Whether you see this change as a purely artistic detour or a way to get in a few more folks’ pockets while alienating your original fan base, the album is here and it’s a sound attempt. Folks were still reeling from the emo non-rap masterpiece known as 808’s and Heartbreak and members of the Hip-Hop nation were starting to feel disenfranchised by artists who were ready to take that step out of the musical box. Raised eyebrows and snickers flourished when the New Orleans native told the world that he was going to pick up a guitar and get his Jimi Hendrix on. Yet, he was missing one thing that every rock God needs: a rock album. This decade of evolution has played host to Wayne’s metamorphosis from a down south rapper to full-fledged rock star. It’s also hard to believe that he has hitched pop culture to his bandwagon and has it cosigning everything he does. It’s hard to believe that the clean-faced teenager who told us he was broadcasting live from the block at the turn of the century is now the top artist in Hip-Hop.
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