Lil Wayne recently recruited professional skateboarding legend Tony Hawk for a conversation about the upcoming reboot of his Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise video game.
During the latest episode of Weezy’s Young Money Radio podcast with Apple Music, Lil Wayne and Tony Hawk opened up about the lasting impact of the THPS franchise—and how the upcoming remake of THPS 3 + 4 is set to push that legacy even further.
In the process of the two reminiscing over a game that became a cultural shift, both Hawk and Wayne remarked on the relationship between the evolution of the game and growth of the skaters and gamers, who grew up playing THPS. Lil Wayne, a longtime fan of the series and a skater himself, couldn’t hide his excitement, especially when it came to playing the game with his kids. Even Wayne could hardly believe what Hawk was saying as the conversation progressed from there. The Young Money mastermind, who has been skating for about a decade now, recently turned pro in 2023 after being sponsored by Thank Skateboards—and even he is still impressed by the level of skill skateboarders are honing at even younger ages, now.