Lil Wayne is a fairly divisive figure, and the split usually boils down to a generation gap. Older hip-hop heads view him as a gremlin-looking Southern bling rapper; on the flipside, young people everywhere eagerly await the December 18 release of the latest in The Drought mixtape series, The Leak, and his new album in February, Tha Carter III.
For those who don't get it, to get you ready for his Columbus gig, here are Seven Reasons Why Lil Wayne is So Well Loved By '80s and '90s Babies.
1. Technology
Wayne uses it to make a direct connection to his fans. Between albums he always has new mixtapes ready for download.
2. Friend to preps, weirdoes, heartthrobs and thugs
Wayne seems to get along with everyone, whether he's guesting on records by a wide variety of artists (Fat Joe, Enrique Iglesias, Little Brother, Playas Circle) or recording six songs claiming full devotion to industry-polarizing crew Dipset.
3. Katrina was this generation's L.A. riots
Wayne is the most prominent rapper from New Orleans. He scathingly attacked George Bush while addressing Katrina on the Dedication 2 mixtape.
4. Growing up with Wayne
He has been making hit records for 10 years, dating back to 1997 when he was a member of the Hot Boys (the same year Wu Tang Forever came out). If you were 12 in 1999, when his gold album The Block is Hot came out, you are 20 now and have heard some of one or both platinum Carter albums.
5. All kinds of cred
Wayne is a member of the Cash Money Army, which has permanent 'hood respect. At the same time, he doesn't just party like a rock star. Wayne raps about skateboarding and drawing guns like he went to art school, and he makes songs about drugs, like "I Feel Like Dying," that Jim Morrison would get high to.
6. Grotesque absurdity
Pimpish Wayne doesn't use women just for sex. He has them flirt with rivals to rob them of their stashes. Money over sex—that's a new level in nihilistic materialism.
7. Love songs
"Talk it Over" has Wayne feeling like he was washed up briefly after getting dissed by a woman, before he recovers. "Prostitute Flange" tells promiscuous women that Wayne would never judge them for their past as long as they were true to him. You think his words don't resonate with some misguided young women?
Source-columbusalive.com
For those who don't get it, to get you ready for his Columbus gig, here are Seven Reasons Why Lil Wayne is So Well Loved By '80s and '90s Babies.
1. Technology
Wayne uses it to make a direct connection to his fans. Between albums he always has new mixtapes ready for download.
2. Friend to preps, weirdoes, heartthrobs and thugs
Wayne seems to get along with everyone, whether he's guesting on records by a wide variety of artists (Fat Joe, Enrique Iglesias, Little Brother, Playas Circle) or recording six songs claiming full devotion to industry-polarizing crew Dipset.
3. Katrina was this generation's L.A. riots
Wayne is the most prominent rapper from New Orleans. He scathingly attacked George Bush while addressing Katrina on the Dedication 2 mixtape.
4. Growing up with Wayne
He has been making hit records for 10 years, dating back to 1997 when he was a member of the Hot Boys (the same year Wu Tang Forever came out). If you were 12 in 1999, when his gold album The Block is Hot came out, you are 20 now and have heard some of one or both platinum Carter albums.
5. All kinds of cred
Wayne is a member of the Cash Money Army, which has permanent 'hood respect. At the same time, he doesn't just party like a rock star. Wayne raps about skateboarding and drawing guns like he went to art school, and he makes songs about drugs, like "I Feel Like Dying," that Jim Morrison would get high to.
6. Grotesque absurdity
Pimpish Wayne doesn't use women just for sex. He has them flirt with rivals to rob them of their stashes. Money over sex—that's a new level in nihilistic materialism.
7. Love songs
"Talk it Over" has Wayne feeling like he was washed up briefly after getting dissed by a woman, before he recovers. "Prostitute Flange" tells promiscuous women that Wayne would never judge them for their past as long as they were true to him. You think his words don't resonate with some misguided young women?
Source-columbusalive.com
