Lizzo’s new mixtape, ‘MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING,’ signals a bold return to her rap foundation. Hear how she channels Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne.

You’re moving like Wayne. I was calling myself “Lizzo Wayne.” [Laughs.] What many people may not know is that you first started out in a rap group, Cornrow Clique.

This is Lizzo Wayne fully realized: Funny, stylish, technically sharp, and deeply rooted in Southern rap bravado. The viral rollout and her public clash with TikTok over the video’s audio muting ...