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Fat Joe named Lil Wayne as the most impressive rapper when it comes to writing rhymes in the studio during an appearance on HBO's 'The Shop.'

The Game Pushes Back 'Drillmatic' Album Release Date Following Greatest Hip Hop Albums List Snub Theo Wargo/WireImage Fat Joe Recalls Lil Wayne Going 'Beast' Mode In The Studio: 'I've Never Seen No Shit Like This' Published on:Jun 16, 2022, 3:20 AM by 1 With almost 30 years in the rap game under his belt, Fat Joe has racked up his fair share of collaborations. But when it comes to making magic in the studio, theres one rapper who reigns supreme for Joey Crack. During an appearance on the latest season of LeBron James UNINTERRUPTED series The Shop, the Bronx native named Lil Wayne as the MC who has most impressed him at writing rhymes in the lab. I dont want nobody to kill me, but the best: Lil Wayne, he said. Lil Wayne taught me. Lil Wayne took up from 2Pac where he was putting out two albums a year. This guy was never in the club; he was the number one artist in the world, he was just in that studio, in that hit factory. June 8, 2022 Fat Joe, who has worked with Wayne on tracks such as Make It Rain and About All That, then recalled a specific studio session where the New Orleans legend recorded his show-stealing verse on DJ Khaleds 2007 hit We Takin Over, and being blown away by his energy, creativity and confidence in the booth. I was privy to be in there with Wayne cause I live in Miami and this guy He would just get a beat and the guy starts sparring with the speaker! Ive never seen no shit like this, he continued. Hes in a little room and these big giant speakers and hes staring at the speaker. He goes in the booth, I am a beast/Feed me Hip Hop. I was like, Holy fuck! This guy took the record! Hes a beast. A post shared by UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) Fat Joes comments echo those from HipHopDXs What Lil Wayne Is Really Like In The Studio video, the latest installment in our Deep Dive YouTube series. The 18-minute episode sheds light on Weezy F Babys greatness in the lab, with commentary from Drake, JAY-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, T.I. and Jadakiss. Wayne does this thing thats scary and its unfair and Im jealous of it for a million years, Drizzy says in one clip from a 2009 MTV interview. Ill be playing a record and hell just sit there and hell hop up and head right for the booth and lay, like, one or two or three of the most amazing verses that youve ever heard. Its like, What just happened? Did you just make a movie in your head? In a bonus clip from his visit to The Shop, Fat Joe named his top five rappers of all time although Lil Wayne was unlucky to miss out. Biggie, Jay, Nas, Rakim and KRS-One, he said. And it varies all the time. Watch the full episode below. Subscribe to DX Newsletter Read more