Not you LL Cool J. To Nas, Jay, Lupe, Budden, and Common, among others: I doubt you were worried but on the off-chance that you were, rest assured, Weezy F.'s proclamation of "best rapper alive" is simply baseless ambition.
I've been listening to Lil' Wayne's much anticipated "Tha Carter III" for the past few days now. The album, which leaked last Friday, is sadly indistinguishable from a typical Weezy mixtape. By that I mean, the guy is sloppy as shit. Just fuckin' sloppy. The opposite of taut. And any Wayne fan will tell you that's part of his charm, that exaggerated swagger of his. I agree to an extent but I guess in the back of my mind, I assumed that for an ALBUM he'd take it more serious. You know, abandon the rambling, stay on topic, avoid the ridiculous lyrics and tangents that you can get away with on mixtapes because, well, they're mixtapes.
With that said, Tha Carter III isn't without its heat. 'Mr. Carter' featuring Jay-Z has the surname sharers both coming ridiculously nice with their respective verses. 'Tie My Hands' with Robin Thicke, 'Shoot Me Down,' 'Playin' With Fire,' and even 'Let the Beat Build' are all tracks I can see myself listening to for a while.
In conclusion, I don't know, it's no Carter II. Not even close, really. Still, props to Wayne for a rather solid album. He is a funny ass dude though. We'll end on my favorite hilarious line of his:
"I told her toolbox: Bitch, it's hammer time."
Really? Thankfully, no Gremlin references on this one though.
6.5 out of 10.
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