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Lil Wayne on the Lil Caesars Area and Taylor Swift and Travis Scott on the AFC championship recreation
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Key Takeaways:
- Lil Wayne paused his Kansas Metropolis live performance to shout out Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement.
- The rapper referenced Swift’s “Cardigan” and coined the couple “Traylor” throughout his onstage second.
- Wayne’s tribute highlights the rising intersection of Hip Hop, sports activities, and popular culture.
Lil Wayne couldn’t depart Kansas Metropolis with out congratulating Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. On Tuesday (Aug. 26), whereas performing on the T-Cell Middle for his “Tha Carter VI Tour,” he paused his set to salute the newly engaged couple.
“I am wearing spirit,” the rapper stated, earlier than pointing to his black cardigan, a wink to Swift’s beloved “Cardigan” from Folklore. He shouted, “Within the spirit of my man Travis and my woman, you already know Taylor. Traylor! That’s what we name them. Congratulations.”
Apparently, Wayne had a number of Swifties within the constructing to assist him have a good time the large information. Check out the clip beneath.
Swift and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star made it official with a joint Instagram announcement, displaying off their floral backyard proposal. “Your English trainer and your health club trainer are getting married,” she joked within the caption. The Swifties and celebs alike reacted, with Donald Trump, Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, and others chiming in.
After all, it wasn’t way back that Wayne had less-than-flattering phrases for Kelce’s workforce. Again in January, after the Chiefs’ 23-14 win over the Houston Texans, he vented on X: “I hate the dishonest azz Chiefs.” In one other submit, he added, “It’s not even spectacular when [you] cheat after which clearly attempt to cheat. Simply win, child.”
Travis and his brother, Jason Kelce, reacted to the submit a number of days afterward their “New Heights” podcast. “Lil Wayne [penned], ‘I hate the dishonest azz Chiefs.’ So an a** with two z’s,” Jason joked. The three-time Tremendous Bowl champion hilariously responded, “Shout out to Tunechi, man.”
The “Tha Carter VI Tour” is slated to wrap up in October. As Rap-Up beforehand reported, Wayne needed to cancel his Toronto present earlier this month as a consequence of an “unexpected sickness.” An announcement from the Budweiser Stage learn, “As his followers know, he loves placing on nothing wanting the very best performances for many who come out, and he was so excited for this one.”