Lil’ Wayne is MTV’s Man of the Year
Posted by Bossip Staff
How does Lil’ Wayne know he’s the man? Because MTV says so:
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is no longer just your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. In fact, considering the way he’s been carrying around a guitar lately, you could be forgiven for wondering if he event wants to be a rapper anymore. But the fact remains that for 12 long months, no one dominated hip-hop like Wayne did. No one sold more records, generated more headlines or appeared on as many tracks. No one flooded the market with as much product, and — in a genre loaded with compelling characters — no one was as mercurial, controversial, hilarious and, well, bizarre as Weezy was.
Not to mention, when you move 1 million copies of an album in one week, it’s pretty safe to say you’ve crossed over to the mainstream. Wayne most definitely was hip-hop in 2008, but he was pop culture too.
So considering all that — and after sifting through a year’s worth of headlines, videos and reader comments — we’ve decided to crown Lil Wayne as MTV News’ Man of the Year. From his epic Arizona drug bust in January to selling a million copies of Tha Carter III in June and, finally, nabbing eight Grammy nods in December, ‘08 has been anything but dull for Wayne … and that’s just skimming the surface.
Congrats again, Mr. Carter. Now, go away for a while, so we can miss you. You can use that time to kick that syrup sippin’ habit and get rid of that super suspect mouth ring thing that we hate from the bottom of our souls.
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Lights off…mask on creep silent…memba young Wanye?
I want a recount!
ewww
Anybody want to join me I need a black dude OK
openings need black man yes I’m white sorry but I do
The man of the year is a midget ass martian… wow
MAN FUCK LIL WAYNE! I WISH EVERYBODY WOULD JUS GET OFF HIS DICK!!! HE WAS HOT BACK IN THE DAY BUT NOW, ALL THAT NIGGA DO IS THAT AUTOTUNE SHIT AND IT’S WACK! AN THE CARTER III WASN’T THAT GOOD I DON’T GIVE A FUCK HOW MANY ALBUMS HE SOLD, JUST CUZ AN ARTIST SELL A LARGE NUMBER OF ALBUMS DON’T MEAN THEY DA BEST. PLEASE, HE WOULD NEVER BE MY FAVORITE RAPPER’S RAPPER AND THAT’S REAL!
THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE YESSSIR!
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this is inspiration for all house elves, wow, i’m sure harry potter never thought letting Dobby free after the chamber of secrets that Dobby would be the ‘man’ of the year at the irrelevant mtv.
way to go Dobby, nonsensical and very gay lyrics (and actions) plus a huge helpin’ of autotune, have done you well.
don’t pay attention when they call you goblin, gremlin, or golem (even though sometimes you make just as much sense), you’re Dobby, the house elf and teh hatere can find out your bio on ‘teh internets’ or wiki or somethin’.
You sleep in the field fa tryin the dude
I’ll bust ya head to the meat turn ya mind to food
Food fa thought think I ain’t lyin to you
I lye his body in grease set fire to em
I tie his body in sheets put the tires to em
Make em feel the Escalade put his feet in the blaades
Damn! I’m the heat in the blaze
And niggaz keep they wayz when I’m in the streets wit blake What!
My nigga hungry he’ll eat the plate
And if I ask the homeboy’ll eat ya face Yea!
And though he got me you can ask I’m like a pool table..I keep the eight (laughing)
My side pocket side ways
When I pop it leave a nigga sideways fa five days
Birdman talk to em
Go Weezy!
The music industry is officially in the toilet. the days of artists with class, elegance, and talent are long gone, never to be seen again. The music industry is now the modern day equivalent to the projects. any hoodrat or ghetto bird with no talent can become a star and sell millions. class and dignity are no longer required. SMH.
and they wonder why music sales are in the crapper….
@ high Life…now thats classic wayne….
