First off: Lil Wayne is some kind of a genius. There is nobody else in hip-hop with his ability to conjure up bizarre images from nothing--his skill in wordplay is unmatched. The problem, like with many geniuses, is he seemingly has no ability to distinguish between quality and subpar work: he just lets it all flow out of him as it comes and the rest of us have to try to pick out the good stuff from the bad. This mixtape is a nearly two hour-long tribute to Weezy's genius and madness, and you're just as likely to be amazed as you are to be bored. There are tracks so tight they could have fit on a regular album ("Walk It Out") and Wayne ranting for ten minutes over a minimalistic beat ("Outro"). If you're the type who likes his albums to be immaculate objects without flaw, then stay far away, but if you don't mind sitting through some boredom, then this won't seem too bad. Me I'm not really the type to sit through stuff like
Self-Portrait and
Sandanista! even though I'm a big fan of both Bob Dylan and the Clash, so this album's appeal is fairly limited for me. But if you like Wayne, this is nothing less than his brain torn out and spread out over two hours of music. Beware.
MY RATING:
5.6
Lil Wayne - "Swizzy (Remix)"
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