I Am Not A Human Being II
*I Am Not a Human Being II* finds Wayne as scatological, iconoclastic and brilliant as ever over a carefully curated suite of resonant, polished tracks. A sweeping flourish of piano starts “Ianahb” as Wayne sprinkles the cut with Green Day references. A chunk of Jamie Lidell’s mournful folk tune “Compass” kicks off “Back to You”. Trina, Big Sean and 2 Chainz make welcome cameos on this sophisticated sequel.
The possibility that Lil Wayne's new album could be overshadowed by his recent health scare is confirmed by this rote, crass reassembly of what once made him great. Weezy called II "my bum-ass album" on his release from hospital: turns out he wasn't just being self-deprecating.
Funny thing about novelty: It wears off. When Lil Wayne emerged as an unlikely superstar around the release of 2008’s Tha Carter III, his boisterous, openhearted, alien-jokester persona was unlike anything else in rap. Between his untraceable trains of thought and his gift for bending language around his gonzo whims,…
Lil Wayne is reportedly planning to confront rumours suggesting he is planning to retire from music today (September 13).
Soul-purging has never been Lil Wayne’s modus operandi, but his bravest, most mortal song was the Katrina-era “Georgia Bush…
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Compared to the albums he's released under the name Tha Carter, Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being series is noticeably looser.
New record I Am Not A Human Being II does little to break Lil Wayne's lengthy streak of mediocrity, and much of that is due to the man's increasing limited lyrical scope.
Now that his imperial phase is over, the rapper prefers to play the impish sex gremlin, writes <strong>Alex Macpherson</strong>