Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter III is a Masterpiece Classic!

Lil' Wayne has been threw many controversies through the years. These include: paying off ghostwriters (proved innocent!), having multiple arrests for drug charges, plus the infamous Baby and Weezy F. Baby (Lil' Wayne) father and son, model relationship. Furthermore, there was the lyrical on-slaught against Gillie Da Kid, among other short-stinted, rap beefs with 50 Cent, Young Buck, and the rest of G-Unit. Outside of those witty undertakings, such as getting smacked with a bottle on stage thrown on stage, sort of what like happened to Cassidy the Hustler... Dwayne Carter, also known as Lil' Wayne has got harder and tougher rep-ping New Orleans, besides his Blood attire, because he be about his and knows how to man up. Despite what anyone thinks of him, like him or love him as a fan, you would have to admire this man's street credibility and overall thuggery drenched within his poetic street lyrics. He lives a real life without any facade which often makes his fans worry about him, although Wayne continues to remind us, he is a grown man who can handle his own life. Anyhow, good intentions or not, I as a critic had to write the truth within this article corresponding to his new album's release. This time around Weezy's (Wayne) third disc of the anthology series, titled Tha Carter 3 was placed in retail stores within the United States as well as worldwide. Lil' Wayne's rapping capability over the years have got better with time like fine wine. So much so he has become arguably the Best Rapper Alive. If not within the greatest of all time, well within this generation's time! Can you believe it? Lil' Wayne as the Best Rapper Alive of the New School of Hip-Hop? It is hard these days to consider that he was at one time a hip-hop artist whose credentials and musical history, although having a stellar discography of multi-platinum hit singles, was still considered just a rapper and not a real emcee or lyricist. Some how, some way, Mr. Dwayne Carter emerged from all of the hatred of his critics, enemies, and paparazzi coming out unscathed by the rumors and gossip. Yes, he does have bullet wounds to prove he got shot living his life in the fast-lane within his past life, which is kind of reminiscent of Makaveli, a.k.a. Tupac Shakur. Weezy F. Baby Jr. (Lil' Wayne) is the real deal, street general, hood disciple, and narcotic mastermind of dope imagery and lyricism. I hope you enjoy this review of Lil' Wayne's new album disc, Tha Carter III.

TRACK-LISTING:

01.) 3 Peat -
This song vividly corresponds its literal message, within the margins of a victory lap for the kiddies' gangster, gangster in little Wayne. Awwww! In this song Weezy goes tough as nails while throwing up a nice rewinding sheet of footage for the rap game's ending and departure. Marvelous!

02.) Mr. Carter -
Mr. Carter and its second version are good additions to Wayne's already solid portfolio and catalog of musical discography, or should I say i-podography. Bad wording, eh? Well, all of the fans will have to bear with me as lyrically I am not as gifted as Mr. Lil' Wayne. This song comes across as a suave, melodic number where you can find yourself easily hypnotized by the chanting rhythm of audio production, coupled with a smoother hook and chorus. Vwalla!

03.) A Milli -
A Millie is an elaborate level of workmanship, as the rapping "Trigga'-man" goes hard academically and catches his inferiorated (inferior-rated), rap peers within a soft bind. As if Weezy doesn't feel infuriated on this track enough, he goes stone-cold on his grind for sure. In laymen terms, this rap song is classic street-level mix-tape heroism as displayed on his Da Drought Iz Ova days, and then some.

04.) Got Money -
This could be a hot new single for the album. It is very catchy, yet still expresses the eccentric caliber of rhymes Weezy often possesses.

05.) Comfortable -
This is a mellow record which sounds sweet for the ladies but is surprisingly not for the ladies. It is an experimental track which comes out great unexpectedly. The feeling of this rap song will actually make you comfortable that somebody like Wayne, besides Jadakiss and Fabolous could help revive hip-hop with mainstream appeal. If Jay-Z brought New York hip-hop back, surely Wayne helped to save it within his own respectable regards with this colossal album.

