By Vic Everett
WESTWOOD, California
-- Lil Wayne doesn’t think he gets enough
respect from you. In fact, after hearing the
21-year-old rap star talk about the lack of
attention received from some music enthusiasts,
it’s amazing that Lil Wayne hasn’t
created his own Coalition of the Willing to
help spread the word of his lyrical accomplishments.
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“Please,
let me get this right so they don’t
mess it up,” Lil Wayne said, when asked
about his ability to freestyle and use improvisation
in song lyrics. “Nobody has ever written
a line for Lil Wayne in their lives. Lil Wayne
created ‘Bling
Bling,’ ‘Drop
It Like It’s Hot’ and ‘Get
Your Roll On.’ Lil Wayne has written
number one stunners. I don’t even write
no more. Why write for myself if I write for
other people? That means you’re on my
level. Never that. I just graduated from it
(writing lyrics). I said ‘I’ll
just keep it in my head and just put it all
together when it’s time.’”
After three full-length projects, Lil Wayne,
born Dwayne Carter, has returned with The
Carter (Universal), a 21-song endeavor
that in all likelihood will return the former
Boy Wonder to the forefront of rap, and reacquaint
him with artists who just happen to hail from
the Deep South. A project that was skillfully
visualized, The Carter offers material that
caused some in the music industry to consider
Lil Wayne an “old soul.” His sound
is full-grown, and on songs like “Man,
I Miss My Dogs,” his increased lyrical
skill is made evident. “Get
Something” is a gritty tune that
features Mannie Fresh, while “Travelin”
showcases Wayne’s ability to adequately
relate his experiences in neighborhoods across
America via “chittlin circuit”
tours.
Still, Lil Wayne recognized
the fact that his latest endeavor is a step
toward mastering and attaining superiority
over his unique style of speak.
“It’s different ‘cause I
ain’t the same person I was back then,”
he said, when asked to explain the dissimilarities
between The Carter
and his previous works. “There’s
growth. A person like me, I ain’t the
same person you probably see five minutes
from now. Whatever I went through, yawl get
21 times ‘cause I got 21 songs on there.”
Although Wayne allows fans
to view private angles of his personality
with The Carter, he’s well aware of
the fact that he won’t be recording
these musical diaries forever. In fact, if
Lil Wayne has his way, you won’t be
able to buy a Wayne CD after the next decade
because the young entrepreneur is already
making plans to retire.
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