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Revision as of 03:09, 8 February 2010

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Rebirth is the seventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released February 2, 2010 on Cash Money Records. It was originally set to be released in early 2009, before several delays led to its release. The album is his rock music debut, though it includes hip hop tracks.[2] Upon its release, the album received generally negative reviews from most music critics.

Background

The album was originally thought to be the re-release of his triple-platinum album Tha Carter III.[3] However on January 23, Wayne told MTV that the album will not be a re-release, but will be his rock album debut. The album was originally scheduled for a April 7, 2009 release[2], however it has gone through many projected dates and is now set for a February 2, 2010 release.[4] Young Money artist, Shanell, stated that the delays were due to Wayne's desire for the album to be "perfect".[5]

The first single, "Prom Queen", was produced by Infamous and Andrew "Drew" Correa. The song made its official debut on January 27, appearing on Wayne's MySpace page. Wayne performed the single live for the first time during a concert in San Diego, which was streamed live on AT&T’s FREEdom of Choice and Mobile Music Facebook pages that evening.[1] "Prom Queen" peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Lil Wayne stated he collaborated with Fall Out Boy for his album,[6] while he also lent his vocals for their Folie à Deux album.[7] According to a Rolling Stone article about the album, so are Lenny Kravitz and Pete Wentz. He will reportedly pay homage to the Beastie Boys[8][9], and a song that involves him rapping over stringed instruments, described as being similar to Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" will be on the album as well.[10] Young Money artist, Shanell, has been collaborating with Wayne on the album.[5] She has been credited for her vocals on a track called "Most Wanted Rockstar" which may appear on the album.[11] Eminem has been confirmed to have an appearance on a track titled "Drop the World".[12]

Birdman had confirmed that Tha Carter IV will be packaged with Rebirth as a double disc album.[13] However, Wayne denied this idea saying that "Tha Carter IV deserves Tha Carter IV". He went on to say that We Are Young Money may be packaged with Rebirth.[14] However, in November 2009, Wayne said that the albums would be released separately.[15] Billboard magazine received an e-mail from a customer of online retailer Amazon.com stating that Amazon.com shipped copies of Rebirth as early as December 14. Amazon shipped about 500 pre-ordered copies and blamed a "shipping error".[16] Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine stated that the album would have different tracks than that of the leaked version.[4]

Recording and production

The first single, "Prom Queen", was produced by the duo of DJ Infamous and Drew Correa, notable for producing the Grammy nominated track from Tha Carter III, "Mr. Carter". Production is also expected to come from Cool & Dre and Develop.[17] Birdman also stated that the album will feature a song entitled "I'm Not Human".[18] It has been speculated that the album may be shelved due to less than positive feedback from fans and the media, as well as the lead single, "Prom Queen," having quickly fallen off of the charts shortly after entry.[19] Despite the shelving rumors, Lil Wayne released the single "Hot Revolver" to iTunes on March 17, 2009.[20] On August 18, 2009, in an interview, Wayne confirmed that the album is completed and he is continuously working on Tha Carter IV for the time being.[21] On the single "On Fire" produced by Cool & Dre, Lil Wayne has been said to play the guitar; he plays bass in "Da Da Da".[22]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[23]
Entertainment Weekly(D+)[24]
The Guardian[25]
Los Angeles Times[26]
New York Times(unfavorable)[27]
NME(4/10)[28]
Pitchfork Media(4.5/10)[29]
Rolling Stone[30]
USA Today[31]
Village Voice(mixed)[32]

