Guest Blogger: Brandon B1

Lil Wayne:
Dwayne Carter has quickly jumped to the top of the hip-hop world, and grabbed it by the throat. He often calls himself the best rapper alive, and to this day, nobody has challenged him for that title. He has now dropped 4 solo albums, Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, Tha Carter III, and Rebirth, his latest rap-rock album. Some of his major hits from the albums include Go DJ, Fireman, Hustler Musik, A Milli, Got Money, Lollipop, and Prom Queen. Though these are the hits, few songs from theses albums will disappoint. Also, in between the release dates of these albums, he is always releasing a new mixtape. His latest mixtape, No Ceilings includes remixes to various artists’ hits, such as Ice Cream Paintjob, Swag Surfin, Wasted, Run This Town, I Gotta Feeling, and much more. Though some of his songs are fairly pointless lyrically, some of his songs do include some songs with emotional meaning to him. Such as “3 Peat” where he refers to the days when he promised his mother that he would make it, and provide a better life for his family. He says “when I was fourteen I told my mom we will see better days. And sure enough, we did exactly what I say”. He takes lots of pride in doing that, and shows his mother great appreciation, and has even created a song dedicated to mothers all over the world, thanking them. In “3 Peat”, he also raps about his near death experience as a child, when he accidently shot himself at the age of 13, saying “two more inches I’da been in that casket. According to the doctor I could have died in traffic”. Many other reviews out there declare him as the best freestyle rapper alive, and I find a hard time disagreeing with them. I definitely think his greatness is well worth our time and money, and his status will remain unchanged for years to come.