Lil' Wayne Stopped By The View...

... and this is what happened! Honestly, I can't imagine a more bizarre program for Weezy to make an appearance, or maybe I can but just don't want to. Lil' Wayne goes philosophical when discussing the etiology of his "Misunderstood" tattoo, and talks a lot his personal experience with education (he's currently taking classes through the University of Phoenix online because when he tried to physically attend classes at the University of Houston, it kind of became a circus). Of course, Elisabeth Hasselbeck has to ask a condescending question about Lil' Wayne's "dependence" on cough syrup and marijuana, but he does a great job answering it. In the end, it's kind of hard to reconcile the various images of Lil' Wayne. What is the balance between the "yes ma'ams" and genuine concern about his education and his status among young people in America, and his rap persona, which is heavily centered on drug use, womanizing (if not borderline misogyny), and violence? It's simultaneously frustrating and intriguing, and it's one of the reasons why Lil' Wayne makes such great entertainment. At this point, he has to be considered one of the most recognizable faces/voices in America... I wonder what that means.



(via Videogum)