Bangladesh Talks Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot"

We interview the "Milli" producer about the making of Weezy's latest smash.

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Earlier this week, Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot," the presumed first single to Tha Carter IV, set the Internet on fire. The song has made quite a splash because it has Weezy firing on all cylinders and dubbing himself Young Tunafish while rhyming about everything from grammar ("I got through that sentence like a subject and a predicate"), to the G-code ("Real G's move in silence like lasagna"), and just about everything in-between. The song is even being branded as ""A Milli" on steroids." Earlier this year, when we did an epic list about The 100 Greatest Lil Wayne Songs, we listed "A Milli" at number one. We stand by our decision (commenters be dammed), but we're still pretty impressed with Weezy's latest outing. We called up the song's producer Bangladesh (who also produced "A Milli") to tell us about making the beat, how it was originally intended for T.I., and why he'll finally get paid for his work on "A Milli."

As Told to Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)

Bangladesh on the making of "6 Foot 7 Foot"...

"It was a simple transaction man. I actually made the beat back in like the summer time and I had it for a minute, but I didn't know who was worthy of the beat. My publisher, Juan Madrid, told me T.I was looking for something. But I'm kinda used to giving T.I music and not getting anything done out of it, so I wasn't really feeling the idea but I sent it to [Atlantic Records executive] Gee Roberson anyway. He immediately hit me and said, 'Wayne'll kill this beat. This is Wayne.' So I just let him navigate the situation and here we are. I think [Wayne] is at the top of his game. There could be a lot of other rappers on that beat that might not do it justice.

On getting paid for his work on "A Milli"...

"It's like 75%-85% there but the good thing is it's being handled. It's happening through my appointed person. So nah, no direct [conversations with Wayne or Baby]. I got an appointed person that's speaking with [Wayne and Baby] and my attorney. I've spoken [to them through him], but we ain't really got on the phone. I mean, we can get on the phone but I think everything has to really lighten up and clear out all the way. Everything is being taken care of so we can move on to other business. Sometimes you have to go extra routes to get what you need. That's why you have attorneys.

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