Official Review Thread

[YoungTune.]

Ok So I Noticed That There's A Lot Of Reviews & Stuff Coming In About Weezy, So I Thought I'd Make A Thread Specifically For Album Reviews, Music Reviews Or Documentary Reviews About Lil Wayne. (Rebirth, The Carter Documentary, Mixtape Reviews, ect.)

So All Reviews On Lil Wayne Can Come In Here. Also You Can Post You Personal Thoughts On The Reviews.
Here's One That "Chicago Tribune" Did On 'Rebirth'

Rules:
1. Post Your Source
2. Name The Magazine/Newspaper etc That Did The Article
3. Post What Is Being Reviewed

Via - http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/ ... birth.html



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[Lil_Weezy_]

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Rebirth review via Rolling Stone.

"Rebirth" sounds like the first album that didn't come easily for Lil Wayne: He started working on it two years ago — an eternity for a guy who tosses off tracks in his hotel room between shows. If you have an Internet connection, you know that it's his rock & roll record — not such a crazy idea for this leather-clad Martian with serious rock-star appeal. The problem is that Wayne has very questionable taste in rock. He splutters and wails over tracks stuffed with aggro stomp and bland riffage; it sounds like he's been holing up with a bunch of Spymob and Incubus records. Wayne growls like an Auto-Tuned Kid Rock on the swaggering "American Star." But the hyperclever Wayne we know is missing in action on the anguished chest-thumper "Runnin'." He stretches his croak past the breaking point on "I'll Die for You," like some 21st-century version of Trans-era Neil Young: a vocally challenged genius stuck in limbo.

Wayne is back in hip-hop mode on We Are Young Money, although he's mostly limited to the choruses on this showcase for his new label. It's inconsistent, veering from Drake (always solid, but distracted here) to very average MCs like Gudda Gudda. One bright spot is sassy newcomer Nicki Minaj, who makes a pork-free lifestyle sound badass on "Roger That": "Asalaam alaikum, no oink for me/And I never let a D-boy boink for free." Aside from that, the wait for Tha Carter IV goes on.

[YoungTune.]

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We Are Young Money: Album Review Via "Rolling Stone" - http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/alb ... oung_money

[Cody]

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We Are Young Money: Album Review Via "Rolling Stone" - http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/alb ... oung_money

It was just posted, Best review Ive seen yet even though it doesnt matter http://sermonsdomain.blogspot.com/2009/ ... birth.html

[EastsideBoi89]

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Rebirth
The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010...irth-cd-review 2/5
Entertainment Weekly
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20339659,00.html D+
Hiphopdx
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/review...ne-the-rebirth 1.5/5

Looks like the critics hate this album

[lovalle]

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Rebirth
The 305
http://the305.com/2009/12/18/review-of- ... irth-2009/

[YoungTune.]

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Rebirth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010...irth-cd-review 2/5
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20339659,00.html D+
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/review...ne-the-rebirth 1.5/5

Looks like the critics hate this album

Damn Right! I Don't Know Why Though, Album Wasn't Even That Bad

[lilwayne602]

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the album is crazy

[iGot5onit]

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Rebirth sucks and I hope he does greatness on tha Carter IV

[YoungTune.]

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I Know This Has Been Posted Already But Not In This Thread.

The Carter Documentary Director Shares His Thoughts On The Documentary & Lil Wayne


What's the lawsuit all about? I don't know anything about it. Is Lil' Wayne suing you?

Lil' Wayne sued QD3 Entertainment aka Quincy Jones III the producer/copyright owner of the film for 50 million dollars for defamation of character, breach of contract, attempting to slander his good name, etc. I'm not named in the lawsuit, thankfully.

Why did he pull his support from the project, because he didn't like seeing himself as more or less strung out on drugs?

Hold up, I don't think at any point in The Carter that Wayne is seen as "strung out." He's smoking weed and sippin' sizzurp throughout most of the film. That's blatantly obvious. But being "strung out" is a whole different ballgame (especially to anyone who's witnessed that in person) and thankfully that's not a part of the film.

I am actually not sure why or if Wayne really pulled his support from the film because I haven't spoken to him or his manager since Sundance 2009. What I've been told by friends and Young Money affiliates is that he loves the film, watches it on his bus and screens it for friends. It seems as though his handlers are the ones who have pulled his support from the film for whatever reason I am unclear about but it never had anything to do with me or the film, it was a personal issue between Wayne's camp and QD3's camp.

In your opinion, is there Michael Jackson-style enabling surrounding Wayne? Like, people should sever their relationships with him if they don't like his nonstop syrup consumption, but don't because they're holding out for a payday?

It's hard for me to comment on this because it's been a year since I've seen Wayne so I don't know what the situation with him and his crew is like right now. But like Michael Jackson, Lil' Wayne has a large support group of handlers, lawyers, enablers, leaches and parasites. He's aware of who are the parasites and who are his true friends. He's been doing this since he was 12 years old, similar to MJ.

As you see in the film Cortez Bryant (Wayne's manager and childhood friend) actually cares about Wayne and is not afraid to go head to head with him on certain things and that makes him an invaluable asset to Wayne's life, career and business. I have a lot of respect for Tez, he's a righteous dude above all and he's not afraid to speak his mind. You need people like that around you even if you don't agree with them, even if they annoy the s__t out of you.

As for the "non-stop syrup consumption" — He's the first to admit that "I drink a lot of Syrup, b__ches say I'm sleep walkin'." So I think he's incredibly open about it — or at least he used to be. Now he won't talk about it. His attitude about people asking him about it is, "Why do you give a f__k what's in my cup — it's in MY CUP. Leave me alone." As he says in the film "Please don't judge me" or call me a drug addict you don't know me and you don't know anything about what I do. And as he says in the film "A junkie can't do what the f__k I do" meaning a junkie can't hold down the incredible work schedule he does and carry an entire record label on his back at the same time. Marinate on that one for a second.

