According to our family over at Nah Right , Weezy is considering hanging up his microphone after his latest album is released. “I’m bowing out still on top,” he says. “I’ma make y’all want me when I retire. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Nooo!’ I ain’t leaving out this bitch when y’all be like, ‘Yeah, […]
Lil’ Wayne’s comedic journey to jail
The attempt to send Lil’ Wayne to jail has been amusing to watch. First, Wayne decided that he needed to prep for a year in jail by shooting nine videos in one weekend. That way we’ll all see a lot of the tear-tatooed rapper even when he’s serving time. But that wasn’t enough. Before he […]
M.I.A’s Grammy performance with the ‘Rap Pack’
At the Grammy’s a few nights ago, a very pregnant M.I.A. performed. In fact, it was actually her due date! In the words of Queen Latifah, this was a hip hop ‘rap pack’. Yes, that was a Latifah play on the ‘rat pack’ nickname. Still, it’s not everyday you’ll see M.I.A, Jay-Z, Kanye, TI and […]
Lil’ Wayne disappoints me, but may school Kanye
Lil’ Wayne has decided that his next venture needs to be into the realm of rock music. The album, titled Rebirth, has been getting surprisingly good press so far. The first two singles (Prom Queen and Hot Revolver) have been getting all kinds of love from Pitchfork. Pitchfork, quite frankly, is the last site I […]
Busta Rhymes in trouble for Middle East ignorance
Raise your hands if you’ve heard of Busta’s new track. If you haven’t, you’ll hear about it soon. This thing is catching fire, and not for good reasons. First of all, having a track with a chorus that says “We’re getting A-rab money” is just silly. Second, if you’re going to do it, at least […]
Everyone and their mother covers M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”
Seriously, it’s a phenomena I didn’t even really see coming unti this post by SepiaMutiny. All of a sudden I could see it everywhere. Honestly, M.I.A’s supposedly social-commentary-laced track Paper Planes has been really getting a lot of attention lately. First up there’s a Lil Wayne remix, which is just awful. Then there’s Rihanna: Rihanna […]
Lil Wayne has a new job
This is barely worthy of 4080 News, but it’s at least a little entertaining. Apparently Lil Wayne just got hired to blog for ESPN. That’s right, Weezy will now be serenading you with his ridiculous opinions about all things sports-related. As you can see here, he’s all over the place. And frankly, it’s not all […]
Lil’ Wayne Feels The Love
Lil’ Wayne has been getting mad love recently. The CBC, Canada’s venerable national news service, compared his newest album, Tha Carter III, to “the 1990s opuses of 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G. and OutKast – mega-selling, landmark releases that altered the course of rap music.” Diddy has called him the “best youngest rapper alive” and Jay-Z […]