Sorry Wayne Your Not There Yet regardless of what all of you’re superfans think. I’m sure by now you’ve all seen or heard of MTV’s “Hot List” or whatever it’s called. And I’m sure many of you were left scratching your head after reading the list. But no one should really be surprised considering Main-Stream Hip-Hop audiences have the attention span of an ADD riddled child sippin’ Red Bull. let’s not confuse “hot” with greatness. Greatness is reserved for those that changed the game, that refused to conform to the various political power players that govern the music industry and those that have shown longevity and relevance from first album to last. There is no arguing that Lil Wayne is a hot artist right now. But take heed of the word “hot” - Infinitely different than legendary or great. Many an artist has had the “hot” label tattooed on their back for a time. But to keep that hotness and parlay that into greatness is the real challenge I think people are confusing being hot with having a certain level of skill.” Can Wayne parlay his prodigious mixtape releases into a classic LP? Neither “Tha Carter” nor “Tha Carter 2” were classic albums. To reach past just “hot” status, Wayne will need the forthcoming “Carter 3” to be a masterpiece to solidify himself as one of the game’s greats. Without that notch on his belt, Wayne fans will still sound hollow when debating his greatness.
2007-09-26 10:22:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rap and Hip-Hop
And let’s not forget that Wayne has been creating albums for the last 10+ years. All it took was ONE album for Nas, Jay-Z and Biggie to be the hottest rapper out.
2007-09-26 10:31:02 · update #1
Today's Rap Star Dose NOT Eqaul Tomorows Legend
2007-09-26 10:43:08 · update #2
BDI Thug What's A Stan Just Take A Few minutes Of Your Time And Sit Back And Watch This Video Really Watch It And Im Sure You'll Get It Great Song By The Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhhugemQi9I
2007-09-26 10:45:55 · update #3
theres a big difference
when your hot that just means your extremly popular
and when your great you have skills,and respect for the culture of hip hop and have Quality albums
2007-09-26 10:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by Young Fly & Flashy 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Good Point on the GREATS making classics albums on there first attempts. And what is a stan???
O i get it now. I dint know they were called that after that song. It fits perfect though. Because there are crazy about wayne, now if we could only get all the stans to drive off a bridge. We need to figure out a plan.
2007-09-26 17:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by BDI Thug 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
True that...some ppl are getting it twisted...Hot is just that everybody is jumping on it for now...Like Soulja Boy...lol He's hot right NOW...but no where close to great...similar to Wayne....he has a lil following right now...and is very overexposed..similar to T-pain dude cant sing but he is on everybody's album...he's hot right now...But ppl like Rakim are not even making albums like that or even in the mainstreams eye and to real hip hop heads he will always be considered GREAT in hip hop...nahmean
2007-09-27 03:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ns@YnE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i joke around with wayne being nice and all but seriously dont waste your time with this. I mean, its not like youre gonna convince stans to understand. They're gonna defend him no matter what, so there is really no reason to try and even acknowledge them like that.
2007-09-26 17:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