After proclaiming himself the “best rapper alive,” Lil Wayne is now singing a new tune, literally. Lil Wayne will grace the cover of the April 16, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone stating in his interview that he has officially gone rock with his rock debut entitled “Rebirth” hitting the stores in June.Now in the past, some rappers have dabbled into rock music, fusing the melodic riffs in rock and roll to the beautiful swag in Hip-Hop creating some of the hottest songs, including the Pioneers of Hip-Hop Run DMC with “Walk This Way” featuring Aerosmith. Lil Wayne has taken it a step further, by having an entire rock album. Other artists have gone rock before, but have never received this much media attention for it, including rapper Ice T, who founded the heavy metal band Body Count.
According to MTV News, in the magazine profile he states this: “”Honestly? I don’t want to be the best rapper in the world,”
“The rock sh– just comes from what my life is now. I’ve grown into this person,”
So I’m guessing he feels that if you live the rock lifestyle, you might as well sing the rock music? That’s a very interesting concept, I must admit but artists have done crazier things before. Will Weezy ever return to rap? Who knows, but according to Rolling Stone,
Regardless of the reason, two of Lil Wayne’s rock tracks have already surfaced including his single “Prom Queen” and a song online called “Hot Revolver.” I’ve heard both tracks and surprisingly, I actually enjoyed them. Not a big fan, but I will say I’m glad that he is trying to be creative and doing something different from his normal hits. After awhile, things just become repetitive and you get tired of listening.
His single “Prom Queen” has yet to take off on the Billboard charts but I’m sure he will gain some followers sooner or later. Both songs aren’t traditional rock tracks as he ventures into a new sound adding Auto-Tune to his unique voice; still maintaining that Hip-Hop flavor and a new emo vibe. Most likely not something for all rock fans, but I definitely see followers in the near future.
Also in the magazine Lil Wayne goes on to say: “You look at yourself and say, ‘You ain’t the best,’ ” he explained. ” ‘Show me you’re the best. Show me you can play the f—ing guitar without lessons. Show me you can make a hit song and make everybody tell you, “I love what you’re doing.” Show me you can do that.’ And then I come out that door and jump back in my body. I do that every night.”
Well regardless of how you feel about him, you definitely can’t argue with that. To read more about Lil Wayne “Gone Rock,” check out the latest issue of Rolling Stones or MTV News.com.
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