Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’ Guests Include Wyclef, Bono and More

Lil Wayne has shared some details about his forthcoming album Tha Carter VI, and there is no shortage of star power. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Weezy announced that the highly anticipated release will feature a who’s-who of music — and it’s mostly inspired by his own desire to branch out.

“If there’s one thing about this album that’s different, it’s me approaching it like, ‘Man, what would I sound like on something with such and such?’" Lil Wayne said.

In that same RSinterview, Wayne admitted that he was wounded by not being asked to perform at halftime of Super Bowl LIV, which took place in New Orleans. Kendrick Lamar was tapped to be the halftime show performer, and now, Wayne says that he was no longer interested in the gig.

“They stole that feeling. I don’t want to do it," he shared. "It was perfect."

Back in December, Weezy revealed that he’d talked to Kendrick directly about the show.

“I’ve spoken to him and I wished him all the best and told him he better kill it,” Wayne told Skip Bayless at the time. “He gotta kill it.”

Wayne also said he’s started a New Orleans band. The “informal” supergroup is called the Gumbo, and it also includes New Orleans musicians Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and PJ Morton.