People like frosting on their cake, but most people don’t go to the store, pick up a can of chocolate frosting and dig in with a spoon as soon as they hit the couch. But as time has gone on, Tune has clearly taken this approach to the extreme, and this project is no exception. This rhyming technique is fun and can be extremely clever when used in moderation. The insane number of punchlines, similes and usage of the super dupa/pause-stop flow/hashtag rap (or whatever you want to call it) routinely takes away from IANAHB2. Sidebar: The piano took a weird turn at about the 3:20 mark, which didn’t do this song any favors. He was unable to soften up the subject matter and ease up on the punchlines to match the tone of the record. Wayne tried his hand at it on the intro/title track, but it really did not land. Cole (a couple of times) and Drake (several times) have all rhymed over the ivory, particularly on the opening track of an album or mixtape. This has become commonplace in hip-hop as in recent years as Wale, Nas, J. The album opens with Wayne rhyming over a solo piano instrumentation. And many of his legions of fans have remained steadfast in their support of Tunechi, regardless if his raps had reached “I got this bitch on lock like a closed door” status.Īfter several lackluster projects, including last summer’s Dedication 4, I Am Not A Human Being II was Wayne’s latest opportunity to show critics that he (and his music) had not become a caricature of himself. Like most humans in the same situation, Wayne hasn’t appeared to cared all that much, possibly because he’s been raking in Dibiase-type dough for the last five years. Lil Wayne is without question one of the biggest entertainers in the world today, and since he ascended to that point after dropping Tha Carter III in 2008, the quality and substance of his music has taken a noticeable downturn. While Weezy was undoubtedly being tongue-and-cheek in that interview with Power 106 in Los Angeles, the news of this self-criticism received a pretty favorable reaction from the masses. That was the six word review of I Am Not A Human Being II authored up by none other than Lil Wayne himself. Robinson (Young Money, Cash Money Records, Republic Record, Universal Records)Ĭut Men: Mike WILL Made It, Cool & Dre, David Banner, Juicy J, T-Minus, Soulja Boy, A+, Christian Davis Stalnecker, Crazy Mike, Detail, Diplo, DVLP, ELEW, Fabio Marascuillo, Filthy, Hudson Mohawke, Lunice, Mike Banger, Nikhil Seetharam, Rasool Diaz, Sarom, Streetrunner Trainer (Gym): Birdman, Slim Williams, Mack Maine, Cortez Bryant, G. Album/Mixtape Reviews Hip-Hop 2 Comments 33 views 0