Lil Wayne Says He Loves Skateboarding

Lil Wayne Says He Loves Skateboarding Too Much, Says Music Is in Trouble

Lil Wayne's new found love is taking over his life.
The Young Money CEO has recently been publicizing his love for a new sport, skateboarding. He's been seen at numerous places with a skateboard and has even stated that he's been putting hours and hours into perfecting his craft. Well now it looks like it's taking over his life.

His new mixtape, "Dedication 4," even has him on the cover as a cartoon character, holding a skateboard with the title of the mixtape on it. Wayne recently spoke in an interview by saying the following: "I don't know. It's just something about conquering the whole idea of something difficult as riding a skateboard. That's what so great about skating to me. It's about challenge. It's about a physical challenge and mental. It's about a challenge in front of you that you actually say to yourself, 'This can't be done. It can't be done by me.' I really found a second love. And music is in trouble. Because I'm in love with this skateboarding shit."
Even though Wayne has found a new love in Skateboarding, he has put in some work on this mixtape. It is co-produced by DJ Drama and will feature Wayne remixing some of the hottest singles. Recently, he released his version of 2 Chainz's number one hit featuring Drake called "No Lie." Nicki Minaj also confirmed that she will be on the mixtape. You can figure that Wayne will also try and get his fellow Young Money artists such as Drake and Tyga to drop a verse as well.
Wayne figures to drop this mixtape as a last hurrah for his fans because he has not hinted at any clues about him working on a new album, which would be his 11th. Wayne seems to be perfectly content growing his other Young Money artists such as Drake and Nicki Minaj, and prefers to fade away from the music scene quietly to dedicate more time to skateboarding.

 

Lil Wayne quits hip-hop to skate

Lil Wayne quits hip-hop to skate

Apparently his broken clavicle and numerous stitches haven't put a damper on iconic rapper Lil Wayne's enthusiasm for skateboarding. Although the rapper's latest mixture, "Dedication 4," drops Aug. 15, last week in an interview with Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9, Wayne said he's going to be taking a hiatus from his music career to focus his full attention on skateboarding.
"I picked up the skateboard and I thought it'd be a hobby, and what happened is it's a lifestyle," he said. "In order to be fully committed, you have to live that lifestyle. With these young kids now, you have to be about that life. It's kind of putting rap on the back burner. Rap is taking a backseat to skating. I believe my fans deserve some peace from me. I'll be on my skateboard in the meantime."
In his latest interview, Wayne went on to describe a flat-bar and a quarter pipe he has installed in his recording booth, "so as soon as I get off the mic, I just drop the board down and skate." The prolific rapper, who's released nine albums and 17 mix tapes and appeared as a guest on hundreds of tracks, has been performing since he was 8 years old, when most kids would be asking their parents for their first skateboard.
With his long history behind a microphone and in front of an audience of millions, perhaps it's not surprising that he's stepping back.
"I'm always looking for the next thing to do. It does get pretty boring when it comes to just the rapping and all that type of stuff," he said.
In the past year, rumors of Wayne's skateboarding have heated up, as footage of him skating parks began to circulate on the Internet. The multi-platinum Grammy winner debuted his line of skate apparel, TRUKFIT, during the Agenda Trade Show this past January and currently is developing a line of Lil Wayne skate footwear to be manufactured by Supra.
Also, last week it was announced that through a partnership with Mountain Dew, the nonprofit youth mentoring program STOKED and the building expertise of California Skateparks, Lil Wayne will be bringing a skatepark to New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. Wayne is a New Orleans native and its proudest export, besides the Saints and gumbo. The skatepark will celebrate the community's revitalization after being devastated by Hurricane Katrina almost seven years ago.