Lil Wayne, No Ceilings Mixtape
- story Peter Macia
The New Yorker laid a wreath on rap last week and got an instant and thorough undressing via Das Racist, but an even better defense is No Ceilings, which is so ridiculous, awesome and vital that you’d be really hard-pressed convincing us that Wayne (and rap, by association) isn’t just getting started. Like, has Sasha Frere-Jones not heard “Swag Surfin’“? Wayne sounds like Pearl from 227 on that shit. Is there another genre doing impressions of cranky old sitcom ladies and making it sound like the best idea since bottled beer? Don’t think so. To be fair, Frere-Jones probably wrote that story a while ago, but it’s not like Wayne didn’t help foist Drake and Nikki Minaj on pop this year, Cudi didn’t sell a ton of records with some help from Ratatat and “Empire State of Mind” isn’t just about the new official song of New York City. Blueprint 3 may not have had “A Milli,” but nobody is really depending on Jay-Z to supply #1 jams anymore anyway. We’re just glad new Wayne tapes still feel like a big deal, even if some people don’t care anymore.
Lil Wayne, No Ceilings Mixtape (via 2dopeboyz)
UPDATE: Download the official mixtape with new songs at Dat Piff
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- posted on Oct 28, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
- tags Das Racist, hip hop, Lil Wayne, mixtapes, New Yorker
October 29th, 2009 at 7:07 am
Please, please, please start spelling Nicki Minaj’s name right!
Now you’re a quality magazine Fader, I love you dearly, but come ON!
October 29th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I really don’t thin k rap fans give a fuck about the New Yorker and other old white dudes.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I feel like the Fader is becoming a magazine about Lil Wayne. We get that you like him, but you post about him constantly..
Other musicians could benefit from the promotion. He is already huge.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Good article, straight up.
October 31st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
http://www.rapexegesis.com
November 4th, 2009 at 12:48 am
The rise of Nicki Minaj is a good thing??
November 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am
wayne is cold, young moey is cold, this mixtape is cold.. young money and cash money are running the rap game right now..
November 17th, 2009 at 11:28 am
man lil wayne is the hardest niggia out there right now and although he is going to jail when he gets out he is going to be harder than ever so yall better watch out
January 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
i would really appreciate it you would stop over exaggerating lil waynes music it’s good not great
February 9th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Nicki Minaj makes a good ream with lil wayne
love lil wayne no ceilings cd