Tie My Hands featuring Robin Thicke (Produced by Kanye West)īuilding on the chemistry of Shooter, Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke wax philosophical over a Mr. The song reminds me of a cross between Jay-Z’s Hola Hovito and Souljaboy’s Crank Dat.Ĩ. Wayne goes hard here, making it one of the stand out tracks on the album. and goes into lyrical beast mode on this one. An original concept with great execution, Weezy gives something to us “real hip hop heads”.Įxpanding on the whole “I’m a Martian” lyric, Wayne spit a while back, Lil Wayne turns into E.T. Wayne uses the concept of being a doctor to diagnose wack rappers constant lack of creativity and lack of passion in their songs. Lil Wayne gets his Ph.D on this one rhyming over what could be A Tribe Called Quest beat courtesy of Swizz Beats of all people. It’s not like Lollipop needed T-Pain.Ī song we have all heard before which made me wonder why did this make the album? Why isn’t Lisa Marie on here? I read that Birdman and Slim picked out all the songs for this album so… And secondly, why get Kanye to produce an R&B track? I’m still not convinced Kanye can make a an R&B groove. The only thing I want to know is why get T-Pain on this, when you can just sing into the vocoder and get the same effect. This isn’t a serious lyrical miracle track that touches on today’s social issues (not that I expect Wayne to make such tracks), but it is a big mainstream song. This is Lil Wayne in his element, having fun, talking sh*t and going hyper active with the verses. Undoubtedly the hottest song on the album. Got Money featuring T-Pain (Produced by Play-n-Skillz) Having said that, this song does grow on you.Ĥ. I don’t have any proof but I’m sure the producer, Bangledesh (who has a cool name), just looped the “A Milli” sample in Fruity Loops and Wayne (who was probably high as hell when he heard it) spazzed out. This beat has to be the most annoying and easiest beat to make in the history of hip hop. Also what’s with Lil Wayne ending the song with an old Jay-Z verse from Lucky Me? I know Weezy will say he’s paying homage, but the truth is he just discovered In My Lifetime Volume 1. Although this is a much better track, I still think Jay-Z and Lil Wayne make the odd couple. Lil Wayne and Jay-Z try to make up for the monstrosity that was Hello Brooklyn 2.0. Carter featuring Jay-Z (Produced by Infamous) I was expecting to hear something huge like the intro on Jay-Z’s Dynasty album or Kanye’s Graduation.Ģ. Wayne’s freestyle, although impressive with a few lines, fails to set the stage of what Tha Carter 3 is about. This is a 2008 Birdman Jr and works poorly as an intro track. Now enough of the knit picking, check out the break down. Weezy’s dependence on performance enhancing drugs and the kind of sympathy he evokes for being addicted to sizzurp are classic symptoms of CB4its (a common disease affecting most rappers causing them to get into more trouble then they did prior to becoming a famous rapper). In other words, there is no narrative that people can identify with him, and his “kid rapper” story is analogous to Lil Bow Wow and Lil Romeo. He’s been signed to a major label since he was 13, so his tales of struggle, drug dealing, and killing (note: 4 tear drop tats), are unbelievable. You see Lil Wayne has everything going for him, except a compelling life story. Unfortunately, this is the major draw back of this album, as Wayne tries to hard to force himself into the Holy Trinity of Hip Hop (Jay-Z/Nas, Biggie, and Tupac) by making sub-par serious tracks. Since The Block is Hot to Wayne’s recent guest appearances Lil Wayne proved he could have the most fun on tracks, with Tha Carter 3, Wayne trades fun for serious.
#LIL WAYNE CARTER 5 ALL SONGS SERIES#
After all the “Best Rapper Alive” talk, a series of East coast (Read: Jay-Z) influenced rhymes showcased on the mixtape circuit, a feud with Philly hood rapper Gillie, and making guest appearances on every single song in 2007/08, all eyes are on Weezy to prove beyond a reasonable doubt he’s the GRA (Greatest Rapper Alive).Īlthough, this album is Lil Wayne’s best work to date, the main thing missing from this album is the fun. We prefer to say that most hip hop heads are just waiting for Lil Wayne to “show and prove”. 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. Best Songs: Got Money, Playin’ With Fire, Shoot Me Down
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