MP3: Lil' Wayne "La La La"

We keep wanting to hate on Lil' Wayne for his consistent battle cry of "Best Rapper Alive," but then he goes and makes tracks like this that keep us hitting repeat.
The tinkling piano is a light and fitting backdrop to Weezy's reminiscing, and the "La La La" chorus -- were you expecting something else? -- is one of the catchier hooks we've heard in a minute. While we're not thrilled about him rubbing his ten-speed, scooter and skateboard in our face, his lyrics are sincere and his flow is, as always, intoxicating.
We're not quite ready to agree with his boasts, but let's just say we're listening.

[Lil Wayne Gets His La-Las Out]
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95 Responses

June 6, 2007 at 7:02 a.m.

Meh. I don't get the hoopla with Weezy, he has a couple of decent tracks but 'Most Overrated Rapper Alive' is more like it. How can you be the best alive without even one classic album?

June 6, 2007 at 9:21 a.m.

This photo again? Are there only like three photos of this guy?

June 6, 2007 at 2:56 p.m.

What's not to like? His flow is fresh, his lyrics are complex and that minimal beat is great. Not to mention the hook...

June 6, 2007 at 7:58 p.m.

man you gotta like him i mean hes the **** hes a beast and a lot of people cant **** with him

June 7, 2007 at 5:21 a.m.

^Like I said, he's not wack, it's just that he's far from the 'Best Rapper Alive' in my opinion. He's good, I'm not gonna deny his skill, I just think he's overrated.The state HipHop's in nowadays makes people surprised when someone actually has a fresh flow, complex lyrics and dope beats. That shouldn't make you special, that should be required to grace a mic. And until dude has a couple classic albums where he does that front to back and is innovative too I stand by my claim that he's overrated.

June 7, 2007 at 9:25 a.m.

I understand that about the classic albums. but if nobody else's flow or beats or lyrics are as good as his, doesnt that make him the best - maybe not alive, but at least among those working today?

June 7, 2007 at 10:22 a.m.

wayne's the best rapper alive flatout.ya dig!!!!!!!!!

June 7, 2007 at 1:45 p.m.

Have you not heard "Tha Block Is Hot" CLASSIC!!!

June 7, 2007 at 4:55 p.m.

To me man, u need haters, it will only make lil wayne the best, the hatin mostly comes from him being from the south, let me ask a question, if lil wayne was from up north would u then say he the best rapper alive?LIL WAYNE THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE PERIOD.

June 7, 2007 at 7:26 p.m.

tat some hot s***

June 7, 2007 at 7:28 p.m.

ddddaaaaaaammmmmeee!!!!!!!!!!

June 9, 2007 at 12:27 p.m.

J To The A.A.P.ARE YOU SERIOUS ALL OF WAYNES ALBUMS ARE CLASSICS EVEN HIS MIX TAPES ARE CLASSICS THE ONLY ALBUM I DIDNT LIKE TO MUCH FROM WAYNE WAS 500 DEGREEZ. 504 ALL DAY

June 9, 2007 at 12:29 p.m.

THE CARTER 3 WILL THEM ALL NEW GEN "WAYNE" FANS

June 9, 2007 at 10:31 p.m.

DAT NIGGA RAW STOP THA HATIN, HE IZ THA BEST RAPPER ALIVE, ASK KANYE WEST, AINT NOBODY ****** WIT EM,

June 13, 2007 at 2:14 a.m.

man, tha carter III won't dissappoint,only the haters lol

June 13, 2007 at 10:57 a.m.

man dat nukka wezzy bad no really he gud naww but da dude dont need classics aint nobody messin wit him and dats real talk dang he da best rapper alive and yall haters need to start acknowledin dat ya digg!!!!!!!111

June 14, 2007 at 11:24 a.m.

lil wayne s tha fucc?n booth u cvant mess wyt hymm....he got it diss year.... CRIP

June 15, 2007 at 4:36 a.m.

just wait till that III come out then hip hop will be really be dead aint no one gonna fuck with that shit

June 16, 2007 at 3:07 p.m.

how can you say he doesnt have one classic album. carter 2? droughth 3? are those not classic. lil wayne da beast, dirty south invasion.

