In today's music industry, many artists have become clinically prolific. At just over 79 minutes in length, it's made evident that the length would actually be just over 89 minutes if a CD could hold 90 minutes' worth of music. Mack Maine confirms that Lil Wayne has three new albums on the way, with two of them being collaborative projects. ![]() To beat that dead horse one more time, the album is far too long and not concerned enough with the quality control, despite including more than enough bright spots to keep the followers following. The album and its two follow-ups featured contributions from the other members of Hot Boys. The Block is Hot which went straight into the album charts at number 3 and earned him a Source magazine award nomination for Best New Artist. Mannie Fresh's stout production is in effect as ever, and to the MC's credit, the rhymes are less measured and are all the better for it. Carter decided to go it alone and at 17, recorded his debut solo album. Although much has been made about Wayne's growth and new world view, there's about as much change as you'd expect from a Southern rap star who has been in the public eye from his late teens to his twenties. The title actually refers to Lil Wayne's actual last name (hint: it isn't Wayne), in addition to referencing the apartments run by Wesley Snipes' character in New Jack City. ![]() It would be easy to read too much into the title of Lil Wayne's fourth album, especially in light of a mixtape (cunningly titled The Prefix) that preceded this, which featured the MC over a handful of tracks off Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's Black Album.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |