xydrok
03-02-2010, 07:33 PM
For those who didnt get a chance to see it on my Facebook.
Imagine Justin Timberlake attempting a rap album.. Now imagine John Cena attempting to star in a Martin Scorsese film. Now, imagine RPG icons Square Enix attempting to make a sports game. They probably could attempt it if they honestly wanted to, but that does not mean they should. Those analogies are essentially the equivalent of what rap megastar Lil’ Wayne is attempting on his rock debut, Rebirth.
I used to be a die hard Lil’ Wayne fan in the days of 500 Degreez to Tha Carter II. then the Disappointing Tha Carter III came out and I felt the quality of his music has decreased since then. The recent mixtape No Ceilings restored some of my faith in him, however, this little, often pushed-back-then-leaked-2-months-early nugget of garbage made me officially revoke my status as a Weezy fan for good.
Fun Fact: unless he's taken lessons since 2009, Lil Wayne does not know how to play the guitar.
American Star: on the opening track, Lil Wayne attempts to channel Kid Rock, and postures himself as a “Dope boy with a guitar”. guest vocals from Young Money singer Shanell. don’t worry, you’ll be hearing a lot of her throughout this album. The instrumental isn’t too bad, but Wayne’s super-autotuned vocals ruin it, as with many of the tracks on this album.
Prom Queen: Yes, the single from last year that you’ve either grown to love or hate is on here. On this song, Mr. Carter attempts to replicate whiny nu-metal lyrics, only to make them even MORE petty than the usual Limp Bizkit angst. “♥♥♥♥ed around and turned me down, cause she didn’t think I could play the part, but now the prom queen, prom queen, is sitting outside my door”. as with American Star, the instrumental is okay, and the guitar solo is fine, but Wayne’s distortion and inability to sing drown out most of the song.
Ground Zero: on this song, Wayne attempts to pay homage to the Beastie Boys, and it turns out to be somewhat listenable, but the lyrics fall flat, with such gems as “say my name baby, pull my hair, and imma ♥♥♥♥ you like a bull I swear, I gotta lot of love that I could just share, I gotta lot of drugs that I COULD JUST SHARE!”
Da Da Da: A shameful attempt at Fall Out Boy-esque pop rock, Lil Wayne chants near-unintelligible lyrics with over distorted vocals, and relies on the instrumental to carry him over an extremely dumb chorus, which is the title of the song. At least he finally RAPS on this song at the end, which doesn’t really save it at all, since it’s a pretty bland verse.
Paradice: Oh Dear God. Basically the only way to describe this song is Wayne’s attempt at a Lighter/Cell Phone-waving rock ballad. He wails over distortion and autotune once again about the chase of fame, and how the world isn’t perfect, yelling “OH NO THIS AINT PARADISE” in the least melodic voice I’ve ever heard on a serious record.
Get A Life: Possibly the worst track on the album. On this song, Wayne chooses to sing about the most banal and overdone subjects in hip hop: Addressing the “haters”, and does so in that annoying growl-ish voice that we know him for , from many of his post-Carter III songs.
On Fire: FINALLY a bearable track. On this song, Wayne takes a sample from the Scarface soundtrack classic “She’s On Fire”, and producers Cool and Dre run with it. This is possibly the only song on the entire album where the autotuned vocals don’t sound out of place, as Lil Wayne lightly chants and harmonizes in the foreground.
Drop The World: The only truly worthwhile song on the album. Wayne (thankfully) forgoes the autotune and distortion and simply raps with a delivery between a soft calmness and aggression as he shouts in the chorus that he’s gonna “pick up the world and imma drop it on your f***ing head”. Then Eminem comes in on the last verse and completely annihilates the track with a verse similar to his guest appearance on Forever.
Runnin’: Another duet with Wayne and Shanell. Not too bad. Wayne spouts out his usual gun references and witty metaphors such as “Me and my gun, we took an oath together/said I will never die, if we both together/this is my testification/I’m the rain on their heads like precipitation”, over a Creed-ish riff, while Shanell sings out a decent chorus and angsty vocals on the 2nd verse and bridge.
