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On "Mr. Carter", the second track off Lil' Wayne's remarkable new album Tha Carter III, Wayne compares himself to the likes of legendary rappers like Tupac, Biggie, Andre 3000, and Jay-Z (who guests on the track). But the props he delivers himself isn't necessarily just a way of tooting his own horn (though it definitely does that as well), but rather it calls out the other rappers of this generation practically begging for someone to step up to Wayne's level. It's a fair call out, who else out there is near this level of skill? Who can flow a beat like Wayne? Drop a line like Wayne? Put it to a beat like Wayne does? Kanye? Ghostface? Both are older then Lil' Wayne, so who is there really that can step up to the heights Lil' Wayne is reaching for? No one that's who and that's why it fits this beast of an album.At this point Lil' Wayne has attained a level that few other rappers can aspire to these days. Just the writing of this review is proof of that. Honestly, how many rap reviews have you seen on this site? Not too many, but even I'm listening to what Lil' Wayne is dropping on us and that's the point. There's no one Wayne's age that's doing it like he does and throughout Tha Carter III he rips it up and spits it out. It's a sick album for sure, but it's so much sicker thanks to the fact that no one else can match it. But that's enough about the legacy that Lil' Wayne is building, let's get to why it is that way for a beat here.
With an all-star cast of producers and guest MC's Lil' Wayne is pulling A-list talent and slaughtering them all over the place. He let's Jay-Z pop onto "Mr. Carter" and promptly slaughters him with his rhymes. Same for Busta Rhymes, Julez Santana, and many more, while the producers are more or less pushed to the background with more understated beats and samples allowing Wayne to be the shinning star throughout the album. And never once does Lil' Wayne falter. His rhymes are sharp and biting, whether he's rapping about the game or women, his flow changes up more then your girl changes her mind, and he fits every beat perfectly. It works perfectly over each of the album's 16-tracks, and I'm sure it would have worked for longer if Wayne wanted it to.
For years now Wayne has been piling up the accolades with both his studio albums and his mixtapes, but on Tha Carter III Lil' Wayne finally reaches up and starts to transform himself into a world wide star. Perhaps, that's the most fitting comparison to the other greats Wayne likens himself to, but it also fits in the fact that he has become a tremendous and tireless rapper like everyone else he names. After this there really is no other rap album to look forward to this year, it's sad, but it may just be the truest testament to Lil' wayne.
Lil' Wayne (feat. Jay-Z) - "Mr. Carter"
Lil' Wayne (feat. T-Pain) - "Got Money"
Lil' Wayne - "Shoot Me Down"
Lil' Wayne (feat. Brisco & Busta Rhymes) - "La La"
3 comments:
"but it may just be the truest testament to Lil' wayne"
or your lack of interest in hip hop beyond what your average indie blogger is talking about... ziiing/no joke.
That's really not that true. I listen to a lot of hip-hop, but for the most part it's garbage so I don't write about it.
"He let's Jay-Z pop onto "Mr. Carter" and promptly slaughters him with his rhymes." Thats pretty ironic considering that I think Jay was as good if not better than Wayne on this track. Wayne follows Jay's tight, focused bars with weak free association rhymes. and "his" rhymes? you do know that wayne "borrows" a quarter of a jay-z verse at the very end of the song right? just checking. For an album better than C3, look at Wale's mixtape for nothing. beats aren't as good but his lyrics are much better than waynes
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