![]() ![]() “Nightmares” has a beat that makes it feel like something Wayne could have recorded years earlier, and being sandwiched between C4’s official singles makes it feel even more standout. Wayne had spent the past few years cultivating this rockstar persona, and now, fresh out of Rikers, he was debuting a new song on an MTV Unplugged session. It was never an official single, but “Nightmares of the Bottom” is one of the songs that made Tha Carter IV what it was. What more could you ask for? Dedication 2 was one of the mixtapes that propelled Wayne to new heights between Tha Carter IV and Tha Carter III, and closing it out with this song is one of the most show-stopping moments of Lil Wayne’s career. The bars are scathing and the hook is a slam dunk. It’s almost like one of those times a comedian gives an amazing performance in a dramatic role. “Georgia… Bush” is unique among Lil Wayne’s catalog, but there are few songs like it in rap, period. Maybe the most famous instance was “30 Minutes to New Orleans.” It first reared its head in a documentary called The Carter, with Wayne rapping it on a tour bus, but we wouldn’t get a full version for what felt like years. Would we get full versions of the songs? Mixed and mastered versions? For most of these, the answer was no. The leaks got him a buzz like no one had ever had. In 20, you could get on DatPiff, SOHH, or wherever, and there’d be new Wayne music. 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.To his diehard fans, Lil Wayne’s ascent was defined by delays and leaks. 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 Wayne went solo in 1999 with Tha Block Is Hot. 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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