The Lil Wayne Episode | Friends Keep Secrets

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:59:12 +0000

We got Wayne. The original, the godfather of everything we listen to, the ultimate intersection of lyricism and swag, one of the best rappers of all time no question. We’ve been waiting for this day so long we don’t even know what’s gonna happen, Benny's body might disintegrate. We have so many questions for this man. What was it like getting signed by Cash Money at age 11? Was Wayne the first Lil? Or at least the first big Lil? How did he record songs in jail, just, logistically? How did he discover Drake, what are the details behind that story? Does he ever feel like the chosen one? Who eats less healthy, Dave or Wayne? Why is the Sixth Sense his favorite movie of all time? What’s the real truth about ancient aliens? And why can't he look at milk? As a bonus we discuss best practices for crowdsurfing and Benny tells us about the time he was hospitalized by Eric Andre. Thanks for watching us hang out with Lil Wayne and Lil Twist. We respect you!

What happens:
0:00 intro
0:25 waiting for wayne
0:58 wayne arrives
1:40 has wayne ever sat when he rapped
2:23 getting signed at 11
5:31 benny's first mentor
6:18 being a recording artist while still in school
7:40 becoming a dad at 14
9:07 wayne's first car
9:21 wayne's second car
12:13 watching his son become a rapper
13:23 recording songs in jail
14:28 was jail ever scary
16:05 ancient aliens & the age of disclosure
17:03 j-rod the roswell alien
19:57 would you trade your life for all the answers
21:09 wayne doesn't sleep
22:42 how wayne takes a vacation
24:19 does wayne get anxiety
25:50 ideal sleep temperatures
26:33 the sixth sense
27:37 haunted hotel
28:41 wayne's diet
32:43 has wayne always felt like the chosen one
33:04 how wayne picks songs
33:40 influences
35:28 wayne's favorite rappers
36:55 signing drake
37:47 signing nicki minaj
39:28 how wayne approaches a feature
40:12 who decides what's a hit
41:19 the first big lil
43:25 did wayne ever get starstruck
44:55 meeting lebron at 16
46:09 wayne's obama speech shout-out
46:50 performing at the white house
47:29 forgetting the words
48:19 performing in saudi arabia
50:16 crowd surfing strategies
51:19 hospitalized by eric andre
54:14 skate tricks
55:56 getting your voice to cut through
57:00 doing every beat in the pack
57:51 how wayne builds a verse
59:50 the year wayne became the best
1:01:03 did wayne invent bling bling
1:01:25 the intersection of lyricism and swag

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