Lil' Wayne Album: “500 Degreez [Clean]”

The name of this album (500 Degreez) says it all: HOT! This album is so hot you could cook chicken with it! My favourite songs are: "Look At Me", "Way Of Life" Featuring Big Tymers & TQ, "Gangstas & Pimps", "Gangsta S**t" Featuring Petey Pablo, "Bloodline" & "500 Degreez". I recommend this album to any cash-money fan!

Okay, Lil' Wayne is hot. Always has been. But for the past two of his albums, Weezy has hooked listeners with songs like "Shine" from his sophomore LP "Lights Out". The first single off of "500 Degreez," "Way Of Life", made me think that not only had Weezy's lyricism matured, but also Mannie Fresh's production. But Fresh overshadows a usually funky Jazze Pha on this album by mostly abandoning the 808s and double bass to Jazze and taking over with tracks like "Bloodline", "Way Of Life", "Young'n Blues", and "Lovely." All in all, the album's okay, but if Lil' Wayne wants to succeed in the rap game, he needs to be a lil' more creative.

With the departure of its other star artists, like Juvenile, the Cash Money clique is hanging its hat on Big Tymers and Lil Wayne. Too bad for them. If "500 Degreez" is any indication of the future, Cash Money better plan for some dark days ahead. Lil Wayne's latest CD is pure recycled garbage with brash and boastful lyrics from a would be superstar who is ready to wear the mantle, but who isn't yet capable of delivering the lyrics he believes he's capable of. In short, the spirit is willing, but the mouth just can't deliver the goods. Manny Fresh gives Wayne the beats to work with--not Manny's best, but good. However, you can't enjoy the beats for the below-average raps. Sorry Wayne, you're not hotter than Juvy. Better luck on your next CD which I'm sure you'll title, "The W Code".

After taking a year off the scene, Lil Wayne returns with his follow-up to "Lights Out" with "500 Degreez." After Juvenile released the supposed classic with "400 Degreez", Wayne is out to prove that his spit game and this album is wayyy hotter.

1. Fly Talkin' (Intro) - No Rating

2. Look at Me - 4/5

3. Way of Life (Featuring Big Tymers & TQ) - 3.5/5

4. Big Tigger Live on the Radio (Skit) - No Rating

5. Gangsta and Pimps (Featuring Baby) - 4/5

6. Lovely - 4/5

7. Gangsta S*** (Featuring Petey Pablo) - 4.5/5

8. Big Tigger Live on the Radio (Skit) - No Rating

9. Bloodline - 4/5

10. Where You At - 4.5/5

11. Worry Me - 4.5/5

12. 500 Degreez - 4.5/5

13. Go Hard - 4/5

14. Young'n Blues - 3/5

15. Believe That (Featuring Blaque & Mannie Fresh) - 3.5/5

16. Rob Nice Live on the Radio (Skit) - No Rating

17. F*** You (Featuring Big Tymers) - 4/5

18. What Does Life Mean to Me (Skit) (Featuring TQ & Big Tymers) - No Rating

19. Get That Dough (Featuring Baby, Tateeze & Cristale) - 4/5

20. Fo Sheezy - 4.5/5

21. Fly Talkin' Go Home (Outro) - No Rating

Overall:

60.5/75

3.5 Stars

After 2 solid (for the most part) efforts, this album is below them both. Production is very very solid (minus 2 or 3 tracks) but the hooks are wack on lots of them. It doesn't even feel like a Southern album like it should be. Only check it out if your a die hard fan of Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records or the Hot Boys.

ALright alright. Some people like to think they are INTELLIGENT so they don't listen to rap. That's fine, listen to classical by all means. But i would just like to note that for one, the person who wrote the above review wrote it with many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors and apparently they are intelligent? ok....

Anyway, this CD is not 'wack' something that only very 'lame' people would say it's actually extremely entertaining AND the lyrics are very solid throughout. Those of you who only listen to the beats without paying any real heed to the lyrical 'flow' will not be disappointed but will not receive their money's worth from the CD. Pretty Damn Hot.