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Carter,” “A Milli,” “Let the Beat Build,” and “Shoot Me Down.” But when the penultimate track, “You Ain’t Got Nuthin,” rolls around, Wayne flips a switch. You could argue that Lil Wayne is on cruise control for much of Tha Carter III, bringing his A-game to only a handful of songs, particularly, rappity-rap tracks “3 Peat,” “Mr. Fabulous & Juelz Santana ( Tha Carter III, 2008) Though Drizzy only handles the hook, “She Will” felt like the prophecy that laid out by Wayne on 2010’s “Money to Blow”-“ We gon’ be alright if we put Drake on every hook”-had been fulfilled.ģ2. The track served as a reminder that Young Money’s co-kings were moving in opposite directions, with Drake fixated on the throne and Wayne intent on proving he was still at his apex.
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The following year, the pair linked up on “She Will,” their first collaboration since Wayne’s return home, and the third single from Wayne’s post-prison release, C4. That all changed during Wayne’s prison stint, however, as Drake leveled up with a Platinum debut and established himself as the rap game’s top dog. Up until that point, their relationship followed an established hierarchy, with Wayne, the Best Rapper Alive, doubling as the clear alpha to his YMCMB protégé Drizzy. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an eight-month jail sentence at Rikers, leaving the fate of his Young Money empire to the label’s rising star, Drake.