That Lil Wayne mixtape era was legendary. People would talk about it for the next few days after they dropped like the Super Bowl commercials. Iconic time in music.
He was the first one to catch a buzz online and utilize it by dropping back to back. Such a great time, I remember fake DJ's making fake mixtapes and pissing him off but then he later apologized because he realized how much it boosted his career. Such a great time in hip hop.
Summer 2007, you couldnt drive anywhere without hearin that mixtape in everyone's car. Right around the time Wayne was droppin fire verses on Khaled joints too like Brown Paper Bag & We Takin Over. Great fukin year 😤😤💪🏾
Dj Vlad thighs to hairy to get a good rhythm going but my Girl Drama got the best BUSSY in Da Bronx , all these hip hop boys in Bronx got the best back Bussy in the world
Also, That Ambitionz being hidden was crazy. I remember listening to the last song for the 1st time. By the time that track waswas over, I was convinced he was the best at that time. That summer 06 for me
Drought 3 was aiight. Thats when he really started to achieve mainstream success so that was alot of fans introduction to him but he went much harder on other tapes
This mixtape shaped a lot of my style coming out of high school an early in college, during my first years of adult hood this mixtape was one of my favorite songs to my life’s soundtrack. Drama went off on it too his epic voice definitely helped shape the mood.
You gotta be a certain age to really know this but Wayne wasn’t WAYNE until Dedication 2. That mixtape surprised and impressed the heck out of EVERYBODY and was an instant classic. I bumped that mixtape EVERY day for a summer in 2006.
Much respect for Drama referencing the Young Money Mixtape Volume 1 featuring YM 2nd generation. The official Dedication 1 had their verses removed and was no linger a double discussion for that reason. With added Wayne verses on new beats.
All those old mixtapes are what put Wayne Top 3 IMO! People were fiends for those, and it made DatPiff go insane and so many artist were inspired by WAYNE!
@@VENGEFULHEXX relax lol drought 3 definitely in there as well, those his best 2 mixtapes hands down but dedication hit a lil different for me. It came before drought 3. With dj drama voice and mixes over them songs took that shit to another level. But I can’t knock D3 Wayne the goat fr. Nothing but timeless classics from that era.
Wayne and hot boys was all over the radio in the south. But dedication 2 was my introduction to his solo work. I heard “this is what I call her”… fav rapper ever since
🌎📠 I remember that Summer of 06 riding round wit my patnas jamming that shit on repeat I had just graduated high school feeling good af definitely my favorite Wayne mixtape
By far!!! I got it from someone selling it on the street in Atlanta. The guy just said want that new Lil Wayne and thought let get it. Played that cd 3 months straight. I bought some other cd's with it, and I can't even remember what they were. 😅
I ain't gone lie ..when No Ceilings dropped shit was different...I was literally outside a hole in the wall club in Richmond VA sitting in the parking lot playing No Ceilings for the first time ..unknown to me it was the first time any of my friends or anybody in that parking lot had heard anything off no Ceilings and I remember everybody surrounding my car asking where I get those songs from..shit was CRAZYYYYYY
Shout out to Drama first mentioning the Sqad Up mixtapes. Not many speak about those tapes. Them shits had me in a chokehold all through high school!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I am NEVER going to forget when it was around midnight in the summer time, I listened to the whole Dedication 3 mixtape, and then out of nowhere, that hidden track at the end came up.... I was high as sh*t jamming! "V12 THE HITMAN!!! B*ITCH I FEEL ME!!!!!"
My high school years was 2005 to 2009 so I got to weakness Wayne best years. But that Drought 3 was 🔥 Sky is the limit is still one of my favorites 2007 it came out that tape was playing everywhere. That summer was lit I was going into my Jr year of high school.
No person past or present can out rap Wayne… So could before. As he grew, but he was always ahead of his time.. Now he timeless.. All praise to the fucking 🐐 repeat value on 100 . Some niggas gods but you don’t listen to them you just respect them.. He timeless.. Don’t deny it
This explains a lot about the first one😮😮😮 Being from New Orleans there was 2 different versions floating around and it would start arguments about which one was legit.
yo the secret song! therock and metal albums did the secret song too. some had to fast forward or airplay it for like 10 mins. they really made you wait and think about it lol
I meet wayne in Louisville with the Hotboys backstage in 98 also meet slim & baby. Manny was my size and I was in 9th grade. They were so cool. Seen in concert 3 times now all of em. Epic, like Eminem and Luda for eminem show. And roc the mic with Jay snoop 50 Missy
My top 3 Wayne Mixtaoes 1. Drought 3 made him the People Champion The People’s Favorite Rapper 2. No Ceilings 1 is arguably the greatest mixtape ever made every song on there Wayne re did become Wayne’s song now that’s how hard that tape was lyrically & musical 3. Dedication 2 This the mixtape that solidified Wayne as Mixtape Weezy started the undeniable Talent
That Lil Wayne mixtape era was legendary. People would talk about it for the next few days after they dropped like the Super Bowl commercials. Iconic time in music.
