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Lil’ Wayne makes more and more steps towards becoming a more crossover artist. Although he’s done a pretty good job of doing that with his last album, Tha Carter III, Wayne goes for a more edgy, rock feel on his new single, “Prom Queen”. He garnered his first #1 single with the sing-songy “Lollipop,” and hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
“Prom Queen” finds Lil’ Wayne with that same delivery, but actually, with a bit more singing, and still tinged with autotune. I can’t say that I’m mad at him. The track is Wayne’s first single from his upcoming album, The Rebirth, which is said to take a more rock direction. I should have seen this coming when Wayne starting rocking skinnies and vests, fedoras and getting all these piercings. I believe the female vocalist at the end is Shanell, who we have featured in our artist spotlight section, and is on tour with Wayne right now.
Lil Wayne Really??? Its cool but real different..idk what to say
perhaps it will grow on me
I think he’s good at what he do……..!!!
i can hear what he’s going for… top 40 radio will eat this up. you definitely can’t say wayne isn’t creative – he’s willing to go way outside of his comfort zone.
but this is rather different……..it’s ok…….i think it has to grow on me too!!!
It’s alright; im more of a mixtape fan of his….it might grow on me though.
I’ll pass
Radio is going to play the hell out of this, I love his creativness but I can put this on my iPod….
not really feelin it & it probably won’t ever grow on me. Maybe b/c i am not use to him outta his usual element.
I suppose he is following mainstream media trying to break it big second time around but he’s trying too hard. C’mon Wayne…Be creative…be YOU!
This is what the Lil Wayne stans get for thinking noone was better than him, thinking that he was the greatest and he switches on your ass and gives you this?! LOL! People who arent eclectic when it comes to music and stick to one genre will think this is good rock..but its bullshit! Wayne KILL YOURSELF…PLEASE! SLIT YOUR WRIST AND DIE A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH…
I didn’t bother to listen to it. I can’t get into Lil Wayne anymore. Tom Joyner talked about Weezy on the UNICEF celebration for Patti La Belle.
PLEASE PLEASE rescue me from Auto Tune…what the heck is going on!!!
Does anyone else feel uncomfortable?? Or is it just me??
did he burp in the middle of the song? IDK i like the idea of musicians trying different things but Wayne should learn from Kanye. Something about a rapper giving up the skills of rhyming for easy lyrical content it seems watered down and sell out. They need to stop thinking that they are a brand by selling their name and not their talent. Tina Turner is the only artist i know that has done different genres sucessfully. If he wants to do this he needs to come harder, there is a difference between rap and rock. Rock has been around much longer and the fans have seen it all so the ones who truely know rock knows that this sucks……but i’m not one of those people so go wayne!….?
Some Of U PPL are stupid…this is a raw ass song..he switchin over because this rock shit is makin the most money because hip-hop is dead with all this bullshit ass ringtone rappers..why hate on him, i bet all yall gone be playin this shit in ur car 2morrow.. hes tryin something different because he’s smart & he is very creative to do this rock shit..Now watch more rappers start do follow the trend..So shout out to wayne & kanye for being creative
Hmmm not feeling it on first listen, there is a way to be different but still be good.
I like it…it’s different but I like what he is trying to do.
ITS WAYNE’s WORLD!!!!! BEST RAPPER ALIVE NO DOUBT
TERRRRIIBBBLLLLEEEE!!!
Thank God For Beyonce and Ciara new music! PHEW!
Oh and Jamie and TI idk what I do if all music came to this crap!
Feeling this Weezy! Aint hip hop but i F**** wit it
@15 no I wont be playing this garbage in my car tomorrow and because I have ears I will not be buying this rubbish that is the worst crap I may have ever heard! Any why support a rapper who claims to be all “hood” and “street” but the minute he gets a paycheck he sells out! This man or thing shall i say, clearly has no passion or love for hip-hop, he only cares about money! I hate artists like him, in fact people like him are the cause of the industry’s current dramatic demise! There is pretty much no or little talent in the buisness right now and thats because people only care about money, not about what they are portraying!
Run DMC pulled off the rock thing, but they had genuine passion for making hip-hop mainstream, they didn’t sell out, they kept making amazing music and proving that hip-hop wasn’t just for the streets its for all people.I have absolutely no respect for wayne as an artist and will never buy into the hype.
I’ll pass but good luck to him.
sorry it sucks
A bit overrated, but who knows how the new album will do.
YEAHHHHHHH BABY, EXPLORE ALL UR OPTIONS LIL DADDY!
something about this not sure??? maybe im just not use to him sounding like a rock artist but im not really feeling this one!! come on weezy give some more a millie” and lollipop”
He is going to lose a lot of fans with songs like this. I’m not knockin it I’m not that big of a fan. I think its a coo song tho.
IM OVER HIM NEXT
ITS AMAZING!!! STOP HATIN!
THE FACT THAT A RAPPER HAS COMPLETELY SWITCHED GENRES MAKES THIS NOT AS COMMERCIAL AS YALL SAYIN’!
AND SO WHAT IF ITS TOP 40 ITS GOOD AND THATS ALL THAT MATTER
Not bad at all and if he come back with a million plus again people just gonna hate even more and be stuck on stupid again.
Lil Wayne : postive
Song : negative!!!!
LOL I hate when people hate and say Kanye failed at his last album when it was genius but hey that’s my opinion! This fool needs some enuciation classes cause when I listened to this all I heard was mumbling and rock stars don’t mumble! Hell rappers don’t mumble! Lil Wayne is a mumbler!
