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Kanye West Calls Lil Wayne A Rock Star

Monday, 09 November 2009

| Written by Jason

Well there is one person who's going to see Lil Wayne's "The Carter" documentary, that's Kanye West. After seeing the trailer for the film, Kanye labeled the Young Money rapper as a true rock star. "FEW WILL EVER LIVE THE LIFE OF A TRUE ROCK STAR," West wrote Sunday (November 8) on his blog. "WAYNE IS ONE OF THE FEW." [Lil Wayne - The Carter - Documentary - Trailer - Watch Here]

The films producer, QD3 (or Quincy Jones III), the film will sho Wayne's dedication to music around the releease of his last album, "Tha Carter III" back in 2008. "The main thing that the documentary shows -- I think a lot of people would imagine that Wayne is hanging out in clubs with a bunch of women and drinking champagne and that sort of thing. But I would say the main thing you learn when you watch the film is that Wayne is a workaholic. Straight up. After seeing this I think a lot of people will respect his process a lot more. We were with him like seven or eight months before he went platinum and then maybe two months after. That's the period we were shooting him for and I remember one day when he got a text from [Universal Motown President] Sylvia Rhone that he went platinum, he was like, 'O.K.' He didn't even flinch. He was 'O.K., cool' and 'get off my bus, I gotta record' His whole thing is he's like tireless worker and a lot of people will be very surprised how he's 100 percent dedicated to his craft...I really gained a lot of respect for him in that regard in terms of how he approaches his records and then how hard he works. I worked with Tupac a lot and I feel like he may end up with a bigger catalogue than Tupac if he hasn't already. That kid works, he's a hard worker, super focused and doesn't get caught up in the industry like that. He just stays in the studio all the time."

Lil Wayne - The Carter Documentary (Trailer)

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