Next few days???? We still talking bout them today
Next few days the Wayne mixtapes would hit til the next tape dropped
Iconic time for bootlegging. Made so much bread in high school from that. CD burners weren't in every house back then
You right but being completely honest that shit was in rotation everyday for like a whole year faithfully for anyone who. Downloaded that shit my boy.
He was the first one to catch a buzz online and utilize it by dropping back to back. Such a great time, I remember fake DJ's making fake mixtapes and pissing him off but then he later apologized because he realized how much it boosted his career. Such a great time in hip hop.
Dedication 2 is definitely a classic. 2006 back in the high school days. Good times!
Georrrrgia….bush lol Wayne was going crazy
@@mightymansterling weezy baby that crack mfkr get a fix
Every real Wayne fan know that d2 was arguably his best mixtape along with drought 3
@@mightymansterling got $ out the
Being in highschool in 2006 is crazy lmaoo
Drought 3,DEDICATION 2,No CEILINGS
Dedication 2 numero uno
& carter 2 was his best album
@@deprivome938 easily
@@deprivome938 easy!
You a real Wayne fan fr fr
The voice the flow the swag the bars the songs everything was perfect on that tape
I gotta go with Da Drought 3. That shit is an all time classical mixtape.
These niccas soft they should be rappin in leotards
Drought 3 was a classic
Summer 2007, you couldnt drive anywhere without hearin that mixtape in everyone's car. Right around the time Wayne was droppin fire verses on Khaled joints too like Brown Paper Bag & We Takin Over. Great fukin year 😤😤💪🏾
Facts I just commented that.
Man forgot all about that miss that era
That first dedication was fye too, no rapper will have a run like Wayne, that mixtape era would outdo many albums today
I remember the first time I heard Cannon and I couldn’t stop listening to his verse. Dedication 2 is def an Elite tape like Trap or Die
D6 and D6 Reloaded are amazing! Honestly the best I’ve ever heard Wayne rap bars, flows, lyrics and wordplay wise!
I’ve always said this one of the Best Mixtapes to ever drop
Every 90s baby been saying that tbh
i gotta say drought 3
That dedication 2 5 and drought 2 3 5 6 , sorry for the wait , no ceilings , the carter 3 sessions. 🔥 🔥 thankful to be alive during that time.
Drought 5 and 6?
Prefix ? Suffix? Sqad 1 - 7 ? Lilweezyana ? Cmom bruh Wayne had way more than that shit
Drought 5 n 6 was never official tape 4 wasnt either it stops at 3
@@westside-fu7iv exactly
That sorry for the wait was different I swear
Mixtape era was the time where listeners would actually listen to a full body of work
Thank G-Unit & Dipset for it Wayne copied them
@@HoweyJR_ who gives a shit
@@HoweyJR_ mixtapes been a thing since the 90's. Please stfu.
I agree like mf
There actually used to be full bodies of work worth listening to
Now this is what I need, a whole interview/ documentary detailing as much as possible of this series
I still play it today, one of my favorite mixtapes. Dedication 2 has always been the best one to me.
Timeless
Dont Let This Distract You From The Fact That
Dj Drama Is Who Dj Vlad Wanted To Be.
Dj Vlad thighs to hairy to get a good rhythm going but my Girl Drama got the best BUSSY in Da Bronx , all these hip hop boys in Bronx got the best back Bussy in the world
@@BlueEyedDeVLwait…your a victim
@@BlueEyedDeVL 😳😳 whaaaaaaa
They are in two different lanes. I don’t see the correlation
Agreed.
Dedication 6 Reloaded is underrated and Drama was cooking on the skits with that mixtape
That one was actually hard its just that series waterd down after 2. That 6 one was the hardest one after 2 tho
Hard AF. I got D6 & reloaded in rotation heavy
Nah bro people sleep on D5
Fax 📠
I’m so grateful to have been a teenager in the dedication Era🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I still listen to get em like it just came out last week 🔥🔥
As a Wayne fan I can’t even argue with that! I’ll say No Ceilings but damn Dedication 2 was hard af!
Me too bro No ceilings was amazing 🐐
💯
@@gwalla90sbaby facts bro
@@Bjeezy92 💯
D2 was better because it had more original beats on it
Also, That Ambitionz being hidden was crazy. I remember listening to the last song for the 1st time. By the time that track waswas over, I was convinced he was the best at that time. That summer 06 for me
That is one of the LEGENDARY projects that really cemented Lil Wayne as THE GOAT🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Dedication 2 & Da Drought 3 are his all time best imo you can. Literally play both with no skips.
