Lil Wayne hasn't watched Nicki Minaj on 'Idol'
METARIE, La. (AP) - "American Idol" picked Nicki Minaj as a judge to draw in viewers, but she's actually discouraged at least one person from watching it - her mentor, Lil Wayne.
The rap star admitted Friday that he has yet to see "Idol" this season - or any other season.
"Actually, I've never watched it," he said, a bit sheepishly.
Part of the reason he hasn't tuned in to see Minaj is because she didn't exactly sell the show to Lil Wayne.
"When I talk to her she's always tells me, 'You don't wanna watch that, you're not going to be into it,'" he said.
"She knows me. ... It's kind of like a catfight where they be going back and forth type of thing, I'm not into all that," he said of the judging panel, which includes Mariah Carey, with whom Minaj had a much-publicized argument.
"The talent on that is pretty good I heard, though," he said.
Lil Wayne spoke Friday after signing autographs for more than 100 fans who were at a suburban New Orleans Macy's to support his Trukfit clothing line; a couple hundred more waited outside for a glimpse of the star.
Wayne said he's hoping to soon make Trukfit for women and children. Now, it's just a men's line. Part of the problem is finding the right designer.
"They send everything, every design to me, and I approve or decline, and the designer is extremely OK (with that). ... That person may have designed something, and I may say I hate it. I get no flack about it, and women are different," he said, laughing. "So we're trying to find the perfect female designer who has no problem with me declining what I don't like."
Lil Wayne, of course, still has his day job: His new album, "I Am Not A Human Being II," is due out March 26. When asked what fans could expect, he said, laughing: "Never have expectations for me, like never, because I probably will not meet your expectations. ... Just enjoy what you get, hopefully."
The rap star admitted Friday that he has yet to see "Idol" this season - or any other season.
"Actually, I've never watched it," he said, a bit sheepishly.
Part of the reason he hasn't tuned in to see Minaj is because she didn't exactly sell the show to Lil Wayne.
"When I talk to her she's always tells me, 'You don't wanna watch that, you're not going to be into it,'" he said.
"She knows me. ... It's kind of like a catfight where they be going back and forth type of thing, I'm not into all that," he said of the judging panel, which includes Mariah Carey, with whom Minaj had a much-publicized argument.
"The talent on that is pretty good I heard, though," he said.
Lil Wayne spoke Friday after signing autographs for more than 100 fans who were at a suburban New Orleans Macy's to support his Trukfit clothing line; a couple hundred more waited outside for a glimpse of the star.
Wayne said he's hoping to soon make Trukfit for women and children. Now, it's just a men's line. Part of the problem is finding the right designer.
"They send everything, every design to me, and I approve or decline, and the designer is extremely OK (with that). ... That person may have designed something, and I may say I hate it. I get no flack about it, and women are different," he said, laughing. "So we're trying to find the perfect female designer who has no problem with me declining what I don't like."
Lil Wayne, of course, still has his day job: His new album, "I Am Not A Human Being II," is due out March 26. When asked what fans could expect, he said, laughing: "Never have expectations for me, like never, because I probably will not meet your expectations. ... Just enjoy what you get, hopefully."
I haven't either and have no plans to watch her of listen to any of her 'music'. She has a great marketing machine and her stylist keep the shock factor current. Hope she is saving all her money.
How does this fall into the spectrum "News".  On another newsworthy note; my neighbor Bill hasn't watched the youtube video of his friend Bob skateboard down his stairs yet.... tragic for sure, Bob really looks up to Bill. Â
Funny, me either.
Who could possibly care?
 @Klondiko Apparently you could- since you took the time to click-through, then read the story, then post a comment.
@sims I read everything in the hopes of finding something worthwhile. Need to scratch "entertainment" off my list.
Okay, I'll admit, I clicked on this story just to try to figure out why this is even a story. Guess that was a complete failure!
 @Zoso I did the same thing. Total fail on both our parts!
 @here_I_go_again  @Zoso Count me in too, guys!  :)
WHO CARESS!!!!! The 2 most overatted mainstreem commercial so called hip hop artist there is. They suck!
I guess that's one thing Lil' Wayne and I have in common.
Not a Minaj fan, but she looks better without all that bright hair and neon makeup!
Nicki is actually a much better judge than Brittney Spears. She may now know what she's talking about all the time, but at least she's entertaining, and that's exactly why they put her on the show....to entertain.
@dylandawgie And like Britney - she wouldn't know what singing live was if it bit her in the boo-tay
@Throbbinhood I finally decided to see what the hype was about with her. Tried a couple of Youtube videos. I won't ever do that again as it is akin to someone dragging their fingernails down a chalkboard.
Whoduthunk I had something in common with Lil Wayne?!!
 @NWNative Funny, but I happen to like the show! : ) And not just cuz of the cleavage factor.