Tha Carter IV will be here sooner than later, by the end of the summer to be exact, but in the meantime Shaheem Reid caught up with Weezy for an exclusive interview to be featured in the July/August edition of XXL. The chopped it up about a variety of topics such as knowing when his album is done, Drake and Nicki Minaj’s success, amongst other things. The intriguing, however, may circulate around his retirement plans. If Lil Wayne does end up retiring, it would be quite a shock to his fans and the music industry overall. You never know, maybe he has already made up his mind and is in the process of looking into equity release advice. Only Lil Wayne knows for sure.

From XXL:

The Young Money leader also revealed to XXL that he plans to retire soon and hints at C4 possibly being his last offering. “I’m bowing out still on top,” he says. “I’ma make y’all want me when I retire. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Nooo!’ I ain’t leaving out this bitch when y’all be like, ‘Yeah, it’s about time, dawg.’ Carter IV might be my last one. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Fuck!’ Yeah, nigga, I’m gone.”

Wayne saying being a good father to his children would be the cause for an retirement. “Honestly, this is the real truth,” he says. “I honestly think it’s unfair to my kids. I’m super dedicated into what I do. Like, it’s no questions—it’s hands down, I do this. I live this. I don’t have a day out my week that I do something else. I do this every day of my life, and I’m not about to stop, ’cause that’s the only way you can succeed in this business, is to do it the way I do it. I want to succeed the way I want to succeed. You can succeed. You can put out a hit… But to do it the way I want to do it, to be comfortable to do what the fuck I want to do, you’ve got to work like no other. Like I said, it’s unfair to my kids. So about 30, 31, 32, I gotta get ready.

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