Lil Wayne graces the front cover of VIBE Magazine‘s October/November issue, which will hit newsstands soon. You can read some excerpts from Weezy‘s interview in the magazine here (talks about maybe doing a collabo project with Rick Ross) and here (speaks on dissing Jay-Z). Below, you can read a couple more parts from his interview were he talks about looking at Drake as competition and if hip hop influenced the riots in England back in August.

VIBE: You mentioned how humbled you were at the success of “She Will.” Drake, who wrote and performs the song’s chorus, has now become a platinum star in his own right. Do you look at the guy and say, “Wow, I helped create a monster, I have to stay on my toes”?

LIL WAYNE: I don’t look at it like that. Drake is my artist. If he wasn’t my artist, then yeah maybe. But that’s my artist. He’s not just a friend. We’re more than friends. It’s business. It would be impossible for it to be a competition. I mean, I’m the guy’s boss.

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Lil Wayne told MTV after he performed live at the end of the Video Music Awards on August 28th in Los Angeles that he is “glad” his Tha Carter IV album leaked to the net:

“We did real good this time, real good,” Wayne told MTV News correspondent Jim Cantiello after his show-closing performance at the VMAs in L.A. on Sunday. “It just means people want to hear it,” he said. “I mean, cause there are people’s albums that come out that can be leaked and don’t leak, so I’m glad mines leaked.”

Hit the jump to watch Weezy speak about his VMA performance, Drake introducing him and Nicki Minaj winning a Moonman from the same interview:

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Forbes recently announced their Cash Kings list for 2011 showing hip hop’s top 20 earners. Lil Wayne tied with Birdman for fourth spot banking in $15 million, which I am sure is mostly from his “I Am Still Music” tour. Young Money’s Drake and Nicki Minaj also made the list too – making Nicki the first female to ever make the list. You can check out the full list after the jump below, along with T-Pain telling HipHollywood that he gave a song to Weezy for his Tha Carter IV album called “How To Hate“.

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Here, we have an excerpt from XXL Magazine‘s interview with Lil Wayne for their July/August 2011 issue that will be on newsstands tomorrow (July 12th), and some pics from their photo shoot! You can view the photos below, along with the excerpt were Weezy talks about celebrating with the Mavericks, Tha Carter IV, writing, being a father, and retiring.

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Lil Wayne in the studio with Ashanti

Lowkey got his hands on the July/August 2011 issue of XXL Magazine (officially hits newsstands on July 12), and posted an excerpt from Wayne‘s interview:

Well, it’s not to late (referring to Justin Timberlake getting on C4). No, it ain’t. I just don’t have the record. These niggas’ beats been sucking. I’m putting it out there: you producers, what y’all doing? Get right, man. Step it up. This is coming from a rapper. One of the best rappers. I ain’t saying I’m the best no more, because these niggas is too good these days. I got old. But damn, y’all niggas’ beats is terrible! [Chad Ochocinco walks into the room] These niggas’ beats sound like Ochocino made them.

I know this interview was done a while back, but I wonder if this could give Weezy‘s Tha Carter IV another push-back

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