Lil Wayne may not be taking the Super Bowl stage, but he’s joining the NFL in a fresh role this season: as a guest commentator on the NFL Network. The league announced on Monday, November 11, that the iconic rapper, dubbed “Mr. Sports Sports Sports,” will appear on NFL GameDay Morning every week, starting Sunday, November 17. He’ll be joining hosts Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Steve Mariucci, and Gerald McCoy each Sunday at 9 AM ET to break down the week’s football action.
See the announcement below.
Meanwhile, Lil Wayne’s music career continues to hit historic milestones. Thanks to a recent feature on Tyler, The Creator’s album, Wayne has extended his Billboard Hot 100 streak to 21 consecutive years. Since 2004, Weezy has appeared on the chart every single year, starting with his breakout hits “Go DJ” and Destiny’s Child’s “Soldier,” where he featured alongside T.I.
Tyler’s new track “Sticky” marks the third time he and Wayne have charted together. They first appeared on the chart in 2011 with The Game’s “Martians Vs. Goblins,” followed by Tyler’s “Hot Wind Blows” from his 2021 album Call Me If You Get Lost. “Sticky” now adds another chapter to their successful collaboration.
Tyler himself is making headlines with his new album Chromakopia, which just debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The album has given him his first-ever top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. His track “St. Chroma,” featuring Daniel Caesar, premiered at No. 7, while “Noid” surged from No. 43 to No. 10 in just one week. Before this, Tyler’s highest-ranking single was 2019’s “Earfquake,” which reached No. 13.
Chromakopia has been a chart-topping success, pulling in 299,500 album equivalent units in its debut week. This includes 157,000 units from streaming (212.55 million on-demand streams) and 142,000 from album sales, with an additional 500 units from track equivalent album (TEA) conversions. Tyler’s latest accomplishments underscore his growing influence in the music world, marking a new peak in his career.