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Morgan Wallen, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross

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Key Takeaways:

• The “Miami” remix brings collectively Morgan Wallen, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross in a genre-bending country-rap collaboration.
• The observe samples Keith Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy” and consists of lyrical nods to Trina, Will Smith and Trick Daddy.
• Wallen’s previous Hip Hop collaborations embrace work with Lil Durk and Moneybagg Yo, plus a cameo in Drake’s “You Broke My Heart” music video.

Morgan Wallen is again in Hip Hop’s orbit. This time, he referred to as on Lil Wayne and Rick Ross for the official remix to his single “Miami,” a standout from his May album, I’m The Problem. The unlikely trio united throughout style strains, making a collaboration that blends Wallen’s nation roots with two of rap’s most influential voices. Both Lil Wayne and Ross introduced heavyweight verses to the Southern-tinged ballad.

The track, which samples Keith Whitley’s 1985 basic, “Miami, My Amy,” was produced by Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi. The remix gave it new life, with Weezy and Rozay delivering verses that leaned into luxurious, heartbreak and hustle. Wallen first teased the collaboration during a Miami tour stop earlier this month, swapping his typical walkout music for a preview of the remix. “It seemed like it could use a rapper on there,” he mentioned throughout a sit-down on “This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von” again in April. “It wouldn’t be surprising if we got a remix and did that once it’s out.”

Lil Wayne wasted no time name-dropping Will Smith, Trick Daddy and Uncle Luke in a verse that references yacht events, South Beach indulgence and a misplaced engagement with a sure peer. “Me and Trina almost got married, s**t,” he raps. Rick Ross pulls up with bars about wealth and legacy: “Cry once, not twice / Really hurt when my dad passed,” he rhymes, including emotional depth to a verse draped in designer luggage and Corvette convertibles. Essentially, they gave “Miami” a avenue, sun-drenched makeover.

This isn’t Wallen’s first rap collab. In 2022, he topped the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart with Lil Durk on “Broadway Girls” and later linked with the Chicago rapper once more for “Stand By Me.” He’s additionally labored with Moneybagg Yo on “WHISKEY WHISKEY” and made a cameo in Drake’s 2023 “You Broke My Heart” music video. Drizzy later returned the favor by guest-walking Wallen out on tour in Houston.