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Weezy as a rock star: hate it or love it?
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Lil' Wayne's rock album Rebirth is scheduled to drop on August 18. So far, the singles "Hot Revolver" and "Prom Queen" still sound like hip-hop with rock beats and melodies. The rhymes are still intact and he's not really singing, unless you consider his Auto-Tune altered wails singing. There are some who don't think that Weezy even raps. But that's a different topic for another time. For the record, I actually kind of dig "Hot Revolver."
The world's most ubiquitous diminutive rapper is part of a larger debate. Recently, theroot.com ran an article stating that Weezy's new love of rock 'n roll is not so much a "rebirth" but a symptom of hip-hop's dying creativity. In fact, the "death" of one of America’s most original, counterculture and rebellious art forms is a hot topic of many web, TV, and radio forums. Devoted leaders of 'True School' hip-hop that think the genre is in its Armageddon. What do you think? Does a rapper choosing to radically switch his or her style up truly represent boredom or disenchantment with rap? Or the rap game? Are you ready to enter Wayne's new world?
Will he break barriers like Andre 3000 on The Love Below or is this just the best gimmick since the Shop Boyz partied like rock stars?
(Photo: lil wayne-online.com)
Drop me a line and let's discuss it.
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