Lil Wayne already has permanent tears tattoed on his face, but he recently shed a couple real ones after he heard 2 Chainz’ “Dedication” song celebrating their friendship for the first time. Weezy reflected on the moment backstage after their Collegrove concert in Atlanta.
In a video captured by Rob Markman of Genius.com, the duo rode down memory lane a 2 Chainz thanked Wayne for letting him go on tour with him during the epic I Am Music Tours in 2007 and 2008. Wayne had an appearnce on 2 Chainz’ group Playaz Circle’s hit “Duffle Bag Boy” and it became an in-demand song on the tour. Even though 2 Chainz was signed to Ludacris‘ Disturbing Tha Peace label as a member of Playaz Circle, he was asked to join Wayne on the road to perform the song.
“I didn’t want to seem like I was clique hopping, but I wanted to take this opportunity and make the best out of it,” says 2 Chainz.
The decision led to the artist then known as Tity Boi boosting his profile as a solo artist and becoming the guy we now call 2 Chainz. He rapped about the experience on “Dedication”:
If it wasn’t for Wayne, it wouldn’t be
A lot of dudes in the game, including me
We was smoking that gas in ’03
Was gon’ sell a few bags to Lil Fee
Couple years removed from HBs
Tatted lyrics from Jigga to Jay-Z
I went to Eastover before Katrina
Remember going to Magic riding in my Beamer
And this was way before FEMA, and you was rappin’ and singin’
And I was slanging the Ps and smoking nigga like Newport
Comin up off of Too Short, my underwear was my hoop shorts
And then I went on tour and recorded songs on your tour bus
And that was ’08, that’s the first time I met Drake
When I hit your cup with that drank, had a nigga stomach like wait
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Throughout the song 2 Chainz gives Wayne his props for changing Hip-Hop and his life in the process. The song moved Wayne so much that it drew him to tears the first time he heard it.
“I didn’t know he was doing it,” says Wayne about the song. “I had to make [security] get out the car after I started listening to what the lyrics was about.”
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