Hip-hop heads heralded Lil Wayne in 2007 as one of the all-time greats. Da Drought 3 is arguably his crowning achievement out of his many fantastic mixtapes. Moreover, it was hard to listen to any song without a feature verse from the New Orleans legend. It’s that prolific, hard-working edge that made 50 Cent call him an “industry wh*re” at the time.

However, in a 2007 interview with XXL , Wayne simply shrugged it off. At the end of the day, he wouldn’t do any of those features if he wasn’t recouping enough. “Hell no. Whores get paid. I don’t care. It’s music, let’s make it,” Lil Wayne said. “I’ll only turn you down if you ain’t got the price. I’ll turn you down and away.”

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The interviewer argued that too many features might turn fans off. After all, how could they grow to miss you if you’re always around? However, the way Wayne saw it, more people should try to mirror his work ethic.…