Drought 3 was aiight. Thats when he really started to achieve mainstream success so that was alot of fans introduction to him but he went much harder on other tapes
I agree. Drought 3 he just took everybody beats and made em his 😂😂😂😂
Best 👌 then no ceiling
@@keepithoodrecords drought 3
@@iseerashonal821 aiight? Lmfao please drop your music if you are an artist please.
No rapper had a run like lil Wayne till this day
I don’t think no rapper can
Future
@@thefitgurutv 50 & G-Unit
This just took me back to '05-'07... favorite year s of "Tha Mixtape Wheezy"
This mixtape shaped a lot of my style coming out of high school an early in college, during my first years of adult hood this mixtape was one of my favorite songs to my life’s soundtrack. Drama went off on it too his epic voice definitely helped shape the mood.
I used get excited when a new gangsta grillz tape came out. Don cannon and drama was doing they thing
Yea now he gives anybody a gangsta grillz
It's either dedication 2 or drought 3 them two mixtape shifted the rap culture
Dedication 5 is still in rotation 🔥🔥🔥
Type of way and new slaves remix was wild.
@@bigbillmusic he snapped on most of them.. UOENO, Dont kill my vibe, type of way & pure Columbia is 🔥🔥🔥
Levels🥶🔥
Devastation, Itchin, Way I’m Ballin, Still Got That Rock 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 What Up 5
One of the best interview clips I’ve ever seen
The 🌎 needed this
You gotta be a certain age to really know this but Wayne wasn’t WAYNE until Dedication 2. That mixtape surprised and impressed the heck out of EVERYBODY and was an instant classic. I bumped that mixtape EVERY day for a summer in 2006.
RIP datpiff man, i gotta go redownload all the classic mixtapes smh
My mixtapes, audiomack, live mixtapes
Much respect for Drama referencing the Young Money Mixtape Volume 1 featuring YM 2nd generation. The official Dedication 1 had their verses removed and was no linger a double discussion for that reason. With added Wayne verses on new beats.
All those old mixtapes are what put Wayne Top 3 IMO! People were fiends for those, and it made DatPiff go insane and so many artist were inspired by WAYNE!
Da droughts, dedications, no ceilings, tha carters, the features, the culture icon, Wayne is the undisputed goat
Them days mixtapes were boomin
This is legendary Fr imagine growing up admiring Wayne n cannon n then interviewing him
Tha Carter 2 is his best body of work
Agreed💯
Of course it is... anybody that says it's No Ceilings clearly were too young when Dedication 2 came out.
This was all you heard that whole summer.
“Dedication 2” is the greatest mixtape I’ve ever heard.
Dedication 2 was a game changer that let niggas know Wayne is here and he ain't playin and niggas better step they bars up 💯
That mixtape changed my life as a rapper. Helped me develop and improve my writing to another level. Definitely his best one.
Dedication 4 & Sorry 4 Tha Wait was crazy too…but dedication 2, no ceilings & da drought 3 top 3 mixtapes of all time
Drought 3 Dedication 2 Lil Weezy Ana
4 is my shit
Dedication 5 was crazy too.
My 2005 - 2006 fresh in Panama City Beach Days ayyye IYKYK💯💯💯
Definitely Wayne best mixtape. I still go back and listen to it til this day. A timeless masterpiece 🐐🔥
I mean it's opinion but honestly the real Wayne fans know this the wrong answer lol. We on that draught 3.
@@VENGEFULHEXX relax lol drought 3 definitely in there as well, those his best 2 mixtapes hands down but dedication hit a lil different for me. It came before drought 3. With dj drama voice and mixes over them songs took that shit to another level. But I can’t knock D3 Wayne the goat fr. Nothing but timeless classics from that era.
Ambition as a ridah was deserving of its own track
D2 was the one that stamped it for me D2, Drought 3, No Ceilings, D3, Sorry for the wait
Sheeeeshhh dedication 2 boy. I ant gone wait on em ima get em now.
Wow we needed this interview
All ima say is I been tryna tell people this for like 10 plus years lol.
Everybody entitled to their opinion but from one fan to another you’re a real one.. d2 hands down for me
Wayne and hot boys was all over the radio in the south. But dedication 2 was my introduction to his solo work. I heard “this is what I call her”… fav rapper ever since
Dedication 2 is the best project he ever dropped tf 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🌎📠 I remember that Summer of 06 riding round wit my patnas jamming that shit on repeat I had just graduated high school feeling good af definitely my favorite Wayne mixtape
I love D2 but the 1st dedication jus giv me chills🥶🥶🥶the bars on der🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
D2 definitely better than 1.. the bars on 2 crazy 😂
THANK YOU IM GLAD HE AGREES THATS MY FAVORITE WAYNE TAPE OF ALL TIME
Dedication 2 made me realize that Lil Wayne is a different kinda animal
DOES IT SURPASS NO CEILINGS?
