Lil Wayne: I'm No Longer the Best Rapper Alive Weezy breaks down his new position in rap during CRWN interview with Elliott Wilson. Posted: 03/19/2014 03:46 PM EDT Filed Under Lil Wayne , Music News , YMCMB , nicki minaj , Drake Lil Wayne 's thoughts on being the "Best Rapper Alive" have changed since he first made the proclamation back in 2005. The YMCMB head honcho still believes in the strength of his talent and has the record sales to back it up, but these days his focus is directed towards cultivating the acts on his roster, he said, during a SXSW edition of journalist Elliott Wilson's CRWN interview series last Friday (March 17). When asked directly why he stopped singing his own praises Weezy replied, ...