Skip Bayless: Lil Wayne is My Best Friend & The Greatest Rapper Ever (Part 9)

Watch full interviews early, uncensored and ad-free as a Member - https://www.youtube.com/vladtv/join Watch this Full Interview:    • Skip Bayless Tells His Life Story (Full In...   Part 10:    • Skip Bayless on Richard Sherman Saying "I'...   Part 8:    • Skip Bayless: on Charles Barkley Saying Hi...   Part 1:    • Skip Bayless: I Was Raised by a Black Woma...   -------- Skip Bayless opened up in a recent interview about his unique friendship with hip-hop legend Lil Wayne, calling him not only his best friend but also the greatest lyricist ever. Their bond began in 2008 when Wayne appeared on ESPN’s First Take (then Cold Pizza*). Bayless admits he wasn’t initially a fan, but Lil Wayne’s album *Tha Carter III changed everything, revealing Wayne’s genius both as an artist and a sports savant. Skip describes their friendship as deep and genuine, often spending hours just talking sports, life, and music with Wayne and Bayless’s wife, Ernestine, who shares a close relationship with the rapper. Beyond their conversations, the pair stays connected through a lively text chain filled with sports debate and witty banter, which Bayless hopes to someday compile into a book. For Skip, Lil Wayne is more than just a rap icon — he’s a brilliant mind and an irreplaceable friend.