1 of my favorite weezy tape ever. I'm bouta listen to his Rick Ross hustlin remix now
The younger generation doesn’t get what a phenomenon dedication 2 was during that time
Lil Wayne - Workin em 🔥🔥🔥
I be working dem bitches
Get em
Dedication 1&2 & drought 3 are by far the best mixtapes of all time
Drought 3 and no ceilings are my favorite 2 mixtapes by wayne.
The era that changed everything
Dedication 2 Drought 3 N No Ceilings was fire and the honorable mention goes to The Suffix mixtape with Secret Weapon and Dj Khaled was tough too
Dedication 2 is his best body of work
From the cover to the fuckin bars dedication 2 is a fuckin classic 💪🏿🔥🔥
You are now listening to a master at work "Get Em"
I was listening to this mixtape last month. That was on repeat on my deployment back then, I still remembered the words 😂
No Ceilings is the best compilation of songs in Weezy's history.
Dedication 2 is my most played album ever
By far!!! I got it from someone selling it on the street in Atlanta. The guy just said want that new Lil Wayne and thought let get it. Played that cd 3 months straight. I bought some other cd's with it, and I can't even remember what they were. 😅
Dedication 2 is so Hard. The Drought 3 up there too. I loved Wayne and Juelz when the north and south collide is solid
now i gotta go listen to dedication 2 again
The hardest mixtape ever hands down 💯
D2 is the best... Hands down. It got club play!
I ain't gone lie ..when No Ceilings dropped shit was different...I was literally outside a hole in the wall club in Richmond VA sitting in the parking lot playing No Ceilings for the first time ..unknown to me it was the first time any of my friends or anybody in that parking lot had heard anything off no Ceilings and I remember everybody surrounding my car asking where I get those songs from..shit was CRAZYYYYYY
Shout out to Drama first mentioning the Sqad Up mixtapes. Not many speak about those tapes. Them shits had me in a chokehold all through high school!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
That was a lifestyle in east side Nola from sqad up to dedication it was krazy around those days
Can band the snowman.....dedication 2 was on hella repeat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I am NEVER going to forget when it was around midnight in the summer time, I listened to the whole Dedication 3 mixtape, and then out of nowhere, that hidden track at the end came up.... I was high as sh*t jamming! "V12 THE HITMAN!!! B*ITCH I FEEL ME!!!!!"
Now it's on streaming services! 🔥
Needed this interview 🔥🔥🔥
Another gamgsta grillz that displayed bars was Fabs “there is no competition 1” everyone was spittin straight heat
This a old interview from like 2021
Dj drama the 🐐 no 🧢
Sorry for the wait
Da drought 3 > dedication 2 > no ceilings
My high school years was 2005 to 2009 so I got to weakness Wayne best years. But that Drought 3 was 🔥
Sky is the limit is still one of my favorites 2007 it came out that tape was playing everywhere.
That summer was lit I was going into my Jr year of high school.
Yesssir my boi I graduated ‘09 too yessir Wayne was definitely iconic during those years
Damn this made me feel like I was in middle school all over again listening 🎧 good times ..
No person past or present can out rap Wayne… So could before. As he grew, but he was always ahead of his time.. Now he timeless.. All praise to the fucking 🐐 repeat value on 100 . Some niggas gods but you don’t listen to them you just respect them.. He timeless.. Don’t deny it
Whoever never heard of the song ambition, they need to go listen to it I promise you it will blow your mind
No ceilings in my favorite Wayne tape
Sorry 4 the wait and dedication 4
"Drama! Let me give em somethin just to warm em up".
This explains a lot about the first one😮😮😮
Being from New Orleans there was 2 different versions floating around and it would start arguments about which one was legit.
Dedication 2 … yea you right , it is simply the best mixtape I ever heard in my life.
yo the secret song! therock and metal albums did the secret song too. some had to fast forward or airplay it for like 10 mins. they really made you wait and think about it lol
Shoutout Dram I remember the first time I heard that ambitions track after it was a few minutes of silence 🔥🔥🤯
I meet wayne in Louisville with the Hotboys backstage in 98 also meet slim & baby. Manny was my size and I was in 9th grade. They were so cool. Seen in concert 3 times now all of em. Epic, like Eminem and Luda for eminem show. And roc the mic with Jay snoop 50 Missy
Agreed Dedication 2 is God level
My top 3 Wayne Mixtaoes 1. Drought 3 made him the People Champion The People’s Favorite Rapper
2. No Ceilings 1 is arguably the greatest mixtape ever made every song on there Wayne re did become Wayne’s song now that’s how hard that tape was lyrically & musical
3. Dedication 2 This the mixtape that solidified Wayne as Mixtape Weezy started the undeniable Talent