Lil Wayne - The Carter III

Lil Wayne

Album - The Carter III

When it comes to self-promotion, there is really none better then ‘Lil Wayne’ he is the self proclaimed best rapper alive. And as you can imagine the attention you bring to yourself when you say you’re on the same level as Biggie, Pac, and Jay Z is huge.  Now I’m not a big fan of the first two albums, they had a few good tracks here and there but nothing to slap your mum about. But that being said Lil Wayne has slowly but surely been climbing the rap ranks with his non stop production of mix tapes and dynamite feature appearances on remixes and tracks. And if there were anybody that could reach the level of a Biggie or Pac in the scene it would have to be ‘Wheezy F Baby’.

The man has more swagger than Kanye after a Grammy awards party! And has got a huge following in the streets, which is now catching on worldwide. With his raspy, cartoonish voice and slick wit and wordplay that separate’s him from the others, its no wonder that he has made it this far. The official sales figures for the first week in the U.S alone speak for themselves, selling over 1,005,545 copies, smashing the charts, and was the highest debut since the 50Cent the massacre, a massive achievement for album that’s not mainstream pop.

The Carter III was launched off by the mega hit single “Lollipop” Which features him more vocoder singing, instead of rapping over heavily embedded synth track. It is hypnotic as hell and surprisingly doing well in club scene in Australia and itunes charts.

One of the cleverest tracks on the album, which show his quirky word play, is “Dr. Carter” it’s Hugely entertaining as Lil Wayne attempts to rescue Rappers with weak metaphors and wak flows ha ha. For example ‘Let me put my gloves on, and get my scrubs on, Dr Carter to the rescue’ out of all the songs on the album this one you can actual visualize the best.

The highlight for me would have to the “Tie My Hands” ft Robin Thicke. The track is based upon the horrific disaster of hurricane Katrina in Wheezy’s hometown New Orleans. Wayne delves into the issues created by the devastation of the hurricane showing a more human side to him, while Thicke hauntingly sets the mood with his intimate vocals.

The Carter III as an album, is better than good but not a classic, there are heaps of cool tracks that feature mega artists like Jay Z and T-Pain and you get a lot of bang for your buck. But wheezy only seems limited by the production and quality of beats he gets, investing more on getting the right type of sound will see Lil Wayne going a lot further. That being said, it’s a must by for any hip-hop fan, you will definitely enjoy it.