QD3 Compares Lil' Wayne To Tupac In New Documentary

[Kobe]

QD3 Compares Lil’ Wayne To Tupac In New Documentary | HipHopWired.com

Getting to the exact quote:


I really gained a lot of respect for him (Lil Wayne) in that regard in terms of how he approaches his records and then how hard he works. I would have to say…I worked with Tupac a lot and I feel like he may end up with a bigger catalogue than Tupac if he hasn't already. That kid works, he's a hard worker, super focused and doesn't get caught up in the industry like that. He just stays in the studio all the time.

Thought I'd share this link. Thats QD3's opinion, what do you guys think?

 

[S O F I]

Lil Wayne does have a great work ethic. Nobody can doubt that.

 

[masta247]

It's just a comparison of their work ethic. It's good for Lil Wayne that he spends a lot of time in the studio. Maybe he can work on his voice more

 

[DarkPhantom13]

Yep, too bad all that time in the studio is wasted on making shit music!

 

[Freedom Froggy]

well he's speaking the truth

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

I mentioned this on tupacnation, and I feel that QD3 is jocking Lil Wayne too hard. He obviously wants to do business with the guy, which I can't blame him for, but no need to ride his sack.

 

[Rahim]

the world doesn't need another tupac and no one can come close to him. wayne might have good work ethic but it's also about quality, not quantity. case closed.

 

[KJ1]

What he doesnt say is that Wayne has also been making music for over 10 years.... Pac's career was about 5 to 6 years if you dont include the material from before he got a deal..... so yeah waynes catalog should be bigger than pacs..... But the the thing that sets Pac up as the greatest is his ability to bang out hit after hit.....

In just 95-96 Pac released 3 classic albums one of which being a double album and throw in 11 months during those years in which he was in prison... It truly is amazing...

People that say wayne is on Pacs level are just crazy, he's not even close......

I just don't understand the love that wayne gets, his voice drives me freakin nuts

 

[Kadafi Son]

I just wished Pac was gettin featured on the more mainstream westcoast artists of 96 like how wayne is on everybodys shit

 

[Freedom Froggy]

i love it how people take a quote and twist it lol.

all he said was the man has an incredible work ethic thats all. he DID how ever fail to mention that lil wayne has years under his belt. 12-13 years under his belt.

but i dont think hes talking about the early years i believe hes talkin about the last 4 years since the carter 2 dropped

but i dont think he said anything wrong. he spoke nothing of quality jus tthat he's a hard worker which noone can deny

 

[The.Menace]

I agree with froggy. Wanye has an incredible work ethic. Still Pac is the better rapper in my (our) opinion and probablly will always be. But still the lil guy is workin hard, give him that.

 

[Casey]

You know, if I had a label bankrolling me like that, every producer throwing hot beats at me and every artist wanting to work with me, chances are I'd be in the studio 24 hours a fucking day as well making a huge catalog.

When Wayne starts producing his own shit, playing the instruments, composing the melodies and he's in the studio banging out original songs every day, then tell me he has a hard work ethic.

No disrespect to QD3, that's my dog and I respect his opinion, he's one of the realest cats I ever met. But shit Wayne ain't doing nothing but rappin!

Pac was co-producing his shit, throwing lots of musical ideas into the mix, making movies, starting his own label, making all kinds of different business plans, giving his socio-political speeches to help the New Afrikan Panthers, and a ton of other shit - and his career was only 5 years long (6 if you count the year he was inside). and Wayne catalog STILL probably ain't as big as Pac's.

It's not to take anything away from Wayne, who I definately dig (probably more so for the way he uses the media to create an omnipresence than his actual music, although I do like his music too). But you have to be real with it and consider all the angles.

 

[Freedom Froggy]

You know, if I had a label bankrolling me like that, every producer throwing hot beats at me and every artist wanting to work with me, chances are I'd be in the studio 24 hours a fucking day as well making a huge catalog.

When Wayne starts producing his own shit, playing the instruments, composing the melodies and he's in the studio banging out original songs every day, then tell me he has a hard work ethic.

No disrespect to QD3, that's my dog and I respect his opinion, he's one of the realest cats I ever met. But shit Wayne ain't doing nothing but rappin!

Pac was co-producing his shit, throwing lots of musical ideas into the mix, making movies, starting his own label, making all kinds of different business plans, giving his socio-political speeches to help the New Afrikan Panthers, and a ton of other shit - and his career was only 5 years long (6 if you count the year he was inside). and Wayne catalog STILL probably ain't as big as Pac's.

