They were asked, Why you aint been doing music?
and they was like, Man, what am I gonna talk about?
Im in my 40s, like, what am I going to talk about?

Lil Wayne and André 3000.Michael Tullberg/Getty; Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
What you want to know about me being 40 and the life Im living at this age?
What am I supposed to talk about?
I aint got no raps like that.
he said in an interview withGQ.
Im 48 years old.
And things that happen in my life, like, what are you talking about?
I got to go get a colonoscopy.
What are you rapping about?
My eyesight is going bad.
Thats not to say that Andre hasnt tried to record more rap music, though.
Ive worked with some of the newest, freshest, youngest, and old-school producers, he said.
I get beats all the time.
I venture to write all the time.
Prior to the new album, Andres last long-form musical project was Outkasts final albumIdlewildin 2006.
Lil Wayne has released over a dozen albums in the same period of time.
it’s possible for you to watch the full conversation between Lil Wayne and Tyga above.