Damn. Just weeks after the album's release, mere days since I'd denounced his reputation as undeserved, Lil Wayne's "A Milli" has ensnared me almost beyond explanation. Initially dismissed as a guilty, ephemeral pleasure, it's become a staple on my playlist. And I've given in to the enjoyment it brings me--most often manifested in drunken bedroom dances that look a lot like the the "Get Silly" video--because I don't ever want to fear the the things I like.
Naturally, though, I wonder why I like "A Milli" as much as I do. The beat is almost identical to the one in Snoop's "Drop It Like It's Hot", but with a deeper, more primal bass ideal for driving dance floors. Most integral to the song's catchiness, though, is Lil Wayne's rapping, which reminds hip-hop fans of how much fun it is to hear the poetic and perverse successfully blended. In other words--unlike bloated Kanye--Lil Wayne straight crushes the art of idiosyncratic lyricism. Observe:
Damn I hate a shy bitch/Don't you hate a shy bitch/Yeah I ate a shy bitch/She ain't shy no more, she changed her name to My Bitch
Rife with other weird gems like,
I'm a millionaire/tougher than Nigerian hair,
and
You like a bitch with no ass/you ain't got shit,
"A Milli" has convinced me to give Lil Wayne more credit (though I still, for the life of me, can't understand why everyone loves "Lollipop" so much).
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Maybe cuz Lollipop offers one release like a road-trip bladder every time the course comes in, and in 2008 we like our beats to be so wavy and solid.
And non-fiction like that is good for the thesis the first time around (when you download everything mentioned) and then for context (when you've heard everything mentioned and it's just pleasant reminders). This is why I need to re-read "Rip It Up".
But cool that your blog is so deliberately focused. I'll actually click on the links when it's no library computer.
Also chocolate disco snow? It's raining racial imagery.
Ha! It's much more innocent than that, I swear. I just chose three of my favorite things and mashed them together.
Thanks for reading! I dig the comments.
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Weezy kills.
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