Others marveled at his transition from child prodigy to lyrical trendsetter. Some subjects were eager to proclaim a new punchline king. With an endless reserve of pop culture references that might have made him a formidable Trivial Pursuit opponent, Weezy preferred to pursue his quest to become the “Best Rapper Alive.” To do so, meant forsaking emotional attachment in the name of his mission.
Yet Wayne always seems to brush off deeper analysis with the same flippancy reserved for his deposition. Songs like “I Feel Like Dying” and “Shoot Me Down” toyed with Weezy’s inner anguish to varying degrees. Lil Wayne, in keeping with his "Martian" persona, has largely remained enigmatic.
Recent releases from Kanye West, Eminem, and Nas found themselves on the receiving end of a motherly type of scorn: why can’t you be more like Jay-Z? Yet we can discern plenty about the aforementioned three through their previously released music. Wrongs must be righted, childhood haunts revisited. For some, anything less than forty minutes of concise self-analysis is unacceptable. It’s not uncommon to hear the album cited as a benchmark in modern discourse it’s almost as if everybody wants hip-hop’s elder states-people to follow the Jigga Man’s example. Upon releasing 4:44, stalwart veteran Jay-Z provided a blueprint for his peers. Upon escaping Purgatory, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" is enjoying the simple pleasures of Earth.
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