Lil Wayne/Weezy F. Baby

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1283786762' post='466264']
Sales doesn't necessarily equate to ability. If that was the case, then 50 Cent would be one of the greatest rappers alive -- but his lyricism says otherwise. Sales would also indicate that Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy are good rappers, but their music argues against that case.

I'll put it like this: there's a difference between being a good artist and a good MC; Lil Wayne is a good artist because he obviously entertains people in what he brings to the table, but he's not necessarily a good MC because his lyricism is barely above-average compared to other rappers out there. So for him to call himself the best rapper alive, that's a misnomer given that there's plenty of other rappers who would outshine him if comparing lyrics-to-lyrics.
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I couldn't agree more.

A perfect example of an MC is Canibus. The man could rap circles around Wayne but has struggled to sell 500,000 copies his entire career.

[FlaccoFlicker]

Liked 50when he first came out but his albums have been horrid since then,not a huge rap fan so other then the previous statement I can't comment about Wayne(haven't really liked anything I have heard from him tho,but most non radio songs are usually the best),more of a fan of old school rap

[J-man]

I got a huge kick out of this
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/I-Can-Rap-an-Entire-Lil-Wayne-Song-But-I-Cant-Remember-Vocab-Words/298119789626

[flaccopoe]

Lil Wayne's a great lyricist, but he's not really inspirational as a person. All he raps about is money and sex, he doesn't do that much for the community and I won't even mention all of his criminal misdeeds... Jay-Z on the other hand does a lot. For example, he co-produced "Fela!" a lauded and moving play about the Nigerian composer.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='J-man' timestamp='1283132920' post='460210']
[Interviewer:]
So "Little Wayne," whats your motivation?

[Lil' Wayne:]
Is that really a question
Do you really have that written down in your notepad
You should be ashamed of yourself
You smell me girl
I smell like money
See, thats what they don't understand
To me it was always get money or die
I come up under Birdman the Number One Stunner
You know what I mean I'm stunner junior thats all I know thats all I ever knew
Get money or get nothing you know what I'm saying
And I feel that way
Foreal
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Heheh, this proves my point!

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1283134168' post='460215']
Because, apparently, being hip-hop's Ralph Wiggum qualifies an artist for legendary status.

The day Lil Wayne stops rapping will be the day I can finally say that I can listen to mixtapes again without hearing another artist copy his formulaic rhyme scheme or imitate him in any other manner that altogether does nothing to improve a song. From his ad-libs to his laugh, Weezy has to be the most overrated artist on the mainstream scene today. That crown would normally go to 50 Cent or Jay-Z, except 50 hasn't been relevant in a year and Jay-Z at least has flashes of his heyday.
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What ever happened to 50 Cent anyway? I haven't heard anything about him since the Kanye vs. 50 beef. I saw him in a cologne ad though. As for Jay-Z, he's still got it: his album's hot! I love "Forever Young" that song really struck a chord with me. The video for it was really touching too

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='J-man' timestamp='1283135631' post='460235']
Yea, I like Drake, but not his "love" songs, which is half his new album. Over, Miss Me, Thank Me Now, Fireworks, Unforgettable, Up All Night, and Fancy were the only ones I really liked.
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I love Drake, but his love songs are pretty lame...

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='kagejb' timestamp='1283135547' post='460232']
Agreed. He did pretty good on Forever with Kanye, Lil Wayne and Eminem IMO.

PS: Eminem was definitely the best out of the four in that song. He spits those rhymes out like a machine gun.
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You're right: Eminem's the illest!! He's been in the game before Drake was even on Degrassi!

[thewarden86]

[quote name='J-man' timestamp='1285873759' post='492579']
I got a huge kick out of this
[url="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/I-Can-Rap-an-Entire-Lil-Wayne-Song-But-I-Cant-Remember-Vocab-Words/298119789626"]http://www.facebook....ds/298119789626[/url]
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That you?

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1285898872' post='493001']
[b]Lil Wayne's a great lyricist[/b], but he's not really inspirational as a person. All he raps about is money and sex, he doesn't do that much for the community and I won't even mention all of his criminal misdeeds... Jay-Z on the other hand does a lot. For example, he co-produced "Fela!" a lauded and moving play about the Nigerian composer.
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New to hip hop I see...

[thewarden86]

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New to hip hop I see...
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[Romo Ravens]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' timestamp='1285900158' post='493038']


New to hip hop I see...
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Hatas...

At least we can agree about Kid Cudi being the ****

[Romo Ravens]

[quote name='J-man' timestamp='1285873759' post='492579']
I got a huge kick out of this
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/I-Can-Rap-an-Entire-Lil-Wayne-Song-But-I-Cant-Remember-Vocab-Words/298119789626
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Story of my mother lovin' life

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='Romo Ravens' timestamp='1285900981' post='493064']
Hatas...

At least we can agree about Kid Cudi being the ****
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I'm not hater. I'm just a guy who isn't a fan and likes to express why.

Cudi is pretty good.