How To Become The, "Best Rapper Alive"!!!
Article By: Artemus Jenkins
Take a second to Google best rapper alive, about 0.13 seconds later Lil Wayne pops up as the found entry all over the damn place, most likely on all the pages! My question is, why? It’s because he said so, that’s why! He gave you raw eggs , you cooked it up, made an omelet and enjoyed it. So now thanks to the general public’s acceptance of whatever the mainstream is willing to serve them, an uneducated consumer can Google “best rapper alive” and produce a dissertation complete with a thesis and works cited page on Weezy F. Baby. Well, it’s time to wake up people; Lil Wayne has pulled a fast one on us all. Robert Greene; who can be viewed as something like a genius, depending on who you ask, wrote a book some time ago titled “The 48 Laws of Power”. This book basically emphasizes using manipulation and critical thinking to get whatever you want. However despite millions of books sold, not everyone has the wits to put these principles into action. Contrary to popular belief, I’m here to tell you that a college edu-ma-cation pays off! Dwayne Carter has 48 Laws O’ Powered that ass and you didn’t even know it! How else could an average, gold selling emcee who raps about guns, bitches and bling become the “best rapper alive”? Without further ado, some insight on the blueprint Weezy has been following.
Law 25 Recreate your Life
In the midst of major turmoil amongst the Cash Money camp, Wayne emerges from the fire no longer in the shadows of B.G., Juvenile and their multi-platinum selling records. He becomes president of Cash Money records and with his new found position a makeover of sorts commences; this consists of more jewelry, more tats, and more hair! How about the positive things in Weezy’s life as well, he enrolls in college and is now a Psychology major, he stopped dating chicken-heads which is always a good look. This is evidenced by his love affair with … Trina? Ok maybe I’ll get back to you on that one. Anyway the point is, Lil Wayne decided that if he was going to prepare himself to be the best, you have to look the part. By recreating your life and everything in it you better position yourself to manifest change within your music.
Law 28 Enter with Boldness
This rule applies to just about any situation, you ever wonder why some people seem to always get what they want? It’s because they step on the scene with gusto, as if they subscribe to their own bullshit and you should consider a subscription as well. With “Tha Carter”, Weezy claims to have perfected his craft, he hints at things to come by “bringing it back to the bottom of the map’ and demanding we shower his DJ with accolades. We all chant “Go DJ, that’s my DJ” and love it. DJ’s love it too, because they now have a new theme song. Although mildly entertaining, “Tha Carter” didn’t appear to be perfection of any craft outside of demonstrating how far a swaggeriffic bop and some braggadocio will carry you.
Law 6 Court Attention at all Costs/ Law 4 Play on People’s need to create a cult-like following
Without a doubt the events before and after “Tha Carter 2″, produced the busiest years of Wayne’s rap life; we were there for the legal issues, beef and (drum roll) the infamous Complex Magazine interview, producing the statement that Lil Wayne is better than Jay Z, in turn making him “the best rapper alive”! The scrupulous master plan is unfolding before our eyes. The Fireman has spoken, “I,I,I,I,I got em! Indeed he did have us, to the tune of over 1.8 million records sold. In a time where the hip-hop community appeared to be lost and desperate for the next big thing, Lil Wayne was the platonic friend to the hip-hop nation’s proverbial lonely woman. He managed to swoop in and captivate our attention in a way many rappers could not. He had so much swagger, his lyrics were so raw. We hadn’t heard a dude spit such hot fire since Dylan Dillinger. To affirm his status as “best rapper alive” he gave us mix-tapes, remixes and freestyles, all we had to do was believe him.
As a result, Lil Wayne has developed a cult-like following of young and old, who buy into the statements “best rapper alive” and “I am Hip Hop”. You know how when we really want something or feel a certain way, we come up with a way to validate whatever bullshit we have no business doing? This is the case for many arguments that happen between people with good sense and the Weezy-ites of hip hop:
Sensible Consumer: Man, you know Weezy bit his whole style from Jay?
Weezy-ite: Nah Man, Weezy got his own style, Jay wish he had Weezy swagger!
