“I ain’t want my dude to be mad at me": Lil Wayne claims he didn't know 'Not Like Us' was a Drake diss when he was singing it

Lil Wayne is a nonchalant king in the hip-hop world. Recently, a clip of Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (Lil Wayne) performing at Zouk in Las Vegas from July 2024 resurfaced. Netizens claim that the Know What I'm Doing artist was singing the chorus of Kendrick Lamar's diss track, Not Like Us. However, on April 17, 2025, during an interview with Rolling Stone, he clarified what people thought was a diss against his long-time friend, Drake. Lil Wayne said:

"I went onstage and I was singing this song, and they thought I was dissing... I ain’t want my dude to be mad at me. I didn’t even know it was Kendrick!... If it don’t happen on [ESPN] or FS1, I wouldn’t know that happened."

Wayne also cleared up the assumptions that netizens have about how he and Kendrick have beef. He further explained that he is not choosing sides regarding the Kendrick vs. Drake drama because he does not keep tabs on the feud between the two rappers.

In addition to this, Wayne was caught by surprise regarding a few collaborations in the hip-hop industry. He did not know that Jay-Z and Kanye West worked on an album together, even though he recognized two of their songs. Lil Wayne was also unfamiliar with a few faces in the rap industry, referring to a time when Tyler, the Creator, told him that he would be working on a song with Sexyy Red. Wayne expressed that he was not sure who the latter rapper was but appreciated her verse in the song.

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How did netizens react to Lil Wayne clarifying he did not know Not Like Us was a diss track?

The comment section was a mix of disbelief and those who say that Wayne is telling the truth. Have a look at what users had to say:

Those who believe that Lil Wayne is telling the truth left comments such as

"He be high all the time, on lean all the time, at the skate park all the time, I believe him." - @Underrated_Dom wrote.

"Bro doesn't have time to be checking beefs" - @kelvinermac stated.

"Yall forgetting he dont have social media" - @Anthony04973092 added.

"Wayne always knows nothing lol" - @Judas7Iscariot chimed in.

The other side of the comment section included people who said that Lil Wayne was pretending not to know or telling left comments, such as:

"So the part where he said “what is the owl bird n*ggas and bird b*tches” you didn’t catch on ?" - @SeattleLavi asked.

"Either he lying on he was high on drugs" - @les_rethabile said.

"He just pretending he doesn’t know anything at this point 🤣 " - @xohryanx commented.

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While there are people who say that Wayne actually did not know Not Like Us was a diss track, others argue that he cannot not know. According to comments on an old X post of Lil Wayne performing at Zouk, netizens pointed out that while he was singing "They Not Like Us," he was holding up his "OVO chain," which was a necklace with an owl on it. Others say that he was mocking the song, while there are those who pointed out that he was singing The Motto.