![]() This trilogy consisted essentially in a clever project of self-mythologizing,Īlbums were full of repetitive songs that simply braggedĪbout his gangsta persona, his life sex, his money and, last but unfortunately Lollipop (the song that popularized the autotune device)Īnd Got Money (not far from neosoul and synth-pop). The poppy A Milli (with the feverish beat largely created with a voice fragment),ģ Peat, one of his most visceral raps (over an eerie organ-driven soundscape created by Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks), Tha Mobb (produced by the Heatmakerz, the duo of Rsonist Gregory "Rsonist" Green and Sean "Thrilla" Thomas),įireman (produced by Doe Boyz, the duo of Bigram "DVLP" Zayas and Matthew "Filthy" Delgiorno), the single that popularized his free-association lyrics,Īnd even the languid Shooter (a collaboration with blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter Robin Thicke) Īnd on the just a little shorter Tha Carter III (2008), a chart-toppingĪlbum that contains the duet Mr Carter with Jay-Z, That feels like a nostalgic tribute to funk-soul of the 1970s,īest Rapper Alive (produced by Derrick "Bigg D" Baker), Hustler Musik (produced by Tristan "T-Mix" Jones), On the 22-song Tha Carter II (2005), containing ![]() ![]() Go DJ (Lil Wayne's signature song of that era), This is the Carter, BM Jr and Cash Money Millionaires and on the more commercial follow-ups: Lil Wayne reinvented himself as an eloquent and grandiose rapper on Tha Carter (2004), a 21-song monolith, again produced by Mannie Fresh who is the real brain behind That disposed of written lyrics and turned towards an improvised stream of consciousness. Meanwhile, Lil Wayne had started the series of "Sqad Up" mixtapes that culminated with SQ7 (2003), containing the epic 35-minute rap 10000 Bars Posturing like the typical southern gangsta-rapper but mostly relying on the beats of Mannie Fresh. Get It How U Live (1997) and Guerrilla Warfare (1999) producedīy one of the great hip-hop magicians of the time, Mannie Fresh (Byron Thomas).ĭebuted solo with Tha Block Is Hot (1999), The master of diction and free-form rapping was New Orleans'Ī former member of the Hot Boys, a quartet that released the ![]() Lil Wayne: I Am Not a Human Being II (2013), 3/10 Lil Wayne: I Am Not a Human Being (2010), 4/10 ![]() ( Copyright © 2013 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use) Lil Wayne: biography, discography, review, links ![]()
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