Marles challenged me to put up some hot Lil Wayne shit to convert him, so here I am. I tried to get songs from a variety of his albums and mixtapes in the last few years to get a well-rounded scope of what he has to offer.
Show Me What You Got - If you have never been a fan, listen to this before anything else. Wayne absolutely kills this beat, and outshines Jay, Game, AZ, and anyone else who tried to flow over it. If you can't get into this at all, then just stop right here, because this is probably Wayne at his most impressive.
B.M. JR - From his first Carter album, this isn't as well developed as his later stuff but the first verse is still very impressive.
Hustler Musik - From Carter II...more of an impressive showcase of how his emotion and determination shines through the song than anything. This song is an anthem...someone on okayplayer called it his version of "Can I Live."
Georgia...Bush/Ambitionz -From Dedication 2, his mixtape with DJ Drama. The first part has him rapping about Katrina over the Ludacris "Georgia" beat, without a doubt the most introspective and political he's ever gotten. The second part just has him going off over Tupac's "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" beat for around four straight minutes.
Upgrade U -Again, he just goes off on the Beyonce beat for four minutes...some crazy lines/flows on this one.
Something You Forgot - Not too many people liked the leak Carter 3 sessions, but I actually enjoyed them. This was probably the best song on the whole album, a song lamenting his relationship with Trina (? I believe) over a Heart sample.
I don't know why I like Wayne so much or why he's as popular as he is. It's probably a combination of things...his lyricism, charisma, hunger and dedication probably all add to it. Wayne is far from the best rapper alive but he is definitely one of the easiest to listen to. In a day when everyone hates popular music because of ringtone rappers and one-hit wonders, Wayne has a passion that is nearly unrivaled in rap. Even if this passion results in quantity over quality (as with all Cash Money releases past and present), Wayne's mixtapes are still better than most rappers albums.
So...listen to these tracks objectively and enjoy/judge/respond accordingly.
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