Lil Wayne & Eminem Shock Fans After Admitting They Google Their OWN Lyrics — “That’s How Long We’ve Been Doing This”

It wasn’t a staged interview moment or a carefully scripted exchange. It was raw, unscripted, and deeply human—two of the greatest lyricists of all time realizing, out loud, just how long they’ve been carrying the weight of their craft.

When Lil Wayne admitted that if you searched his phone or Google history and pressed the letter L, the first thing that would pop up would be Lil Wayne lyrics, the moment instantly struck a chord. Not because it was funny—though it was—but because it revealed something only artists at that level truly understand. Wayne wasn’t flexing. He was confessing.

“I literally have to Google my lyrics to make sure I haven’t said some stuff before,” he said.

Eminem’s reaction came instantly, without hesitation. “Oh my God! Yo! I swear to God. I do that too.”

That’s when the conversation shifted from clever banter to something heavier.

Lil Wayne started to get emotional. “Man that’s how long we’ve been doing this sh*t.”

And in that sentence was decades of history.

Both artists have catalogs so vast, so dense with wordplay, metaphors, and internal rhymes, that repetition becomes a real concern—not because they’re out of ideas, but because they’ve already explored so many. When Eminem added, “I just did that sh*t last night,” it wasn’t a joke. It was recognition.

They weren’t talking about writer’s block. They were talking about legacy fatigue—the strange burden of having said too much, too well, for too long.

“You be like ‘Oh! I knew I flipped it,’” Eminem said.

Wayne finished the thought perfectly: “You be like ‘I knew I fcking said this. I was wondering why that sht sounded so perfect.’”

These aren’t artists recycling old lines because they’re lazy. These are masters so consistent that their own minds echo with previous brilliance. Their instincts are sharpened by decades of repetition, and sometimes that instinct produces something too familiar—because they’ve already reached that level before.

What made the moment powerful wasn’t just the relatability. It was the vulnerability. Two rappers often framed as untouchable icons openly admitting that they check themselves—not for quality, but for originality against their own impossible standards.

And then there was the emotion.

Wayne didn’t hide it. His voice cracked because he wasn’t just talking about lyrics. He was talking about time. About years spent in studios. About the pressure to always outdo your past self. About knowing that the reason something sounds “perfect” is because you already perfected it… years ago.

Eminem understood immediately. No explanation needed. That’s the kind of understanding that only comes from shared struggle at the highest level.

This wasn’t a debate about who’s better. It wasn’t a competition. It was two GOATs acknowledging the same truth: longevity at the top comes with a cost. The more legendary your body of work becomes, the harder it is to surprise even yourself.

And yet, they’re still here. Still searching. Still checking. Still pushing.

Just two legends, mid-conversation, realizing that their greatness has lasted so long it now has memory of its own.

Moments like this don’t just remind us why their era mattered.

They remind us why it still does. 🐐🐐🙌🏾