Rebirth - Lil Wayne
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37 out of 100

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3.2 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 130 Ratings

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  • Summary: On his seventh album called Rebirth, Lil Wayne fuses rock with his rap lyrical flow and features guest appearances from Eminem, Shanell (aka SNL), Kevin Rudolf, Nicki Minaj, and others.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 11 out of 21
  1. RapReviews.com
    70
    Rebirth" has moments of genius, and those moments almost always coincide with coupling fiery emotion with punk's propulsive rhythm.
  2. Billboard.com
    56
    Although the cleaner melodies and pop polish seem to mute the rapper's stream-of-consciousness salvos, he still shines on "Drop the World," featuring Eminem.
  3. The A.V. Club
    33
    Rebirth sounds like a strange dispatch from a lost ’80s in which Wayne trafficked in cheesy power chords, cornball hard-rock atmospherics, lame guitar solos for beginners, rock clichés, and Reagan-era synthesizers.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    33
    A nimble, almost balletic rapper on countless mixtapes, singles, and Billboard-topping collaborations, the 27-year-old comes across both muddled and belligerent on the much-delayed, extensively leaked Rebirth.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 53
  3. Negative: 38 out of 53
  1. SaiM.
    10
    I didn't get into the album that much when i first heard it. later on it grew on me and lil wayne is a genius with his catchy phrases. sure lil wayne uses auto tune and vocoders but who doesn't?… Expand
  2. RyanK
    7
    This album was bound to fail because no one wants to see a rapper sing. To me that is idiot logic. Are there good songs on this cd? The answer is yes. Paradice, Drop the World and One Way Trip are very good songs. There are a couple songs I would say are very bad. I honestly think if you gave these songs to an established rock group and they put this cd out it would be viewed favorably.… Expand
  3. scotty
    4
    Guess what folks, unlike what people below are saying Wayne never really sings. He has auto-tune on his voice almost through the whole album and is usually just rapping even then. The only song people might like is Drop the world. Other than that almost every other song is just rock.....dumbed down. Songs like Da Da Da and many others are almost unlistenable. Wayne needs a rebirth, back to the older days.… Expand
  4. Dogbiscuit
    2
    Don't give it a zero. 'Drop The World' and the intro to 'Runnin' were kinda good.

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