Sensible Consumer: But what about his flow, he raps like Jigga…
Weezy-ite: Bullshit, all Jay rap about is trips to St. Tropez and fancy shit we can’t get…
Sensible Consumer: Weezy always raps about the same shit as well…
Weezy-ite: That nigga be spittin that real shit though! He got mad bars son!
Much like a real debate with a Weezy-ite, this conversation could go on forever. Lil Wayne is something like the Jim Jones of hip-hop(not the dipset capo) and his funny Kool Aid is ever flowing. Speaking of ever flowing, that brings me to the next law.
Law 5 So much depends on your reputation, guard it with your life!
The cat is out of the bag, Weezy has been crowned “the best rapper alive”, “He is the beast/ feed him rappers or feed him beats”! Over 85% of the BET generation believes it. Cats up top subscribe to the Weezy weekly and Lil Wayne’s freestyles get five star ratings on many hip-hop sites, even when he says cheeseburger over some sped up sample. ” How does one keep up such a front, after creating the maelstrom of press, freestyles and guest verses put up in 2006? Simple, you have to keep doing it, put out 15 mix tapes before June, release old verses with new mixes, and develop ambiguous relationships with skateboard companies. Why? Your career, your fans and reputation depend on it all, that’s why. As the greatest you have to do the things to keep people believing it, correct? You have to rap like you truly have something to prove to everyone, right? Wrong, as a truly great artist, rapper or whatever, being the best does not lie in the quantity of music you put out. This brings us to the law Wayne may have left out of his mix.
Law 16 Use absence to increase respect and honor
Fact is Lil Wayne has place himself in quite a pickle, with the frequency of music he has released, Wayne is becoming quite common in the eyes of many. Fall back Wayne; the fans want music, but you think they are going to stop liking you because you didn’t give them a weekly dose of classic material ( I use this term loosely), i.e. Prostitute Flange. True hip-hop greats recognize the power of absence. After IdleWild we foamed at the mouth for Andre 3000 to give us some rap, and he responded. In 2007 alone Andre gave us 4 of the best verses of the year, thanks a million 3 stacks. Hov left the game, came back and sold a million records quick, fast and you know the rest. The Internet nerds were even going nuts over a so-so Rakim record floating around on the net and we haven’t gotten any material from him in a few years.
If indeed greatness as an emcee is measured by what you don’t give people, Weezy will not join these ranks anytime soon. The man likes the shine, the cameras and attention way to much. With his current attack on DJ’s and constant I’m the best statements, it’s clear that fading into obscurity to obtain god-like status will be a tall order for Lil Weezy. Who knows, Tha Carter may have something planned for us like we’ve never seen or heard before citing Law 3, Conceal your Intentions. Until then I guess we will just have to sit back and keep enjoying the free Kool Aid.
Article By: Artemus Jenkins
Tags: Lil Wayne
June 12th, 2008 at 4:23 am
1st biatch!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:33 am
maan this is the most on point article i’ve ever seen on this site! who wrote this? dude, pls tell all these weezy dic riderz. they simply lack originality that’s why everyone jumped on the weezy bandwagon. i’m glad jay-z fell back. you cant comapare a guy whose worth almost 400 milli to this disgusting little cockroach. maaan fuck weezy and his scrunchy voice!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Damm u dedicate a whole 30 minutes of ya life writing a article about hating wayne.. we appreciate ur input.. but if u dont like the nigga cool, write some other shit.. sum about the lakers or sum other shit.. not saying im defendig him or whateva.. but damm
June 12th, 2008 at 4:41 am
YO TAKE THIS BULLSHIT STORY OFF CUZ WE BOTH NOW WEEZY DONT RAP SHIT LIKE JAY AND WHILE THIS MUTHAF**KA IS TALKIN REMEMBER ANOTHER RAPPER WHO ENJOYED THA HELL OUTTA THA SPOTLIGHT YEA U KNOW HIM…..TUPAC…..THA BEST THING TO TOUCH A MIC….ALSO BIGGA THEM NIGGAS NEVER HELD OUT THEM NIGGAS SHINED TILL THEY FELL SO REALTALK!!!!!!!! TAKE THIS BULLSHIT STORY OFF CUZ IT SEEMS EVERY CHANCE U GET >>>>>>>REALTALKNY<<<<<<<< U TRY TO POST SOME TYPE OF SHIT TO MAKE WEEZY LOOK BAD…..TAKE THIS BULLSHIT DOWN!!!!!!!!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Great article…
Lil Wayne says he the greatest and people start to believe it.