It's not to take anything away from Wayne, who I definately dig (probably more so for the way he uses the media to create an omnipresence than his actual music, although I do like his music too). But you have to be real with it and consider all the angles.

lol. thats some hating ass shyt right there case... honestly, i dont know what wayne has done and he is no pac

but how do you know what this man does or does not do in the studio other than get high lol... ive never watched any videos of him in the studio but i know he puts in work and is trying to build his brand just as pac and several other large rappers have done and are doing. . u mention a label, wayne has one which is under cashmoney just as makaveli was under DR/interscope...

now politically speaking only pac and a hand ful of other rappers can even say they did that and did it the right way.

its a different time different period. and honestly half the shyt pac and some of the other rappers back then did are probably impossible to achieve now a days but that still doesnt mean that they are not working hard

he stays on tour, stays dropping new shyt,keeps all of young money buzzin and continues to improve.

im not the biggest wayne fan but its clear to see the man stays on his job. but the main thing im trying to say is people are twisting the words. qd3 aint said nothing but that tha dude stays in the studio...

 

[Kobe]

Its always argumentative comparing a great to another person in the same field (see Michael Jordan vs. You know who debate).

The only song of Lil Wayne that I ever liked was 'a mili'. I mean that stuff was so sick when I heard it the first time and, I could care less about Lil Wayne's music. I know that Lil Wayne has a lot of fans but, I really don't see what they like about his music. Same thing goes for Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce but, thats a whole different story. I once remember some girl coming up to me and telling me 'lollipop' was such a great track. When I heard it..............

On the other hand, not everyone thinks 2pac is a great artist but, I see him as the best ever. It's obviously a biased opinion considering what a fan I am of his. 2pac was making movies, making videos, going to court, going back to the studio, recording an LP within a week, recording a double LP at inhuman speed.

Not once was 2pac admitted in hospital suffering from exhaustion (see Eminem exhaustion incident). By saying this, I'm not even hating on Em, I rate him as the 2nd best after 2pac. I don't think/believe/consider that anyone could ever work as hard as 2pac. Lil Wayne may have work ethic, but it surely can't be on 2pac's level.

What gets me so mad is when artists say for example, "I was in the studio, I recorded 25 tracks in 2 weeks. I mean, the creativity was just flowing and we had lots of ideas on what we should make the LP sound like. It was pretty hard coz we had to cut it down to 12 tracks for the LP. I mean everything sounded really good" Then, when I listen to the LP it turns out to be 12 solid tracks of garbage, save for the 'hit single'.

What the hell do the remaining 13 tracks sound like????

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

What I hate about Lil Wayne that really hurts his image to people my age (mid/late 20s) and older is how he projects his own image. In this particular comparison, the difference was that while Pac did talk about subjects like violent revenge (all too common in this music genre), he still made songs offsetting that content while promoting positive things for the community like unity in the neighborhoods, encouraging kids to stay in school, etc. I don't follow Weezy religiously, but I've seen quite a few of interviews with him on YouTube and I haven't heard him mention anything positive. All I ever see him doing is making that syrup bullshit that kids can probably mimic due to them having access to Hawaiian Punch and whatever else it was (cough syrup or Codeine, I don't remember).

What I hate even more is just the whole fake gangbanging thing. Not only that, but he also comes off as promoting gangbanging, which is bullshit since he never banged (at least not for the red flag) plus is perpetuating a prevalent problem. A lot of Bloods have issues with that, especially older ones. A few months back, I was hanging out with some Pirus, and that subject came up, and while they dug the music, they weren't a big fan of him fake flagging but at the same time, he was at least promoting the color so it was bittersweet to them. I hate always hated Lil Wayne (even before this) because I was always unhappy with him jocking West Coast culture and running with it like it's his. See for yourself:

Throwing up the W, which is for West Coast, West Side or Watts

Throwing up the same thing as the DPG sign, though apparently he thinks he can use it

I'm not a Blood or anything, but growing up in Southern California and watching the gang culture (which some of my family was deeply rooted in back in the '80s and '90s) get jocked by this faggot is completely disrespectful, especially when he tries to use it to make himself look certified when in fact he's so far from it. If someone like Snoop is talking about Cripping or someone like Jay Rock is making some Blood songs, then whatever, that's their shit to talk about, plus they are just pumping up who they're with, whereas Wayne might not talk shit but had that "Soo Woop gang/ And if you ain't with it, then you in the food chain" line that got a lot of people upset.