Lil Wayne Is An Expert On Hip-Hop And Sports

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Lil Wayne Is An Expert On Hip-Hop And Sports

Published by MTV News on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 3:54 pm.

By Jayson Rodriguez

Lil Wayne is a sports aficionado, for sure — from his ESPN tattoo to his gig as an ESPN the Magazine blogger and his recent appearance on the network’s “Around the Horn.”

But still, it’s impressive when someone who excels in one thing is particularly knowledgeable in a totally different field. Weezy is always on the road. Dude has a tour bus that might make John Madden jealous. And it’s not just that he always records or is grinding. He does it at such a high level that it’s incredible he has the capacity to even be competent at something else. Some rappers don’t even listen to the radio or other hip-hop because they’re in the studio so much.

Yet Wayne, responding to an offhand question about his thoughts on college hoops and Virginia Commonwealth’s improbable run, took the question seriously. He basically got out of rock-star mode for a sec and lucidly gave his analysis. He was all over the Big East Tournament. I’m sure after we talked, he peeped his BlackBerry, and someone had to tell him about the Syracuse and UConn six-overtime game. We got some more NCAA Tournament stuff from Wayne, so stay tuned for his Final Four picks and who he thinks is gonna eventually prevail in Detroit this year.