Lil Wayne

By fakebadtaste Instead of keeping convention by writing songs in line with her other, louder music projects, Cervenka’s Midwest epiphany helped her do what Lil Wayne could not in The Carter, fearlessly emerge from behind the mask of public expectations and expose your soul to a bunch of drunk Long Beac...

By Reverend Zombie Lil Wayne Before I go any further, this needs to be known — I am a proud Lil Wayne fan. He ranks inside my top 3 favorite hip-hop artists, alongside Kanye West and Kid Cudi. This dude’s flow is ridiculous, I’ve enjoyed nearly every song he’s put out since Go DJ, and Tha Carter II is one of the best hip-hop albums I’ve ever heard. Not to mention his huge role in the rebuilding of New Orleans after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina — he’s clearly got it in him to be a good person. Now, let me also say this — this man is trippin. For all who don’t know, Lil Wayne was sentenced to at least 1 year in jail last week, for a gun possession incident that happened back in 2007 — he had a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun on his tour bus … okay.   [read the full post]

Lil Wayne rocked out in London last night Pretending to play a guitar for a couple of tracks Wayne proved he’s no Jimi Hendrix. But backed by drummer, DJ, guitar, bass and keys the rock tracks from his forthcoming album The Rebirth (including single Prom Queen) sound promising.

By programming@binside.tv (http://www.binside.tv) 2009 BET AWARDS REVIEW (Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Lil' Wayne, Drake, Jay-Z Ne-Yo) Drake Performing 'Best I Ever Had' + Lil Wayne, BirdMan & Cash Money Perform 'Always Strapped' & 'Every Girl' Beneath Low: BET, Lil Wayne Set the Stage for Child Pornography"

By BRIAN We recently did an artist spotlight on Universal Motown signee, London. Here’s his official first single, “B4 U Go,” featuring Lil’ Wayne. Hopefully this will give him the push that he needs to get this album out, considering that a lot of the material has leaked. London has been on the scene f...

 CO AP DJ Drama helped boost the careers of numerous rappers such as Lil' Wayne and Young Jeezy by promoting their variety of freestyle rhymes and remixes through his popular Gangsta Grillz mixtape series. The series even boosted Drama's appeal too, ...

By Cyrus Langhorne DJ Drama recently addressed the current lawsuit filed against him and other deejays by Cash Money Records, which has reportedly forced Lil Wayne and Baby to stop recording music with him until the case is resolved.... DJ Drama recently addressed the current lawsuit filed against him and oth...

Since bursting onto the scene as a 15-year-old prodigy in the New Orleans rap group Hot Boys more than a decade ago, Lil Wayne - whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter - worked to earn his self-described title as "the greatest rapper alive," but now ...

Additionally, Wayne's heavily tattooed mug adorns the cover of the new Rolling Stone - the first time a member of New Orleans' Cash Money Records crew has ascended to the cover of rock's preeminent journal. Rolling Stone writer Mark Binelli crafts a ...

By brycewong MixTape Review this week is going to look at Lil Wayne And Julez Santana: My Face Can’t Be Felt. A mix of the two rappers that include some of the stuff that got cut from the I Can’t Feel My Face disc. If you are a fan of these two rappers or of rap in general hit the link and read what we have to say.

Albritton claimed plans to include "I Feel Like Dying" on "Tha Carter III" were scrapped after the lawsuit was filed. Shantell Payton, one of Lil Wayne's attorneys, said the rapper doesn't control the Web site where fans downloaded "I Feel Like Dying. ...

Providence Eyewitness News  RI Singer and rapper T-Pain has been on dozens of hit singles over the years on his own and as a guest artist, and his set preceding Lil’ Wayne tried very hard to get them all in there. And while it was an impressive collection of hooks and hits, ...

By BRIAN ♫ Keri Hilson feat. T-Pain & Lil’ Wayne - Turnin’ Me On (Remix) (full) - listen This remix got taken completely out of hand. Rumors swarmed the internet of Keri “dissing” Beyonce, as well as Ciara and possibly Rihanna. But Keri insists that it wasn’t even meant like that, and that this wasn...

I mean, how often does a major rap star go and make a rock album, when they quite possibly are the most popular rapper in the world. Also, consider that he is currently nominated for numerous Grammy's for last year's "Tha Carter III," a rap album, ... New Lil Wayne: Prom Queen Hollyscoop

And Couric lets slip that Wayne will be performing a song about Katrina on the Grammys, so good money is on Tha Carter III's New Orleans lament "Tie My ... Pop Music Review: Lil Wayne at Cox Arena: Electrifying, erratic San Diego Union Tribune

By adamspeaking Lil Wayne- Hot Revolver feat. Kevin Rudolph Previously: Weezy Explains His Lyrics to FigTizzy and Lil Wayne and Birdman Make “Leather So Soft” Lil Wayne- Hot Revolver feat. Kevin Rudolph Alright, this has got to be the last post on the new We

25. By JOnathan Zwickel Lil Wayne is consistent in his inconsistency. This is not a backhanded compliment but rather the key to understanding the 26-year-old rapper's allure. Last year's multiplatinum "Tha Carter III" was alternately brilliant and ...

