Lil Wayne and Missy Elliott appear on the UNCENSORED Finale.
Lil Wayne and Missy Elliott reunite for the season finale of TV One’s UNCENSORED, which will air on the upcoming Sunday. In a teaser released by the platform, the Cash Money mogul shows his appreciation for Elliott and revealed that he is a fan of hers even before he head of JAY-Z.
“As a kid before Jay — this before I even knew a Jay-Z existed, I was into Missy Elliot,” he said, as noted by Bossip. “Oh wow,” responded Missy with a chuckle. “Yeah and you know it was because you were able to [sic] you would say things that I would want to say as I’m rapping. You not only made me like—You made me love it,” Wayne revealed.
He continued, “And I became so interested in you. And what happened was I bought the album and did not know that you really was spitting like… You know what I mean. You know I spit that verse to you all the time. So, it was you and Cee-Lo Green was who I would listen to at the time a lot.” “And I was very much into Noreaga,” he added.
Real. Raw. #Uncensored. The 🐐 @LilTunechi is sitting down with the legendary @MissyElliott in an all-new #UncensoredTVOne TONIGHT at 10p/9c! 🎥🍿 https://t.co/CHPgsOajco pic.twitter.com/Blf0G2Hqbf
— TV One (@tvonetv) May 7, 2023
The duo then talked about Wayne’s monumental career, huge album sales and more. “How did Tha Carter III change the trajectory for you?” asked Elliott. “I think that was probably the first time we noticed — you know what i mean for me, I started really getting that praise you know and I started really accept…Lovin’ it and embracing it. I’m seeing…just seeing people in the street or just from hearing from other artists so really the confidence was just strong.”
Last year, Wayne surprised Missy as she was honoured with a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas. “@LilTunechi You have Birthed a whole generation after you & Its easy for people to acknowledge Some1’s GREATNESS when their no longer around but I want you to know YOU ARE LEGENDARY,” wrote Missy on Twitter. “No matter who thinks differently YOUR BLUEPRINT is PRESENT! No debate.” She continued, “Sometimes it’s hard to run into a real one in this business but when you do DON’T LET THEM GO A huge hug will let them know you appreciate them & their contributions to the CULTURE! Thank You @LilTunechi.”
.@LilTunechi You have Birthed a whole generation after you & Its easy for people to acknowledge Some1’s GREATNESS when their no longer around but I want you to know YOU ARE LEGENDARY no matter who thinks differently YOUR BLUEPRINT is PRESENT!👑No debate💯💕 https://t.co/lNDBJhxsZb pic.twitter.com/9CB5h9VZq2
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) November 6, 2022
Weezy mentioned Missy previously this year as one of his major creative influences, calling her a “huge influence” on his own artistic vision “For me, it’s always going to be first, Missy Elliott,” the rapper told Nick Wright when asked of his personal Hip-Hop heroes. “She’s a huge influence on everything I’ve ever done. Jay-Z is the best to ever speak,” Wayne said at the time. “And Biggie, obviously. Then, as a whole, I have Goodie Mob. Then I have UGK.”
