Linkin Park singer Mike Shinoda recently participated in an interview with MAEKAN magazine.

In his conversation, Mike complimented Lil Wayne by calling him “such a talent” and praised his new album Tha Carter V.

You can read exactly what Shinoda said about Wayne after the jump below. Click here to read his full interview with MAEKAN!

“Lil Wayne came out with his record. Personally, I’m sure there were some stories to be had about some of the drama with his label and lawsuits and some of his past. I’m sure that stuff was out there. I actually didn’t hear very much of it, but I heard the record came out, I think he’s great, I went and listened to the record and I’m like: ‘Wow, he’s just such a talent.’ And it was a beautiful experience listening to the record, I was very excited about it, and I think he’s great. I really appreciate what he does.”