Lil Wayne comparable to...Bob Dylan?

July 10, 2008 6:18 p.m. by Kendra Desrosiers

In this week’s issue of TIME, writer Josh Tyrangiel compares NOLA rapper Lil’ Wayne to musician Bob Dylan. This ambitious comparison was prompted by Lil’ Wayne’s long awaited LP, The Carter III reaching over one million in sales during it’s first week on the charts.

Tyrangiel claims Wayne sounds like a Red Foxx rendition of Bob Dylan and goes on to say “Wayne claims his rhymes are stream of consciousness, but even if they aren't, they sound as though they're hitting the air for the first time, unfolding with an electricity that's--forbid the sacrilege--Dylanesque.”

While Weezy’s “Lollipop” is no “Blowin’ in the Wind,” TIME readers unfamiliar with the pint size emcee’s catalog might just give rap a second listen. [Hip Hop DX]

7 Responses

July 10, 2008 at 8:45 p.m.

jack

greatest rapper alive, at least. but you cant compare cross genre. its like comparing dylan and the led. its different music

July 10, 2008 at 8:45 p.m.

therighthandofnixon

I like Weezy and all, but if I were skeptical about rap and someone told me he was the Dylan of the genre, I'd probably be put off of it for good.

July 11, 2008 at 8:12 a.m.

godfather D

fk dat nigga wayne, he aint da sht... he no dylan either,beside who dylan anyway! dylan is one lame as white fightin for nigga writes in da 60s... dumb ass thing to do ... we was happy before he and King started irritatin the whities , before dat we didn hav no race-riots ...we niggas new our place and we lived peacefully in it , damn nigga

July 11, 2008 at 10:28 a.m.

snrub

I think it's a somewhat apt comparison. I mean, if you read the article, they compare the timbre of their voices (check) and their use of poetic devices within their syntax (double-check). I think a lot of people are only reading that a comparison was made, and are blowing the actual comparison up into something it never was.

July 12, 2008 at 10:32 a.m.

Josephus

Godfather D is an ignorant ass.

July 12, 2008 at 3:57 p.m.

$L@vE_Owna

i agree with you godfather. I think that me and you would get along well.

July 26, 2008 at 9:46 p.m.

Feed up

godfather D(umbass) & $l@ve_o wna (WTF), The first thing you two ignorant asses need to do is pick up a dictionary to learn correct spelling. The second would be to pick up an English book for correct grammar usage before trying to put anyone down. When you finish choking off the hateraide you are drinking maybe your ears will be clear to hear and receive something other than the trash you are use too. PEACE & CHILL OUT