Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Review
One of the most anticipated albums of 2011 was Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV". The question on everybody's mind was could it top the critically acclaimed "Tha Carter III" that sold a million copies in the first week of release three years ago. The disappointing reality is no, it did not.
Lil Wayne was a force to be reckoned in 2006 and 2007, releasing hundreds of songs over the internet via mixtapes. He released "Da Drought 3" mixtape which can be argued is when Wayne started to step into the spotlight, he continued his "Dedication" mixtape brand which fans have grown to love, and went nuts on his "No Ceilings" mixtape all in the build up to the release of his "Carter III" album. But since the release of the platinum "Carter III" things have gone down hill for Lil Wayne. He spent eight months behinds bars during the height of his career, he stopped releasing mixtapes and songs as frequently, and he also tried to use his talents to make a rock/rap album which was a failure commercially.
Weezy doesn't have the same intensity, isn't lyrically as sharp, and doesn't seem like he's as hungry as he was before he was a big name in the music industry but all that aside "Tha Carter IV" is a fairly good album to the average listener.
Highlights of the album: "6 Foot 7 Foot" (the follow up to "A Milli" off of "Tha Carter III") which offers a heavy beat, banging bass, and machine gun spray rapping. He raps "Life is a b*tch and death is her sister, sleep is the cousin, what a f*ckin' family picture" which shows Wayne still has the creativity the average rapper does not. "She Will" which features Drake on the chorus is a club banger which will definitely get a lot of air time on the radio. "Megaman" which takes a different approach by not using a chorus which compliments the song well, has a hard hitting beat and lots of bass, and is filled with metaphors similes and puns, for example Weezy raps "My n*ggas got that ammo, we jack son then light up the L, Samuel."
Songs that downplay the album: "How to Love" a sappy pop love song which is totally out of Wayne's character which seems was only down for radio play and publicity. "How to Hate" which features T-pain, is a song about a relationship which didn't workout, it's filled with auto-tune and is just hard to listen to without changing the song really quickly.
Overall "Tha Carter IV' serves up as a good appetizer but fans were hoping for the main course. The hype on this album was so high that it was even heard for the genius Lil Wayne to make something that would live up to expectations. Though "Tha Carter IV" lacks the personality and content it's predecessor had it's still a fun listen for anyone enjoy witty rap. I give this album a solid 3 out of 5.
Lil Wayne was a force to be reckoned in 2006 and 2007, releasing hundreds of songs over the internet via mixtapes. He released "Da Drought 3" mixtape which can be argued is when Wayne started to step into the spotlight, he continued his "Dedication" mixtape brand which fans have grown to love, and went nuts on his "No Ceilings" mixtape all in the build up to the release of his "Carter III" album. But since the release of the platinum "Carter III" things have gone down hill for Lil Wayne. He spent eight months behinds bars during the height of his career, he stopped releasing mixtapes and songs as frequently, and he also tried to use his talents to make a rock/rap album which was a failure commercially.
Weezy doesn't have the same intensity, isn't lyrically as sharp, and doesn't seem like he's as hungry as he was before he was a big name in the music industry but all that aside "Tha Carter IV" is a fairly good album to the average listener.
Highlights of the album: "6 Foot 7 Foot" (the follow up to "A Milli" off of "Tha Carter III") which offers a heavy beat, banging bass, and machine gun spray rapping. He raps "Life is a b*tch and death is her sister, sleep is the cousin, what a f*ckin' family picture" which shows Wayne still has the creativity the average rapper does not. "She Will" which features Drake on the chorus is a club banger which will definitely get a lot of air time on the radio. "Megaman" which takes a different approach by not using a chorus which compliments the song well, has a hard hitting beat and lots of bass, and is filled with metaphors similes and puns, for example Weezy raps "My n*ggas got that ammo, we jack son then light up the L, Samuel."
Songs that downplay the album: "How to Love" a sappy pop love song which is totally out of Wayne's character which seems was only down for radio play and publicity. "How to Hate" which features T-pain, is a song about a relationship which didn't workout, it's filled with auto-tune and is just hard to listen to without changing the song really quickly.
Overall "Tha Carter IV' serves up as a good appetizer but fans were hoping for the main course. The hype on this album was so high that it was even heard for the genius Lil Wayne to make something that would live up to expectations. Though "Tha Carter IV" lacks the personality and content it's predecessor had it's still a fun listen for anyone enjoy witty rap. I give this album a solid 3 out of 5.