How Lil Wayne Became The Kobe Bryant of Rap

How Lil Wayne Became The Kobe Bryant of Rap

On Friday (June 6), Lil Wayne continued his beloved decade-spanning series, Tha Carter, with the installment’s sixth entry. With a career built on longevity, evolution and unrelenting dominance, Wayne’s career arc is rare, but similar to that of another cultural titan: the Black Mamba, the late NBA great Kobe Bryant. Kobe defied physics with his aerial acrobatics and rim-rocking jams. Wayne trounced his competition with punishing punchlines an…

Lil Wayne Ends Seven-Year Drought With "Tha Carter VI"

Source: Lauren Leigh Bacho / Getty Weezy F. Baby and the F is for finally After a seven-year drought, Lil Wayne drops a new installment in his iconic “Carter” series with Tha Carter VI. This classic series has long been a staple in Hip-Hop culture, highly anticipated by fans and critics alike. Tha Carter I marked Wayne’s arrival on the national scene with songs like “Go DJ.” By Carter II, he had begun maturing into his own sound, striking a bala…