| How Lil Wayne Remixed the Mixtape | June 30, 2020 |
Abe Beame takes an extensive look at the work that entered the New Orleans rap superstar into the "best rapper alive" conversation.
| Lil Wayne is Alive at His Funeral | February 6, 2020 |
The firebrand known as Weezy returns and Steven Louis has a few words about his newest full-length.
| Was Tha Carter V Worth The Wait? | October 3, 2018 |
Mobb Deen goes in on the highly-anticipated, newest installment of Lil' Wayne's Carter series.
| “That’s All I Am Is Music” — The Unpublished Lil Wayne Interview | September 6, 2016 |
In late 2014, I interviewed Lil Wayne at his home in Miami. Published here in full for the first time, he talks about everything from The Hot Boys to his creative process, to wanting to quit rap.
| Origin of Species: Lil Wayne & Migos “Amazing Amy” | January 27, 2015 |
Torii MacAdams is the Rap Game Nick Dunne Who’s the King of The South? Very few rappers can lay serious claim to the title, but if between 2004 and 2009 you’d have said “Lil Wayne,” few would have batted an eyelash. The dreadlocked goblin capitalized on incredibly fallow years in rap music with a non-stop […]
| Bring it Back: Is Lil Wayne’s “SFTW2” Worth the Wait? | January 21, 2015 |
After the frequent delays and label drama surrounding "Carter V," Lil Wayne attempts to regain his old magic.
| The Pinkprint & The Push Back: Nicki Minaj’s “Only” | November 5, 2014 |
Kyle Ellison hasn’t worn pink since Cam left the Roc. We’re now ten months into 2014 and the only Cash Money record you can buy in stores is the ironically titled Young Money compilation, Rise of an Empire. Tha Carter V is missing in action, The Pinkprint has been pushed back again and Tyga is being kept […]
Kyle Ellison ain’t got no Weezy in his Serato Between Nicki getting back to her fire breathing best, Lil Wayne’s preparation for what he says is his final album and Drake’s intolerance of lint – Young Money is back in the conversation. This past weekend saw all three of the label’s cash money cows […]
| The Fall Of Lil Wayne | March 26, 2013 |
Doc Zeus is from Cleveland. The mythology goes like this: there once was a rapper named Dwayne who was bold enough to claim that he was the “best rapper alive.” For a time, people believed him. Beginning with the release of Tha Carter, extending through an exhaustive collection of critically acclaimed mixtapes and guest appearances, […]
| Haiku Review – Lil Wayne’s “I Am Not a Human Being II” | March 25, 2013 |
Slava P had a pocket full of ass whoopings, but unfortunately, there was a hole in it. The only thing people can agree upon when talking about Lil Wayne is that he’s incredibly polarizing. This partially lies in the fact that he’s an easy target for criticism with his absurd fashion choices, unexplainable passion for […]
