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Lil Wayne STUNS Knicks Rapper Lil Dee LIVE on WFAN! | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle

WFAN Daily

Audacy

Sports

3.8794 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle welcomed rising Brooklyn rapper Lil Dee (Danny James) to WFAN to perform his Knicks anthem ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. But what started as a freestyle session turned into an unforgettable moment when Craig surprised Lil Dee with a phone call from none other than hip-hop legend Lil Wayne!

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0:00.0

Let me surprise everybody, as you know, tonight's game on New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs.

0:06.0

And there's this kid that, it's funny, I didn't realize I met him when he was like six or seven years old.

0:13.0

Back in the day, I used to have a foundation for kids with Tourette's and we had a big charity softball game with celebrities and whatnot.

0:20.0

Out of MCU park,

0:21.1

I don't know what it's called now, where the Brooklyn Cyclones play, right?

0:24.7

And this kid went to the game with his pops, and I came up and met me,

0:29.8

I took a picture of them, and I've just seen that picture about an hour ago.

0:34.1

And I'm like, don't tell me, that's the kid that's coming into rap today.

0:37.5

So aside from that, I've been seeing lately on social media that there was this little kid

0:43.6

kind of cocky kid. You know, freestyle rapping in all five boroughs.

0:49.0

Yeah. Like give him a beat at a microphone and he was killing it. And I noticed them. I didn't

0:54.1

think much of it, but I was like, that kid's got some balls and that kid's got the skills. I can't do that. You can't do that. I cannot. This kid can do it. So he gave himself to name Little D. His name is Danny. Little D is now an adult. A young adult at that, but an adult. And he's blown up, and he put together a little Nick's rap.

1:13.4

So let me introduce to many of you for the very first time.

1:16.0

Don't play the music yet.

1:17.5

Little Dee.

1:18.1

Dee, how you doing, buddy?

1:18.9

Doing great, man.

1:19.6

It's great to be here with you, man.

1:21.0

That's what I'm talking about.

1:22.1

A full circle moment right here.

1:23.8

Now, do you remember taking that picture with me?

1:25.8

Yeah, you know what? I called my dad yesterday when I knew I was going to come up here and do this.

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