Lil’ Wayne has been getting mad love recently. The CBC, Canada’s venerable national news service, his newest album, , to “the 1990s opuses of 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G. and OutKast – mega-selling, landmark releases that altered the course of rap music.” has called him the “best youngest rapper alive” and has annointed the New Orleans emcee his heir apparent: “As I share mic time with my heir/Young Carter, go farher, go further, go harder” Hov raps on “Mr. Carter”, a track on Tha Carter III.
So is Lil’ Wayne actually that good? To be honest, I’m not sure. I can’t remember ever seriously listening to any of his music. All of this positive coverage has piqued my interested, though, and as soon as I get my hands on a copy I’ll post a review.
In the meantime, head on over to to listen to some bonus tracks.
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Apparently NPR doesn’t love this album all that much: