lil Wayne has actually been skating for quite a while. The problem is that he has always sucked dick at it, much like his rapping career.

baldymort
August 6th 2012
939 Comments


First thing I thought when I saw the title for this article was that he changed his name to Lil Lion in order to become a
reggae superstar and now believes that he is the reincarnation of Snoop Dogg reincarnated as Bob Marley.

sniper
August 6th 2012
19075 Comments


lil wayne is kinda retarded but he's aight. can't say i care much either way, more power to him for doing whatever the fuck he wants.

Apostrophee
August 6th 2012
49 Comments


REALITY

iambandersnatch
August 6th 2012
1935 Comments


well he has enough money that he can probably do whatever the fuck he wants, whether it be skateboarding or coin collecting lol

he'll be back in a couple years when his reserves dry up

Da11thMytrillSphere
August 6th 2012
545 Comments


So, now we know when is going to be realeased Tha Carter V

MO
August 6th 2012
24018 Comments


ha good stuff

Watch for his next video of him landing his first moving kickflip with his 15 year old homies

derkaderka
August 6th 2012
194 Comments


Dreams really do come true!

ilikebrutalmusic
August 6th 2012
24 Comments


WOAH WAYNE DONT START SKATEBOARDING YOU'RE TOO OLD AND SPUTNIK SAID NO.

/sarcasm

YankeeDudel
August 6th 2012
9342 Comments


I feel like dyin

blastOFFitsPARTYtime
August 6th 2012
1976 Comments


!

North0House2
August 6th 2012
6153 Comments


HALLELUJAH

Can't wait until he picks up ballet.

joelco92
August 6th 2012
64 Comments


It sounds like Lil' Wayne himself may be annoyed with how often he's on the radio

HypedMerchant
August 6th 2012
532 Comments


such bad news

JazzHands333
August 6th 2012
314 Comments


"You have to be about that life."

Truer words were never spoken.

mrOuija
August 6th 2012
7 Comments


please don't make a reality show about this

nnnope
August 6th 2012
418 Comments


"metal is saved m/"
funniest thing in this thread you're all dumb

Owl1992
August 6th 2012
13 Comments


Didn't know there was another Kareem Campbell out there

dbizzles
August 6th 2012
15193 Comments


"I hope he becomes the next Rodney Mullen"


Well, it would seem that he already has the whole autism part down, so who knows?

SwayzeFaced
August 6th 2012
349 Comments


There is a god.

MisterTornado
August 6th 2012
4507 Comments


Took a fuckin' trip to Mars to get this nigga to quit but GAWD DAYUM was it worth it.

Storm In A Teacup
August 6th 2012
45734 Comments


me and my fwends trolled him hard enough on facebook his PR told him about it and he got butt hurt

Recspecs
August 6th 2012
9911 Comments


This thread is awful all of you get a life.

Storm In A Teacup
August 6th 2012
45734 Comments


you !

illmitch
August 6th 2012
5511 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyEtmfQCxbY

smh at wayne haters

kingsoby1
Emeritus
August 6th 2012
4970 Comments


dont understand how you can hate weezy. i might not love him but you gotta respect tracks like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Uhn-dU3Gg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gPpWOiZKSg&feature=related

PuddlesPuddles
August 6th 2012
4798 Comments


Can't go around fire expecting not to sweat

Prince1993
August 6th 2012
553 Comments


This right here is justice

Pankar95
August 6th 2012
175 Comments


Oh noes!!

Strider
August 6th 2012
4699 Comments


I'll be crying all day now

Floodzzzz
August 6th 2012
6 Comments


Thank god!

Intheayer
August 6th 2012
79 Comments


and suddenly, a light of hope shines down on the music industry

Sniff
August 6th 2012
8057 Comments


Score!

J0ckstrapsFTW
August 6th 2012
3797 Comments


A glorious day for all mankind

cumverg
August 6th 2012
36 Comments


Now he has to buy a skateboard.

ChuckyTruant
August 6th 2012
15768 Comments


hahah fuck yes. best day ever lil wayne quits thank god

simonpettersen
August 6th 2012
273 Comments


I never could stand the guy, and it's so fucking true... he was indeed EVERYWHERE. Nice to see him leave. Would love to see him stay gone though, wouldn't bother me a single bit.

captaincrunch11
August 7th 2012
1544 Comments


RIP

alonzogny95
August 7th 2012
3 Comments


yess finallyy


crittsmitt
August 7th 2012
1 Comments


i think its funny how people are saying stuff like he will never go pro, that he is to old to get into skating, and other stuff like that, really? thats not what skateboarding is about, the dude just wants to skateboard.

Sowing
Moderator
August 7th 2012
43954 Comments


Hey guys I've decided to stop reviewing here so I can focus more on throwing frisbees around with my ultimate buddies. It's been real.

Dunpeal
August 7th 2012
4449 Comments



wayne has definitely over-saturated the airwaves and such. all his best stuff is on mixtape anyway. studio albums suck pretty hard in comparison

Hospital
August 7th 2012
2102 Comments


lol so much hate

dude has money, i don't see where it says he's pursuing becoming a PRO skater... seems to me like he's just found something that he enjoys doing and he's going to do just that - what he enjoys

i can respect that

IndianaWarLord
August 7th 2012
310 Comments


who is a better skateboarder: randy blythe or lil wayne?

MisanthropicElf
August 8th 2012
98 Comments


Thank. The. Loooord.

Storm In A Teacup
August 8th 2012
45734 Comments


"who is a better skateboarder: randy blythe or lil wayne?"

Better question:
Who's involved in more deaths???

IndianaWarLord
August 8th 2012
310 Comments


haha. well played

1ChrisRock
August 8th 2012
124 Comments


"How To Skate"

Azn.
August 10th 2012
5632 Comments


Seeing this has restored my faith in humanity.

Azn.
August 10th 2012
5632 Comments


Oh wait, never mind.

Nicki Minaj

mynameisSlimShady
August 14th 2012
117 Comments


This is the best thing to happen to hip hop since the marshall mathers lp dropped.
Just don't even think about pulling a jay Z and try coming back. Can't say I will miss his craptastic music and shitty guest spots. Now I got only one request, take the rest of the so called "talent" on young money with you. You all suck, face it. Now get lost.

JumpTheF**kUp
August 14th 2012
2722 Comments


All I see is niggas being jealous that they can't give up their day jobs to heelflip their way to happiness.

Storm In A Teacup
August 14th 2012
45734 Comments


word

theonlyjoelever
September 10th 2012
19 Comments


I hope he makes an epic guitar driven record as a soundtrack to his surely epic skating

snoopdogg6969
September 10th 2012
419 Comments


This is a publicity stunt, if you think hes going to "quit his dayjob and heelflip his way to happiness" you really are clueless. The guy cant rap or skate worth a shit and thats why he made this statement.

Youtellme
September 10th 2012
1351 Comments


*inhales* ahh... the world is beautiful again.

Youtellme
September 10th 2012
1351 Comments


I'll laugh my ass if that actually happens.
Extra lulz if Tony Hawk is an unlockable character.

Sleaper
September 10th 2012
3480 Comments


"lil wayne pro skater coming out for ps3 next year."

i actually laughed haha props

Dunpeal
September 26th 2012
4449 Comments




i thought this fag quit rapping? now he's releasing "I'm not Human pt 2" this november lol

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
September 26th 2012
60384 Comments


Haha, best news EVA



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