Lil WaynexKatie Couric

[slappysloopy]

I've never been a fan of lil wayne. (mostly due to him sounding like an arrogant, talentless, asshole on all of his albums and the obnoxious rap-through-a-synthesizer approach to making music) However, I just finished watching his interview with Katie Couric and he's a really well spoken guy when he's not rapping. He had some interesting stuff to say and as ridiculous as the guy looks, he has a pretty good mind working for him.
I don't like his music but he seems like a nice enough guy where I don't feel the need to bash him. Anyone else catch the interview? What did you think?

 

[scnupe7]

Originally Posted by slappysloopy

I've never been a fan of lil wayne. (mostly due to him sounding like an arrogant, talentless, asshole on all of his albums and the obnoxious rap-through-a-synthesizer approach to making music) However, I just finished watching his interview with Katie Couric and he's a really well spoken guy when he's not rapping. He had some interesting stuff to say and as ridiculous as the guy looks, he has a pretty good mind working for him.
I don't like his music but he seems like a nice enough guy where I don't feel the need to bash him. Anyone else catch the interview? What did you think?


I pretty much thought the same. I hate him and his music, but I thought he came across pretty well in the interview.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Just watched the interview. Like most rappers, he plays the "dumb" card pretty hard to maintain his reputation, although to thrive in show business for any amount of time, you have to be smart.

 

[gqreader239]

I like the fact that his words do not sound fake/forced (speaking in a way that is not consistent with his rap/gangster image). However, he is able to express ideas that rappers arent known for. His words were simple but I get the immediate impression that he means every single word of it.

 

[SeriousBusiness]

I read an article on him in GQ a month or two ago. He works his ass off for his music. No one can accuse him of half-assing his work.

Apparently, he'll do a concert, finish up around midnight, then work for twelve hours on his tourbus (he has a mini-studio in it) til around noon the following day. He sleeps, then does another concert. His mind is constantly working.

 

[flashback]

he came off sounding better than I expected, but I'm still not impressed. This article does a pretty good job of describing how I feel about him:

http://dailymathematics.blogspot.com...c-as-most.html

 

[jpeirpont]

Originally Posted by flashback

he came off sounding better than I expected, but I'm still not impressed. This article does a pretty good job of describing how I feel about him:

http://dailymathematics.blogspot.com...c-as-most.html

What's a wigster?

 

[flashback]

hipster rap fans

 

[Edward Appleby]

Wow, lots of hate. Personally I think his command of the technical aspect of rapping and flowing is pretty self-evident. No, that's not all there is to hip hop music, and the other aspects of his game (cohesive production, actually having something in particular to say) are more variable.

I'm usually engaged enough by the wordplay and generally good beats to not particularly mind. Also I find it rather heartening that one of the biggest forces in pop music right now bases his reputation on rather sophisticated figurative language games.

 

[blackplatano]

I can understand why some people would think rappers are unable to hold their own in an interview, but most decent rappers can hold their own pretty well. Lil' Wayne only did a good job If your expectations were pathetically low, which mines were. Mos Def does a good job on Mahler for example.
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[TowleY]

In my opinion right now, hes the best rapper out there with the exception of eminem til 50's new cd comes out. Hes able to use the words in ways other rappers never were able to use them. However I think the rock cd is going to suck, I cant wait for carter 4. Plus Red Rum (single off carter 4) is ******* amazing. However amazing love from the rock cd is horrid.

 

[blackplatano]

mistake

 

[thekunk07]

i fired off a nasty letter to GQ after they ran a piece on him that made him out to be the next nobel laureate. he is a hack with marginal talent. hip hop is dead. long live nas.

 

[RedScarf7]

Originally Posted by thekunk07

i fired off a nasty letter to GQ after they ran a piece on him that made him out to be the next nobel laureate. he is a hack with marginal talent. hip hop is dead. long live nas.
Lil Wayne is far from being a hack. I'm interested to know what you're basing this opinion on? His most recent auto-tune exploration is total and utter trash, but if you listen to The Carter I, II and III his flow is innovative and he approaches rap from a different perspective then most. On the outro track on the Carter III he talks for a good minute or two about the state of affairs in America. He doesn't say anything groundbreaking, but he is much more capable of an intelligent thought then I initially gave him credit for.

 

[dusty]

Originally Posted by thekunk07

i fired off a nasty letter to GQ after they ran a piece on him that made him out to be the next nobel laureate. he is a hack with marginal talent. hip hop is dead. long live nas.
+1. I don't know why it's surprising to you guys that a rapper is intelligent. Wayne still sucks. [But I would not go so far as to say he's a hack]