Lil Wayne Facetimes LSU Women's Basketball Team After Final Four Win

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Lil Wayne congratulated the LSU women's basketball team on making it to the National Championship.

Lil Wayne facetimed with the LSU women's basketball team after their Final Four win over Virginia Tech on Friday. The interaction comes after he was called out by players on the team for congratulating their Elite Eight opponent, Miami. Wayne addressed the confusion regarding his loyalty during an interview on The Bird & Taurasi Show at the Final Four game.

"I got in trouble from the Bayou Barbie," Lil Wayne said. "She let me know … I got checked. Bayou Barbie checked me. It's all good." LSU star Angel Reese had remarked during a press conference ahead of the game: "I'm on him because he's from NOLA and he called them before he called us."

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LSU head coach Kim Mulkey remarked afterward that she also spoke with Wayne and that the rapper claimed to know players on Miami for years. Mulkey added that they've since made amends and likes his taste in music. “He said he knew the twins from something else early on,” Mulkey said. “Lil Wayne is a Louisiana guy. I was talking to him after the game last night. He's a treat, and the girls love him. And if the girls love him, I love him. Anything he can do to promote our program and LSU and Louisiana, I'm all for. He even likes my country music. He wants to use that (singing) 'All my exes … (live in Texas)' he wants to use that as a sample, whatever that means. So, I just nod my head and say sounds good to me.”

LSU will now take on Iowa in the national championship game. In addition to Angel Reese, LSU's roster boasts hip-hop artist Flau'jae Johnson. After advancing to the championship, Johnson teased working on a collaboration with Wayne on Twitter. "Lil Wayne collab?? And playing for a National Championship… My life is a movieeeee," she wrote. The national championship is scheduled for Sunday at 3:30 PM, ET.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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