Comments on: In Defense of Lil Wayne.. http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/ You say "Black", "African American", "Negro" - We Say "Awesome." Check out the Award Winning TWiB! for the latest in Politics, Pop-Culture & Race. Oh, and seriously....we're AWESOME. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tenicia Brooks http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Tenicia Brooks Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:04:08 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-2356 "At least he's trying". I think he's doing to music what Tyler Perry is doing with movies...he's hooking the people in with the foolishness that is so loved and pervasive these days, and once they become fans of him (because we all know that black people are loyal to their favorite celebrities), he opens their mind a little at a time. Plus it's a brilliant marketing strategy, because once you reach a certain status and have cross genre appeal, not only are you making more money, you can set the trends and get away with anything and everyone will think it's cool. Those of us who never were in the closed minded trap to begin with may not dig it, but it's not really for us, and yes we should commend him for making an effort to produce something...anything....other than the recycled garbage that is killing radio these days. By the way, I kind of liked it. “At least he's trying”. I think he's doing to music what Tyler Perry is doing with movies…he's hooking the people in with the foolishness that is so loved and pervasive these days, and once they become fans of him (because we all know that black people are loyal to their favorite celebrities), he opens their mind a little at a time. Plus it's a brilliant marketing strategy, because once you reach a certain status and have cross genre appeal, not only are you making more money, you can set the trends and get away with anything and everyone will think it's cool. Those of us who never were in the closed minded trap to begin with may not dig it, but it's not really for us, and yes we should commend him for making an effort to produce something…anything….other than the recycled garbage that is killing radio these days. By the way, I kind of liked it.

]]> By: someguy http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 someguy Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:42:15 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-2357 this is lil wayne doing a really bad fall out boy impression....really bad... this is lil wayne doing a really bad fall out boy impression….really bad…

]]> By: Tenicia Brooks http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 Tenicia Brooks Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:04:08 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-2002 "At least he's trying". I think he's doing to music what Tyler Perry is doing with movies...he's hooking the people in with the foolishness that is so loved and pervasive these days, and once they become fans of him (because we all know that black people are loyal to their favorite celebrities), he opens their mind a little at a time. Plus it's a brilliant marketing strategy, because once you reach a certain status and have cross genre appeal, not only are you making more money, you can set the trends and get away with anything and everyone will think it's cool. Those of us who never were in the closed minded trap to begin with may not dig it, but it's not really for us, and yes we should commend him for making an effort to produce something...anything....other than the recycled garbage that is killing radio these days. By the way, I kind of liked it. “At least he's trying”. I think he's doing to music what Tyler Perry is doing with movies…he's hooking the people in with the foolishness that is so loved and pervasive these days, and once they become fans of him (because we all know that black people are loyal to their favorite celebrities), he opens their mind a little at a time. Plus it's a brilliant marketing strategy, because once you reach a certain status and have cross genre appeal, not only are you making more money, you can set the trends and get away with anything and everyone will think it's cool. Those of us who never were in the closed minded trap to begin with may not dig it, but it's not really for us, and yes we should commend him for making an effort to produce something…anything….other than the recycled garbage that is killing radio these days. By the way, I kind of liked it.

]]> By: someguy http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 someguy Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:42:15 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-2001 this is lil wayne doing a really bad fall out boy impression....really bad... this is lil wayne doing a really bad fall out boy impression….really bad…

]]> By: elonjames http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 elonjames Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:48:25 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-1994 To say one doesn't like the work is one thing. But the overwhelming sentiment to attack and tear apart an artists attempt at growth is what I'm mainly speaking of. To say one doesn't like the work is one thing. But the overwhelming sentiment to attack and tear apart an artists attempt at growth is what I'm mainly speaking of.

]]> By: elonjames http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 elonjames Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:45:41 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-1992 I'm not claiming this is the equivalent of a Tool album, hell its not a Kill Switch Engage Album. Fact is those who are familiar with Wayne's early rap efforts are all too aware of the fact that he just wasn't that good. But he got better.<br><br>And also, lets be honest. Rock music sucks now a days. The bands that are tearing up the charts aren't exactly breaking new ground either. I will not go as far as to say that Wayne's album is "The Truth" but at the same time I wont actively shit on HIM with out acknowledging the fortitude it takes to take risks... I'm not claiming this is the equivalent of a Tool album, hell its not a Kill Switch Engage Album. Fact is those who are familiar with Wayne's early rap efforts are all too aware of the fact that he just wasn't that good. But he got better.

And also, lets be honest. Rock music sucks now a days. The bands that are tearing up the charts aren't exactly breaking new ground either. I will not go as far as to say that Wayne's album is “The Truth” but at the same time I wont actively shit on HIM with out acknowledging the fortitude it takes to take risks…

]]> By: A.J. http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 A.J. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:14:26 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-1993 EXACTLY. Points for effort only go so far. Lil Wayne has made commendable music (there's one song on The Carter III about Katrina that springs to mind), but my main problem with him is his music is uninspired or derivative, regardless of genre. EXACTLY. Points for effort only go so far. Lil Wayne has made commendable music (there's one song on The Carter III about Katrina that springs to mind), but my main problem with him is his music is uninspired or derivative, regardless of genre.

]]> By: dfreelon http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-1988 dfreelon Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:52:23 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-1988 As a card-carrying Black Dude Who Likes Rock, I have to say that this is absolutely terrible—generic, overproduced and hook-free. I get what you're saying about supporting efforts by artists to branch out, but c'mon man, you can only give out so many points for effort. And it's not like rappers can't rock out effectively—for a good example check out the Blakroc record that dropped last year. As a card-carrying Black Dude Who Likes Rock, I have to say that this is absolutely terrible—generic, overproduced and hook-free. I get what you're saying about supporting efforts by artists to branch out, but c'mon man, you can only give out so many points for effort. And it's not like rappers can't rock out effectively—for a good example check out the Blakroc record that dropped last year.

]]> By: Ash http://thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2010/06/01/music-lil-wayne-rock-star/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Ash Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:51:23 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=1858#comment-1975 Great post. I had similar feelings about this release (and Lil Wayne). Great post. I had similar feelings about this release (and Lil Wayne).

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