My intention was never to make the Syrup such a huge issue in this film. But as I was following him for nearly a year there was not one moment when he didn't have that Styrofoam cup. So it had to be addressed at some point. And we address it by letting him have the last word about it: "Please don't judge me."

Via: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/m ... =head_main

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[YoungTune.]

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XXLMag Reveiw
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We Are Young Money Review

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From the Ruff Ryders’ scattered 1999 debut, Ryde Or Die, Vol. 1, to Shady Records’ inconsistent 2006 effort, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, collaborative albums created by rapper-helmed labels rarely help break new talent. But despite the trend, We Are Young Money—the first group project from Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment—actually manages to help the YM roster make a solid first impression.

The formula for success here is simple: From the catchy lead singles, “Every Girl” and “Bedrock,” to the clever Friday-inspired “Ms. Parker” to the album’s best effort, the carefully-orchestrated “New Shit,” Wayne appears prominently on everything. And by doing this, he gives you enough reason to listen as he lets the rest of the label shine, too. On “Roger That,” for instance, YM’s female MC Nicki Minaj steals the spotlight, while the label’s crowned jewel Drake flows best on the money-grubbing “Fuck Da Bullshit.” Even New York native Jae Millz drops a few memorable gems on the street-wise “Streets Is Watchin’.” None come close to matching Wayne but they all get opportunities to have their moments.

In fact, the only members of the clique who don’t get their money’s worth are teen rappers Lil Chuckee and Lil Twist. They struggle through the cheesy “Girl I Got You,” which, not coincidentally, is the only song on the album that doesn’t feature Wayne. But the album’s final track, “Finale,” puts We Are Young Money in perspective best as each artist reps their region before Wayne finishes things off by using his verse to explain why each of them belong on the YM team. “Gudda tough, Nellie nice, Nik nasty/Streetz bad, Tyga ill, Drake magic,” he raps. “Millz Harlem, Chuck wild, Twist Dallas/And Mack Maine rap, sang and manage!” Say hello to Lil Wayne’s little friends.

[YoungTune.]

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Culture Bully
Via: http://www.culturebully.com/lil-wayne-r ... bum-review
Rebirth Review


It has been nearly a year since “Prom Queen” was released as the first single from Lil Wayne’s highly speculated rock album, a record which was later rumored to see release sometime in 2009. Since then, the album’s release was confirmed and three other tracks from the record were officially released, however Rebirth’s release was pushed back multiple times despite Wayne himself confirming that the record had been finished in August. While the album was again given a formal release date recently, this time set for February of 2010, coincidentally just days before Weezy’s impending sentencing date stemming from a 2007 weapons possession charge, Rebirth was leaked by, of all places, Amazon.com (as some 500 copies were prematurely sent out to fans who had pre-ordered it). While the circumstances surrounding the leak are unfortunate, what’s even more unfortunate is that with Rebirth actually hitting the streets, the highly talented, highly prolific, and highly acclaimed emcee has now officially released the worst album of his career.

Lil Wayne has never been one to shy away from the spotlight, or publicly express any sense of honest self-consciousness, but in Rebirth’s lead track, “American Star,” the emcee sets a precedent that eventually explains why the record never had a chance to begin with. “Listen to my own voice, in my black Rolls-Royce; get the girls of my choice to take off their shorts and blouses, I take of my trousers.” Like the lyrics, Rebirth is—even compared to Weezy’s other matierial—overindulgent, but more importantly, the album is entirely humorless; from the get-go Rebirth is simply a record where, whether purposefully or not, Weezy takes himself, and his craft far, far too seriously, and suffers greatly for it.


Prom Queen,” the DJ Infamous & Drew Correa-produced single that sparked discussion about the possibility of the album, drops as Rebirth’s second track. While the initial shock of how pathetic it is as a stab at some sort of rock stardom has wore off (slightly) since is was released in January, the evidence remains that Weezy still lacks any sort of chops when stepping into the world of guitar-driven rock. “Ground Zero” follows as a unique hybrid, where Wayne fails to fully commit to either rapping or aggo-yelling; it’s a tired comparison, but Weezy is honestly a backwards red NY Yankees ball-cap away from full on Limp Bizkitry here.

The only highlight on the record comes with Eminem’s verse on “Drop The World.” Unfortunately a minute of cohesion doesn’t make up for an album’s worth of poorly constructed confusion.

Rebirth eventually closes with two of its worst tracks, “Knockout” and “The Price is Wrong.” If nothing else, “Knockout” stands as one of the best examples as to why vocoderized pop punk should not exist. “The Price is Wrong,” however, has many more issues. The drop-tuned, overly aggressive power chords used in the track translate as so completely empty that they’d hardly cut it with the worst of the current batch of bands residing on pretty much any station still using “X-treme” in its tag line. The song thankfully fades away, but as it does so, it concludes with Weezy repeatedly barking, “Fuck her anyway;” which is ironic as the feeling which follows is “Fuck Wayne… anyway.”

Rebirth is a stunningly sour example of why Lil Wayne should stick to what he’s good at. He can seemingly lay down 100 bars at a moment’s notice, and at this point in time it’s almost guaranteed that at least a few of them are going to be smart, funny, and downright untouchable. But take the emcee outside of that realm and he’s lost—put a guitar in his hand, and he becomes a lost fool. As an emcee, Wayne has produced a series of remarkably sharp studio recordings that has given credence to accusations that he’s one of the best rappers alive. That being said, Lil Wayne has clearly smoked himself retarded as he believes that he is equally strong as a vocalist and musician, which clearly he is not. No further proof of this is needed other than a single listen to Rebirth.