One Way Trip: Wayne returns to rapping once again, for worse this time, with lame lyrics about his usual recent subject matter (nothing), “me and hate, that’s an odd couple/you n****s dumb you couldn’t pop bubbles/you can act stupid b****, I’m dumber/and T.Barker is my motherf***in’ drummer”. You heard right, Blink 182 drumming legend, and occasional hip hop remixer Travis Barker is apparently on the drums for this song. And the only actual rocker on Cash Money Records, Kevin Rudolf, produced the track and sings the chorus.
Knockout: I never thought I’d hear Lil Wayne go from making songs like Hustler Muzik and Tha Block Is Hot, to making pop rock, but here we go. It sounds like he took an instrumental from some early 00’s pop-punk band and decided to wail over it. The high point of the song is Young Money first lady Nicki Minaj, who thankfully swoops in for the chorus and the closing verse of the track.
The Price Is Wrong: anyone hoping for a song dedicated to a Bob Barker meme will sorely be disappointed. This is essentially Prom Queen Part II as Wayne spouts out more drivel about exes he had in school, in Wannabe punk fashion. Horrible choice for a closing song. such amazing and deep lyricism such as “we used to be the coolest couple back in high school, high school, my school, yeahyeahyeahyeah yeah yeah,, yeah/now she goin out with some n**** named Michael, okay, rifle, yeahyeahyeahyeah yeah yeah” ensues.
I’m sorry, I’m not hating but this album really is terrible. Wayne attempts to branch himself out to another genre but ultimately fails. It’s like he was trying to make his own version of 808’s and Heartbreak, but without Kanye West’s creativity, clear concept, or use of autotune to make it sound like he actually has vocal ability, instead of attempting to sound like an alien.
I will, however commend Cool and Dre, the J.U.S.T.I.C.E league, Kevin Rudolf, Travis Barker, Lil Wayne’s backing band, and the rest of the production crew that put in work on this album and pretty much carried Lil Wayne’s horrid attempts at vocals. Without them, this would most likely be the worst serious attempt at a music album I’ve ever heard. With them, it only becomes the worst album since Souljaboytellem.com. Nice try Mr Carter, you get an A for effort, but you need to stay in your lane. Good luck in prison for a year also, hopefully the inevitable Tha Carter IV will be a return to form.
Imagine Justin Timberlake attempting a rap album.. Now imagine John Cena attempting to star in a Martin Scorsese film. Now, imagine RPG icons Square Enix attempting to make a sports game. They probably could attempt it if they honestly wanted to, but that does not mean they should. Those analogies are essentially the equivalent of what rap megastar Lil’ Wayne is attempting on his rock debut, Rebirth.
I used to be a die hard Lil’ Wayne fan in the days of 500 Degreez to Tha Carter II. then the Disappointing Tha Carter III came out and I felt the quality of his music has decreased since then. The recent mixtape No Ceilings restored some of my faith in him, however, this little, often pushed-back-then-leaked-2-months-early nugget of garbage made me officially revoke my status as a Weezy fan for good.
Fun Fact: unless he's taken lessons since 2009, Lil Wayne does not know how to play the guitar.
American Star: on the opening track, Lil Wayne attempts to channel Kid Rock, and postures himself as a “Dope boy with a guitar”. guest vocals from Young Money singer Shanell. don’t worry, you’ll be hearing a lot of her throughout this album. The instrumental isn’t too bad, but Wayne’s super-autotuned vocals ruin it, as with many of the tracks on this album.
Prom Queen: Yes, the single from last year that you’ve either grown to love or hate is on here. On this song, Mr. Carter attempts to replicate whiny nu-metal lyrics, only to make them even MORE petty than the usual Limp Bizkit angst. “♥♥♥♥ed around and turned me down, cause she didn’t think I could play the part, but now the prom queen, prom queen, is sitting outside my door”. as with American Star, the instrumental is okay, and the guitar solo is fine, but Wayne’s distortion and inability to sing drown out most of the song.
Ground Zero: on this song, Wayne attempts to pay homage to the Beastie Boys, and it turns out to be somewhat listenable, but the lyrics fall flat, with such gems as “say my name baby, pull my hair, and imma ♥♥♥♥ you like a bull I swear, I gotta lot of love that I could just share, I gotta lot of drugs that I COULD JUST SHARE!”
