It’s more interesting to ponder Wayne's reasons for making Rebirth than to actually listen to it, because the end result is a loud and ignorable bore.
The rest of the album finds him trying hard - mostly too hard - to interact and feed off live musicians when he’s well aware, and has often said, he’s best on his own. Wayne connects with the tune perhaps because of its synthetic, synth pop nature. Then, out of nowhere, comes the jittery new wave of “Get a Life,” and suddenly Weezy’s riding the beats with his usual flair and dropping F-bombs through the Auto-Tune as if Cash Money just signed Devo and couldn’t be happier. While his lyrics are still peppered with the usual wit and laugh-out-loud punch lines, crunching guitars bring out a tedious mopey side of the man you won’t find elsewhere, and many cuts go into downward spirals of weeping and wailing. Hearing Wayne bark “I’m so high that the ground is gone/I don’t even know what cloud I’m on” over a tribal rock beat could be special if this wasn’t some uninspired, studio musician’s idea of “tribal”. Like “Prom Queen,” the rap-rock album Rebirth is dragged down by drab backing tracks which are akin to the canned heavy metal the world of video games gave up years previously. After the widespread indifference to his debut rap-rock single “Prom Queen,” the late 2009 hip-hop mixtape No Ceilings was greeted with universal acclaim, so it seems Wayne’s sense of quality control is strong when it comes to rap, but very weak when it comes to rap-rock. Discussion Lil Wayne’s Rebirth (10 Years Later) On February 2, 2010, Lil Wayne made the decision to follow up the biggest album of his career and capitalize on the height of his superstardom by releasing what was arguably the worst album by a hip hop artists last decade. What made the faithful flip was a scene where the previously unstoppable Weezy announced he was a rock star, picked up a guitar, raised a fist in the air, brought the pick down, and then proceeded to deliver one of the most lackluster guitar solos caught on video, and that’s including YouTube. Now a full-fledged pop star, he dabbled in rock music for 2010's Rebirth, while nurturing his Young Money Entertainment clique and rising stars like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga.When the 2009 documentary The Carter hit DVD, much was made of Lil Wayne’s reckless syrup sipping during the film, but longtime fans had already accepted their hero was a drug abuser because they had bothered to listen to his lyrics. He wrapped up the trilogy with 2008's Tha Carter III, featuring the inescapable hit "Lollipop," and continued to expand his horizons across mixtapes, the rock-leaning single "Prom Queen" and even a performance alongside Kid Rock at the Country Music Awards. With 2004's Tha Carter and its 2005 follow-up, Tha Carter II, he made a case for himself as the South's preeminent rapper, with a supple flow, witty lyrics and ample charisma. Lights Out, released in 2000, and 2002's 500 Degreez established Wayne as a true force in a shifting hip-hop landscape. His raps focus on youthful rebellion, New Orleans style - crack, girls and turf supremacy are paramount. But because Wayne is Wayne he followed it up with Rebirth, an album of abrasive alternative rock.
When his weird rap opus Tha Carter III became a sales phenomenon, the obvious thing to do would be to follow it up with more of the same. But Wayne went solo in 1999 with Tha Block Is Hot. Lil Wayne’s whole career is premised on avoiding the obvious.
Though the emcees showed promise, many listeners focused on the post-Bounce production of Mannie Fresh, and regarded Wayne as a fresh-faced vehicle for the producer. and formed the immensely popular Hot Boys group on Cash Money Records. By the time he was 15, he'd linked up with Juvenile, Turk and B.G. One of Southern rap's most enduring and talented emcees, New Orleans' Lil Wayne began rapping at the tender age of 11.
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