{"id":57610,"date":"2026-03-04T03:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/drake-initially-wasnt-allowed-on-lil-waynes-tour-bus-says-the-carter-director-he-was-such-a-dork\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:24:13","slug":"drake-initially-wasnt-allowed-on-lil-waynes-tour-bus-says-the-carter-director-he-was-such-a-dork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/drake-initially-wasnt-allowed-on-lil-waynes-tour-bus-says-the-carter-director-he-was-such-a-dork\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Initially Wasn&#8217;t Allowed On Lil Wayne&#8217;s Tour Bus, Says &#8216;The Carter&#8217; Director: &#8220;He Was Such A Dork&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/drake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drake<\/a> may have helped turn Young Money into one of hip-hop\u2019s biggest powerhouse labels, but there was a time when he wasn\u2019t even allowed on <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/lil-wayne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lil Wayne<\/a>\u2018s tour bus.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Bhala Lough, the director behind Weezy\u2019s iconic <em>The Carter<\/em> documentary, spoke with music journalist Andre Gee for his <a href=\"https:\/\/andrejgee.substack.com\/p\/a-talk-with-adam-bhala-lough-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack newsletter<\/a> about the making of the film, as well as the sequel which recently leaked online.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on capturing Weezy at the peak of his powers during <em>Tha Carter III<\/em> era, Lough shared an amusing anecdote involving Drake and his \u201cdorky\u201d disconnect with the rest of Young Money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of the time when I wasn\u2019t shooting with Wayne, but when I was on set, Wayne would disappear and I was just hanging out with Tez [Bryant, Wayne\u2019s then-manager], <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/mack-maine\" target=\"_blank\">Mack Maine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/nicki-minaj\" target=\"_blank\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cAt one point, I spent some time with her before Wayne did <em>The Jimmy Kimmel Show<\/em>, when nobody knew who she was, and they wouldn\u2019t even let Drake on the bus. He was, like, such a dork that they wouldn\u2019t even let him on the bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWhen he started selling millions and millions of records, it was a different story entirely. But he was definitely not allowed on the bus and wouldn\u2019t hang out with any of [them] because there were real Blood gang members around all the time. And I\u2019m sure he was intimidated by them, too. I was, even though they were super cool to me. These are serious, Blood gang members with guns on them. Like, some shit could go down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9Z24eeAgt_0?si=KNp0I86RxRqw2PqL\" width=\"900\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lough, who has also directed music videos for <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/mf-doom\" target=\"_blank\">MF DOOM<\/a> and a documentary about dub pioneer Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry, also revealed that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon were originally on board to fund <em>The Carter<\/em> documentary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuincy Jones III contacted me. He had seen one of my previous films, and he was like, \u2018I really want to work with you. I have this company. We have a deal with an offshoot of Miramax.\u2019 You\u2019re not going to believe this, but it was a company owned by Harvey Weinstein and Steve Bannon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people don\u2019t remember, but Steve Bannon actually came from Hollywood; he was a movie producer. So the original financiers of <em>The Carter<\/em> were going to be Harvey Weinstein and Steve Bannon, which would have been amazing if it had actually happened, but they shut down their company during production of the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the sequel, Lough recently shared a rough cut on YouTube after hackers leaked the footage, which was recorded years earlier during <em>Tha Carter<\/em> and <em>Tha Carter II<\/em> eras. The two-hour video shows Lil Wayne playing unreleased music, hitting the studio with a young <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/2-chainz\" target=\"_blank\">2 Chainz<\/a> (back when he was known as Tity Boi) and <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/currensy\" target=\"_blank\">Curren$y<\/a>, and discussing his issues with Cash Money Records.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVbTHwICp4r\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if the film will be officially released, but Lough says he is aiming to produce a finished version and has had positive conversations with Weezy\u2019s manager Fabian Marasciullo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s basically two options: There\u2019s a big [streaming network] that would pick it up and put it out,\u201d he said, describing his ideal scenario. \u201cThe other option that I talked to [Fabian] about was some type of self-distribution where we just put it out ourselves to the fans. We\u2019ll see where it ends up. It\u2019ll go how it needs to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lough also hinted at the sequel being broken up into two parts, saying: \u201cThere\u2019s so much footage, I think maybe there could be two films. So in that regard, it would be like 40% done. But if it\u2019s just this one part, then I would say closer to 70% done. But then it also needs to be mixed and color corrected and all that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lough\u2019s rough cut can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/g1lMiu7wtDo?si=dgJD-MbMsIdSpmL6\" width=\"900\" height=\"370\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || 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