Alright... as you can see... I haven't posted much since I had first received The Carter III... and no I have not been listening to the album that whole time... I honestly am very disappointed by the album... now what's weird is that the album is actually fairly decent... but I just won't be bumping it because it is not a classic album, few classic tracks, but not a classic album all together (in my eyes)... reason one, his album lacks that lyrical content... its just an over priced, (yet very finely polished) mixtape... Wayne's lyrics are all over the place; his songs don't have topics much, to where the very classic Carter I and Carter II had pretty narrowed in topics or atleast a polished freeverse... Reason two... "A Millie" and maybe "Got Money"... what's classic about those tracks? Are you seriously trying to compare those singles to the greats of Biggie, Nas or Rakim? What about even Jay-Z? To tell the truth... In my opinion... if this was not The Carter III those tracks would be great... the album would of probably got a 9 or 10 from me... Seriously, or atleast if I didn't have to wait so long for the album and had heard other great leaks... I just feel it was just so many other directions Wayne could of gone to make this album a lot hotter... And actually reason number 3 The Carter III is not gonna be a classic to me is because it doesn't follow that classic carter format... Fly in, Fly out, Walk in, Walk out... all them type of tracks... that actually meant something... I don't know why anyone is paying attention to that detail? And then it seems as if the album was just composed of tracks that didn't happen to leak... That's wack... but all in all, like I said, if the album wasn't called Carter III it would be hot... Should of called it Dr Carter vol 1 or something... or D' Wayne M. Carter... to match his album cover... he should of dropped the album with that title now and then Carter III should have come out this December... That could of saved a lot of my respect towards Wayne's album making abilities...
Now yall know I'm not hating, never that, I'm still a Wayne fan, but I expected a lot more... after all that wait, I deserve more... If I was A&R of this project I would of done the following -
1: Drop this album as D' Wayne M. Carter, with his baby picture... Saved "Tie My Hands" and "Mr. Carter" for the Carter III in December and added a single from the Runners... Probably "Gimmie Mine"...
2: I would of had the video for "Got Money" already shot... dropped that in the middle of July and then in August I would of had released the Street/ Made for B.E.T. Video of La La ft. Brisco, David Banner and Busta...
3: The last Dj Drama Dedication would of been recorded August/ September... Classic...
4: I would of had Carter III recorded in late October... Less leaks, 4 th Quarter production is always crazy, Dec. 12 th would of been a lovely date... 2 mil sales off that also by Christmas...
Carter III would have:
-The three classic in, out and Carter III tracks...
-Mannie Fresh classic production, and possibly Juve and B.G.
-Them random ass block skits; They were so random but classic.
-More Kanye and Deezle tracks
-And MORE DIRECTION!
5: 2009 would of been the year everyone would be moving me to the top of their labels, Wayne would be called the best rapper alive, no questions... and back to the features...
Tell me that don't make sense... here are some reviews from other people that I look to for feedback on these type of things... I may not always agree with them, but hey... they put thought in...
Diddy blog, Diddy Blog...
Diddy blog, Diddy Blog...
Diddy blog, Diddy Blog...
Via Hiphophype.blogspot.com
GRADE: B+
Easily the most anticipated Hip-Hop album of 2008 and 2007, Lil’ Wayne returns with the 3rd and final volume of Tha Carter trilogy. Tha Carter 3 features artists like Jay-Z, Fabolous, Babyface, Kanye West and T-Pain making it his most star-studded studio project to date, but is it his best?? Let’s see, the album starts off really well with a great intro song called 3 Peat produced by Cool & Dre that spills into the next song “Mr. Carter” Featuring Jay-Z which kind of sounds like a “passing of the torch” track from Jigga to Lil’ Weezy yet the Big Homie manages to set Wayne on fire lyrically, destroying him in almost Eminem “Renegade” fashion. From there, songs like “A Millie”, and “Comfortable” (which was leaked last year and placed on a number of mixtapes) bring the album down a couple notches and with the exceptions of “Tie My Hands” feat. Robin Thicke, “Mrs. Officer” and “Lollipop” feat. Static Major, Tha Carter 3 never quite seems to reach the magnitude of the first 2 tracks. Don’t get me wrong, it’s certainly one of the best albums of the year but the hook saavy Lil’ Wayne that we’ve become accustomed to, simply didn’t show up towards the middle-end of this album.
LYRICS: A-
HOOKS: B
DELIVERY:A
CONTENT: B+
And as if the first 16 tracks weren’t heavily sampled enough, the 17th and closing song features a sample already used last year on Common’s “Misunderstood”, along with a 4 minute dialogue on why Wayne hates Al Sharpton. Now, although it isn’t as good as the Tha Carter 2 album, it is absolutely a must buy for the simple fact that it features some of Hip-Hop’s elite rappers & producers of today and Lil’ Wayne still is one of the most lyrically creative MC’s in the game.
