It's hard, if not impossible to find a rapper that has been more hyped than Lil' Wayne the last year and a half or so. In fact i'm sure that he is easily in the top 3 of illegal downloads in that time frame. But it has not always been like that. I remember in his early Cash Money days, he wasn't really the one that stuck out from the New Orleans family. His rap skills were so so, and he looked somewhat silly. So what has changed?
Well a lot really. He's still not the greatest rapper alive, although he would like to think so, but he is a lot more solid. The signs were already there on "Tha Carter II". His rhymes have improved greatly, but more importantly, he has found a style that is uniquely his own. The weird mix of him on cough syrup rapping through auto-tune/melodyne, creates an effect that is unmistakably Lil' Wayne.
Another important thing, is the swagger he has grown into over the last couple of years, since the succes of "Tha Carter II". He knows he's different and has started embracing it, instead of opposing it, he has now turned it into an advantage.
Therefor i never doubted it's authenticity, when the possible cover for his upcoming album "Tha Carter III", leaked last week. It looks so crazy that it can only be true. And that was confirmed, when i found it on the sales pages of the danish Universal office.
You've gotta love it... and while we're at it, the video for the single "Lollipop" is no less outrageous. It fits the craziness of the song perfectly. Start hatin'!
You've gotta love it... and while we're at it, the video for the single "Lollipop" is no less outrageous. It fits the craziness of the song perfectly. Start hatin'!
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