Biggie and Tupac are dead; Wu-tang got all whiney; EPMD has had twenty “final shows” at B.B. King’s; Mobb Deep fell off and joined G-Unit…hip hop, as it was, IS dead.
It evolved, and the new shit, especially that coming from the South, is mostly abyssmal.
…but for Lil Wayne. He’s intensely arrogant, yet somehow understated. His lyrics are completely absurd, usually hilarious, and occasionally profound.
To this new era of hip hop, this album will be what The Chronic was to 90’s West Coast shit…what Ready to Die and 36 Chambers were to the East Coast.
Anyway, here’s my friend’s awesome review on Pitchfork. Probably the biggest Wayne fan on the planet.
Tags: biggie, dr. dre, hip hop, lil wayne, new orleans, tha carter iii, the chronic, tupac, weezy