He swagger jacks styles and people give him credit.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:24 am
Artemus Jenkins is one hating bitter bitch.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:33 am
***How to Write a Lil’ Wayne Verse in 10 Easy Steps***
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01) Pick a Verb. Preferably a verb about running away from the law or from an assailant. (i.e. Duck, Run, Dodge or maybe Stop, Drop or Roll)
02) Connnect the verb to some sort of simile. This is crucial. Every single Lil Wayne line must contain some sort of relatively obvious simile. So maybe you can “duck like Scrooge.” “Run like a bloody nose.” Or even “Dodge like Kansas.”
03) Mention “Slanging Keys.” This is crucial to establish street cred.
04) Declare that you are Weezy F. Baby. This will tell listeners who you are.
05) Talk about hustling. Music critics love hustling.
06) Talk about Baby. Call him your Daddy. Forget the fact that he’s not actually your Daddy. Forget the fact that the majority of people that call other men “daddy” are prostitutes.
07) Make some sort of obvious pop culture technology reference. Talk about IPods. Or Myspace. Or gigabytes. Something remotely technological.
08) Talk about how poorly you treat women. Perhaps you can claim how you’ll “never love a bitch.” Or how you’ll “never give a ho a damn thing.”
09) Apropos to nothing, make some sort of remark about Hurricane Katrina. No need to bother making it have anything to do with the rest of the verse.
10) Proclaim yourself the “Greatest Rapper Alive”
June 12th, 2008 at 6:27 am
How bout jus working hard grinding for like 5 years straight with no stop in music like weezy
June 12th, 2008 at 6:29 am
LMAO@#7 ..
June 12th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Co-sign the entire article. I’ve seen niggas say he’s better than Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Nas, and Jay and this was after he said he’s the best rapper alive. I also seen straight niggas defend him for kissing Baby by coming up with all kinds of shit. The dickriding is overwhelming now.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:14 am
How Co-sign the article Lil Wayne is a con and pulled the wool over niggas eyes but he likes the lime light so much he can’t pull out like Jay-Z did and other people.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:33 am
yo this nigga is a hater, lets write a bullshit blog about nuthin because your prob wonderin why lil wayne is so popular….obviously his shit is way above average and is better that half of these rap fucks in the game today. Who the fuck told you to google best rapper alive who the fuck u think wasss gunna come up…..sum whack ass nigga like plies. cmon man theres no point in reading this stupid ass blog, because Artemus Jenkins is a corny ass journalist and is trying to sway people views be quoting sum old ass p[philosopher that no one has ever heard of. I cant believe this nigga’s staff writer let him upload this bullshit, You wonder why this guy Artemis doesnt have a real job at a news paper, instead hes blogging bullshit on the internet. Your doin good kiddd……………….assshole!
June 12th, 2008 at 7:39 am
I think you make very valid points…but you take some of your argument to the extreme…
And for the record…Wayne does not release his music like that..over the last 3 years, he has OFFICIALLY released 3 mixtapes…ONLY 3 (Drought 3, Dedication 2, Lilweeziana) I might be missing 1 or 2…But, Evertyhing else…AND I MEAN EVERYTHING ELSE, was leaked by mixtape DJ’s you got these trakcs, alot of them weren’t even mastered and cleaned up yet…
THAT IS WHY HE WENT OFF LIKE THAT ON MIXTAPE DJ’S!!! It’s ot his fault that his material is all over the place like that…It was definetly helped his career, but it’s still kinda frustrating, especially making a studio album, that some of your greatest tracks were leaked last year!!
