Lil Wayne Put His ‘Stamp’ On “We Are The World” Director Paul Haggis Says x Jay Rock Interview
‘You don’t expect Lil Wayne to be singing like this,’ he says of Weezy tackling Bob Dylan’s verse from the original.
“They each put their own distinctive stamp on it,” Haggis, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film “Crash,” told MTV News. “So say he did the Bob Dylan part — well, those are lines Bob Dylan did, and no one can ever sing them like him again. But when Lil Wayne sings them, you’ll never imagine someone else singing them [either].”
Wayne said the opportunity to be involved in such a major undertaking is something his children can hold on to forever. As for his mother, he chuckled when he said that all she asked was that he get Gladys Knight’s photo for her. “I’m still overwhelmed,” Weezy said, looking around the room at the galaxy of stars that ranged from Pink and Carlos Santana to Usher and Barbra Streisand. “I was like, ‘Where do I fit in?’ I thought my name got mixed up.”
Haggis at first joked that Wayne sang his verse just like Dylan. “Very much like Bob,” he quipped. But the director said the sum of the parts on the remake will be just as inspiring as the original.
“The great thing about working with so many people, ” Haggis said, “these artists of this caliber, where you know them from this type of music or that, but when they really come together to sing this type of song, you don’t expect Lil Wayne to be singing like this or Pink to be singing like that, or even Tony Bennett to be singing like that or Barbara [Streisand]. It was wonderful how they all morphed together.”
Via MTV, and the video premieres tonight at NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Then, the track will be available on iTunes for download. Hit the jump to see an interview StreetGangs did with Jay Rock were they talk about a few things including Lil Wayne and Bloods:
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Yes can’t wait to see the video, please post on here
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30 Mins to N.O. is about to released really soon:
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Just got off the phone with Tune. We gonna make some changes to it & then it’s yours. See I’m all for the fans. We made it happen.
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That guy needs some lessons on speaking proper English, wow!
how many thimes did guy say nigga?
that 30 min to n.o is really comin out? says who?>????
i knew ma nigga weezy wasent fake he real at everythin he do believe dat
supposly ky said 30min 2 n.o is coming
Haha, that’s what I’m sayin…how many times you think he says Nigga? hahaha
it dnt matter how many times he said nigga..what he actually sayin hits HOME all thru america..I’m from topeka ks.former “TVL”.livin in southern md now, not far from dc, and its real everywhere..BELIEVE DAT!
…and it ain’t just bout the money..i dig what he sayin, tryin have a better life in all..but thats what its bout, better our life styles..money and spirtuality go hand in hand, you know all things come thru god, so have faith, and use it right and it will come..like lil boosie said we need unity! especially in our hoods! NIGGAS UNITEd! for those that dnt like to use the word “niggas”..blks united!
Great album