Lil Wayne Called Out For Using Teleprompter To Remember Lyrics During Drake Show, Fans Rush To His Defense

BYCole BlakePublished on March 25, 20248.3K Views

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: Lil Wayne attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Lil Wayne has admitted he doesn't write his lyrics down.

Lil Wayne is dealing with backlash on social media for relying on a teleprompter to remember his lyrics during his performance with Drake on the It’s All A Blur - Big As The What? tour. In a viral clip from the show, one fan on Twitter asked if anyone had ever seen something similar. Many of his fans brought up the massive catalog Wayne has put out over the years as an excuse.

"Lil Wayne has admitted that he's dropped so many verses that he can't remember everything he's spit before," one fan wrote back. Another added: "Lil Wayne also said in an interview he doesn’t write his own lyrics down. He goes in the studio and freestyles everything." The original poster clarified that they meant no disrespect. "Also I love Lil Wayne, I’m one of the lucky ones who got to grow up and see him in his prime. What a time it was to be alive for real," they wrote.

Lil Wayne & Drake Perform At Lil Weezyana Festival

NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 28: Lil Wayne (L) and Drake perform at Lil Weezyana Festival at Champions Square on August 28, 2015, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)

Drake welcomed Wayne to the stage at his show in Florida over the weekend. He also made headlines for getting annoyed with fans for not being excited enough about the guest appearance. "Nah, because look, these my favorite moments in life right now," he said as he made his way to the stage. "Hey Florida, from the top of the mountain, emerges the motherf*cking greatest of all time. If y'all don't make some f*cking noise, for my brother Lil Wayne in here tonight."

Lil Wayne Reads Lyrics Off Of A Teleprompter

Check out a clip from Wayne and Drake's performance on Twitter above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lil Wayne on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.