Lil'Wayne: What is the Big Deal?

Lil’Wayne: What is the big deal?

I can’t fathom why people are so obsessed with you. Why they feel you are a good rapper, a great rapper, a rapper? It baffles the hell out of me. You have about one hundred thousand records out; that I am positive won’t last until the end of time due to the fact that your music does not have a message. But I am guessing, that to some you do have a message. Your songs are not considered longevity. Meaning, when you pass to the other side, which I hope is in a million years from now, your music and influence will go right along with you. That’s why I don’t understand what the big deal is when there is no quality when it comes to you. I can’t differentiate you from the next rapper. All y’all say the same shit. Lil’Wayne, Gucci Mane. Same thing. Lil’Wayne, Ludacris. Same thing. Lil’Wayne, T.I. Same thing. Lil’Wayne, T-Pain. Same thing!

I had to force myself to watch interviews with you and listen to your chainsaw voice. Is that due to your use of the cough syrup, marijuana and cocaine? I watched you and noticed that your brain is fried. You are a rapper on drugs. But you are not alone, millions of rappers do drugs. But not the kind of drugs that have them looking and sounding out of their damn minds. At least Snoop Dogg can function. You seem so “laid-back” so “out of it”, kind of like on the verge of falling the hell down and snoozing off to sleep. These interviewers are so fascinated. They look at you like a research project. They ask you about your millions of tattoos, they ask you about your diamond teeth. Diamond teeth. Why? I understand that’s your money, you business, but that is not a good look for us black folk. But who cares? You’re making money. But you really don’t say anything during the interview that makes me believe that you have logic, let alone thoughts. Seems like the only thing you can talk about is what you rap about. Nothing. That’s not a good look.

What really reinforced my “hate” against you was when Katie Couric asked you about your reaction to Hurricane Katrina. You didn’t say anything but, “Words can’t even explain”. Really? Or do you not know how to explain, because its not involving bitches, jewelry, money, cars etc.? Or does it say somewhere in your contract that you can never speak out against injustices or hold an opinion? It baffled me. If you would’ve at least said something that showcased your sentiment about what happened, and it made logical sense and had a message, I probably would’ve gave you the benefit of the doubt, but nope. But then again, who am I, right?

You ever wonder why these white people love you so much? Do they love you because you are so “real gangsta”? Or because you are what they think about when they think of what a rapper looks like, should sound like and act like? You are not the first of your kind, look at Flavor Flav. Basically what I am trying to say is that I see what they are trying to do. They are trying to make something out of nothing. They want to make you believe that you are something great. Oh, you have so many albums, you write so many songs, you stay in the studio, you don’t write your lyrics down. I have to say, that is genius. Not having to write down your rhymes. But is it because you can’t spell or you don’t even know what you are going to talk about so you just go along with the flow. No, I know why. Because you have a tendency to bite other people’s rhymes. Now, you are not the first of your kind. But damn, a whole Aaliyah verse? Get the HUH outta here! Dude, I understand you biting from Biggie, 2Pac, DMX, and others but R&B artists? That’s why you don’t write down lyrics, they were already written down.

It’s funny how artists like yourself have millions of fans that believe you are hater-infested when in fact they are just stating the facts. You are not what you or what they crack you up to be; The Greatest Rapper Alive. You have to wait until; Ice Cube, DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, LL Cool J, Krs-One, Wu-Tang, Naughty By Nature, and some others pass before you can even be considered a rapper, let alone the greatest rapper alive.

By watching Youtube, I found out that you have a million songs out. I heard somewhere that you went double platinum in five weeks. Wow, that is great, if that is true. More power to you, brotha. But what I can’t get with is the hype around you. Can you? You would probably say, it’s because you are you, and you are real. No, I don’t think so. I think its because you have a good marketing team, some nice beats (see, I give props when they are due), and that mainstream appeal, thanks to your defaced body, piercings, diamond teeth and dread locks. But it has nothing to do with your talent, which is nonexistent. I mean if all I did was rap I would be making songs day in and day out. Oh, I see, you suffer from the “When- I- die-I- want- to –be- like -2Pac- so -let -me do -what- he did syndrome”. You are not the first of your kind. I even read somewhere or heard from your mouth that you wanted to do something like 2Pac did with the Outlaws with Young Money. I think that was when they were in the beginnings. Maybe I am over exaggerating, but I am pretty sure. Anyways, you putting out a lot of songs like 2Pac, is not going to make you be anything like him. 2Pac actually had something to say, and you tend to not have anything deep to talk about unless you mention the sea (a little joke!).

Your lyrics are mediocre. I mean you have, good word play, like Kanye West. Everything seems to rhyme, even though it doesn’t make sense. When I say it doesn’t make sense, I mean, what you rhyme about does not show case your quality as a rapper. If only you could say something worthwhile, in clarity, maybe you could be that “great” rapper (I am stretching it) everyone claims you to be.

Not only is your presence in Hip-Hop over rated and confusing, you as a Black man is despicable. Looking at you I see that it is not about selling records, it’s about selling your soul. You are definitely not the first of your kind and not the last. But hear me out.

I read somewhere that you claimed that you did not sign up to be a role model, but anyone with a brain (that works properly, without the dependency of cough syrup, marijuana and cocaine) knows that as a celebrity of any sort you are automatically a role model whether you like it or not. Just like you didn’t have a choice in determining how you are perceived, you have no choice but to be a role model. I wish you weren’t a role model. But you are. Do you know how many (Black) men emulate themselves after your lyrics, not you as a person but your lyrics. The same lyrics that I say don’t make sense. Then, you have the audacity to have kids with different baby mama’s. You are not the first of your kind and these women with the exception of Toya, should be ashamed, especially Lauren London, who messed up her career before it even got established, started, took off, etc. Not only do I see an irresponsible man, I see someone who is trying so hard to be this “great rapper-musician person”, you want to make it so that when you pass, in a million years, your numerous baby mothers and kids can come forward and speak about Daddy Wayne and how he was so different from the rapper Lil’Wayne and how he liked to read about Comets. You know, make it seem like you were a Miles Davis or something. Naw, my brotha, you got to have talent. And when you pass that is all that will keep you alive, not the money, or the “million” records that you sold. It’s all about talent. They don’t tell you that when you are signing away your morals. Talent does make a great deal of difference. It provides longevity.

I am glad to hear that you did well in school. (See, I do give props when they are due). And you appear to have good manners, but where are those manners when you are rapping about women? (Just a thought). You appear to me to be something that you are not, you are not a great rapper, period. Please get that out of your head. It saddens me that you even went as far as to bring your own crew in the game; Young Money. A slew of wack rappers. Why? Your quality as a rapper does not make me feel like when I listen to you, I’m listening to real music. I feel like in order for me to listen to your music I have to be under the influence of some drug or alcohol. ( I don’t do both, so I just don’t get it!)

But because of what happened to Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and how they were “on top” then went to the bottom and are now nonexistent, I am confident the inevitable is to happen again. But good luck, I hope with you being in jail, you had time to grow and realize that with you having all of this popularity, you will put it to good use in the fight against the injustice of the Black plight instead of worshipping the dollar bill. You have to realize that in these white people eyes, you are just another nigga, no matter how much money you generate or records you sell. In the end the joke is on you and us, your people. So, get smart, play these vultures before they use you up and throw you away. Because you do know, the end is near right? Okay, just checking.