06.) Dr. Carter -
This track edges a comparison near the witty dexterity of an older Jay-Z. Gasp! I wasn't expecting Wayne to lyrically slaughter this record. Listening to this record has given me the absolute impression that lyrically it is almost hard for me to tell who is lyrically nicer: Weezy or Hov. Uh ooooh! To settle my point clearly, Jay-Z's American Gangster album was his greatest album to date, arguably better than Reasonable Doubt, especially with its modern production. However, Wayne's virtuoso lyricism on Tha Carter 3 (C3) is too profound for words, while Weezy F. Baby's top-notch lyricism has grown so nice, the production on this whole record fair-seemingly, yet deceptively disguises itself as being monotonous and transparent. Likewise to Dwayne Carter's intellectual mind-state, this is definitely not the case as all the record producers and sound engineers have made this album have a flawless run from start to finish. The starting point continues on from this song on. I can not decide which album was better between the two hip-hop elites. I've heard a rumor that Lil' Wayne and Eminem might work on a track together next, but I am unsure of this rumor, so I will not speculate any truth to it. However, Dr. Carter holds its own weight and does not need any lyrical heavyweights such as the two latter names for assistance.

07.) Phone Home -
This is a zany yet electric display of wackiness represented in an articulate skill of ultimate lyricism. Most definitely, this recorded track has to be for the die-hard fans of Tha Carter II within the full Tha Carter series, 1 through 3.

08.) Tie My Hands -
This song makes up the epitome of Wayne's soul, as he verbally digs within depth to recreate his city's pain during the Katrina flood. Besides touching on a myriad of other topics throughout the verses, Weezy shows improvement and growth of his own artistry on this track, in comparison to his earlier albums.

09.) Mrs. Officer -
Mrs. Officer is vintage Weezy F. Baby Jr. It is a smoothly hilarious track, which makes the album even more enjoyable to listen to.

10.) Let the Beat Build -
This is a hilarious song, which was extremely entertaining. This is classic work right here. The concept is strictly three-dimensional, towards the beat and lyricism building spontaneously.

11.) Shoot Me Down -
It has a nice somber feel to it with a melancholy twist. It almost sounds as if Wayne is kicking some derriere on this record, which makes the grimy and gutter audio production on this song feel extra top-notch and theatrical at the same time.

12.) Lollipop -
This alternative, rhythm and blues, hip-hop-esque surfacing of this track is filled with a rare eloquence seen in hip-hop and through Weezy's velvet-like vocals. It makes him hip-hop's new gangster rapper with potential cross-over material. I don't mean crossing over in rap, but into other genres since Andre 3000 first became a fanatic of rock-n-roll. Speaking of Dre, since they both have that dark edge to them, best showcased by Mos Def, why don't Andre, Wayne, and Mos Def form a super-group underneath Def's Black Jack Johnson band already? Let the haters hate, but this would be the largest event in hip-hop, and I would have all my bets to see those three take-over much of the alternative audience, realistically away from distorted alternative rock sub-genre groups. C'mon you guys! Maybe even have some cameos with Crunk-rock specialist and mastermind Lil' Jon. Who said rappers aren't real musicians? I sure didn't say that! Normally I would love to write how bad of a rapper I think Weezy F. Baby is, but this record of his is an ingenious effort. Definitely, this is one of my favorite love songs on the album, although there is hardly any on it. I remember when I first heard Prostitute Flange and liked it, but I thought at the time Wayne needed to go harder and conceptually build a more friendly, happy vi-bing song to appeal to multiple genres including hip-hop. Wow, and the man/artist formerly known as Lil' Wayne (well, sort of) came with Lollipop. WHOA! Surprisingly, one thing about good or great music is no matter what type of appeal you provide to your own collection, as long as its equally subjective and illustrated artistically appropriate, it will still become timeless work for the the rest of an artist's discography. These are the words which exactly describe Lil' Wayne's Lollipop on Tha Carter 3 album. The only thing I regret is that when I go to a club, the women might like this song too much to pay me any attention (shrugs).

13.) La La -
This is a nice street gem right here, which almost sounds like it is screwed and chopped. The production is schematically blazing, while the guest artists, such as a new-coming rapper alongside Busta Rhymes only adds to this album's versatility. Wayne and Busta goes really dope on this ill piece of sickness.

14.) Playing With Fire -
Some of the lyrics Wayne rhymes is viciously closer to Jay-Z's earlier album Blueprint than any of his earlier compositions. This makes the race of being the Best Rapper Alive an interesting contest.