June 16, 2007 at 10:52 p.m.

LIL WAYNE IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE AND THE CARTER 3 IS GONNA BE A HOT ALBUM.

June 20, 2007 at 1:43 a.m.

im more into the overall feel of the song.. i hate alot of his beats and when i hate the beat i turn it off and dont listen to the lyrics. but some of his songs are real catches and i dont stop hitting repeat until im completely sick of the song

June 20, 2007 at 9:14 a.m.

Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive simply put..... don't believe it then check all his mixtapes..... Da Drought Da Drough II Da Drought 3 The Drought Is Over Lil Weezyana The Prefix The Suffix Tha Carter 2.5 hes got some songs on Young Money The Mixtape vol. 1 n then Tha Carter 3 songs are tight too

June 21, 2007 at 11:21 p.m.

papoose would **** his shit up!

June 22, 2007 at 10:40 a.m.

bitch below me how can you say he doesnt have a good album ever heard of the drought 3

June 24, 2007 at 4:35 p.m.

this guy said how can you say he neva had a good album then says have u heard the drought 3 deeamn this guy the drought 3 is a mixtape not an album fo0l and it aint even all that cass and pap go harder but hey i bet cassidys up coming album it is what it is will go harder in the streets but of course wayne will sell more he alot of media "the most over rated rapper alive" and i was goin to give that to 50 but ppl started to realize he aint much ether

June 25, 2007 at 3:52 p.m.

This nigga tha just wrote under me has no idea what hip hop/rap is. Any1 that knows about hip hop knows that Tha Carter II was a classic until this dy its still in my cars cd player. I understand that every1 has different taste for music but in hip hop lyrics are lyrics. So to this man that wrote under me put the Carter II on and listen to the lyrics on track 1 called Tha Mobb or track # 18 Get Over. As a matter of fact heres a line from that song " Be a Competitor or get out the weather/ me i got an umbrella and a baretta/ Im just tryin to make sure that my daughters future Progressin/ and behind that im shootin excessive!!!!!.....come on cuz THATS " THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE"

June 25, 2007 at 3:53 p.m.

This nigga tha just wrote under me has no idea what hip hop/rap is. Any1 that knows about hip hop knows that Tha Carter II was a classic until this dy its still in my cars cd player. I understand that every1 has different taste for music but in hip hop lyrics are lyrics. So to this man that wrote under me put the Carter II on and listen to the lyrics on track 1 called Tha Mobb or track # 18 Get Over. As a matter of fact heres a line from that song " Be a Competitor or get out the weather/ me i got an umbrella and a baretta/ Im just tryin to make sure that my daughters future Progressin/ and behind that im shootin excessive!!!!!.....come on cuz THATS " THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE" & LA LA LA IS SICK !

June 25, 2007 at 11:17 p.m.

who decides what a "classic album" is i never heard anyone say that about any rapper

June 27, 2007 at 1:47 p.m.

No classic album?!? I'm flabbergasted. You obviously have never listened to The Carter I or The Carter II. Homeboy must dictate the albums he buys & listens to buy what song is #1 on the TRL countdown.... shuuuuutup chump.

June 28, 2007 at 1:04 p.m.

yo dis is my shit....lil wayne is da best rapper alivei can't wait till da carter III come out

June 30, 2007 at 4:50 p.m.

WEEZY F BABY....PLEASE SAY THA BABYhow can you not feel waynes flow, its flat out retarded sometimes man he just spits sick over any beat hes given, his freestyles are ridiculous and when he gets on a primo produced track i get chills. haters will hate but they will soon come to love wizzle cuz there aint no one that spit like him..no one..best rapper alive and dead hahaha you know what it is...CASH MONEY YOUNG MONEY SWALLOW SLOW

July 4, 2007 at 3:31 p.m.

Maybe not the best rapper alive (jigga is) but he is still one of the top rated....his flow is sick and his lyrics are nice......most people don't know about his songs such as "tha mobb" or "receipt"......just cuz his good songs don't play on the radio doesn't mean he doesn't have a classic album or number 1 on the hitlist....tha carter 2 was redic...nice review by the way

July 5, 2007 at 7:24 p.m.

