| Lil Wayne freestyles are a chance for hip hop fans to | | | | delivery. For proof, listen to a freestyle rap battle- you'll |
| glimpse into the unconcious mind of one of the popular | | | | easily pick up how delivering on the downbeat can add |
| rappers. Born on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, | | | | punch to a verse. Lil Wayne sounds almost unsure of |
| this MC started freestyling as a child and through a | | | | how to deliver his next line, he's that far behind the |
| steady work ethic and strong natural ability he became | | | | beat at times. Still, you never hear that pause in his |
| a member of Cash Money records at 12. His | | | | vocals, so perhaps this is more of a personal |
| persistence was well known: Wayne would drop | | | | preference than anything else. |
| freestyles on producer Mazzy Fresh's answering | | | | Lyrics. Lil Wayne freestyles, lyrically speaking, are often |
| machine in order to gain attention as an MC. This | | | | quite good. Though not regularly noted for his lyrical |
| freestyle ability has certainly remained with him; Lil | | | | ability, his freestyles are both conceptual (in that he can |
| Wayne has dropped more freestyles than most | | | | stay within a given context) and carry relatively heavy |
| rappers with similar levels of fame. Simply put: rappers | | | | lyrical content. For example, on the Upgrade freestyle, |
| that popular don't need to freestyle; they've got nothing | | | | Wayne says "I peel off in the Lamborghin', like a |
| to gain from it. Still, Lil Wayne freestyles on a regular | | | | tangerine, got the engine straight shakin like a |
| basis and his skill as a freestyle MC is undeniable. But | | | | tamborine" and "I keep my pockets green like a pot of |
| is Lil the best freestyle MC out there? Not by a long | | | | peas." Lyrics like this demonstrate that Lil Wayne is |
| shot. As a freestyle rapper who has performed for | | | | definitely developed lyrically, though in my opinion, he's |
| the past ten years, I wanted to take an honest look at | | | | stronger in his freestyles than his writ, ten raps. |
| the self proclaimed "Best Rapper Alive." Let's examine | | | | Admittedly, Weezy is one of the hottest rappers in the |
| his freestyle ability in terms of the two elements most | | | | game today. He has appeared on over sixty songs as |
| MCs agree as the most important: flow and lyrics. | | | | a guest artist and recorded two full length albums |
| Flow. Anybody who hears Lil Wayne freestyle knows | | | | within the past two years. When it comes to mixtapes, |
| who the man is. His voice is distinct, with its own | | | | he's released more than any other rapper in recent |
| Southern drawl that ranges from a baritone to a high | | | | history, a testament to his well respected work ethic. |
| pitched nasally quality. As is seen with many Southern | | | | If you're interested in listening to Lil Wayne freestyles, |
| MCs - particularly Cash Money rappers- Weezy tends | | | | check out the tracks titled Presidential, Upgrade and |
| to flow behind the downbeat, a style that some | | | | Smoke That Kush. |
| underground hip hop heads would find lackluster in its | | | | |