 Retirement and hip-hop stars seem to go hand-in-hand. Guys like Too Short and Jay-Z have said they were going to retire, only to return shortly after. Most recently, it was newcomer Waka Flocka Flame who said he's walking away next year ... and now, is one of the game's biggest stars ready to call it quits?
Lil Wayne has been talking about it lately. But, will it actually happen?
During a radio interview with Hot 97's Angie Martinez in March, the 28-year-old rap star said he wants to walk away at 35, but then switched things up when he spoke to XXL, saying he'd be "gone by 31."
Now, with the release of a new mixtape and the forthcoming release of Tha Carter IV, Tunechi admits to MTV that he's not sure when, exactly, he wants to retire, but says it's definitely on his mind.
"I'm not sure; I'm not gonna Brett Favre y'all," Wayne told MTV, referring to the former Green Bay Packers quarterback who announced retirement prematurely several times. "I'm not gonna draw it all the way out the whole year: 'We wondering, is Wayne gonna do this?' But the honest answer is I don't know."
If he were to retire, Weezy would have a hefty rap resume and legacy to leave behind. He's released eight solo albums, sold more than 10 million records, and won four Grammy Awards. But, despite all his accomplishments, he says he wants to focus on being a father.
His oldest daughter, Reginae, is a budding performer herself at age 12, and Weezy wants his little girl to eventually stunt like her daddy.
"I'm so settled in my life right now," he told MTV. "I have my kids; they're wonderful. My daughter has her career ahead of her now. I have to focus on that, and I have to put the same focus that I put in my career. ... I want to become a better father, I want to become a better man to my woman, and those things take time. and time takes away from this. So the honest answer to that [retirement] question is, I don't know. Maybe so."
Tha Carter IV is set to drop August 29.
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