ITS THE RAPPER EATER!!!

July 5, 2007 at 9:37 p.m.

[...] return has only poured more fuel on the fire (as seen here and here and damn near every other hip hop [...]

July 6, 2007 at 2:08 a.m.

MAN,CUM ON NOW.DAT BOY WEEZY IZ THA BEST.U GOTTA FEEL DAT CARTER 2 IT IZ A CLASSIC.AND DONT EVEN START WIT THA MIXTAPES.HE IZ A FOOL ON THA MIC.SEND WEEZY A GET WELL SOON CARD.HE IZ TOO SICK!!!HA HA HA (^U GOTTA FEEL DAT DEDICATION^)

July 6, 2007 at 3:35 a.m.

MAN ALL U HATAZ,FALL BACC

July 7, 2007 at 3:10 p.m.

Yo Lil Weezy Is Not That Nice......His Flow Is Not Fresh.......It's A Watered Down Jay Black Album Flow (maybe even BLUEPRINT 2.1...)...His Lyrics Aint Complex.....Honestly He Cant Even Hang Lupe Fiasco And Thats A Better Jay-Z Rendition That Waynes.....(Lupe In Fact Is Jay Circa Reasonable Doubt).....IMO I Can Mimic His Esact Flow And Then Some....But that Opinion.... And Like My Nigga Said "Give a Nigga A Whole Lot Of Drugs And Send Him In The Booth Alone, He'll Think He Ripped It Every Time"

July 19, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.

LOL Lupe Fiasco ? Hes had like 1 song that people know of....KICK PUSH HAHAHA that can't even compare to some of weezy's worst songs....and come on now if you can mimic it then do it! do it and become a world famous rapper and be rich......

July 29, 2007 at 9:18 p.m.

weezy is hot not gonna lie. but there are a good amount of rappers out there with just as much talent..maybe not with the crazy beats tho. La lala lalalalalala

July 30, 2007 at 1:40 p.m.

lol honestly lupe fiasco really sucks..and weezys rhymes are very complex..i think you need to throw in the carter 1 or 2 and just listen.

August 17, 2007 at 8:24 p.m.

to da dude sed lil wayne aint dat gud u mustve never heard his mixtape shit and u need 2 get on it cuz u slacki right now if all u have on wayne is his radio sht

August 20, 2007 at 12:03 p.m.

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August 28, 2007 at 8:32 p.m.

His mixtapes are classics!! C3 is going to be nuts!! weezy is the best rapper alive and anyone who dosen't think so is a fuckin hater. Wayne puts more music outthan any other rapper AND MTV named him the #1 MC alive!

September 2, 2007 at 6:07 p.m.

I think this song is brilliant. The beat reminds me of some classic Jay. Dont hate on wayne cause he aint brilliant, in his way hes prolly doin the best shit he can do, and its good, you gotta give credit where credit is due and Weezy is on his grizzle. there is no doubt about that in my mind. 1 hundid

September 2, 2007 at 8:04 p.m.

weezzzie f baby my flows is so tight i know im right i dont have to right i a flame God but in a light dont forget to capitilize the g in God and the g in Ganster im that also a player put this on ya track my flow is enough to fill a track and things going down my way that when your feeling like dieing its high day except my ryhmes rhimmming.

September 6, 2007 at 11:08 a.m.

ayo **** all dat **** wayne a beast. his lyrics nd beats kill it. people try to deny it but diz manz takn da game ovr.

September 12, 2007 at 5:18 p.m.

Lil' Wayne's cry of "Best Rapper Alive" is partly true. It's more like "One of the Best Rappers Alive" He's good. But he IS for sure the best rapper in the NO.

September 13, 2007 at 8:39 a.m.

lil wayne is one of the freshest rappers alive..so to all the Haters! STOP HATIN!! cuz hes doin his thang.

