Lil Wayne, who claimed the title of “best rapper alive” back in 2000, is touring on the release of latest album, Tha Carter IV, and paying tribute to over two decades of his Carter series of albums.
The MC made his debut at the age of 12, signing with Cash Money Records as the label’s youngest member in 1995, eventually earning a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for 2008’s Tha Carter III, with hits like “Lollipop,” which became a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
Amidst controversy that has surrounded Weezy after he mind-bogglingly decided to endorse President Trump, the tour itself has stirred up mixed emotions among fans, with a recent review from Phoenix New Times calling it a “CliffsNotes version of hip-hop,” adding, “God forbid a girl wants to hear more than one verse of ‘Got Money.’” Yet even the grumpiest critic can see that the fans are eating these shows up, and Lil Wayne is bringing energy to spare. And that’s what it’s all about in the end, right?…