Like Father Like Son

Birdman & Lil Wayne

2006

On Like Father Like Son, the mentor/pupil relationship between Birdman and Wayne is explored in a more Father/Son interpretation. Keeping with the theme of the album, Like Father, Like Son opens with a father in the role of the head of an Italian Mafia Family giving candid advice to his son and possible successor. He explains the ropes of “the family business” aka the “game” aka how the family makes their money.

He bestows upon his son the basic principles of the family business that lead to success and wealth. In this speech he stresses the importance of both respect and loyalty. The same father-son dynamic is shared between Birdman and Lil Wayne as Birdman aka Baby is a sort of surrogate father of sorts to Lil Wayne.