*pulling out 500 degreez and the carter 1 to listen to*…….
remember the days when artists sold 6, 7, 8 Million copies of their album, and they would have 6 or 7 top 10 singles off that one album? nowadays if you sell 1 or 2 million, and have only 1 or 2 top 10 singles off that album, you’re the biggest selling artist in the world. back in the day, you were considered a joke and a major flop if you did those numbers. now, you’re Artist of The Year. and these artists nowadays think they’re acccomplishing something? LOL
LIL’ WAYNE IS WACK AS HELL!! WHEN YOU EPITOMIZE SUCH HORRIBLE LYRICISM AND CALL HIM MAN OF YEAR IN HIP-HOP…………THATS BULLSHIT!! THIS DUDE SAYS ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING ON TRACKS! HE JUST GOES IN THERE AND TALKS!! GET OFF THIS DUDES JOCK AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT HE IS “NOT” SAYING!!
@ Talley B
The Carter 1 be beatin how about this one
I move it from a eighth to a slab from a slab to a quarter
From a quarter to a half from a half to a hard one
You do the math it’s a horror
While I be on the ave gettin off one nineteen for a soft one
Bricks I loft ‘em catch him he hot
If I catch you without my scratch I’m stretchin ya out
If you catch me without the burna burn me
I beg of you shoot off the leg of you and kick ya in the ass
I’m dyin of doom I say I’m sick with cash
These eyes are real see straight through ya liquid ass
You see me straight through the glass house picnic wagon
You could see it by my bitch face she thick with ass
Get slick slick I click click blast on ya bitch ass
Squad up shit click or smash on ya bitch ass
Smash on ya bitch ass
Now pick the grass up out ya ass and the caps out ya cap Aye!
TOTALLY IN AGREEMENT @ GINA, DAYG715, AND DAREELEST!!
Can we say……C-O-O-N
off topic what’s up with Ne-Yo saying the lightskin kids are the prettiest. He must hate himself with that comment.
@ NIKKI UNDERWOOD
Can we talk ???
Of course MTV made him Man of the Year.
They love it when black & hip hop make fools of themselves.
How is this an accomplishment?
i love u wayne! lol
YES HE IS……I LOVE THAT UGLY YOUNG SEXY THANG..HEHE
YAY MTV’s little sambo got Coon of the Year. Go make more money for them boy! Go boy go! Wait here some more jewelry! Go boy!
I remember when Jay-Z would have 3 singles in the top ten. He would put albums every 8 months. He would have 2 singles off the first album & 1 off the new album. Then he might another off a guest apperance. But you have to gice it to Wayne for getting his grind on. The dude is on everything!
Well deserved. Come on ya’ll this man works hard. I don’t see anyone in the studio as much as him. Just think about how many tracks he put out this year alone. He’s a beast, he’s a dog!
Lil Wayne is definitely a beast who’s at the top of not ONLY his game, but the GAME.
*Rolls eyes*
I really think Weezy’s stock is droping, there’s something called overkill, and, yeap, “That just happen!”
If it aint the bossippers, then who the hell is buying his cd’s?
Damn what ever happened to Congrats for the hard work this man does..even if he is some shit to you.
really not into rap music,but some of his songs have good beats,hes man of the year for mtv,because he has crossed over to rock and country,making music with artist in this category
@YERR and RONI:
Studio apperances count for nothing. I know tons of cats that go in the studio countless times and drop countless ryhmes. You can put out TONS of tracks whenever you want to, but it’s only hot if you are saying something. The “A Milli” beat was aight(the shit wasn’t as hot as what everyone blew it up to be), but the lyrics were trash. You got dudes who’s grind superceed Wayne and get no shine. It’s like he ran out of shit to say dropping all these boring mixtapes. C’mon. Be real. Quotable lines…he does not create those.
@MOI
Waddup. I know you heard of the “Win it before you buy it” competitions that ALL the radio stations have before someone’s album drops. Now think about all of the radio stations that play this diluted-ass version of hip hop. Think about all of the radio stations worldwide. Those CD’s barcode’s are also scanned. Not saying that Afro-Leprechaun doesn’t have ANY fans, but thats is a lot of CD’s to be given out before the shit sells. Even in my city, they have the competition every hour on the hour for three days. Then they still give it away after the competition is over. Such a slick technique.
Sounds about right. Who else would it be?
