Funeral
by Lil Wayne
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 105
  3. Negative: 21 out of 105
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  1. puhli
    Feb 1, 2020
    6
    Mid album tbh. I liked the Carter V more but maybe I’m the only one......
  2. Sadeeedwards
    Feb 2, 2020
    6
    I expected this album to be complete trash, however I am impressed. lil wayne did a good job with this album. I do feel like some of these songs are fillers, another thing I dont like is how long the album is. Some artists can pull off longer albums, with lil wayne the songs towards the end of the album got super boring and repetitive. Overall I think it's an ok album, which is a completeI expected this album to be complete trash, however I am impressed. lil wayne did a good job with this album. I do feel like some of these songs are fillers, another thing I dont like is how long the album is. Some artists can pull off longer albums, with lil wayne the songs towards the end of the album got super boring and repetitive. Overall I think it's an ok album, which is a complete shock honestly.… Expand
  3. VestingBoot
    Feb 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is so close to being amazing but its lacking consistent quality. This album is like a roller-coaster for songs. The track "clap for em" will be a club song but its a pretty boring track. "Trust Nobody" with Adam Levine will be a radio hit but ruins the aesthetic of the album. get out of my head featuring XXXTENTACION was very unnecessary and didn't help the album. There are many tracks that show Lil Wayne's rapping ability and some good use of auto tune occasionally. The album may be suffering from Wayne's status in rap and the bar set by himself for projects. It's definitely better than Tha Carter 5 but it's weak as a whole. I would say it would be better with 8 less tracks and less auto tune.… Expand
  4. Yikes137
    Feb 1, 2020
    4
    This album is a letdown in every conceivable way. I honestly can’t believe lil Wayne thought this was an acceptable album. Yikes.
  5. draediamond
    Jan 31, 2020
    5
    I see why the album is called Funeral. Wayne might be done making exciting full bodies of work. The Carter 5 is the closest we’ve seen to peak Wayne since 4 and I sadly don’t think he’s coming back. The start of this album is good. You can argue that it’s great and I’d be fine with that. It gets bad pretty quick. It also doesn’t help that it’s 24 songs long. Are we not better than thisI see why the album is called Funeral. Wayne might be done making exciting full bodies of work. The Carter 5 is the closest we’ve seen to peak Wayne since 4 and I sadly don’t think he’s coming back. The start of this album is good. You can argue that it’s great and I’d be fine with that. It gets bad pretty quick. It also doesn’t help that it’s 24 songs long. Are we not better than this yet? I’m looking at you Chris Brown, Drake, Rae Sremmurd, etc. Someone needs to hide autotune from Wayne. What happened to How to Love Wayne where he doesn’t sound like he’s drowning in Autotune? Who knows … Expand
  6. TeoM
    Feb 5, 2020
    4
    Actually had high expectations for this album but it was really underwhelming. Wayne's use of autotune is horrible and it feels like he's drowning throughout the whole album.
  7. tonto
    Apr 14, 2020
    5
    I was disappointed by this album. I don't know if Lil Wayne's working with different producers or what but the beats seemed kinda stale. Lil Wayne's rapping and lyrics aren’t at their best here either. Clap for Em and I Do It are the stand out tracks.
  8. therealbear
    Feb 27, 2020
    5
    As i am listening to this album, the general feel is that i am not listening to an album at all, since it does not bring anything more than medium and repetitive production and exaggerated lyrics like he does not find any motive to rap anymore, and on top of it all, we have 24 tracks , and sometimes half of songs actually. So i can't give more then a 5.
  9. Spoonyon
    Feb 9, 2020
    4
    There's a lot to appreciate here but a lot more that I just want to turn off. Wayne's dark experimental overtones get downplayed by these utterly useless background tracks that chalk up the run time to an unbearable hour and 16 minutes. Generic and feigning actual emotion, this newest album falls about as flat as everyone expected.

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62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    Mar 16, 2020
    50
    Cobbled together in the style of a compilation rather than a cohesive album, it's a wonky, slightly disappointing collection that provides diamonds and duds in equal measure.
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  2. HipHopDX
    Feb 19, 2020
    58
    Whether or not listeners make it through all 24 tracks on Funeral, it’s easy to see what Wayne is definitely in his own world. His rhyming remains unlike anyone else in the entire genre and despite this album not being his strongest, you don’t have to go far to find a Wayne quotable that inherently makes one admire his seasoned lyrical dexterity.
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  3. RapReviews.com
    Feb 11, 2020
    80
    Wayne, much like in his mixtape days, is finally having fun again. And when he does that, the results are captivating.
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