The Alchemist Could’ve Been on Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’: ‘I Was Just Overthinking It’

The Alchemist could’ve had a beat on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI.

HipHopDX caught up with the living legend outside the 2025 BET Awards and asked if he and Lil Wayne have ever been in the studio together. “Not lately,” he answered before revealing that he often keeps in touch with Wayne’s camp and was asked to contribute to his latest release. “Mack Maine is a good friend of mine and we talk regularly. And I probably missed the boat ’cause they told me to send something for this record and I was just overthinking it.”

He then added that he still wants to work with the New Orleans rapper if the opportunity presents itself again. “That’s something I would love to do,” the Alchemist said. “Wayne is like up in the quasars as far as MCs, so you never know. I was probably thinking too hard. Listen, we all do that. I overthought it but next time I won’t.”

Wayne has rapped over Uncle Al beats on numerous occasions over the years, dating all the way back to 1999 when Weezy appeared on “Who Can I Trust” alongside Queens MC Cormega that was featured on Violator: The Album in one of his first collaborations with a New York rapper. They linked up again on the massive Carter III album when the Alchemist produced “You Ain’t Got Nuthin” featuring Fabolous and Juelz Santana.

Their most recent collab came in 2024, when Wayne was featured on Benny the Butcher’s single “Big Dog” from his tape Everybody Can’t Go.