Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
Yeah, it takes talent to write the lyrics (if they're thought-provoking, which few of them are), and to improvize, but as for actual musicianship, it's empty. Not my thing either, man.

And yeah, even though rap's not my thing, I can tell the difference between the guys with feeling and the guys who want to make a buck....Lil' Wayne falls into the latter category.
really, hes in it to just make money? i mean, lil wayne does rap himself, hes not much of a producer so someone else usually does that, but he has loads of talent. and its true, they arent really thought provoking, rarely are they deep, but i didnt really know that all music has to be an introspective masterpiece to be considered good. The point of rap/hip hop is to create some sick rhymes that flow with the beat and make sense in the song. Its about having something new, a beat, crazy lyrics that the other rappers dont have. It is a contest, you have to create new stuff to prove your the best, and lil wayne does that. Most of his rhymes are the freshest, and he has a knack for just pulling some of the craziest lines that really make you pull a double take on what he just said.

not to mention that lil wayne is a guitarist. i havent heard too much of his playing, but its not all that bad, listen to the new kevin rudolf song he is on that. that is a sick song, especially lil waynes part, he is crossing the barrier of rap/rock i would almost say. There were bands like linkin park that did so, but never a full rapper rapping over a broken rock beat in the middle of a song like that.

lil wayne like to take what is new to him, and apply it to his career/trade, and does so effectively, and if that isnt what talent is then i dont know what it would be.