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That was raw “WEEZY” at his finest, effortlessly flowing through flows full of remorse and reminiscence. But one day I stumbled across “Something You Forgot” on YouTube and everything changed, and with that being my introduction to non-commercial-Wayne, my hunger as a fan reached a new level. Everyone had Tha Carter IV (2011) memorized like it was a school requirement. I remember spitting “John,” “Hustle Hard,” “Drop The World” and “No Love” at lunch with my friends. I remember the “A Milli” video dropped when I was 9 and I just stared in awe at my laptop screen in class while my classmates gathered around me (this was Memphis in 2008 – Lil Wayne was everything). I remember playing a racing video game when I was a kid that featured 2004’s “Go DJ” (which – cool fact – is basically a UNLV song Birdman deceptively passed along to Wayne). I feel like my journey as a connoisseur of all-things-Tunechi can’t really be defined by one song, but there certainly have been highlights. What’s the first song that made you appreciate Wayne? It’s all of Wayne’ worst habits confined to one place. Although I will defend “Rich as F***” until the day I die, the rest of the album is all over the place, laden with nonsensical lyrics (“That p**** boneless, that’s Chick-fil A” – playa what?) and juvenile sexual innuendo. I know Young Brick will give Wayne a pass for IANAHB2, but y’all know that’s not my style. I know the popular picks tend to be Rebirth (2009) and I Am Not A Human Being II (2013), but I think Wayne should be applauded for his effort on the former (or at least be given a pass for trying to have fun after already having had achieved more than a decade in rap) and that the latter is actually a much more influential and enjoyable project than people give it credit for (its original version, which recently leaked, is full of gems). Going back to older times, which sadly feel ancient now, 500 Degreez (2002) is a project that I think isn’t up to par with his earlier catalog. I don’t really find myself listening to I Am Not A Human Being (2010), because Wayne has since released more exciting projects. As a result, projects from the 2009-2013 era have largely been drowned out due to the improved skill and artistic transparency Wayne has shown in more recent years. I feel like Wayne’s post-Cash Money era (2014-present) has given us incredibly deep lyricism a more introspective, poetic Wayne with flashes of that eccentricity that we all have come to love and a more “raw” Weezy that was lacking at the beginning of the 2010s. Since the question limited me to albums, I didn’t include mixtapes, but two of them reign over all of the albums I’ve named. The greatest Wayne albums, however, are Tha Carter III (2008), Tha Carter II (2005), and Tha Carter V (2014-2018).
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So with those aspects in mind, I feel that the best Lil Wayne albums, in no particular order, would be Tha Carter II (2005), Tha Carter V (2014-2018* = this will be covered in depth later), and Free Weezy Album (2015). Therefore, what appeals to me might be different from the average hip hop critic’s recommendation. Furthermore, when it comes to Wayne, who’s always worked at a monstrous pace and specialized as a vocalist, I tend to not deem production as important as his rapping. would make my “best” rappers list) while “greatest” includes skill, but also accounts for legacy, longevity, influence, context, and other intangibles. 5.I’ve always defined “best” and “greatest” separately – I feel that “best” entails pure skill (Big L, Big Pun, Kool G, etc. The album was full of crazy bars and fire from a rapper who had claimed that it would be his final album. Although the album experienced several delays before its release due to the contractual disputes between Weezy and Cash Money Records, it was tactfully crafted with a lot of passion. The Carter V was released in 2018 as Lil Wayne’s twelfth studio album. Although some of the songs in the album were pretty solid, overall, the album clearly showed that the young rapper still had much to improve on. One of the best tracks in the album is “Tha Block Is Hot,” which features a heavy flow and energy. His style featured all that is cool in hip hop during that era of the late 90s. Close to 22 years later since he released his debut studio album, The Block Is Hot, we can all agree that the album was quite an interesting way to start the career of one of the best rappers of all time.