Lil Wayne And His Styrofoam Cup: A Love Story In 12 Photos

Posted 11/17/09 1:23 pm ET by Chris Ryan in Celebrity, Music, Photos

What makes Lil Wayne so damn good at rapping? It's a question that will haunt scientists, scholars, and historians for ages. But perhaps the answer is right in front of us.

The folks over at Global Grind have been playing hip-hop detective, and they may have stumbled onto a break in the case.

The answer might just lie in the bottom of Weezy's ubiquitous Styrofoam cup. Who says? No less an authority on the subject than Weezy F. Baby (don't forget the Baby), himself.

Wayne told popular British DJ Tim Westwood, "Whatever the hell was in my cup the only reaction I made was I got more popular, more successful, did a lot more things than I’ve ever done..."

This is true! He made some jaw-dropping mixtapes (like Dedication 2) and a stupendous album (like The Carter III) and some absurdly dope videos ("Got Money" to name one of a dozen). Now with success comes consequences (or so I've been told). And as Wayne mentioned to MTV News, his cup, more often than not, contains an illegal, not-good-for-your-longevity mixture of cough medicine and fountain soda commonly known as syrup. But Weezy has a different name for it.

Speaking to Tim Westwood about himself in the third person, Wayne said, "Whatever he was drinking must be a m-f’in success potion."

So let's call it that. A success potion. And let's just hope he doesn't overdo it on the success. (It may or may not be hard to do in jail.)

+ Check out GlobalGrind's photos of Lil Wayne and the Stryofoam cup that rarely leaves his hand.