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The WireApr 24, 2013There is no shortage of bad ideas on the second installment.... But this ugliness is anchored by a series of largely curatorial successes. [May 2013, p.68]
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Apr 15, 2013Wayne's 10th studio album sees memory of his charisma and sparkle during that mid '00s era fade further.
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Apr 12, 2013His posse cuts are finally showing some savor too, albeit not on the vestigial guns 'n' violence ones.
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Apr 2, 2013Despite two potent blasts, “Gunwalk” and “No Worries,” the disc is both numbingly haphazard and inconsequential.
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Apr 2, 2013I Am Not A Human Being II doesn’t offer any more new ideas than its title promises, but it does have the distinction of being the rapper’s most focused album.
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Apr 1, 2013The beats are so simple that they’re a nonfactor, and there aren’t very many funny lines--which was Wayne’s most redeeming quality in the past.
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Mar 29, 2013The only moments where Wayne sounds marginally interested in his own music come when he veers furthest away from rap.
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Mar 29, 2013The results of his recent output have been unquestionably subpar.
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Mar 28, 2013Temperance might dull his inspiration, but it can’t shake his confidence. Unfortunately, that smugness is also his undoing: there’s no quality control here.
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Mar 28, 2013The music isn’t as good as it was, sure, but what’s truly maddening is his apparent indifference to his own decline.
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Mar 28, 2013While the tension and confusion have passed, we are unfortunately left with a pretty disappointing piece of work.
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Mar 27, 2013Lil Wayne still has his curveball, but on I Am a Human Being II his MVP status is behind him.
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Mar 27, 2013He’s obviously still capable of moments of greatness, but right now those moments are so dulled by surrounding mediocrity they’re becoming lost.
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Mar 27, 2013I Am Not a Human Being II flashes moments of brilliance, but it's far from his best work.
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Mar 27, 2013I Am Not a Human Being II is a poor effort for sure, but more startling might be the fact that it’s over five years now since Wayne was anything near his peak and he shows no signs of reversing the slump.
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Mar 26, 2013While not an absolute mess, I Am Not A Human Being 2 isn't very good.
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Mar 26, 2013Aside from its opening track, which I’ll get to, this album is essentially a blank space.
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Mar 26, 2013You're better off soaking in the good choices here and resigning yourself to enduring the bad ones.
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Mar 25, 2013mostly, I Am Not a Human Being II shows us Lil Wayne responding weakly to the unsettling prospect of weakness.
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Mar 25, 2013It’s less manic, less experimental, less unpredictable and, oddly, less consistent.
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Mar 25, 2013This is an indulgent jumble of a sideline release, but that doesn't mean Wayne isn't in fine form.
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Mar 25, 2013For the casual Weezy fan (one that hears the music but doesn't listen), I Am Not a Human Being II is perfect mindless fun. However, for those who expected more from this repeatedly delayed effort, Wayne may have to hop in his spaceship and try again.
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Mar 25, 2013This is exactly the record you'd expect to hear from Weezy in 2013: a solid album by a brilliant MC who's half-interested.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 42 out of 147
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Mixed: 25 out of 147
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Negative: 80 out of 147
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