![]() But before you judge him for "Lollipop" or Rebirth, remember the mixtapes like Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3. No matter what, he'll go down in hip-hop history as one of the most important rappers of his time. Wayne doesn't have much to prove anymore. Without a doubt, Lil Wayne's latest album, I Am Not A Human Being II, will do big numbers, yield at least a few mainstream hits, and on paper, it will be a huge success-but there's nothing quite like that mixtape material, when Lil Wayne was honing his oddball skills and rapping like he had something to prove. ![]() For a while there, Wayne was in a zone, and he was rapping his ass off. It's a strange kind of success, because these weren't radio hits, they weren't money-makers that were filling the Young Money bank accounts, and they certainly weren't the kind of catchy, pop-leaning circus acts that Lil Wayne has proved himself capable of creating. He was claiming to be the best rapper alive, and a string of mixtapes had a lot of people convinced. Wayne had a run in music that was unlike anything hip-hop has ever seen. Instead of joining that toxic merry-go-round of a discussion, let's focus in on something we can all agree on: Mixtape Weezy. With the release of Lil Wayne's new album, we're going to hear a lot of the same shit that we always hear about Lil Wayne. By Confusion, Joyce Ng, Katie K., & Jon Tanners
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