The album received generally negative reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 36/100 from Metacritic.[33] It is ranked seventh on the site's list of worst-reviewed albums.[34] Allmusic's David Jeffries gave Rebirth 2 out of 5 stars and described it as "a loud and ignorable bore".[23] Jeff Weiss of the Los Angeles Times gave it 1 out of 4 stars and called it "".[26] Chicago Sun-Times writer Jim DeRogatis gave it 1 out of 4 stars and called it a "wildly misguided experiment".[35] NME's Sam Wolfson gave Rebirth an 4/10 rating and wrote that Wayne "doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing".[28] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave it 2½ out of 5 stars and perceived Wayne's "very questionable taste in rock" as weakness.[30] Joe Clay of The Times panned Wayne's singing and songwriting, calling his lyrics "devoid of humour and imagination".[36] HipHopDX.com columnist Alex Thornton viewed Wayne's taste in rock music as poor, writing "he’s mistakenly emulated the worst of the genre instead of digging a little bit deeper into something with a real soul".[37] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis gave the album 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Given that everyone knows Carter can do so much better than this, it all smacks a bit of condescension, of locating a different audience, then talking down to them".[25] Giving Rebirth 1 out of 4 stars, Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot panned Wayne's stylistic change and described his lyrics as "crushingly banal".[38] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave it a D+ rating and compared Wayne's decision to record a rock album to basketball player Michael Jordan's attempt at baseball, stating "Jordan returned to the basketball court after one ill-fated season in the farm leagues; we can only hope for the same for Wayne".[24]

In a generally mixed review, The Village Voice writer Christopher R. Weingarten wrote that Wayne's lyrics "still walk some fascinating line between signifying unmistakable genius, curious savant, or total dick", but viewed the album as lacking substance, stating "Wayne's big problem is that he seems to like the idea of rock music more than any actual rock music itself".[32] The New York Post's Dan Aquilante gave the album 2½ out of 5 stars and wrote "he does rap on the record, but that may not satisfy hard-core hip-hop fans who may view this as traitorous rather than musically adventurous".[39] USA Today writer Steve Jones gave it 2 out of 4 stars and wrote "Rebirth is neither well-conceived nor artfully delivered".[31] Pitchfork Media writer Ryan Dombal gave Rebirth a rating of 4.5/10 and called it an "unlikely, unqualified, and quite unbelievable rock album".[29] Slant Magazine's Jesse Cataldo gave the album 1½ out of 5 stars and called the album "a total misperception of what makes a rock record", describing its sound as "mostly unrecognizable, a twisted amalgam of tacky set pieces collected from throughout the genre's history".[40] The Washington Post's Allison Stewart called Rebirth "profoundly, irretrievably awful" and "very much a thing unto itself, without a reason in the world for existing".[41] In a generally unfavorable review, Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that its lyrics "stay dutifully on topic" and found "how it reveals a rapper’s view of rock" as interesting, writing "For Lil Wayne rock is bombast and cliché in which high-school traumas are avenged, heaven and hell are frequently invoked and existential predicaments are taken seriously".[27] Despite the generally negative criticism towards Rebirth, several music critics wrote favorably of its single "Drop the World" and viewed it as the highlight on the album.[24][27][28][40][41][36]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."American Star" (featuring Shanell)DJ Nasty3:37
2."Prom Queen" (featuring Shanell)DJ Infamous and Drew Correa3:37
3."Ground Zero"Streetrunner & DJ Infamous3:57
4."Da Da Da"Cool & Dre3:40
5."Paradice"Kevin Rudolf & Cool & Dre3:57
6."Get a Life"Cool & Dre3:12
7."On Fire"Cool & Dre4:08
8."Drop the World" (featuring Eminem)Hit-Boy & Chase N. Cashe3:49
9."Runnin'" (featuring Shanell)J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League4:31
10."One Way Trip" (featuring Kevin Rudolf)Travis Barker, Kevin Rudolf, DJ Infamous4:38
11."Knockout" (featuring Nicki Minaj)J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League4:09
12."The Price is Wrong"DJ Infamous3:28
Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."I'll Die for You"Cool & Dre5:07
14."I'm So Over You" (featuring Shanell)DJ Infamous2:58