Lil Wayne is music’s man of the year, coming off 2008’s best-selling CD "Tha Carter III." And now he has stepped up his concert game. ... Gorilla Zoe on Lil’ Wayne tour in NO 2TheAdvocate Lil' Wayne & T-Pain - I Am Music Tour (Photos) Du Quoin Evening Call

PR-inside.com) TV ON THE RADIO's acclaimed DEAR SCIENCE album has topped another leading magazine poll of 2008's best releases. The album beat Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III and Portishead's Third to claim Spin magazine's Album of The Year title. The U.S. publication's editors also named Lil Wa...

By MZ 2008 was an interesting year to say the least, and like in every aspect of life, some people have better years than others. Everyone can’t be like T.I. and have a banner year, after being knocked by the Feds. Or Lil’ Wayne for that matter, who went on the sell a million albums [...] DMX Rick Ross

 CA - Tha Carter III (Lil Wayne): Maybe we just don't like babies with tats on their faces. Or grown men who make millions only to freeze it into ice sculptures. ... Best selling-best music not always a match Richmond Times Dispatch An unpredictable, super sonic year Niagara Falls Review

1 LIL WAYNE, "THA CARTER III" (Cash Money). Not only does Lil Wayne offer a little something for everyone - from the pop-leaning Beyoncé answer song ... Rappers & Producers review the Carter 3! AllHipHop Who Rocked The Mic Right In 2008? Vin's Top Five American Rappers ... Desi Hits!

By thehypemagazine(wilk5891@aol.com) One of New Orleans' best kept secrets, producer & vocal engineer Darius "Deezle" Harrison is smiling due to the three Grammy nominations for his work with Lil Wayne this past year. Deezle has been nominated for one (1) Grammy as a Songwriter for Best Rap Song of the Year "Lollipop" and f...

A Milli" is named "Hip-Hop Single of the Year" by our Mixtape Monday family ...Tha Carter III is named one of the "Best Albums of 2008" . ... Concert Review: Lil Wayne assumes role as rap superstar Dallas Morning News Lil Wayne Producer Deezle Talks Grammy Nominations HipHopDX

6. Lil Wayne, "Tha Carter III": The best rapper in the game doles out such a dizzying array of one-liners, puns and cracks, it's hard to catch them all on the first listen - which is why this album remained on heavy rotation all year. Lil Wayne had plenty of help from guest stars ranging from T-Pa...

By noreply@blogger.com (Kiernan) Context matters so much more than content on this mixtape – Lil Wayne accomplished his old goal and seems to be formulating a new one. What about now? After Da Drought 3 cemented his claim to "best rapper alive" as reality and Tha Carter III spread the word far (nearly 3 million copies sold) an...

 NY - T-Pain's worked with tonight's stars, Lil' Wayne and Ludacris. Florida rapper Ace Hood, who was onstage early in the show, has worked with both Ross and ...

By It's Trent, Bitch! Max Payne was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend.Sarah Palin helps SNL attain mega-ratings.La Oprah Winfrey Show en espagnol?Lil Wayne is gonna be a babydaddy.A source claims that Madonna plans to raise her children in NYC.Has the death knell been sounded for the Survivor franchise...

By Jaykk(noreply@blogger.com) 1. Jay-Z is basically letting Wayne come into the ring of the best rappers ever, like himself, Notorious B.I.G., and 2Pac. At the end of his verse, he calls Wayne to come. 2. This is the first way I saw the song. Basically as a rap fight between Lil' Wayne and Jay-Z, with Wayne giving the finishing blow a...

By HOT97 I like the new single with Lil Wayne..Then again Wayne is the cash cow, not game..But not bad, he does good work without G-Unit

By Anono-Critic Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe, and Spin are given a once-over by a writer who's contributed to many of those magazines, as well as a few others! In this installment, he looks at the new issue of Blen...

By DocZeus(noreply@blogger.com) It remains to be seen if Wale will be as (relatively) successful as Seinfeld was. Wale is a rapper that is certainly seems like the next big thing but plenty of pretenders to the throne have come and gone and left us with Lil' Wayne licking lollipops all over the radio. The Mixtape About Nothing...