September 26, 2007 at 9:59 a.m.

on the real lil wayne is the best rapper alive cus he freestyle all his raps. he said he don't touch the pad unless its 4 some1 else. who u know confident enough 2 freestyle everything and sound better than some of them idiots writin they stuff and have other people write 4 em. and dont even bring up guille da kid cus even the hot boys who beefin wit lil wayne said he aint never needed a ghostwriter. listen to the metaphors on the carter 1 and 2. everything from the carter 1 (which he said is when he feels like he perfected his craft) is a freestyle. lupe fiasco says he'll sit 4 maby an hour writin a single verse. i'm not sayin he aint good cus he definitely 1 of the best and i dont feel like he'll be as under rated as common and a lot of other alternative rappers and i even heard him freestyle and it sounds like he don't really need 2 write his stuff down either but in the end lil' wayne really kills it wit the metaphors. i think he was more lyrical on tha carter 1 and he might have dumbed it down a little and maby it was the production but somethin he did for the carter 2 really made him better. it sounds more like unstructured like a freestyle and i think thas what captivates people. on the other hand jay-z is good but i heard him mess up on that dear summer freestyle. and none of his freestyle compare 2 lil wayne's. also i heard lil' wayne dis jay-z over the ether track and i i really dont think jay-z has the best disses either. he can claim he ends careers but in the end he's only the best cus of the same hype lil wayne get. nas has better dis records. ether and his 50 cent dis out do any of jay-z's dis (super ugly was pathetic) but in the end its plenty of underground rappers that r way better than alot of the mainstream artists anyway so does it matter?

October 10, 2007 at 3:42 p.m.

DUDE COME ON LIL WAYNE IS Aa beast and hayez need to stop real talk

October 12, 2007 at 4:47 p.m.

Yea...Rhymefest Sampled this beat 2 years ago in "Tell a Story" look it up

October 15, 2007 at 2:47 p.m.

Listen, Wayne, Weezy F Baby whateva u want 2 call him he the muthafuckin Best Rapper Alive from da South ain't no nigga u can pull out da game and put at him and thank he destroy they azz wit dem metaphors be serious this should even be a dicussion.

October 25, 2007 at 10:16 a.m.

8lllllllllD---0^:

October 31, 2007 at 1:39 p.m.

wayne and nickatina all day the best RAPPERS alive holla bac on dis if u feel that

October 31, 2007 at 1:40 p.m.

wayne and nickatina holla if u feel me cutties

November 12, 2007 at 11:50 a.m.

You guys are incredibly shallow and uneducated when it comes to hip hop if you think lil weezie is the greatest. There can be no greatest hip hop artist because the competition to become the greatest is what keeps them making dope music; no one can actually be the greatest. BTW if you think his beats are sick look at jedi mind tricks or cunninglynguists.

November 17, 2007 at 10:07 a.m.

LIL WEEZY IS THE BADEST MOST PEOPLE R HATING BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO FREE STYLE AND RAP OUT OF THE HART IF HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF TO BE THE GREATEST RAPPER ALIVE THAN LIT IT GO. I BET IF YOU WHERE FAMOUSE LIKE HIM YOU WOULD HAVE AS MUCH CONFENDENCE AS HIM

December 12, 2007 at 9:07 p.m.

Wayne's the s***...this song's tight as helll

December 18, 2007 at 10:16 p.m.

Lil Wayne is good ... I mean sick alrite .. But greatest ???

let's not sweat the extent of his talent

He is one of the only artists with a different tune, sound, flows when it comes to hip-hop but like it's been said before ...

50 Cent was once classified as the greatest rapper alive and so was Jay Z and the rest of 'em

But @ the end of it all ... There are even greater rappers out there on the streets, on stages in gigs and even in you than most these commercial starz

So, who is the greatest rapper alive ?? ... Def. none of these dudes , they are only for the heat of the moment , and NEVER for the heat of a lifetyme

December 19, 2007 at 12:46 p.m.

damm lil wayne kilt it in dis song

December 23, 2007 at 5:31 a.m.

Lil weezy is the best and whoever mentioned andre... Hes the ish 2 cuz mike tyson loves custom models. One more thang jay z fukin sucks

December 24, 2007 at 2:06 a.m.

weezey f baby is the best rapper alive one question........who's better?

