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Lil Wayne has had a long-documented difficult upbringing. However, a new detail has surfaced that has left many fans in shock.
What Happened To Lil Wayne?
During an interview with the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, Wayne revealed the story of how he ended up becoming a teenage father.
At the time, Wayne had just blown up as a standout member of The Hot Boys. He was in a relationship with Toya Johnson, his ex-wife who would birth his daughter Reginae Carter.
However, the circumstances behind that are more nuanced than anyone had realized before.
“I was 14. My mom asked for my kid. My dad had just got murdered that year, the same year I blew up,” Lil Wayne said. “I was a local rapper doing shows. Back then, it would be me going on weekend shows and coming back home for the week and going to school. We got the Universal deal, and I was like, ‘We have a tour coming up.’ When I went on that tour, we was on the road for like six months. When I came home, she was like, ‘Is this what you’re about to be doing? Is this what I should be expecting? You were gone for too long. I’m lonely. My husband’s gone.’ She was like, ‘Listen, let’s have a sit down. Me, you, and Toya.’ And so we had the sit down. My mom is my best [friend] so we had to.”
Unfortunately, Lil Dicky and Benny Blanco didn’t ask follow up or further questions to dig into subject matter that deserved more analysis.
if they had, context would have helped the story. Johnson was already pregnant at the time and was considering getting an abortion. Instead, Wayne’s mother asked to raise the child. However, from the way Wayne tells it, it sounds like she asked the couple to have a child for her, which isn’t accurate.
Lil Wayne says he became a father at 14 because his mom was lonely after his father died
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“I was 14. My mom asked for my kid. My dad had just got murdered that year, the same year I blew up”
I was a local rapper forever. A tour, back then, would be me going on weekend shows and… pic.twitter.com/ZoiGxKDGvn
How Did Fans React To This Revelation?
Fans were stunned by Wayne’s admission, as the clip lacked context and led people to believe several different interpretations of the story.
“The amount of trauma this guy has is insane, no wonder he can not think like a normal person,” one user posted.
“I think context needs to be added before you guys start running with this. Toya was pregnant while he was on tour and she wanted to have a conversation about raising the grandchild lol she wasn’t a great mother, but this wasn’t an instance of that,” another user posted.
“Why is the way you worded it sound like he got his mom pregnant,” another user posted.
“She couldn’t go out and make friends? Get a cat?? A dog perhaps??? The only option was to ask her 14yr old son to get a girl pregnant and give her a grandchild?? Smh..,” another user posted.
Of course, Wayne is grateful for his daughter, Reginae, as she’s been performing at shows with him the past couple of years.
