Key Takeaways:

• Lil Wayne paused his Kansas City live performance to shout out Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement.
• The rapper referenced Swift’s “Cardigan” and coined the couple “Traylor” throughout his onstage second.
• Wayne’s tribute highlights the rising intersection of hip hop, sports activities, and popular culture.

Lil Wayne couldn’t depart Kansas City with out congratulating Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. On Tuesday (Aug. 26), whereas performing on the T-Mobile Center for his “Tha Carter VI Tour,” he paused his set to salute the newly engaged couple.

“I’m wearing spirit,” the rapper stated, earlier than pointing to his black cardigan, a wink to Swift’s beloved “Cardigan” from Folklore. He shouted, “In the spirit of my man Travis and my girl, you already know Taylor. Traylor! That’s what we call them. Congratulations.”

Apparently, Wayne had just a few Swifties within the constructing to assist him have a good time the large information. Take a have a look at the clip beneath.

Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs star made it official with a joint Instagram announcement, displaying off their floral backyard proposal. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” she joked within the caption. The Swifties and celebs alike reacted, with Donald Trump, music/pop/gracie-abrams-congratulate-taylor-swift-engagement-kelce-1236052758/”>Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, and others chiming in.

Of course, it wasn’t way back that Wayne had less-than-flattering phrases for Kelce’s staff. Back in January, after the Chiefs’ 23-14 win over the Houston Texans, he vented on X: “I hate the cheating azz Chiefs.” In one other submit, he added, “It’s not even impressive when [you] cheat and then clearly try to cheat. Just win, baby.”

Travis and his brother, Jason Kelce, reacted to the submit just a few days in a while their “New Heights” podcast. “Lil Wayne [penned], ‘I hate the cheating azz Chiefs.’ So an a** with two z’s,” Jason joked. The three-time Super Bowl champion hilariously responded, “Shout out to Tunechi, man.”

The “Tha Carter VI Tour” is slated to wrap up in October. As Rap-Up previously reported, Wayne needed to cancel his Toronto present earlier this month as a result of an “unforeseen illness.” A press release from the Budweiser Stage learn, “As his followers know, he loves placing on nothing wanting the very best performances for many who come out, and he was so excited for this one.”