Never mind that, since his release from prison, Wayne's had memorable, impressive features on Ace Hood's "Hustle Hard," Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now," Kelly Rowland's "Motivation," DJ Khaled's "I'm On One" and "Take It To The Head," Rick Ross' "9 Piece," Drake's "HYFR" and "The Motto," Tyga's "Faded," and French Montana's "Pop That." (The "Pop That" verse is awesome. Like André 3000 said, "you're only funky as your last cut," and if you're tuned into the endless conversation surrounding rap music, it's no secret that many listeners think Lil Wayne's cuts have not been particularly funky as of late, specifically, since he came home from prison. It doesn't even matter that he once rhymed "haters gotta go on iTunes to go get me" with "gators, matadors, baboons, and those grizzlies." It doesn't matter that the Wikipedia page for his discography is about as long as the health care reform bill. It doesn't matter that Lil Wayne went platinum in one week in 2008 and fell only 34,000 copies short of doing it again in 2011. For better or for worse, rap is constantly asking accomplished veterans, what have you done for me lately? It's the reason why Jay-Z has to make songs like "Reminder," and this chronic amnesia is also part of the reason why Lil Wayne has gone from critical darling to polarizing punchbag in half a decade's time.
We don't treat our legends with the same unequivocal respect that's kept rock bands like U2 relevant well past their musical prime.
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