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On Repeat: Lil Wayne: "Seat Down Low" [Stream, MP3]

The prodigious Lil Wayne has been getting pretty ironic with his mixtape titles lately. The Greatest Rapper Alive II featured a glut of cameos by rappers who were, according to the title, tacitly less great. Now, Da Drought 3, which includes this vicious remake of T.I.'s "Top Back", finds Weezy's lyrical and stylistic floodgates wide open. He's obviously comfortable amid former Cash Money in-house producer Mannie Fresh's skyscraping synths and firecracker drums; it's the same sort of bombastic bounce that fueled the really Lil Wayne circa "Tha Block Is Hot". His flow on the mixtape proper is as chameleonic as ever, ranging from a dancehall scat to a phlegmy sing-song, so "Seat Down Low" is exceptional for its straightforward and relentless normalcy.

MP3: > Lil Wayne: "Seat Down Low"
[from Da Drought 3 mixtape; out now]

Posted by Brian Howe on Thu: 04-26-07: 09:00 AM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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