During his peak mixtape days, Lil Wayne gained notoriety for rapping over hip-hop and R&B instrumentals from other artists. Now, Weezy has sampled rock band Weezer ’s 2001 single “Island in the Sun” on a new song from his latest album, Tha Carter VI .

Titled “Island Holiday,” Lil Wayne’s track borrows heavily from the cut on Weezer’s 2001 self-titled album (better known as The Green Album ). In addition to sampling the guitar riff, Wayne interpolates many of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo’s original lyrics. Listen to both tracks below.

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“When you’re on a holiday/ You can’t find the words to say,” a heavily Auto-Tuned Weezy croons while opening the track. “All the things that come to you/ And I wanna feel it, too.” He continues by singing, “On an isla

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