Lil Wayne simply nabbed the second diamond plaque in his profession, this time for his 2013 Drake and Future collab “Love Me.”
On Monday (September 30), the 11-year-old banger formally hit 10 million items, certifying its diamond standing with the Recording Trade Affiliation of America (RIAA). The diamond plaque arrives lower than two years after Weezy was awarded his first: his 2008 hit “Lollipop” hit the milestone in December 2022.
Residing on his 2013 album I Am Not A Human Being II, “Love Me” turned Wayne’s 18th high ten hit, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard Scorching 100. It additionally turned Future’s first high 10 hit and most profitable single till 5 years later along with his 2017 tune, “Masks Off.”
The excellent news arrives amid a little bit of a bitter second for Lil Wayne, who expressed his excessive disappointment when he wasn’t chosen because the halftime act for the 2025 Tremendous Bowl in his hometown of New Orleans.
Following outrage from friends and followers alike over the NFL’s resolution to e-book Kendrick Lamar as an alternative of NOLA’s personal Weezy to carry out at Tremendous Bowl LIX on February 9, the Younger Cash chief lastly addressed the state of affairs in a video posted on Instagram earlier this month.
A solemn-sounding Wayne started by thanking those that have spoken up in his protection, saying: “To begin with, I wish to say forgive me for the delay. I needed to get power sufficient to do that with out breaking. I’ma say thanks to each voice, each opinion, all of the care, love and assist on the market. Your phrases became arms and held me up after I tried to fall again.”
He then shared his heartbreak and disappointment on the snub and blamed himself for getting his hopes up over the gig, which he had overtly coveted previous to final week’s announcement.
“That harm. It harm rather a lot. You already know what I’m speaking about. It harm an entire lot,” he continued. “I blame myself for not being mentally ready for a letdown, and for routinely mentally placing myself in that place like anyone instructed me that was my place. So I blame myself for that.
“However I believed that was nothing higher than that spot and that stage and that platform in my metropolis, so it harm. It harm an entire lot. However y’all are fucking superb. It made me really feel like shit not getting this chance and after I felt like shit, you guys jogged my memory that I ain’t shit with out y’all… and that’s a tremendous actuality.”
Wayne concluded: “So, like I mentioned, it broke me and I’m simply making an attempt to place me again collectively. However my God, have you ever all helped me. Because of all of my friends, my mates, my household, my homies on the sports activities tv and all people repping me. I actually respect that, I actually do.
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“I really feel like I let all of y’all down by not getting that chance, however I’m engaged on me and I’m working. So thanks.”
Birdman, Juvenile, Grasp P and Boosie Badazz had been amongst those that expressed disapproval over Lil Wayne not being picked because the 2025 Tremendous Bowl halftime headliner.
Few had been as vocal as Younger Cash disciple Nicki Minaj, although, who slammed the choice in an explosive social media rant.
