We can trace the roots of Wayne’s quest for emancipation back to December 2014. Tha Carter V had already been delayed several times Where is Tha Carter V, the long-awaited fifth entry in Wayne’s flagship album series? Is this a game-changing get for Tidal? And why does Weezy need to be freed in the first place?
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(Expecting Lil Wayne to drop a classic album in 2015 is a little like expecting Michael Jordan to dunk from the free throw line every time he steps on the court in 2015: he can still get a little air, but consistent greatness has come and gone.) But the drama surrounding the album’s conception and release is quite compelling, even more than the album itself. The music contained within is unspectacular, which shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Lil Wayne tried to embody the spirit of the holiday this year with the release of The Free Weezy Album ( FWA), a new full-length that slipped onto Tidal Saturday and into dustier corners of the internet shortly after. For some people, it’s rooftop cookouts and cut-rate fireworks for others, it’s just another block of time they can spend blasting through their Netflix queue. There is the odd forgettable track or two regrettably, such as ‘Living Right’ featuring Wiz Khalifa, but overall the album comfortably represents a return to form for Lil Wayne and in a year when there’s been a metric tonne of rap records drop – this will doubtless be in my top ten of them by the time December comes.Everyone has their own way of celebrating the Independence Day long weekend. This track is ridiculously vibey the combination of a slow siren in the beat topped with some rapid kick drums is crazy, and the switch up in Weezy’s pace combined with his lyricism is insane when laid over this beat. Another standout track is ‘Post Bail Ballin’’. It is common for some to lose their edge, but the album shows that he really hasn’t.
It tells me that Wayne is someone that has seen quite a lot during his life, especially in music after being in the industry for 17 years or so. The last bar or so of the song is what really speaks to me: he remembers the time where he was near death in his youth, and was saved by a police officer.
The next stand out song is immediately after this one, in ‘London Roads.’ Again, it features a slower, softer Lil Wayne, which really emphasizes his versatility, if his rock albums didn’t already do that. The Jake Troth feature provides a good counterbalance to Weezy’s wheezy voice and again, the production is on point - a point that I found difficult to disagree with across all 15 tracks of the album. However, as we get to track 4 and ‘My Heart Races On’, we see a switch up in Wayne’s flow, and the music is slower, softer, with more feels. The album continues along this vein, with ‘He’s Dead’ carrying more jabs for Birdman and Cash Money. As such, this track brings in the album with 5 verses of fire. Many a Twitter user commented on how his album was cancelled due to it being trash, a la I Am Not A Human Being II (which was seriously trash), and it seems that this criticism has led to him putting in overtime in the studio. The opening lyric of the track, “this that sh*t they didn’t want me on ”, is telling of how the difficulty with his Cash Money label has led to his renaissance.
The production exists on a similar level to the lyrics in this here opening track, for instance it opens with a mixture of a holy sounding chorus, and a beat that could be easily confused with audible fire that seamlessly brings Wayne to the forefront with a bang. Opening with the previously released single ‘Glory’, it is immediately obvious that the album represents the best of Wayne: he is in a lyrical prime, with each bar being filled with some sort of greatness that puts you on for the rest of the tape.
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While some of Weezy’s most recent work has been questionable at best (I’m looking at you, I Am Not a Human Being II) but here you can feel his evolution all the way through his Tha Carter series his Dedication mixtapes, namely 3 and 5 his No Ceilings mixtape and definitely his Sorry For the Wait II tape meaning this new album boasts some of the very best of Lil Wayne from any of his blockbuster tapes. The question is though, has the whole kerfuffle regarding his Cash Money lawsuits affected Weezy’s artistry for the worse? Lil Wayne’s latest project, released exclusively on TIDAL, was designed to placate Weezy fans in the prolonged absence of the fifth instalment of his series, Tha Carter V.
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