New York, NY – Fat Joe was a recent guest on Ebro’s Beats 1 Radio show, where he opened up about his thoughts on the newer generation rappers. In particular, he talked about Lil Uzi Vert, who he�refers to as a “bad version Lil Wayne.”

“You hear all these little kids now who doing�Hip Hop music,” he tells Ebro. “Those is all Lil Wayne�s flows. Every last one.�Lil Uzi is a bad version Lil Wayne. It’s not as good as Lil Wayne. Just to be honest with you. And he�s good and I like his songs.”

He adds, “Lil Uzi, I got nothing but love for you. He ain�t as good as Lil Wayne. That�s impossible. Lil Wayne was considered � he�s one the greatest. He�s a G.O.A.T. Not only that, he was lyrically considered the best rapper on earth for a couple years. Lil Uzi Vert ain�t going to get that. It�s with no disrespect because I like Lil Uzi Vert and I like a lot his records. I cannot front. I actually bought his album.”

Ebro replies, “It�s a good album. Yo, the album�s really good,” to which Joe says, “It�s a good album. It�s a good album. I don�t want to take it disrespectful in no way, but Lil Wayne is Lil Wayne. That�s different.”

From there, Ebro goes on to tease the Terror Squad/D.I.T.C. vet about “shitting” on Lil Uzi, but Joe insists,�“I didn�t shit on Lil Uzi. I can�t say how much I appreciate him. I�m just saying Lil Wayne inspired generations music.”

Elsewhere in the episode, which also features Dre the production duo Cool & Dre, Joe discusses his new single “Pick It Up,”�the Grammy Awards, Cardi B�s success and his previous release, �So Excited.�

The full episode airs on Wednesday (January 24) at 4 p.m. EST on Beats 1.