About 20 minutes after Rob49 left the stage, Lil Wayne strolled out carrying an electric guitar and a blunt between his lips. The capacity crowd — organizers had moved this year's Lil Weezyana Fest from Champion Square to the Smoothie King Center to accommodate more people — was immediately all in.

With the Big Tymers joining in for the Guerilla Warfare smash, “Hot Girl,” the wide-ranging set was capped off with a raucous performance of Juvenile’s 1998 release, “Back That Azz Up,” arguably the definitive hit of the Cash Money era.

Like many hip-hop heads, Lil Wayne felt confident out his bid for the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime show slot to Kendrick Lamar. However, home field advantage didn’t serve the “ Bless ” rapper any good in this instance. Yesterday (November 2), when he returned to New Orleans for Lil Weezyana Fest 2024 he was sure to air out his grievances.