As far as the greatest rapper alive…He’s not…yet…
But we all know the nature of people…he gravate to those who stand out and demonstrate a sense of charisma and confidense…it could be a bunch of hot air, but if the person saying it truly stands behind what he’s saying, people will follow…Sort of like Barack Obama..
NOW BEFORE YOU START…I’M NOT SAYING WAYNE IS LIKE OBAMA…I am demonstrating a point that people who have strong presense, and emense charisma and swagger (yes, Obama has swagger and charisma out the ass)…people will follow you a long way…
June 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am
The question is what makes him any differnet than Gay-Z or what he has done in the past. Because if you are going to criticize one person why not all, from my understanding they rap about the same subject matter or did, remember Camel is older so it might have changed slightly but not much. And they gained recognition by saying the same thing basically. so one person gets accolades for one thing and the other gets diminished, thats ridicuolous.if anything we should question ourselves for believing any stupidity any rapper says be they old or young.they are just trying to make a profit.,can’t hate them for that. we are not forced to believe or buy things we dont want or are we?
June 12th, 2008 at 8:34 am
the problem with this article is that it’s trying to dispute an opinion.
who said biggie was the best rapper alive? Was it not a popular belief held by the majority aka an opinion.
Who said tupac was the best rapper alive? Was it not a popular belief held by the majority aka an opinion.
Who said Jay-z was the best rapper alive? Was it not a popular belief held by the majority & a list made by mtv….their opinion.
Who said weezy is the best rapper alive? Is it not a populare belief held by his fans?
June 12th, 2008 at 8:34 am
I thought it was a good article. U may say its a lil bias if u want but he DEFINITELY wasnt hating. He aint say shit that showed he a hater.
“Sensible Consumer: Man, you know Weezy bit his whole style from Jay?
Weezy-ite: Nah Man, Weezy got his own style, Jay wish he had Weezy swagger!
Sensible Consumer: But what about his flow, he raps like Jigga…
Weezy-ite: Bullshit, all Jay rap about is trips to St. Tropez and fancy shit we can’t get…
Sensible Consumer: Weezy always raps about the same shit as well…
Weezy-ite: That nigga be spittin that real shit though! He got mad bars son!”
U Know thats REALTALK N I like Lil Wayne but he aint THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE MAYBE the best YOUNGer NIGGA out now
June 12th, 2008 at 8:45 am
LOL @ #7
Had me rollin! LMAO!
June 12th, 2008 at 9:00 am
HE HAS A SONG CALLED BEST RAPPER ALIVE !!! MAYBE THATS WHY HIS NAME POPS UP LOL AND YO WAYNE IS COOL CARTER 2 IS WAY BETTER THEN CATER 3 IN MY MIND BUT AFTER I READ THE 1ST FEW LINES IS JUST SOME HATE IN YOUR BLOOD, OR YOU JUST WANT YA NAME KNOWN FROM TALKIN ABOUT THE RAPPER WITH THE BIGGEST BUZZ AT THE MOMENT
THE BOTTOM LINE IS EVERY RAPPER SHOULD BELIEVE THAT THERE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!! THIS SHIT IS JUST LIKE WHEN T.I SAID HE WAS THE KING AND EVERYONE CAUGHT FEELS AND WAS CRYING LOL ….
