African-American rapper, Lil Wayne reveals that he has Nigerian ancestry. The rapper was recently a guest on the Drink Champ Show, during which he revealed that he is 53% Nigerian.
N.O.R.E, the show host, asked why Wayne mentioned Nigeria in the lyrics of one of his hit songs. He was probably talking about the rapper’s 2008 hit A Milli where Lil Wayne brags about being “tougher than Nigerian hair.”
The multiple Grammy award-winning rapper disclosed that he had an ancestry test conducted by a website he shared some of his details on.
“Shout out to Nigeria, I did my 23 and me ancestry dot com and my shit came back like 53% Nigerian”, he said. “Yea! Me and my mum need to have a talk.”
On whether he has ever been to Nigeria, he was quick to respond that he can’t wait to visit. “I [have] to go to Nigeria… I [have] to go see that place,” he said.
Interestingly, this is not the first time Lil Wayne has shown his desire to visit Nigeria. Weeks ago, while playing Never Have I Ever, he mentioned Nigeria and Egypt as the places that he would love to visit.
Lil Wayne’s interest in Nigeria is coming on the heels of other international music stars like Cardi B, Meghan Thee Stallion and Future’s December 2019 visits to the West African country.
Furthermore, one of Lil Wayne’s signees and Cardi B’s alleged rap queen rival; Nicki Minaj has also expressed a desire to visit Nigeria. Cardi’s recent visit may have also sparked her interest. The Barbie Dreams rapper said she loves the energy from the country.