Weezy's Home

So if you live under a rock, then you haven't heard that Lil' Wayne was released from prison today after an 8 month stint. So with this news I thought it would be appropriate to review the EP-turned-album he released from prison, "I Am Not A Human Being". Now even though between Nicki Minaj and Drizzy Drake Young Money has released enough stuff to keep them afloat for quite some time, things always seem empty with out a leader; enter Weezy.
The title itself, "I Am Not A Human Being", is Lil' Wayne's persona, a rapper with material out of this world and beats produced by aliens, and he puts all of that into effect in the first track "Gonorrhea" ft. Drake. The track has plenty of spacey synths and a nice flow from Weezy. Drake fills all the voids in the beat with his nonstop verses to keep the balance to carry the song to the end. Weezy continues his space beat journey throughout "Hold Up" ft. T-Streets and I think it's a pretty similar formula to "Gonorrhea"; tight flows, spaced out beats, and featuring someone to carry the track home.
"With You" ft. Drake is the type of song that Weezy has always struggled to hit home with. The slow, "this song's for you" type deal. Verses aren't bad and Drake's chorus isn't terrible, but this is the black sheep of the album.
And then come's the anthem of the album. "I Am Not A Human Being" (little known fact ft. Travis Barker) is Lil' Wayne's dream beat, his fantasy as a rocker. We all know it fell face first on the pavement with his last release "Rebirth" but now he has found a good balance between what he is known for and what he wants. The heavy drums and guitar chords mashed against the synths and android type sounds make for a banger, and then he spits his usual wordplay lyrics over it to produce gold.
"I'm Single" again ft. Drake is a more mellow and very tingy beat that Wayne just want's to get off him chest. It's not a bad song and the beats fit in along with the rest of the album, but it didn't really hit home with me. Probably what I think will go as the most over passed song on this album is "What's Wrong With Them" ft. Nicki Minaj. It probably could have been better if it was more of a feature for Nicki because, again if you live under a rock, she destroys on the beat. It's a bass heavy track with the synths (get used to it) and I think probably a very radio worthy song.
The most known song on this album is obviously "Right Above It" ft. Drake. With more of an instrumental approach, it's a song for the masses. Drake kicks things off with very Weezy-esq verses then Wayne takes it home. There's really nothing else to say about it. You've heard the song on the radio and in the clubs. It's popular and that's what he wanted.
"Popular" ft. Lil' Twist is probably the weakest song in the track list. With a repetitive beat that adds absolutely nothing and the use of Weezy's verse from the "Bedrock" remix it's pretty boring. Sadly, Lil' Twist's chorus is the highlight of this track in my opinion. Then there's "That Ain't Me" ft. Jay Sean. It resorts back to the beats that got Lil' Wayne to where he is now and Jay Sean's chorus is a nice touch.
The last listed track on the album is "Bill Gates" and I have to say, he certainly saved one of the best for last. One of the harder tracks with instrumentals and a snare heavy beat it adds to the diversity of this album.
The two bonus tracks "YM Banger" and "YM Salute" are basically just features for all the members of Young Money with Lil' Wayne's spaced out beats in the background. With what you can hear in these two songs, let's just say Young Money is here to stay for quite some time.
Overall, it would have been better as an EP but it's diverse enough to keep every Lil' Wayne fan's interest. This album is definitely a statement that claims "I'm Back" from Weezy and I look forward to more mixtapes and hopefully another album release soon.