June 12th, 2008 at 9:36 am
ohhh shit # 7 juss disected this clown like a frog hhahahaha yea i can simile too
a similie,a similie, iam a young similionaire tougher than ya nappy as gran mamas hair/get grizzly juss like bear/u against me isnt fair/ill take them sneakers on the wall /yea dog give me 2 pairs etc…. i can make a killer verse but no time…lol
June 12th, 2008 at 9:41 am
YUP LIL WAYNE SWAGGER JACKED JAY, HOPPED ON ALL NO.1 HITS FROM POPULAR ARTISTS, ADDED 2 THIS DRUGGED UP ROCK STAR PERSONA, REDONE JAY SONGS 2 GET ATTENTION, AND CONVINCE A BUNCH OF YOUNG N STUPID NIGGAS N BITCHES THAT HE WAS THE BEST. REALLY HARD 2 DO. BUT OLDER MUTHAFUCKAS AINT BELIEVIN THAT SHIT.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:46 am
cosign # 3…niggaz don’t like 2 c ppl on top if it isn’t them…like u say the author of this short autobiography on wayne phuck’n sucks ass with coconut juice….2 all da wayne haters I know ya’ll bought da carter 3 liked it but still wanna talk shit bout dude….he has gave nothing but free music ova the past couple of years with mixtapes and thit….STOP HATIN SHUT THE PHUCK UP N GO COP THA CARTER 3!!THE REAL ALBUM NOT BOOTLEG
504 N DA BUILD’N
June 12th, 2008 at 9:58 am
This article is very biased against Lil Wayne.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:55 am
BIASED. BIASED. BIASED. New York City LOST cuz of their hate once again
. Hate wayne all you want but You can’t stop him
Number 13 is on point along with a few other posts.
In other news, Lil Wayne Carter 3 went GOLD in 1 day!! RealtalkNY why didn’t you post that?
Yall MAD?
June 12th, 2008 at 10:59 am
LIL WAYNE=BEST RAPPER ALIVE
June 12th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Man if u google that “best rapper alive” Lil Wayne will come up cuz he has mixtape of the same fucking name.
If I google “Kingdom Come” then Jay will come up…but he aint a lion coming outta africa
?????
Whats da point
June 12th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Say wat u want about wayne but dude is do’n his thing…
Check ya billboards
2 All Haters
Wayne 1st day of sales 423,000 copies
Mariah Carey 463,000 1st week
Usher 400,000 something like that n da 1st week
wayne is expected 2 sale 850 2 950,000 copies n da 1st week
June 12th, 2008 at 11:14 am
c0-sign superman…realtalk post all this other shit bout wayne but they didn’t post how he damn near sold more copies than mariah carey n 1 day than she did n 1 week and he sold more than usher n 1 day…c’mon KEEP HATE’N
yea they mad
wayne reppin NEW ORLEANS JUS LIKE I’MA DO
DOWNTOWN 7TH W/D HARDHEADS PRIEUR n’ COLUMBUS (PnC) ALL DAY represent yo hood
June 12th, 2008 at 11:46 am
At 23 stop talkin bout NYC lost. Lil Wayne stay hoppin in NYC’s nuts so shut ur mouth. And I think this shit was stupid. Cuz every rapper does this.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:54 am
My problem ain’t wit Wayne, cuz Wayne can spit.. It’s with all these groupies and fanboys calling him the best ever and all this shit. Just let the man do his thing and get off his nuts.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
i never even took him serious until the carter 2 came out
he’s been on his grin since then
thats when he started to recognize that he could be a major force in hiphop
anything b4 carter 2 was just comical, after he took it serious
so by default he cant be the best, cuz he only been nice for 3yrs but he been out for over 10
“so thats 1 hot album every 5 yr average”- young hov
June 12th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I been sayin this If u keep sayin something over and over weak minded people will believe you its one of the Laws of Power
June 12th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
UM,NOT HATIN BUT WHY YALL NIGGAZ TALKIN BOUT HIS SALES? I COULD CARE LESS BOUT SALES THAT DONT MAKE U THE BEST.HIS ALBUM WAS COO BUT IT AINT NO CLASSIC
June 12th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Lmao @ #7 & # 19 yall niggaz r funny hahahahah
June 12th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
why i hate black blogs
1. all they do is hate on other black blogs
2. they love you when you poor but turn on you when you reach a peak of success
3. black people are destructive they take pride in breaking careers rather than building eg 50 cent
this was pointless and senseless!!! congratulate him please
June 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
this is the most on point article on the site…realtalk
June 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
HAHA I had a good laugh from this article and everyone’s comments. Thanks realtalk.
June 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I can bet every person on all these blogs who hate on Lil’ Wayne, saying he bites peoples styles and he sucks and this and that, I BET you still know more Wayne songs and verses than your favorite rapper. POINT BLANK.