The track (the production) I like. But Wayne um not so much on this one. Maybe it’ll grow on me eventually but I guess you can’t knock him for trying.
I LOVE WAYNE AND KANYE…THAT’S RIGHT KICK THE BOX WIDE OPEN AND DON’T LET FOLKS PIGEONHOLE U!! HIP HOP IS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION!!!
I think that Lil Wayne and some of these other “hip hop artists” could have a promo picture of them sacrificing a baby and negroes still wouldn’t pick up on it, lmao. Black people that are paying attention need to ask themselves, what is the significance of this dude having a damn skull in his hand and blue and green IV bags?
Doin his thing
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really dwayne?? whatever floats your boat, but i knew you was trippin when the lip got peirced, the eyebrow got pierced, runnin around in your damn “blue brothers” getup, the music fits it all. Have fun!
I actually like the song a lot, then again i am a big weezy fan. I think it’s gonna top the billboard charts just like lollipop. you know mainstream is gonna eat this up!
@ 35, the iv bags say “disinformation” and “misinformation”. now i had to double check myself, but hot damn, “disinformation” is a word. I dont see where the tubes lead, and dont know what the hell the skull is for, but hey, maybe it means something to him
He trying for a billion wit this one lol….smart move. i love it!!!!!!!!!!
creative
straight garbage and thats all i need to say,if you guys want to hear some rock go and buy a real rock album.thinking outside the box,yeah riiightttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,LOL,LOL,LOL,LOL.
Its nice to know these rappers are ruining their careers with all this crap they put out, hopefully 2009 will be their final year in the spotlight.
I don’t usually listen 2 rap unless its Jayz, Kanye, or N.E.R.D. So I decide 2 listen 2 the song. Ppl this isn’t rock. Wayne your coming off as a poser dude. Rockers don’t have 2 announce that they are bringing out a rock album, it speaks 4 itself. Sorry dude try again. Lol. Yessir.
Yo I’m learning that there are some real ignorant and closed minded people in the world. Whether you like Wayne or not, you gotta understand that this guy is an artist. He’s creative. This is so out of the box for a rapper from New Orleans. So limiting this artist to one genre of music is ignorant and unfair. This guy has a brand on his eyebrow that says ‘I AM MUSIC’. Don’t limit this guy to rap and hate on him because he’s trying something different. if anything, I applaud Wayne for stepping out and doing something totally out of the box and unexpected. AND I dig the song!
LMMFAO @ Whitney # 37…I agree! He was prolly high when he did that too. LOL
not a bad song exactly, but OMG! F*uckin KILL THE AUTOTUNE! I cant take it! The destruction of real music!
i think its nice, and I can’t wait to hear more.
To the average hip hop fan who luvs lil wayne will pick this shiii up and run with it, because they give wayne the benefit of the doubt…”Oh, he’s being creative” or “he is a true artist for switching genre’s”. Well, this is horrible…sorry. I can see why he is expanding his music, basically it is a smart move but this shii is wack. I mean c’mon. It is the least bit creative. It sounds dumb and he sounds mentally challenged.
i appreciate good rock, hip-hop, indie, classical, reggae…If your gonna step outside your box wayne…YOUR GONNA HAVE TO COME HARDER.!!!!!!
Really tired of this auto tuner shit. Be a rapper and rap!
I appreicate all types of music….but this song isnt made for lil’ wayne…I appreicate that he tryna bring more to the table…because mostly of the music that is out right now sounds the same….so its quite refreshing to hear something new…but vocally this song is made for lil’ wayne….like someone else said he’s a mumbler…
Wayne needs to take about 3 years off…so annoying, and since wen have you been “rock” ..NO! not saying you can switch it up..but that was a mess..
@ # 44….i feel you on jay, kanye, and NERD
I luv Wayne and all but I’m not feeling this
There’s a difference between an artist experimenting with new sounds (Kanye) and an artist using a gimmick to try and sell albums (Lil’ Wayne).
He ain’t experimenting with shit other than autotune.
He don’t play an instrument (regardless of him pretending to play guitar), he can’t sing for shit so he uses autotune to cover that up, and he don’t produce.
So what exactly is Lil’ Wayne experimenting with here?
He ain’t doing a damn thing other than trying to build on the current wave of hipster shit going on and appeal to the white audience to sell more records.
Everything Wayne does is contrived and fake, from his clothing style to his so-called blood affiliation, to his “experimentation” with music.
He wasn’t on none of this tight pants wearing rock star shit before the hipster movement started.
He saw that shit catching on and decided to switch off to that before any of those artists could make a name for themselves in the mainstream.
Wayne gets no respect artistically or personally around here.
All they need to do is a remix f/ Cold Play or one of these other white groups that everyone loves so much and it will get crossover. It aint great but it has potential.
Lil Weezy has a wide range of audience and I think this song will reach everyone.This song is dope and I personally like hiphop-rock so this works for his crossover look.haha.He makes me laugh whenever he sings with auto tune but he’s DOPE.GO WEEZY!!!
RECORD SOUND BI-POLAR LIKE A MUG
UMMM REALLy.
LiL WAyNE NEEDS TO STiCK
TO WUT HE WUZ DOiN!!!!!
I find it funny how some of the girls on here a say wayne creative.when yall are the one bringing down girls like rihanna and ciara with their singing skills.autotune is not a voice lol.ii respect the man,he brings out great tracks.but if you aint gifted their no point really in trying to maker others think you are.likewise with t pain he is a great artists but i prefer him rapping then saying his a rapper turned singerrr. auto tune.no no
i used to have respect for lil wayne but now i think he just another lunch box after what he said in GQ about books and reading….IDIOT