After four years of lackluster releases, The Free Weezy Album, billed as a 'Tidal exclusive,' doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. But it raises the question: What do you want from Lil Wayne in 2015?
In retrospect, 2011 looks like the turning point of Lil Wayne’s career. He was coming off almost a year in prison, and the last album he'd offered fans before beginning his sentence was early 2010's Rebirth, a misguided-if-actually-kind-of-endearing rock album. By the time he was free and the summer of 2011 swung around, the thought of new Weezy filled fans with feelings they would never have again: anticipation and excitement. We got Carter IV.
Although its not “Tha Carter V”, but Lil Wayne drops off his highly anticipated “Free Weezy Album.” Stream the 15-track project below!
Fast-forward to 2015 and, after four years of hit-or-miss releases, The Free Weezy Album. A set billed as a 'Tidal exclusive' doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. Tidal is already looking like the MiniDisc of streaming services and it’s only been around for a few months. The existence of FWA starts to make sense when you realize that Birdman (and by extension Cash Money) has essentially taken what would be Carter V hostage, and Wayne is currently prohibited from profiting from new music. But, as an 'artist owner' of Tidal, no one is telling him he can’t release things for free. The Free Weezy Album, then, has a double meaning.
For every memorable line or couplet (on 'He’s Dead', he flatly admits 'rest in peace to the Cash Money Weezy, gone but not forgotten,' and on 'Pull Up', a clear Young Thug diss song, he pulls some vocal acrobatics, mimicking Thug's percussive, ratatat delivery) there are many clunkers ('she get hard dick and McDonald’s 'cause she so tired of them whoppers,' from 'I Feel Good'). Closer 'Pick Up Your Heart', a tedious attempt at channeling protégé Drake, features Wayne pleading 'I don't wanna do it no more' but any kind of emotional resonance is nullified by a goofy spoken-word outro. His last words on this record are 'She said she wanted sprinkles, I said sprinkles are for winners.'
Listening to FWA—which is slight by design and not any kind of statement release—I kept thinking, 'This is what listening to a new Dylan LP in the '80s must have felt like.' You knew you were in the hands of a living great, and you could convince yourself a few songs every few years were worth saving. Across FWA's 15 tracks and laborious 65 minute runtime, I can salvage 'Glory' and maybe 'Without You', but I can’t help but feel like the guy cherry-picking songs from Knocked Out Loaded. The effort and energy are there but the soul is missing, even when Wayne calls back to New Orleans bounce staple sample 'Trigga Man', references TRU, or in the album’s funniest and oddly sweet moment, says 'it’s Lil Wayne, I been this shit since Lil Zane,' which only reminds you of when he was young, hungry, and full of potential.
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It all raises the question: What do you want from Lil Wayne in 2015? Because let’s face it: 2007 Wayne ain’t walking through that door. Since 2011 and 'Grove St. Party' with Lil B, how much Wayne music could be deemed essential? Has he crossed a 'Simpsons' line where he’s been 'okay' longer than he was great? Wayne will always wring a few memorable lines from any song, but how many of his mixtapes or singles or features have had staying power since then? Is this what we want from 2005’s best rapper alive? Are you the same person you were a decade ago?
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Free Weezy Album (abbreviated as FWA) is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on July 4, 2015, by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records, exclusively on TIDAL.[1][2][3]
On December 4, 2014, just five days before Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V was due to be released, Wayne issued a statement saying the album would not be released on its expected release date, due to his displeasure with Cash Money Records label-boss Birdman, not wanting to release the album although it had been completed. Wayne also expressed his feelings by stating he felt both he and his creativity were 'being held prisoner'.[4][5] On January 20, 2015, Wayne self-releasedSorry 4 the Wait 2, a mixtape to compensate for the continued delay of Tha Carter V. It is the sequel to 2011's Sorry 4 the Wait, which served for the same purpose during the delay of his ninth album, Tha Carter IV (2011).[6][7] Upon Sorry for the Wait 2's release, it was noted Wayne disses Birdman and Cash Money Records, several times throughout the mixtape.[8][9][10] On January 28, 2015, it was reported Wayne filed a $51 million lawsuit against Birdman and Cash Money Records over the delay of Tha Carter V.[11][12][13][14]
In February 2015, due to Tha Carter V's continuous delay, Wayne announced a Free Weezy Album, would be released prior to the fifth installment in his popular series.[15] In June 2015, Wayne announced he joined fellow American rapper Jay-Z's TIDAL, as an artist owner, kicking off the partnership by exclusively releasing a single on the service titled 'Glory'.[16] The album's cover art and track-listing were unveiled on July 3, 2015.[17] After the album was released on July 4, 2015, exclusively to TIDAL, Free Weezy Album had been streamed over 10 million times in first week of availability.[18]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100[21] |
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Consequence of Sound | C+[19] |
HipHopDX | 7/10[20] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.5/10[22] |
RapReviews | 6.5/10[23] |
The Odyssey Newspaper | B-[24] |
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. The Atlantic positively stated, 'Free Weezy Album at first seems like pure swagger. But then you realize what's really on the rapper's mind' and critiqued the first few tracks although praised closer 'Pick Up Your Heart'.[25]HipHopDX's Ural Garrett enthusiastically said, 'Free Weezy Album features both that lovely stream-of-consciousness lyricism and oddly refreshing conceptual themes that made him so worthwhile. Wayne sounds like he finally gets it.'[26]UPROXX wrote very favourably, 'Free Weezy Album is proof Lil Wayne is on his way back' going on to say, 'invigorated by his long, drawn-out dispute with Cash Money Records, Wayne seems to have new life in him on this impromptu project. For the first time since Tha Carter III, Wayne has put out a body of work that has inspired beats, as well as meaningful content' finishing the review with 'Wayne has some kinks to continue to work out, but for an artist whose name was becoming more of a punchline with each release, FWA is a huge step forward.'[27]
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Glory' |
| 5:07 | |
2. | 'He's Dead' |
| 4:31 | |
3. | 'I Feel Good' |
| 3:10 | |
4. | 'My Heart Races On' (featuring Jake Troth) |
| 3:48 | |
5. | 'London Roads' |
| London on da Track | 3:55 |
6. | 'I'm That Nigga' (featuring HoodyBaby) | OnHel | 3:44 | |
7. | 'Psycho' (featuring Leah Hayes) |
| Infamous | 4:04 |
8. | 'Murda' (featuring Cory Gunz, Capo and Junior Reid) |
| 3:49 | |
9. | 'Thinking Bout You' |
| 4:03 | |
10. | 'Without You' (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
| 4:16 | |
11. | 'Post Bail Ballin' |
| DVLP | 3:55 |
12. | 'Pull Up' (featuring Euro) |
| Twice as Nice | 4:15 |
13. | 'Living Right' (featuring Wiz Khalifa) |
| 5:01 | |
14. | 'White Girl' (featuring Jeezy) | Infamous | 4:43 | |
15. | 'Pick Up Your Heart' |
| Cool & Dre | 6:10 |
16. | 'Street Chains' |
| 3:36 | |
Total length: | 64:29 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | July 4, 2015 | Streaming(Tidal exclusive) |
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