The long-awaited reunion of the Hot Boys has finally taken place.
On Saturday (Nov. 2), the iconic rap supergroup — featuring Lil Wayne, JuvenileTurk and BG — performed together for the first time in more than 15 years at Wayne's Lil WeezyMom Fest in New Orleans.
The group's 22-minute set included songs like “Get Your Roll On,” “I Need a Hot Girl,” and “Neighborhood Superstar,” during which the act was joined by Big Tymers' Mannie Fresh and Birdman, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Watch the performances here.
This year's Lil WeezyAna Fest also featured solo performances from Juvenile, who brought down the house with “Back That Azz Up,” and BG, who delivered “Bling Bling.”
During his solo performance, Lil Wayne once again spoke about being snubbed for the Super Bowl halftime showexpressing his disappointment at being overlooked in favor of Kendrick Lamar.
“I told myself I wanted to be on that stage in front of my mom, and I worked my ass off for that position. It was ripped away from me, but this moment right here… they can't take this away from me,” the rapper told the crowd at the Smoothie King Center.
Wayne previously teased the Hot Boys reunion on X (formerly Twitter) in September. Earlier this year, rumors started swirling when Juvenile hinted at a performance at Essence Fest in New Orleans and mentioned the group was working on a new album.
“Hot Boys is back together, man. What you talkin' about putting the Hot Boys back together? Show y'all ain't keeping up with sh–,” he said on Instagram Live in May. “Turk is gonna be with me tonight, I'm gonna be with BG next week. Me, Wayne, Turk and BG, all of us gonna be on stage in New Orleans with Mannie Fresh and Birdman. And we already started working on a Hot Boys album. Any other f—ing questions? Keep on asking' put the Hot Boys together. Have some f—in' patience.”
Despite the hype, fans were disappointed when the anticipated reunion at Essence Fest did not occur; while Birdman, Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, and BG took the stage together, Wayne opted for a solo set afterward, and Turk was absent.
The Hot Boys' last album was 2003' Let 'Em Burn.
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