Customer Reviews

Rebirth [Deluxe Edition]

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

What is this? OMG im sorry but Lil Wayne is falling off. Somebody hit me up when the Carter 4 comes out, cause I enjoy rap IDK what this was. I can't stand when rapper turn into singers I just don't get it. O and whats make its worst he pushed the album back so many times and look at the outcome. If your a fan of Lil Wayne I don't blame you for supporting him, but if you are not a Lil Wayne fan don't buy this album. Prom Queen was wack and the new single On fire is worst.

Nothing really to say, other than it was such a let down. I have not found one song worth listening to more than once (once may be pushing it). Based the purchase decision from his past stuff. Should have listened online to see how much different it was compared to his past work. Think this is my last lil wayne purchase.

I'll listen to the whole CD a couple more times to see if anything sticks, just hard to listen to it without wanting to skip the songs after 20 seconds.

Make sure to listen to it prior to purchasing!

I've always enjoyed Lil Wayne's previous work, but this new album is unfortunately a let down. Way too much auto-tune, and the guitar playing sounds like something you'd hear from a second year guitar student. I admire Lil Wayne's bravery in trying something new, but this album makes him look like a talentless hack. If not for his previous reputation of commercial success, no record label would ever have released this awful record.

Lil Wayne, stick to rap, please. This album is horrible. Worst music I've heard in awhile. It's a shame.

Last year, Lil Wayne's No Ceilings mixtape, in which he took ownership of 2009 hits such as "Run this Town" and "Throw it in the Bag" away from his contemporaries, was highly regarded by critics and fans for its complete lack of auto-tune as much as its clever punchlines and obtuse metaphors. Wayne's newest release (as well as his first studio recording since Carter III) Rebirth is sort of an extension of the experimental side that was hinted at on that album and his other recent work. It's sort of like his inverse answer to Chris Cornell's Scream; it's am answer which no one asked for though, and sadly the ending result makes the comparison between the two albums uncomfortably appropriate.

Admirably, Wayne is anything but shy taking his brand in various unexplored directions on Rebirth, even doing his own instrumentation in some areas. However whatever novelty-factor that remains of hearing Lil Wayne singing thrash-metal or playing a guitar is quickly drowned out by its own outdated sound, running the gamut sonically from watered down and cheesy mid 1990s alternative radio jams to pre-Appetite For Destruction hair metal ballads. Production-wise, Rebirth is able to boast names such the The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and Travis Barker as well as other contributors, which makes it all the more disappointing that the songs seem to just run together.

Except of course for all of Rebirth's meddling excursions into new territory, which meet a similar level of mediocrity. The tragically corny "Get a Life" does a punk-polka dance in the dead middle of the album that doesn't need to be heard too many more times than once. "One-way-trip" has a light industrial influence and features a seething keyboard riff which sounds like a rehash of something from The Fragile.

The worst part is that all the monotonous clutter makes very little room for any standout tracks. One of those being "On-Fire" in which Wayne croons over an Amy Holland sample that any fan of Scarface or Grand Theft Auto 3 will instantly recognize. However its the anxiously-worked drums that qualify this as a long standing club favorite. "Drop the World" features a dauntless Eminem, whose double time flow is a welcome relief from whatever Wayne is doing for the rest of the song-even if his verse is only about "walls closing in" and various other long clichéd subject matter. If anything, its a reminder of how out-of-place Wayne sounds with this material, and how uneven the rest of the album is.

Grade: D

I am such a Weezy fan but this album is way beyond a let down! I wish I would have waited til it came out so I could have listened to all the track samples to know whether I wanted to purchase the entire CD. Well I gave into temptation and placed a pre-order and I am sooooo disappointed! Weezy could have down a million times better!

This album is an obvious departure to what everyone knows 'Lil Wayne' for- that is, his unique rap vocals mixed with his hard-edged 'explicit' and sometimes extremely sexual lyrics. His creativity and talent is undeniable as he completely flips the script with his eccentric, yet vividly emotional collaboration with other well known artists. The tracks recorded for this album should be put into it's own genre, in my humble opinion.

He unabashedly has shown the world that he is most definitely not afraid to rap 'outside the box' and cross the lines of the 'hard-rap' hip-hop persona he has diligently constructed since 1992, by rocking out.

Even though this is not what the fan-base/demographic would expect from Lil Wayne, he has infinitely impressed me with his ability to be diverse. He could have quite possibly have opened a new audience's ear canals with his funky, obnoxious rock-rap medley. People should hopefully open their minds and hearts to Lil Wayne's eclectic experiment.

Different and awesome- it's a "Knockout"!

I don't have some indepth review but I just want to say I went into this album just listening to the samples and liking the Rock/Rap sound. I like Lil Wayne, he's got a unique voice and combined with some cool guitar and good beats make this, in my opinion, a really good album. Rock on man..

This is the WORSE Lil Wayne album in history. I cannot believe he came out with this mess. The music actually sounds pretty good, but the singing on every song is ridiculous. It wouldn't have been so bad if he could actually sing.
Also, I do not understand why there is a deluxe edition. There are only two more songs on the deluxe edition than the non deluxe album.

First of all, I am not a "rap fan who is crying about this album being rock." This CD is SUPER DUPER WACK. And not just because it's rock. No no no, I dont like this album because it sucks. And to whoever said that us "crying rap fans" dont like this because we cant "recognize talent" is obviously a member of Waynes marketing team (or a serious Lil Wayne d--- rider). The guitar playing is LESS than mediocre AT BEST. It sounds like a Blink 182 album with a bad guitar player and Lil Wayne auto-tuned all over it. If you REALLY want rap-rock, buy some Rage Against The Machine. If you want to ride the Lil Wayne bandwagon like EVERYBODY else, buy this WACK CD.

As for the recognizing talent comment, here's some really talented artists:

Rap: Lil Wayne (Carter 2 and older!!!), Bronze Nazareth, Jay-Z, the late greats (2pac, biggie, Pun, Eazy, Big L etc.) Jeezy, Chamillionaire just to name a few.

Rock: Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters, Cold Play, Marilyn Manson, too many to name...

Rap/Rock: Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Limp Bizkit, the Judgement Night Soundtrack. It's sad that people think this is innovative when the rap rock thing has been done a million times and has been done 100% better than lil Wayne tried to do.

It's a sad day for THE WHOLE MUSIC INDUSTRY, not just RAP, when Gucci Mane drops a harder album than Lil Wayne. PERIOD.