I only understand him when I’m inebriated. He looks like a black boy george in that get up come come come camillion or comedian You come and gooooo u come and gooooo!
EITHER YOU LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM HE STILL SOLD ABOUT 3 MILLION COPIES AND WAS ON EVERYONE TRACK AND HAD MULTIPLE VIDEOS. WHO ELSE WOULD MTV GIVE IT TOO?? SOULJA BOY? LOL. I DONT LIKE HIM BUT I CANT HATE ON THE TRUTH. CONGRATS WAYNE!!
BROOKLYN we go hard…
About what?
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeezy. Haterz Get the F@^%&%k outter here
ridiculous, thats the best way to discribe weezy lol
(im a hater hah)
I see everyone quoting Wayne and acknowledging his music talent….which is why I think he deserves man of the year. Unlike so many other rappers Wayne has worked his way up from the bottom (musically) when he was like 15 years old being a hook man on the Big Tymers albums to producing his own up until now. He has definitely worked his way form the bottom to the top. He never really got any credit. Yes he could be talking about a lot more ( but so could everyone else) You have to understand the type of environment we live in. The entertainment industry has become too much; so you ask how can he win? How couldn’t he…..he’s making music that someone is buying, and everyone is listening to. He’s on every article that we all read….and like now he’s the topic of your blogging. So I think Wayne deserves it because he worked for it so Congrats to my man Wayne for all that he has accomplished.
Check his track record:
Studio albums
• 1999: Tha Block Is Hot
• 2000: Lights Out
• 2002: 500 Degreez
• 2004: Tha Carter
• 2005: Tha Carter II
• 2008: Tha Carter III
• 2009: Tha Carter III: The Rebirth[60][61]
Official mixtapes
• 2003: Da Drought
• 2004: Da Drought 2
• 2004: The Prefix
• 2004: Dedication
• 2005: The Suffix
• 2006: Lil Weezyana
• 2006: Dedication 2
• 2007: Da Drought 3
• 2008: Dedication 3
• TBA: Dedication 4
@ NIKKI UNDERWOOD
Off this ??? Is there a way to
reach you ???
@-Honesty
U right Congrats to Wayne for all his accomplishment he deserves it
@ NIKKI UNDERWOOD
You look too damn good for me
not to take a chance. I hate
wondering about shyte so I
go for broke since life is short
Life is funny because you never
know. No regrets, know what I
mean. Who’s behind that
beautiful face and are you
willing to show it ???
I dont curse but in this verse my nigga fuck the world! Congrats to Weezy…Reppin niggas from the south
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Man? What a joke! Looks like a little kid! Dresses like one too!
Nothing to really say. Just come here to laugh at the niggers. They are so stupid!
Now see this is exactly the shit that I was talking about. MTV will pick him because thats what they want us to perceive as sucessfull. This little midget is not the personification of a strong black man, he’s a fucking joke to the hard working, hard trying, loving black man that we strive to be. Instead they promote the likes of lil weezy, flavor flav, three six mafia, and all the rest of the clowns out there. Instead they could have named JZ, NAZ, Common or someone else who is actually trying to give back to society, whether it be money, time knowledge or whatever. This dude only glorifies cough syrup, hard drugs, womenizing, mananizing, who knows what else. Stop the bafoonery, because this dude can’t even be considered a man because he acts like a kidd, does kidd things, and is more of an embarrassment than Man of the year.
man life just ain’t life witouttt mee.. hiphop just ain’t hiphop witouttt meee.
Okay, Weezy needs to let the drugs go and the tattoo artists. Speaking of “I am a Martian”, he appears to be spaced out. I am happy for him and his progress but he is no idol and artists today need to realize a very young generation looks to them for guidance sometimes. I do miss the days of LL Cool J, Kool Moe Dee, Kwame, Dana Dane, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, etc… THAT WAS THE SHIZZNIT!!
Hey Jonesy watch what you say, we might track your ass down thru your url, don’t think it can’t be done. Besides we already gave Oshie a pass to converse with us.
