Lil Wayne Working On "Dedication" and "Tha Carter" Sequels

Lil Wayne has returned to his ESPN blog with a massive, well-informed 1,600-word post detailing his love of Brett Favre, why his favorite team is the Green Bay Packers and not the New Orleans Saints and an in-depth look at "shoulder sprains." Not like he needs a backup plan these days, but Weezy definitely has a future in sports journalism. So who does Wayne think will win this year's World Series? "I close my eyes and I see the Tampa Bay Rays. I'm a big emotion guy. I'm a heart guy, and I think they all play that way," Lil writes, adding that they'll likely face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finals because "You can't put nothing past Manny [Ramirez]'s bat. You cannot beat him." As for Weezy's day job, he tells sports fans that he's wrapping up Dedication 3 — his next mix tape with DJ Drama — and we can expect that "real soon." Meanwhile, the huge North Carolina Tar Heels fan is already in the studio working on Tha Carter 4.

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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