Lil’ Wayne: “No Ceilings” (Mixtape Review)
The mixtape cover fits Lil' Wayne's whole "We are not the same, I am a martian" mindstate...at the least.
As I’ve said earlier, mixtapes are a little different than albums. Usually it’s just a compilation of a bunch of different freestyles, songs, and other randomness such as skits, interviews… Pretty much WHATEVER the artist wants to put on there. Since it’s free, USUALLY the quality isn’t as high as an album, so I’ll just tell you if it’s a thumbs up, thumbs down, or no comment.
(The last two mixtapes I’ve reviewed on here are definitely thumbs up, by the way)
So the mixtape on the stand right now is Lil’ Wayne’s new (surprise, surprise) mixtape, “No Ceilings.” Usually I ignore every Wayne mixtape because it’s full of DJ drops and autotuned out of the Southern Hemisphere, but this one’s different.
Remember the Drought 3? Pretty much, the series that Lil’ Wayne sent a middle finger to the annoying DJ drops and just picked out his favorite beats at the time and proceeded to rip the beat a new one? If you do, and you mildly enjoyed Drought 3, then stop reading this and go download it.
No, seriously, go now.
If you’re not too big on the Drought 3, then I’ll explain a little more for you. There’s the “Album” Lil’ Wayne, there’s the “Cameo” Lil Wayne, and then, as Jay-Z calls it, there’s the “Mixtape Weezy”. Most hip-hop heads enjoy the mixtape Weezy, because when Lil’ Wayne decides to go in on a song… regardless if you like the kid or not… HE GOES IN. Punchlines, different flows, etc. is all there.
The ONLY legitimate knock against the Mixtape Weezy is that usually there’s no substance to it. Don’t expect songs about saving the world from pollution or saving Asia or anything like that. This is pure, unadulterated, lyrical stuntin’, meaning you WILL hear punchlines referencing every facet of pop culture. From Madden video game mentions (“Shake the game like the hit stick”) or college football (“Smoke weed and talk s**t like Lane Kiffin”), to just random stuff that only fits when he says it (“I kicks it, b***h get ya shin guards”), this is pretty much a continuation of the Drought 3 series, only a little more focused.
It features a couple of cameos from Tyga, Shanell, Jae Millz, but no Drake, who probably sat this one out. Get it? Sat out? Because of his knee? Haha?
The Verdict:
It’s good. I enjoyed the Drought 3 immensely and some of those songs are still in my Zune right now, and this to me seems as a legitimate successor to the high quality mixtapes that Wayne has the potential to put out. Thumbs up from me.
