On his recent single “D’usse” from the Carter 5, Lil Wayne gives Jay Z an unexpected shout out. While this isn’t a huge deal, it’s worth noting because of the fact that Lil Wayne and Jay Z have had one of the most interesting relationships in hip-hop.

One day, Wayne’s taking shots at Jay and challenging him in the process, and then the next day he’s bigging him up for something great that he did. Jay occasionally responds, but whenever he’s pressed about it, it’s always ‘all good’.

In this situation, Weezy refers to Hov as a “God” and says that’s the reason he shouted him out. “Hov is the god — I’ll give Hov a big shout out at all times,” Wayne tells MTV. As far as why he picked “D’usse” in particular, Wayne says that’s what he was drinking that night so it made sense. He says, “But we was just on that D’usse heavy. I don’t write none of my music — I don’t write it down, so I just go in there and say whatever come to my mind.”

Well, there you have it. Wayne clearly respects Jay and everything he’s done for hip-hop, so a shout out to the “god” is nothing short of his due diligence. When asked if he’s going to try and get Jay on the Carter 5, he tells MTV, “I’m not gon’ bother him. He seems like he’s pretty busy right now, but — you never know.”

Let’s hope that “you never know” turns into a dope collaboration. Watch the short interview on the following page.