Lil’ Wayne — Tha Carter III By Edwin Ortiz When Lil’ Wayne proclaimed himself the “best rapper alive” on his fifth studio album, Tha Carter II, it was interesting to see how he would ... Backlash Blues - Lil Wayne’s clairvoyance VUE Weekly

 - By Chris Harris If rapper Lil Wayne was expecting his latest LP Tha Carter III to spend a second-straight week as the nation's best-selling release, ... Lil Wayne Swears in X-Rated CD, Boasts His Way to No. 1: Review Bloomberg Sane in the Membrane Miami New Times

By Princess .P. So much so that he has claimed to be the best rapper alive. Now with the release of “Tha Carter III,” Wayne attempts live up to his own hype, but falls short. The disc is a frustratingly uneven effort that’s filled safe songs aimed at ...

 France - So much so that he has claimed to be the best rapper alive. Now with the release of "Tha Carter III," Wayne attempts live up to his own hype, ... Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III HipHopDX On 'Carter III,' Lil' Wayne perfects the art of the brag Boston Globe Lil’ Wayne - Tha Carter III DJBooth.net

By YoRapper Review: 4 out of 5 Best Song: Got Money Saying this is the most highly anticipated album of the year is an understatement that other reviewers will likely use to describe Tha Carter 3. We prefer to say that most hip hop heads are just ...

By MrFrost of MOG The Bad: No Mannie Fresh beats???? It wouldn't hurt if Wayne used just little structure in his songs sometimes. The Ugly: "Got Money" featuring T-Pain.... the only completely skippable song on the album Download These: Dr. Carter, Playin With Fire, Let The Beat Build

By Lake Arlington If you're at all interested in hip hop or rap, then you're well aware of the fact that Young Weezy Baby aka Weezy F. Baby aka Lil Weezy aka Lil Wayne has this Carter III album coming out on June 10. Lake If you’re at all interested in hip hop or rap, then you’re well aware of the fact that Y

By RockStar Society He’s been self-proclaimed and dubbed by others as the ‘best rapper alive,’ has enjoyed over a year of being hip-hop’s go-to guest feature, and has been the most hyped-up hip-hop artist in recent memory, all without having a classic ...

By TC Much to the album cover’s discredit, Carter III doesn’t delve beneath the surface to reveal any candid signs of artistic worth, save for possibly the aforementioned “Tie My Hands.” Whether it’s Wayne getting a little to caught up in the “Best Rapper Alive” campaign or the constant leakin...

By Jeff Weiss But Hogan dismisses anyone with a gripe: "haters are already foaming at the mouth... the rest of us know better than to rush the flow." God forbid, anyone gets between Hogan and Wayne's uh..."flow." "A Millie" is just mediocre, a boiler mix-tape track that would be met with yawns were it released by...

By mollifire of MOG Lil Wayne performed in London for the first time last Sunday night. After what happened, I wouldn't be surprised if it was his last London appearance. For starters, the London hip hop scene/grime scene is brutal. Not metalocalypse brutal, but seriously brutal like shootings and violence a...

By Bol Lil' Wayne, The Leak (Cash Money, 2007) Also last week, Lil' Wayne just kinda released this download-only EP out of nowhere. I guess the label just realized they had to actually release an album by Lil' Wayne in order to write it off as a loss. Those mixtapes don't count. Lil' Wayne @ MySpace

By Bol COMMENTS: Lil' Wayne fell off! Not that he was ever *on* in the first place, at least as far as I'm concerned, but this is weak even compared to Tha Carter II. Which doesn't bode particularly well for Tha Carter III, now does it? ...

By Luis But like all good albums, and movies for that matter, American Gangster is not without it’s flaws, and “Hello Brooklyn 2.0″ is a glaring one- the Jay-Z/Lil Wayne collaboration feels completely out of place- the two rappers fail to ...

By butrflygrl I agree 100% because that generation was watchin when hip hop was takin it's first breath, we have grown up with it and watched it evolve. but now we should have no input? that's not logical. i think we have a lot to offer the new generation about hip hop, so much has changed in the last 10 years alo...

By JON PARELES In his music, Lil Wayne, who played his first headlining concert in New York City on Sunday at the Beacon Theater, goes well beyond the basics of “dirty South” hip-hop.

By Simon Vozick-Levinson I'd spent 24 hours tearing through all 784 emotionally wrenching pages of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter finale the day before the show; as a result, I'm pretty sure I was the only dude in the venue wearing a "PROPERTY OF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES" t-shirt. (I figured it probably looked like "Wee...

Wayne has grown in recent years into a gurgling non sequitur-spouting arthropod, expected to deliver a fresh freestyle with turns of phrase and little else. I say 'growth' because while his stylistic moves have been roundly resisted by doubters, he's no doubt more invested in his art tha...