He doesn’t need to go away for a while. It ain’t like he is all over the blogs on the daily like Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye, etc. Hell the blogs didn’t even know he was preggers til 5 minutes before the baby was born.
snoop dogg was at the awards.
did you here you can record your on version of his theme song to win shit!
http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/snoopdogg/index.jsp
Love wayne.
Everybody wants to be a “rock star”, I mean a musician
DUDE NEED TO CHANGE THAT BLUES BROS SWAG PRONTO.
and TAKE OFF THAT SILLY AZZ HAT!
He is most def doing his thing. But don’t understand what’s going on with him and his new swagger
@ Shaymika
He’s tryin to crossover but he lookin like botched cola
Now see this is exactly the shit that I was talking about. MTV will pick him because thats what they want us to perceive as sucessfull. This little midget is not the personification of a strong black man, he’s a fucking joke to the hard working, hard trying, loving black man that we strive to be. Instead they promote the likes of lil weezy, flavor flav, three six mafia, and all the rest of the clowns out there. Instead they could have named JZ, NAZ, Common or someone else who is actually trying to give back to society, whether it be money, time knowledge or whatever. This dude only glorifies cough syrup, hard drugs, womenizing, mananizing, who knows what else.
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Well when yo are trying to ruin the black race you won’t showcase Will Smith, Obama, Tyler Perry. Kevin Garnett or others who can do well without drama, drugs or coonery.
They konw if they named on e of those guys Man of the Year-it wouldn’t get them any press and dumb black kids interested in the network.
They konw Weezy and Soulja Boy will inspire our black boys to quit school and try to be rappers.
WAYNES A HARD WORKER,BUT NOW THE FAME GOT TO HIS HEAD. NOW HE JUST SPITS GARBAGE,HE BE SAYING THE CORNIEST SHIT,AND PEOPLE GOBBLE IT UP.
LIL… Get the weight up, and put to cup down.
you got piss-id, and you jumped out of the LAMBO, on Ocean DRIVE.
But LOL YOU got back in quick, when you realized you left your wallet in the car.
And dudes were looking at you like food, wearing a half mill around your neck and risk ….. NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED once I GOT OUT OF THE CAR,
NOTHING DID.
But you must admit, that ish was funny as hell.
ANYWAY….. THE HIT FACTORY MIAMI STUDIOS, AGAIN FOR THE FOLLOW-UP.Lets make some more HISTOY next year.
THAN…. YOU ARE OUT!!!!! ((or so you say…) Your friend, your boy……… ARTOFWAR.
Say whatever you want about Weezy, but the article did not lie. He won the award and rightfully so! He may be everything negative said about him by the posters here and elsewhere, but he consistently created world wide attention this year and in his game attention is money in the bank!
sellout ass weezy eating doggs and shit. Only thing I like is that he is a blackguy that can suck and get away wit it. He is weak ass shit its so many people he aint fucking wit. Jay-z of course but he also aint fucking wit kanye ti 50 jeezy rick ross common or nas. He get too many props this nigga been getting rap money since he been like 15 so I dont really think that nigga know the street like he claim. No matter how gangster these rappers seem less face it their rich and the glorification of that violence is an act.
@little punk korea;
for such a pretty face u got a lot to learn about the game. This “man of the year” ish is all calculated and executed with an agenda in mind. I’ll leave u up to decide for yourself.. But i already know like the most of us, u will refute this as a conspiracy and plead ignorance…. i know it’s easier that way to think weezy is ” doin his thang”..
SMDH and simple minded broads.
meant @ simple minded broads
This cat is from NOLA and got more swagger than most of the game from the east, north and west coast. In this day and time, it really ain’t wear you from no more.
….even though his other down south brethren are still rockin those played out long ass white t-shirts and iced out cubic zirconia’s!! Listen here rap idiots!!
…iced out chains don’t mean shit if you goin home to the roaches, eatin neckbones and now&laters!!
Congrats to Wayne he’s been doing big for years but now he is in the mainstream (1M 1st week sales) that’s why they all over his back. Once again he’s bee doing big for years.
However I don’t like the fact they call him POP!! Of course he STILL a RAPPER.
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