Kanye West says Lil Wayne sessions are going well

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Super producer Kanye West has been busy completing his new album, Graduation, but the rapper has made time to get in the studio with Lil Wayne. The two artists share the same management team. West is excited about what they've created so far. He told MTV.com, "I'm making beats. The dude is the hottest rapper. We already made some songs that are incredible. I'm not going to tell you who's on them, but I can talk my s**t, 'cause we already got a couple of bangers under the belt. Hopefully I can deliver some product with him to push it to MTV even more, where hopefully he'll be opening up some award shows and getting his rightful spot. Right now he's ripping down every mixtape, going crazy with it. It's unabashed, raw lyrics. I think it's the realest form of hip-hop right now."

West added that he had to do some research before heading into the studio with Lil Wayne. He said, "I went back and listened to this Juvenile album 400 Degreez, and (Wayne) was snappin'. Lyrically not letting up. I liked his intonation, his patterns, his punch lines, his whole story. That's what got me interested. It's music. It's product before publicity. I need to get off the mic right now and go to the studio."

No release date has been set for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III. West's Graduation is due out in September.