Lil Wayne's 'Uproar' Video Is A Party So Proper Shiggy Had To Be There

Lil Wayne was one of the stars of the BET Hip Hop Awards earlier this week. Accepting the I Am Hip Hop trophy while in the ceremony, Weezy took time out to thank the off-duty policeman who saved his life right after a suicide attempt at age 12. The result was a resounding round of applause as well as a standing O from the crowd (including folks like Busta Rhymes).


With all that in mind, it's good to know that A) Tha Carter V has been out there for nearly a month right now, and B) Wayne's latest video for "Uproar" is a celebratory affair, complete with appearances by Swizz Beatz and by the maker of all things celebratory, Shiggy. It's the #UproarChallenge, y'all. Join in.


When the album dropped in late September, the challenge went wide, so it only made sense that the song's video would capture the experience. And with Wayne's smiling face and plenty of dancers ecstatically making the song's electricity come to life, it's a genuine celebration indeed.


That tenor makes sense given the piled-up legal battles that prevented Tha Carter V from being released for about four years. In an interview on The Tonight Show earlier this month, Weezy elaborated a little on how the troubles sidelined his creativity.


"I'm so into what I'm doing daily, meaning my craft, that Once I have to go also far into something else, I put somebody else in charge of it," he mentioned. Once there's somebody else that was in charge of it messes up, then everything blows up. That's how everything blew up. We just needed the debris to clear."


In the "Uproar" video, there's not a trace of debris to noticed. Plus it feels good. Check out the clip above.