Lil Wayne had an incredible run from 2006 – 2011. His mixtapes and guest features are something that will never be duplicated. Here are his Top 10 Verses
His Artistry is judged on a scale of 1 to 10 using several factors:
Lyrical content (How lyrical is it): 8/10
Impact (How it impacts the fanbase): 10/10
Subject Matter (Is the subject being communicated properly): 7/10
Cadence (How it’s said): 10/10
Flow (How well the words flow on the beat): 10/10
Top 10 Goat Verses
Go D.J. (Verse 1)
This was Prime Cash Money Wayne. As much as we love the evolved flow, there’s just something about hearing his original cash money version that gives off nostalgic vibes. Wayne killed this entire track and left no evidence. He has plenty of memorable lines like
“And I move like the coupe through traffic, rush hour GT bent roof is absent. Ya girl present with the music blasting and she keep asking how it shoot if it’s plastic?“
The Sky Is The Limit (Verse 1)
Mixtape Wayne was on another level. Two iconic lines include:
“And when I was five my favorite movie was The Gremlins
Ain’t got shit to do with this, but I just thought that I should mention”
“I’m probably in the sky, flying with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimming with the pigeons
See, my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne.”
Death Wish
Waynes word play was just nasty. The cadence, flow, and sentence structure was next level. Anyone who raps knows its not easy to pull all of these elements off so smoothly like he does.
“Bitch I wear this G shit on my heart, not my necklace
And I keep the Heckler for the heck-less
And I’m from the Mecca of the Reckless with a record-breakin’ death list
The reckless and neglecters think election won’t affect us”
“Damn! I pop at your head, fuck up your memories
I put a bullet in Nina head and let her reminisce
Yeah, if you don’t remember shit you gon’ remember this
I’ll knock them niggaz down this year, I’m on my timber shit
Big lion growl at you niggaz on that Simba shit
I’ll be on that “Fuck yo’ clique, I’ll kill every member” shit”
I’m Me (Verse 1)
The entire song is legendary. But the delivery of the first verse really reels the audience in. 2009 was a good year.
“The ground shall break when they bury him—bury him?
I know one day they got to bury him
Better lock my casket tight, baby, so I don’t let the devil in”
Something You Forgot (Verse 2)
Waynes emotional cadence and flow is unmatched on this record. Similar to Pac, you can feel every word in your soul on this song.
“You Forgot About The House, You Forgot About The Ring
I Remember Everything, I Just Wanna Hear You Sing
I Remember The Love, Right After The Fights
You Can’t Tell Me You Don’t Remember Those Nites
And If I Would Cry, You Would Cry Twice
To Me You Are The Brightest Star Under The Sunlight”
Cannon
You cannot think of the mixtape era without this song. Hands down easily one of Wayne’s most iconic verses.
“Bullets like birds you can hear them bitches humming
Don’t let them bird shit they have a weak stomach.”
“Its about money its bigger than me
I told my homies don’t kill him bring the nigga to me, yea
Don’t miss, you fuckin’ with the hit man
Kidnap a nigga make him feel like a kid again”
A Milli
Lil Wayne’s ascension from Cash Money great to GOAT status started around the carter 3.
“He’s a beast, he’s a dog, he’s a motherfuckin’ problem
Okay, you’re a goon, but what’s a goon to a goblin?”
“Who that one that do that boy? You knew that, true that, swallow
And I be the shit, now you got loose bowels
I don’t owe you like two vowels
But I would like for you to pay me by the hour”
Mona Lisa
Wayne tells a compelling story about a woman setting up a man for a robbery who is too busy engaged with her to notice.
“We waiting outside, watch him pull up
Walk up to the door, and right before he knocked
She open the door naked, she left it unlocked
They started French kissing so he didn’t see moi’
We Takin Over
This feature verse completely steals the show.
Red like red light, stop your rumors
I stay on track like a box of Pumas
Now just r-r-rock with Junior
I am the little big Kahuna, y’dig?
Hustle Hard Remix
This verse can easily define the era of “Featuring Lil Wayne”.
Ok, now, black card in my pocket, riding round in that ‘Gatti
Pistol off my boxers, I ain’t got time to be boxing
Got a red bone, she look tropic, if she fuck me right, then she shopping
Young money we poppin’, I eat these rappers, Anthony Hopkins
Got a bad bitch who be bartending, couple homies that gangbang
I get on anybody track and hit that bitch with that Wayne train
Top 5 Honorable Mentions
God Did
Big Dog
Seeing Green
Thug Cry
Cant Be Broken
G.O.A.T. VERSES 
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