December 29, 2007 at 5:17 a.m.

lil wayne is da best rapper alive
f u haters

January 1, 2008 at 9:31 p.m.

Engineer has probably got the most truthful view on this shiii right here. One has to listen to every rap song on earth to be able to even make a judgement on the best rapper alive. Try to make the false statement that weezy is the best and be confronted with the truth that he isnt even the best (but part of the most talented) of the most comercialized artists out there, artists exist everwhere that have have beats that can take a person's mind on a journey through the universe without even making him leave his couch. The underground is coming with the real story on rap, flows that can impress include :immortal technique,benefit,mf doom, jedi mind tricks, ill bill, these are just to name a few of a couple different genres.

January 11, 2008 at 12:34 p.m.

naw i wouldnt say hes da best rapper alive but he iz hard

January 28, 2008 at 4:20 p.m.

dis songs jammin..........RIP G-MONEY G$

February 7, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.

dame cuz i like your songs. i got all your c.d. to lil wayne

February 9, 2008 at 4:34 a.m.

Niggaz Say Mad Sh*t About how underground rappers do this and that but reguardless you can't measure a rappers skill by publicty. Every rapper was underground at some point in there career it's the effort you put forth to get on as a mainstream artist don't get me wrong I know alot of niggas that go super hard on the mic and are still waiting on that big deal to come through. Yes labels want marketability but lyrics and versitility are qualities they look for also. There's a group in my city that spit the truth on every song they do (West & Stewzy) (facin'20 Records) Check them out on Myspace but Sony and Atlantic Records got them on hold over Regional Marketability. So therefore for Lil' Wayne to say he's the best rapper alive is truly an understatement He has benn Grinding for over 10 years staying relevant and versitile which is very hard with all the one hit wonders and fad songs i.e. "snap music, crunk, and whispering songs". Through all this Bullsh*t Weezy can get on a Track with Artist from Jay-Z to Enrique Iglesias and still have the same Flame And Delivery. For people to say he's not the should be blasphemous to the art form of hip-hop Name the artist that have the range tha he has to collaborate with anybody and still get love from his/or her true supporters Micheal Jackson, Prince, Tina Turner, Bono, Carlos Santana, and Beyonce. Notice that none of the artist Named were Rappers Weezy Crosses over lines that other niggaz are scared to cross and he murders the sh*t reguardless it could be a f*cking nursery Rhyme and my nigga is going to put so much flavor on it the sh*t is going to be sicker than a nigga with full-blown A.I.D.S. So in Closing I say Think that Weezy Ain't The Best then Climb to the top of the platform and knock him off and stay there for more than 10 years. I'm only 18 and this dude will probably still be relavant when my grandkids get old enough to type realtalk. So keep Hatin that nigga cause the more you hate the more he's going to scream that he's The Best and the more people are going to listen. So if You hate Him Shut the F*CK UP and maybe he'll stop saying it. Nah I Doubt That Sh*t.

February 12, 2008 at 10:18 p.m.

what song is he redoing in

March 5, 2008 at 12:56 p.m.

ii F***iN' L0VE W33ZY! HE SUREE iS DA BESt RAPPER! F*** YEA HATTERz

March 11, 2008 at 3:54 p.m.

if 2 pac waz alive would all you that think lil wayne is the greatz rapper alive still think he da greats

April 7, 2008 at 11:37 p.m.

W00000W !!! H0W CUD ANy0NE N0T LiKE LiL WAyNE?!??
His lyrics ARE the greatest, his beats ARE the greatest, there for he IS the greatest rapper alive!
I’d like to see any of you haterz try nd top him
Oo thtz rite
U cant
ItZ effin impossible!
So shutup!

April 14, 2008 at 10:06 a.m.

Lil wayne is the best and most consistant rapper to ever do it yes over both tupac and biggie. AND WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY better then Jay Z no disrespect to any of them but wayne do it better then them all

April 16, 2008 at 3:21 p.m.

my babi weezy f babi go so fuccin hard

April 21, 2008 at 8:09 p.m.