15.) You Ain't Got Nuthin -
Guest rap superstars Juelz Santana and Fabolous lyrically dismantle this track with arguably the greatest southern rap lyricist, Lil' Wayne. Only other lyricists from the new school of hip-hop which would be in that group is Ludacris and Andre 3000. Top 3 Dead or Alive in the south would be those three: Wayne, Andre, and Luda. No question! I have to tell the truth or I will be fired from this job (shrugs).

16.) Don't Get It -
This threatening menace of a track sounds heartfelt and a bit embittered in neoclassical, political persona. Despite the vocal appearance of this track record, its outro becomes even more introspective as Weezy describes the different outlooks on American culture and its political nostalgia. Word for word, quintessentially verbatim for verbatim, he discusses a psychological realm of the real hip-hop world few have ever went. Well, maybe Mr. Mathers has been there, but that is besides the point!

17.) Lollipop (Remix) -
This song's vibe is reinvigorated through the tastes of Kanye West's swagger. This remixed rendition of the original has a splashed type of hustler's ambition towards it, if you don't mind. All courtesy of Ye's G.O.O.D. music imprint, alongside Cash Money Millionaires records and entertainment group, both emcees are full of high energy on this track. Although, Kanye West appears more so as a speaker for the pair somewhat, Weezy luminously shines brilliantly across this record without faltering or being upstaged by West.

18.) Prostitute 2 -
Lastly, this song plays as the champion's refrain, reigning throughout the final segments and medleys of this Tha Carter 3 album. It is better than the first version. I think so. With this fiery yet slow-paced silhouette of soliloquy, Dr. Carter himself has tuned this album out on a very positive note.

It's not normal for the hip-hop world to receive such an excellent response for this kind of superb artistry. In creating a sequel to his lackluster mainstream accepted, cult classic, Tha Carter 2, this time around Weezy F. Baby Jr., a.k.a., Wayne, has created a unique formula for informatively making a classic album. For decades American and other-wordily rappers will come to study this album's content and format. Just as albums from artists such as Dr. Dre's Chronic, 2Pac's All Eyez On Me, Jay-Z's American Gangster, Ice Cube's Amerikkka's Most Wanted, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP, Kanye West's Graduation, Talib Kweli's Ear Drum, Cam'ron's Killa Season, as well as Nas' Stillmatic. Wow, Mr. Carter, since your last musical installment, I've been wondering where you've been. Literally, within hip-hop the Top 5 Dead or Alive list of favorite emcees is null, and the Top 5 Greatest of All Time list is void, because it continues to lead a generation gap in between newer rap veterans from receiving their proper due respect. If there was a Top 5 of the Hottest Rappers Alive, Wayne would be Number 1, followed by Andre 3000, Eminem, Jadakiss, and Kanye West. This is not in that particular order. Ludacris, Cam'ron, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, 50 Cent, and among others could make the Top 10 on this list for today's hottest rappers, but within a better scored system than the MTV inspired list. Although these types of lists always goes with mainstream criticism of hip-hop, Wayne is a lyrical monster whether on commercial or underground songs. Truth be told, there are other lists to be considered for the underground market and etcetera. Yet, because Dwayne, you are the best at what you do, you deserve the respect of being a part of hip-hop's elite. And I'm not that much of a fan to help rappers when I'm not seeing any payola from this article through big-named artists or radio stations (sucking my teeth). The trouble with the Greatest of All Time list is that this younger generation of rap stars have been blockaded from being taken seriously, withdrawing themselves from being marginally allowed to come close enough as any consideration towards this be-lated category. This musical article and hip-hop album review comes more from my honest soul's love for finding truly inspiring, real hip-hop which must share any amounts of unequivocal rap justice. Rappers do not deserve to be critiqued harshly and critics should get paid more money for writing articles, but the latter will not happen since I haven't hit the lotto yet. Therefore, Weezy gets 5 out of 5 Diamond Cuts for Cut, Clarity, and Carat of establishing such a diamond encased of a record. 'Nuff Said!

P.S. - This album is definitely worth the buy. I suggest you buy a copy of it online via itunes.com (Apple website) or through any other web or local-oriented music retailer.