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On Lil Wayne's 'Dedication 2' project there is a skit called Im The Best Rapper Alive and DJ Drama recalls the thought process behind making that claim.

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET DJ Drama On Lil Wayne Claiming 'Best Rapper Alive' Status & His Favorite Weezy Verse Published on:Jul 4, 2022, 7:57 AM by 0 EXCLUSIVE Lil Waynereleased Dedication 2, his second mixtape with DJ Dramaas part of the latters legendary Gangsta Grillz series, in 2006. On the project, theres a skit called Im the Best Rapper Alive where Wayne states plainly, I dont think Im better than anybody personally, I dont think Im better than anybody spiritually but as far as this rap thing, I think I am better than everybody. Im a competitor. I hope everybody else feels the same way about their craft. DJ Drama, who cosigned the sentiment, was asked on the red carpet of the 2022 BET Awardsin Los Angeles last month about the conversation between him and Weezy that inspired the skit. At the time, that was coming off of Hovsaying, hands down, he was the greatest. Here comes Tunechi stakin the claim and putting the crown on him, Drama told HipHopDX. I actually wrote the script out for him to have that conversation. He dedicated that to me when he discussed that. That was me almost doing an interview on the tape for him to get into that mode to say how he felt about being the best rapper alive. Read more