LIL wayne is good he has a very great flow no one can deny that he also has more songs then jay-z and 50 cent put togehter like he isnt doing to try n get rich cause over half his songs are mixtapes that u dont have pay for he is just the best he is all i ever listen to ihave of 400 of his songs find 401 50 cent songs for me. U cant touch weezy

April 21, 2008 at 8:09 p.m.

idn what ur saying the east is just as real as the west n south my home town south philly is aobut as real as it gets

April 24, 2008 at 12:17 p.m.

yo hes pretty good and the only reason hes big right now is because there really is no other competition for him, making him the undesputed "best." I dont think hes better than some old school dudes like Biggie or Pac even though he claims he is, and i think that even though he doesnt have that classic album that dropped and everyone bought, he has constant mixtapes made and tracks put out there without it being on a CD, and hes making these mixtapes while compiling songs for his next CD, Tha Carter III.

April 25, 2008 at 10:47 a.m.

zigg baby lil wayne is the best rapper alive

April 27, 2008 at 11:24 p.m.

fuc* weezy
its all about cassidy!

May 2, 2008 at 2:24 p.m.

i love every thing bout lil watne
an he is the best to me!!!!
<33 MiZzy!!!

May 6, 2008 at 12:33 p.m.

Wayne is good but hes far from the best, Jay and Nas are still in the game and there are lots of others just as good or better than him in my opinon

May 22, 2008 at 2:38 p.m.

i'd do him

May 23, 2008 at 12:26 p.m.

Weezy great, but def not tha best. lupe fiasco jay z tha best. weezy has good style, hot sh!t. but fuccin lupe is changin the game and jay z will always be the best rapper alvie... untill he dies. then lupe.

May 23, 2008 at 12:26 p.m.

oh yeah and his lyrics are definately not all that great at all, if you think this then you ridiculous. he must be using a rhyming dictionary cause some of his rhymes are whack. DADDY DADDY DADDY, rhyming daddy with daddy numerous times is not skill. listen to lupe lyrics and just listen. great lyrical skill same wit sean carter.

May 29, 2008 at 3:06 p.m.

wayne is the best rapper

June 3, 2008 at 8:10 p.m.

his lyrics is off tha chain

June 4, 2008 at 11:14 a.m.

firstly wanye aint garbage buh his rymes is simple nd he jus raps random sh!t hes ova rated wat needs ta happen is errybody need ta stop riden his nuts nd listen to sum real artists lik lupe...kanye...jay-z...juelz santna...fabolous...and ppl lik that

June 8, 2008 at 5:42 p.m.

Ya I guess we should start listenin to all those real artists ..... ill give it to kanye and lupe but

lil wayne gon and done tracks with juelz, jay z, and fabby and to tell you the honest truth he lyrically murdered them on the tracks ... not to say theyre bad but when u put rappers on the same tracks as weezy they are never lyrically better or really even that close

plus hes 26 and has probably more songs than lupe, jay-z, and kanye put together

ya..... real obvious he aint the best alive lol ya he is all u r hella funny

show sum respect

June 9, 2008 at 2:05 p.m.

fucc that byths fucc birdman jr an birdman

June 11, 2008 at 12:54 p.m.

mane shut yo non-spellin ass up!
haters inspire and the more yall try to pull him down, the higher and higher he rises. you really need to recognize. pay respect where respect is due and quit trippin!

June 12, 2008 at 12:56 p.m.

wayne is nothing near the best rapper alive...if somebody had that right now has to be cormega he spits the realness

June 20, 2008 at 9:46 a.m.

listen to la la la... then listen to tell a story by rhymefest... VERY SIMULAR BEATS....lil wayne is a beat copying swagger jacker who has no talent... he copied rhymefest, Jay Z, biggie and tupac... emienm and dr dre fo life

peace

June 23, 2008 at 10:14 a.m.

Yh and wot lil wayne is the bomb

June 30, 2008 at 10:05 a.m.

YOUR THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE

July 3, 2008 at 5:25 p.m.

where can I get this song?

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