Perennially blunted-out rapper and syrupy purple drank-enthusiast Lil Wayne has had a request to block the release of an upcoming documentary about him declined.
The documentary, titled “The Carter,” which screened at Sundance earlier this year and featured Weezy a blazin’ in a thick haze of weedsmoke apparently shows off the rapper a little bit more naked than he would like; Wayne was denied his access to final cut.
What else does Weezy find potentially objectionable? According to the Sundance synopsis, he may have been too candid and forthcoming. Now that Wayne has allegedly cleaned himself from previous addictions (and found a new musical muse via a dubious rock-centric career), he might be in a different state of mind far removed from the person portrayed in the documentary.
“Director Adam Bhala Lough…has unbelievable access to Lil’ Wayne’s public and private lives. He captures remarkably candid moments, such as Lil’ Wayne recounting his first sexual experience, as well as him talking openly about his drug habits. Following him all over the country and to Amsterdam, Lough mixes fly-on-the-wall footage of Lil’ Wayne in his hotel room and on his bus with artfully composed concert footage. The result is a shockingly intimate portrait of one of the most inspired (and eccentric) musicians of modern America.”
Of course, now that Wayne wants it banned, perhaps more people will want to go see it. Hey, free publicity! According to a press release (from the side of the filmmaker of course) “The film was shot in 2008 with full cooperation from Lil Wayne, who offered the filmmakers unprecedented access to his tour bus, hotels, shows and press tours.” Little late to change your mind now, broheim. [Variety]
Here’s a (longwinded and boring) October 2008 vlog post from the director Adam Bhala Lough about his experiences shooting Lil’ Wayne on the first day of production which include an account of Wayne losing a $25,000 bet to Bow Wow on a Lakers game, a diss at the “cheesy” looking movie Wayne was working on (“Hurricane Season,” with Forest Whitaker) and a story about the difficulties of getting Wayne on set. Hopefully Lough’s documentary is more exciting than he is. His Vlogs on Wayne are available on YouTube in four different parts [ Parts, 2, 3, 4].