Lil Wayne Best Rapper Alive For Time Magazine
By Jamie on Jul 20, 2008 in Lil Wayne | | ||
Lil Wayne Best Rapper Alive For Time Magazine - Move over Jay-Z,Lil Wayne has been named that best rapper alive by Time magazine.
Tha Carter III which is Wayne’s sixth studio album has already gone 2x Platinum in only one month after its release.Here is what the mag said about the rapper:
If the charts are to be believed, his goodwill has been repaid many times over. Of course, it helps that Tha Carter III is one of the best albums of the year. It’s a pop play–and smelling it, everyone from Jay-Z to Robin Thicke jumped on board with contributions–but it’s still weird enough to sound like underground Lil Wayne. His wordplay can be thrilling (”My picture should be in the dictionary next to the definition of definition”), and no other rapper finds as much joy in rhyming; “in the way,” “everyday,” “what we say,” “cliché,” “Andre 3K,” “sensei” is a typical string from Dr. Carter, his prescription for what ails rap. But the impact owes more to his delivery than to his wit. Wayne isn’t afraid to sound bizarre. On Phone Home, he rhymes like E.T., and throughout, he stammers, intentionally misses beats and defies most of the rules of contemporary rap. On DontGetIt, over a sample of Nina Simone’s Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, he tells a life story that veers into an indictment of drug laws and finishes some 1,200 words and 10 minutes later by dismissing Al Sharpton with a theatricality even the good Reverend would have to appreciate.
Wayne claims his rhymes are stream of consciousness, but even if they aren’t, they sound as though they’re hitting the air for the first time, unfolding with an electricity that’s–forbid the sacrilege–Dylanesque. Redd Foxx would probably dig ‘em too.
In other words,Nas,Luda,and 50 can retire and sell shoes.
Lil' Wayne's #1 FAN | Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
I didn’t believe the rumor when I first heard it, I thought that it was very low of someone 2 start a rumor like that bcause that’s an innocent child who jus so happens 2 have a famous Father who a lot of people ENVY! So Lil’ Wayne boo and Reginae keep ya’ll head WAY UP and keep lookn down on the haters! Ur 4eva #1 FAN!