On episode 37 of RapRadar’s podcast, Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller sat down with Yo Gotti for an interview that you can listen to after the jump below. If you want to go straight to the Mr. Carter questions, head to the 59:30 mark.

During their conversation, Yo Gotti recalled listening to Lil Wayne‘s Tha Carter album before it was released to the world in 2004, how Wayne let him sit in the album studio sessions, and how he feels those memories are more valuable to him than money.

Gotti also spoke on getting Tunechi on his “Bible” song off his The Art Of Hustle album, as well as the picture of him in the studio with Tune and Birdman, which he mentioned that he was shocked to see Baby in the room as he originally came to the studio to rap with just Weezy!

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Montreality caught up with Mannie Fresh recently for an interview about various subjects including the job he had as a teenager, his favorite cartoon character, Kanye West, the music industry, and more.

During their conversation, the producer revealed that him and Lil Wayne went back to the original Cash Money sound when working on the upcoming Tha Carter V album, as well as that it will have the first Tha Carter album feel. He discussed a bit more about Cash Money Records too.

You can watch the full interview between Montreality and Mannie after the jump below. Head to the 3:30 mark to go to the Weezy and C5 question!

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As we already know, Elliott Wilson interviewed Lil Wayne for his CRWN series during SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 14th.

A trailer for the interview that you can watch after the jump below has been released, which shows Weezy F Baby in his dressing room and Elliott Wilson asking him why he thinks us fans connect to his music.

Also after the jump below, you can watch a few sneak peek clips from Elliott‘s interview with Tune were he speaks on Cash Money still being relevant after all these years, his relationship with Birdman, his passion for sports, losing someone who was like a second mom to him, his favorite athletes, early sports memories, being locked up in Rikers Island, and reacts to getting asked about if he is getting married again.

The official first installment from the CRWN interview will premiere online tomorrow!

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To celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Lil Wayne‘s Tha Carter III album coming up (June 10th), XXL decided to speak to the producer of “Mr. Carter” – DJ Infamous. XXL asked Infamous to break down five of his hottest collaborations that he has worked on with Weezy F Baby.

Check out which songs DJ Infamous picked after the jump below and what his memories are from each one of them!

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It’s been a good while since we have seen one of these type of interviews with Lil Wayne! While at the SPECTRE by SUPRA launch party in Miami last week, Mass Appeal asked Weezy F Baby plenty of questions for the latest episode of thier “Off Tha’ Wall” series.

Tunechi answered why he decided to start rapping, what memories he had from the Hot Boys days, how he got the nickname “Shrimp Daddy”, what it is like being a rap star, why he decided to start skateboarding, what his favorite SPECTRE by SUPRA model is, how he came up with the name TRUKFIT, what his favorite sports movie is, what the most unexpected song on his iPod is, his guilty pleasures, what his pet peeves are, what he hid from his mother growing up, if there are any quotes that he lives by, what is next for him, and what his last meal would be.

Mass Appeal also asked Wayne who he prefers out of Martin or the Fresh Prince, Michael Jackson or Prince, and Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder. This is then when Tune tells the story of Stevie once telling him to shut up at a party.

Check out the cool interview in the video above!