“ I turned a goddamn into God’s Plan.” I’m hearing bars! Wayne just said we need Barack. I couldn’t appreciate it until sitting with Dedication 6: Reloaded, but Wayne can dance with these flows.
He has become a magician at finding new pockets. These keys and Wayne’s flow are forming a cyclone. I’m 85% sure he’s pronounced that young man’s name wrong three times but if Wayne called me Yohgurt I would still answer. It’s not lyrically heavy, but there is gravity to this vibe. “ That woman carried the future and Tunechi was born.” I like this a great deal. He’s walking me through a graveyard in his mind. Sharp enough to be packaged as a razor blade. He’s super focused, laser-sharp, and introspective. The drop was heavy, like having five 100 lb. Honesty hour: this will be my first voluntary listen to XXX. Wayne’s lighter flicker is to hip-hop what LeBron James throwing chalk in the air is to the start of an NBA game. I don’t know the direction of this project but BOY, I’m even more excited. She is so proud and thankful for him, I’m choked up. Wayne lost both his father and stepfather so early imagine that toll on her. There are countless raps with her named mentioned (*cues up the third verse on “Playing With Fire”*). This is the most emotional intro of Wayne’s LONG career. Wayne’s mom kicks off the album, an instant classic.
Z, how about a Red Bull sponsorship? The official energy drink of the 1 Listen Review. Each song will receive my gut reaction from start to finish. In usual 1-Listen fashion, the rules are the same: no skipping, no fast-forwarding, no rewinding, and no stopping. Whether the album is a "classic" or not, a return-to-form or another late-career misstep, let’s savor a body of work that almost wasn’t. September 28, 2018, isn’t just an album release, but a celebration of Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. I’ve been a believer since “ Go DJ” and I've stayed interested through an endless sea of albums, mixtapes, leaks, and loosies. There are enough strong verses from the last 18 months to convince any skeptic that Tha Carter V could be one last blaze of glory. While unlikely, we can only hope the album contains the best records in Wayne’s reinvigorated arsenal. The biggest tragedy of all would be an album that sounds like 2014. Hopefully, during the process of regaining his artistic freedom, Wayne spent time fine-tuning and updating. It’s impossible to know how much the album has changed since the initial version was ready for retail four years ago. Lil Wayne is finally sharing the project that cost him more than any amount of money could ever replace.
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