This right here is an interesting and amazing read for any Lil Wayne fan! Toshitaka Kondo interviewed Weezy back in 2006 for Complex Magazine, but the full uncut story has never been published until now. This was back before Tha Carter III had dropped and Jay-Z had ended his retirement and returned to the rap game.

In the interview, Tunechi calls Game, Juelz Santana, Kanye West and Jim Jones the best rappers, explains why he is better than Jay-Z, tells us what guns he has and how he shoots them, getting banned from Wet Willies in Miami for putting his cigar in the owners drink , the photo of him and Birdman kissing, says The Hot Boys used to kiss as well because of black mob love, breaking up with Trina, addresses Clipse trying to start beef with him, his daughter Reginae, spending a million dollars on weed each year, and plenty more. Don’t forget, this interview took place in 2006!

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Two days ago, we got the front cover of GQ magazine’s November issue with Lil Wayne, Eminem and Keith Richards on, and now we have Weezy‘s interview that will be featured in the magazine. In the interview, Tunechi speaks on selling over one million copies of Tha Carter IV in the first week, retiring at the age of 35, being locked up behind bars, syrup, weed, being sober, skateboarding, his relationship with his biological father, and more! You can read the full interview after the jump below, as well as view some behind the scenes footage from GQ‘s photo shoot with Tune.

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Above, Lil Wayne speaks about his new single “How To Love” with Sway when the two sat down after the taping of Weezy‘s upcoming Unplugged special.

“I can tell you that I’ve never had a single like it, and it’s an amazing song. It’s an amazing song. When I listen to it I get goose bumps,” Weezy said. “And I feel like the song is gonna take me somewhere that I’ve never been musically.”

Tunechi, who recently extended his I Am Still Music Tour through September, is looking to diversify his live show, and “How to Love” would help him do that. “You know that if you come to a Lil Wayne show two years from now, you already know that ‘I’m gonna get rap — some of the best rap — I’m gonna get some guitar, I’m gonna get some singin’, I’m gonna get some dancin’, I’m gonna get some old-school music, and I’m goin’ to a show tonight.’ And I think that’s where this song is directing me to.”

For Birdman Jr., rap just isn’t enough anymore. “I am a musician, and a few years back, I noticed that I wasn’t just a rapper. And I noticed that I didn’t want to do this just to rap,” he said before clarifying his point. “I do want to go down as one of the greatest rappers of all time, but I also want to go down as one of the greatest musicians of all time.

“When you think about it, Tupac is just known as a great rapper; Biggie is just known as a great rapper, Jay-Z — just known as a great rapper,” he continued. “I want to be known as that rapper that turned it all the way up and became the face of the music.”

Actually, Wayne looks to epitomize the word one day. “When they make a billboard and put whoever they gonna put up there to define the word ‘music,’ I wanna be there.” – MTV

After the jump, you can watch videos of Detail speak on producing “How To Love” (says Weezy recorded the song in November 2010), Rick Ross chat about his great relationship with Lil Wayne and the “John” single, and Birdman talk about Tune‘s Tha Carter IV album (says he thinks it will be one of the best albums in history).

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Complex recently chopped it up with David Banner, who revealed a few details on Lil Wayne‘s forthcoming Tha Carter IV album and his relationship with Wayne. You can read the interview below, and after the jump you can also watch some behind the scenes footage from Game and Weezy‘s “Red Nation” video shoot (official music video drops tomorrow).

“I worked on Tha Carter IV. Me and Wayne were in the studio together twice. Once in Miami and once in L.A. Where I am with artists now, it’s more about the relationship. Before we even do a record I want to talk to you. ‘Rubberband Man’ will always be a part of T.I.’s family and T.I.’s life. With artists being so disposable, I want to sit down like, ‘Man, how you doing?’ Wayne just got out of jail. Let me talk to you and see how you doing as a man.”

“Most artists who are on the level of Wayne, once they get to that level they try to go and get whatever major producer. He told me, ‘David, if you’ve got what it takes, you’re going to always be a part of Tha Carter shit.’ I respect that because there’s a lot of people who I was a part of their careers and it just didn’t happen no more, but I’m not saying no names. With Wayne, it’s not like you got a definite spot, but you definitely can come and fight for your spot, and that’s all I ever ask for.”

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Above, you can watch Teena Marie‘s last interview were she speaks on her relationship with Cash Money Records and also says she is a fan of Lil Wayne and Drake. If you didn’t know, Teena Marie (an R&B singer-songwriter) passed away on Boxing Day R.I.P. Lady T.

In other news, Weezy will be appearing in a couple of pre-taped New Year’s Eve Specials that will air on TV this Friday (December 31). One special will be a performance with Nicki Minaj and Cory Gunz on Carson Daly, and the other special will be on BET’s 106 & Park with the whole Young Money fam.

Also, we can be looking out for a Diddy remix to his “Somebody To Love Me” track featuring Wayne and Mary J. Blige, which I hear is coming any day now. Chris Brown will be dropping his single featuring Tunechi and Busta Rhymes called “Look At Me Now” first thing on New Years Day as well.