Lil Wayne’s Mastery Makes Me Appreciate Him and Sigh at Jay-Z

Each rapper delivered a verse on “God Did” that sums them up

Andrew Ricketts
4 min readAug 29, 2022

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I’m supposed to be a Jay-Z fan. I was raised in Brooklyn, where he was born and shouts out in his rhymes. I understand the New York experience, which is equal parts refinement and grit. Everyone from every place likes to brag about their hometown. But New…

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Andrew Ricketts

I’m a Caribbean and American writer from New York. My stories are about coming-of-age, learning how to relate, and family. It’s a living, breathing memoir.