References

  1. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (2009-01-26). "Lil Wayne Teams With AT&T To Debut 'Rebirth'". Billboard.
  2. ^ a b Lil Wayne's Rock LP, Rebirth, Due April 7. MTV News. Accessed January 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-10-21). "Lil Wayne Calls His Carter III Do-Over 'The Birth Of A New Beginning'". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  4. ^ a b Lil Wayne Album Still Due In February, Label Insists. Billboard Magazine.
  5. ^ a b Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Coming "When It's Perfect". Rap-Up. Accessed July 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Lil Wayne Rocks Out with Fall Out Boy. Rap-Up. Accessed February 20, 2009.
  7. ^ Montgomery, James (2008-10-03). "Fall Out Boy's New Album To Feature Lil Wayne, Pharrell And ... Blondie's Debbie Harry?". MTV.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  8. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (2009-05-11). "Lil Wayne Producer Draws Inspiration From Beastie Boys For Rock Record".
  9. ^ "Lil Wayne Reaches for Rock Star Status on "Rebirth"". Rolling Stone. 2009-03-20.
  10. ^ Frehsee, Nicole (2009-03-03). "First Listen: Lil Wayne embraces skate punk, auto-tune on rock record Rebirth". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  11. ^ New Music: Lil Wayne – ‘Run This Town’ + ‘Most Wanted Rockstar’. Rap-Up.
  12. ^ Lil Wayne Recruits Eminem For Rebirth Song 'Drop The World'. MTV News.
  13. ^ Lil Wayne to Drop 3 Albums This Year? Rap-Up.
  14. ^ Lil Wayne Denies Double Album Reports, Discusses Retirement. Rap-Up. Accessed October 13, 2009.
  15. ^ XXcLusive: Lil Wayne & Young Money Albums Will be Released Separately. XXL.
  16. ^ Christman, Ed (December 15, 2009). "Amazon Ships Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Months Ahead Of Street Date". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (2009-01-27). "Producers Take Lil Wayne To The 'Prom'". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Baby Talks Lil Wayne's "Rebirth"". Vibe. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  19. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-02-19). "Lil Wayne Announces New Tour Dates, Pushes Back Rebirth". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  20. ^ "Hot Revolver" on iTunes. iTunes. Accessed March 17, 2009.
  21. ^ "Lil Wayne Admits He's Lauren London's Baby's Father + More". LilWayneHQ.com. 2009-08-18.
  22. ^ Reid, Shaheem (December 4, 2009). "Lil Wayne's 'On Fire' Inspired By 'Scarface,' Producer Dre Says". MTV News. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  23. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Review: Rebirth". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  24. ^ a b c Greenblatt, Leah. Review: Rebirth. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  25. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis. Review: Rebirth. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  26. ^ a b Weiss, Jeff. Review: Rebirth. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-02-03.
  27. ^ a b c Pareles, Jon. Review: Rebirth. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-02-01.
  28. ^ a b c Wolfson, Sam. Review: Rebirth. NME. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  29. ^ a b Dombal, Ryan. Review: Rebirth. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2010-02-04.
  30. ^ a b Hoard, Christian. Review: Rebirth. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  31. ^ a b Jones, Steve. Review: Rebirth. USA Today. Retrieved on 2010-02-02.
  32. ^ a b Weingarten, Christopher R. Review: Rebirth. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  33. ^ Rebirth (2010): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  34. ^ Music High and Low Scores. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-02-02.
  35. ^ DeRogatis, Jim. Review: Rebirth. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  36. ^ a b Clay, Joe. Review: Rebirth. The Times. Retrieved on 2010-01-29.
  37. ^ Thornton, Alex. "Lil Wayne: Rebirth". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 2010-1-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  38. ^ Kot, Greg. Review: Rebirth. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on 2010-01-28.
  39. ^ Aquilante, Dan. Review: Rebirth. The New York Post. Retrieved on 2010-02-02.
  40. ^ a b Cataldo, Jesse. Review: Rebirth. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-02-01.
  41. ^ a b Stewart, Allison. Review: Rebirth. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2010-02-02.
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