With this album Wayne intended to up the ante a little bit and prove his claim as the best rapper alive. Although Wayne was not considered a mainstream star like he is now, he did gain a lot of notoriety from his previous effort Tha Carter and his mixtape with DJ Drama entitled The Dedication. It is an album that is post Hot Boys, yet pre-stardom for Weezy F. Many will say this is Wayne’s best compilation of work. This brings me to Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter II. By 2000 that album was considered an undeniable classic. Critics and Hip-Hop fans alike wrote it off when it was released originally. Consider Jay-Z and his debut Reasonable Doubt. Unfortunately we don’t always understand what we have experienced until much time has passed. People just like those once said the same thing about Eminem. Many people have made the point that Lil’ Wayne has no business being considered a top tier rapper because he has no classic album.
