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During his peak mixtape days, Lil Wayne gained notoriety for rapping over hip-hop and R&B instrumentals from other artists. Now, Weezy has sampled rock band Weezer’s 2001 single “Island in the Sun” on a new song from his latest album, Tha Carter VI.
Titled “Island Holiday,” Lil Wayne’s track borrows heavily from the cut on Weezer’s 2001 self-titled album (better known as The Green Album). In addition to sampling the guitar riff, Wayne interpolates many of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo’s original lyrics. Listen to both tracks below.
“When you’re on a holiday/ You can’t find the words to say,” a heavily Auto-Tuned Weezy croons while opening the track. “All the things that come to you/ And I wanna feel it, too.” He continues by singing, “On an island in the sun/ We’ll be playin’ and havin’ fun/ And it makes me feel so fine/ I can’t control my brain.”
These lines are identical to the lyrics in the first verse and chorus of “Island in the Sun.” Although it’s unclear whether Weezer’s original guitar riff was directly sampled on “Island Holiday,” Cuomo is credited as both a composer and lyricist on Tidal.
This isn’t the first time Lil Wayne and Weezer have crossed paths. The rapper was previously featured on the band’s Raditude cut “Can’t Stop Partying,” which was released in 2009.
Elsewhere on Tha Carter VI, Lil Wayne also samples classic hip-hop tracks like Noreaga’s “Banned from TV” and LL Cool J’s “Rock the Bells.” Pick up your physical copy of the album here.
Wayne will kick off his headlining US tour in support of Tha Carter VI tonight, June 6th. See the full list of dates below, and get tickets here.
Lil Wayne 2025 Tour Dates:
06/06 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
07/30 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
08/01 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
08/02 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
08/03 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/05 – Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre
08/06 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
08/08 – Syracuse, NY @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
08/09 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/11 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
08/14 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
08/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
08/17 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
08/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
08/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
08/23 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
08/24 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
08/26 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
08/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/01 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater
09/03 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
09/05 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/06 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
09/10 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
09/14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
09/16 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
09/17 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
09/18 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman#
09/22 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center %
09/24 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater
09/25 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
09/29 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena#
10/01 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center#
10/02 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
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