Via Hiphopdx.com
Lil Wayne is easily the most hyped artist in the music industry over the past couple of years. The Carter III is, without a doubt, the most anticipated album of the year. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s dissect Tha Carter III without an extensive character analysis of Lil Wayne. We all know his behavior is equal to that of a bonafide rock star – whether we like it or not. And whether you like him or not, everyone is curious what Lil Wayne can do for a wheezing Hip Hop industry on Tha Carter III.
This review isn’t about Lil Wayne’s antics. Nor is it about who he is as a person. This is about the immensely anticipated album that is Tha Carter III. As with everything Weezy F Baby does, this album will be just as talked about as his Styrofoam cup toting, rock star image. Tha Carter III encompasses it all: The good, the bad and definitely the ugly.
There are those that perceive Wayne as the new “greatest rapper alive” because of his numerous guest appearances and his progression from Hot Boy to sizzling emcee. There are others who simply aren’t too sure that the hype is well deserved. Tha Carter III speaks to both critics and fans loud and clear.
There are moments that Lil Wayne puts together that simply electrify. The David Axelrod sampling on “Dr. Carter” is Weezy at his finest. He crafts a luminous concept of utilizing his rhymes to breathe life into a culture on life support. Too many quotable moments to cite here, but just know that Wayne accelerates through the Swizz Beatz offering as if not only his life, but the existence of Hip Hop culture, depended on it. As “Lollipop” became the questionable lead single, it is hard to believe that there is a more radio friendly offering than the collaborative effort featuring Babyface with Kanye West behind the boards on “Comfortable.” As Babyface careens in and out of Mr. West’s soulful offering, Wayne pulls off an easy to digest joint. The brooding guitar plucks and marching drums of “Shoot Me Down” pull off an intense musical atmosphere. Wayne does the song justice by not overpowering the production and instead allowing it to build momentum as he creeps through with lines like: “Pop I did it to ‘em/I’m a bastard/and I’m a do it again like nigga backwards/cause these niggas backwards/but behind us/Now watch me get high like time’s up.”
Unfortunately, all is not well in Wayne’s world. What is truly unfortunate is how “Mr. Carter” underwhelms. The Lil Wayne/Jay-Z collaboration looks too good to be true on paper – and unfortunately it is. Both Wayne and Jay give solid performances, but neither take it to that next level as many would expect. One would also assume that T-Pain hopping aboard “Got Money” would equal instant success. That certainly is not the case. Both have put on stellar guest offerings in the past but don’t seem to mesh well over the Play-n-Skillz production. Elsewhere, Kanye West and Deezle serve up a three course platter of beat building ready to be torn to shreds on “Let The Beat Build” but Wayne just doesn’t seem to have the appetite to eat this track alive.
The album also gets lost in Wayne’s spewing of gibberish throughout. On many of the songs Wayne bounds about aimlessly as he seems content with putting words together for the sake of putting them together. “Playing With Fire” finds Wayne all over the place lyrically and upon further inspection his rhymes don’t make too much sense and it becomes easy to believe that he doesn’t write any of his lyrics down. For further evidence of the often confusing ramblings, the sprawling (and aptly titled) “Don’tGetIt” flounders around for just under ten minutes and will leave even the biggest Weezy pole jockey dozing off during his misdirected rants and long winded clowning of Al Sharpton.
Of all the “WTF” moments on the album, “Mrs. Officer” is the definitive head scratcher as Wayne discusses sexing down female police officers. An awkward moment indeed. What makes “Mrs. Officer” a humongous flagrant foul is Bobby Valentino’s mimicking of a police siren on the uninspiring hook. His claims of being a Martian on “Phone Home” aren’t too far fetched, but the hook borders on becoming a bit strange. The claims of being “rare like Mr. Clean with hair” are clever, but the spaced out production of Cool & Dre, coupled with the awkward sci-fi hook, can be a bit much on the senses.
But with pulse pounding moments like “A Milli” pounced and ripped to shreds by Weezy, all is not lost on Tha Carter III. The expectations may have been set too high for Wayne as he too seems to have become lost in his own intoxicating cloud of hype. The blame could partially be put on the fans for magnifying the concept that Wayne can do no wrong because they salivate to fill the void that Jay-Z has left in the game. There is no doubt that Dwayne Carter is a talented artist who has the potential to become a king amongst peasants in the industry. But like Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Anfernee Hardaway and Grant Hill early in their careers, a premature crowning of being the next #23 can be equally damaging as it can be inspiring to a young career. Tha Carter III is flashes of brilliance surrounded by a number of rookie mistakes made by a young veteran of the game. Let’s see what Wayne does when stuck under the microscope of criticism and continuous comparisons to the greatest artists of our time from here on out.
But other than that, Wayne; good job on the Carter III seen through your eyes... a milli sales in one week, Hip Hop is alive, A Milli freestyles over A Milli, Hip Hop is alive, A Millie on the radio... a freestyle track with no hooks, just kicks and lyrics? Hip Hop is alive...
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Anyways, my bad about the time it took, my blogs be gettin pushed back like the Carter III... I guess that makes sense... more coming soon tho... tell a friend...
-Ghost Da Hustla
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