Bells (Lil Wayne song)

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"Bells"
Song by Lil Wayne
from the album Tha Carter VI
ReleasedJune 6, 2025 (2025-06-06)
Genre Hip hop
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lil Wayne
  • Manny G

"Bells" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne from his fourteenth studio album Tha Carter VI . It was co-written and produced by Manny Galvez. It contains an interpolation of "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J. The song peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.

Contents

At his Madison Square Garden performance, Wayne brought out LL Cool J to perform "Rock the Bells". [1] [2]

Critical reception

Paul Attard of Slant Magazine called it "clumsy interpolation" of LL Cool J's classic song. [3] Fred Thomas of AllMusic was more positive, where the old school hip-hop track helps in "refitting the beat with Wayne's stream-of-consciousness, rapid-fire bars." [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bells"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 18

References

  1. ↑ Alston, Trey (June 7, 2025). "Watch Lil Wayne Bring Out LL Cool J During 'Carter VI' Concert at Madison Square Garden". Complex Networks . Archived from the original on June 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ Saponara, Michael (June 7, 2025). "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' Tour Setlist: Every Song From the First Show". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Attard, Paul (June 9, 2025). "Lil Wayne 'Tha Carter VI' Review: An Unfocused and Indifferent Victory Lap". Slant Magazine . Archived from the original on June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Fred (June 10, 2025). "Tha Carter VI Review by Fred Thomas". AllMusic . Archived from the original on June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
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