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April 16, 2009

Life On Planet Wayne

Inside the hermetically sealed, perpetually stoned, compulsively improvished bubble around the world's most endearing gangsta
April 2, 2009

Lil Wayne: 10 Essential Tracks

Before Weezy goes rock on "Rebirth," a look at his best under-the-radar rhymes
March 20, 2009

Lil Wayne Reaches for Rock Star Status on "Rebirth"

Mixtape king trades beats for band for next album.
February 19, 2009

Weezy Kicks Out the Jams on New Rock Disc

Inside the superstar Big Easy MC's new 'Rebirth' — as a guitar hero

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No Ceilings

Weezy's great new mixtape leaked online nine days after he pleaded guilty to a gun-possession charge, so there's only accidental allusion to the jail time staring him in the grill. When he raps, "I'm in the gun club/Do you wanna meet the bouncer?" over the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," his ...

2009 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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After establishing himself with the Hot Boys and a handful of solo albums in the late Nineties and early 2000s, rapper Lil Wayne became best known for his series of critically acclaimed mixtapes and guest appearances on hit songs by other artists. With his prolific output in the mid-2000s, which included mixes he made available free online and his Tha Carter series in the mid-2000s increasingly...

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