Da Da Da: A shameful attempt at Fall Out Boy-esque pop rock, Lil Wayne chants near-unintelligible lyrics with over distorted vocals, and relies on the instrumental to carry him over an extremely dumb chorus, which is the title of the song. At least he finally RAPS on this song at the end, which doesn’t really save it at all, since it’s a pretty bland verse.
Paradice: Oh Dear God. Basically the only way to describe this song is Wayne’s attempt at a Lighter/Cell Phone-waving rock ballad. He wails over distortion and autotune once again about the chase of fame, and how the world isn’t perfect, yelling “OH NO THIS AINT PARADISE” in the least melodic voice I’ve ever heard on a serious record.
Get A Life: Possibly the worst track on the album. On this song, Wayne chooses to sing about the most banal and overdone subjects in hip hop: Addressing the “haters”, and does so in that annoying growl-ish voice that we know him for , from many of his post-Carter III songs.
On Fire: FINALLY a bearable track. On this song, Wayne takes a sample from the Scarface soundtrack classic “She’s On Fire”, and producers Cool and Dre run with it. This is possibly the only song on the entire album where the autotuned vocals don’t sound out of place, as Lil Wayne lightly chants and harmonizes in the foreground.
Drop The World: The only truly worthwhile song on the album. Wayne (thankfully) forgoes the autotune and distortion and simply raps with a delivery between a soft calmness and aggression as he shouts in the chorus that he’s gonna “pick up the world and imma drop it on your f***ing head”. Then Eminem comes in on the last verse and completely annihilates the track with a verse similar to his guest appearance on Forever.
Runnin’: Another duet with Wayne and Shanell. Not too bad. Wayne spouts out his usual gun references and witty metaphors such as “Me and my gun, we took an oath together/said I will never die, if we both together/this is my testification/I’m the rain on their heads like precipitation”, over a Creed-ish riff, while Shanell sings out a decent chorus and angsty vocals on the 2nd verse and bridge.
One Way Trip: Wayne returns to rapping once again, for worse this time, with lame lyrics about his usual recent subject matter (nothing), “me and hate, that’s an odd couple/you n****s dumb you couldn’t pop bubbles/you can act stupid b****, I’m dumber/and T.Barker is my motherf***in’ drummer”. You heard right, Blink 182 drumming legend, and occasional hip hop remixer Travis Barker is apparently on the drums for this song. And the only actual rocker on Cash Money Records, Kevin Rudolf, produced the track and sings the chorus.
Knockout: I never thought I’d hear Lil Wayne go from making songs like Hustler Muzik and Tha Block Is Hot, to making pop rock, but here we go. It sounds like he took an instrumental from some early 00’s pop-punk band and decided to wail over it. The high point of the song is Young Money first lady Nicki Minaj, who thankfully swoops in for the chorus and the closing verse of the track.
The Price Is Wrong: anyone hoping for a song dedicated to a Bob Barker meme will sorely be disappointed. This is essentially Prom Queen Part II as Wayne spouts out more drivel about exes he had in school, in Wannabe punk fashion. Horrible choice for a closing song. such amazing and deep lyricism such as “we used to be the coolest couple back in high school, high school, my school, yeahyeahyeahyeah yeah yeah,, yeah/now she goin out with some n**** named Michael, okay, rifle, yeahyeahyeahyeah yeah yeah” ensues.
I’m sorry, I’m not hating but this album really is terrible. Wayne attempts to branch himself out to another genre but ultimately fails. It’s like he was trying to make his own version of 808’s and Heartbreak, but without Kanye West’s creativity, clear concept, or use of autotune to make it sound like he actually has vocal ability, instead of attempting to sound like an alien.
I will, however commend Cool and Dre, the J.U.S.T.I.C.E league, Kevin Rudolf, Travis Barker, Lil Wayne’s backing band, and the rest of the production crew that put in work on this album and pretty much carried Lil Wayne’s horrid attempts at vocals. Without them, this would most likely be the worst serious attempt at a music album I’ve ever heard. With them, it only becomes the worst album since Souljaboytellem.com. Nice try Mr Carter, you get an A for effort, but you need to stay in your lane. Good luck in prison for a year also, hopefully the inevitable Tha Carter IV will be a return to form.