Rebirth
by Lil Wayne
User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 210 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 210
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 210
  3. Negative: 139 out of 210

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  1. tonto
    Apr 12, 2022
    7
    I don't understand why this album gets so much hate. This is Lil Wayne's exploration of rock music, though it is still technically a hip hop album. It's a rap rock album basically, with some tracks sounding more punk rock and some tracks sounding more like hip hop. Wayne plays some guitar himself on some of the tracks like On Fire, Prom Queen, and Ground Zero. Some of the songs got tooI don't understand why this album gets so much hate. This is Lil Wayne's exploration of rock music, though it is still technically a hip hop album. It's a rap rock album basically, with some tracks sounding more punk rock and some tracks sounding more like hip hop. Wayne plays some guitar himself on some of the tracks like On Fire, Prom Queen, and Ground Zero. Some of the songs got too much criticism in my opinion like Da Da Da and Knockout, both of which I enjoyed. There are some great tracks here too like some of the ones I mentioned earlier, On Fire is catchy, Prom Queen is pretty good, Ground Zero is a hard-hitting rock song. Plus, there is a track featuring Eminem called Drop the World which is fantastic. Travis Barker from Blink-182 provides some of the production and drumming on the album on songs such as One Way Trip and Drop the World. Underrated and overlooked album.… Expand
  2. LilScience
    Jan 6, 2022
    2
    Com influências do Rock com Rap, Lil' Wayne pecou e muito, com poucas músicas boas, incluindo 'Knockout' e 'Runnin', Rebirth mostrou abaixo da média e com razão, Wayne infelizmente fracassou nesse.
  3. bigmooler
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    One of my favorite albums of all time damn near flawless minus a couple tracks. One of Wayne's most musical projects also ironically some of the most meaningful lyrics ever from the rap God. American Star, Da Da Da, On Fire, Paradice, Drop the World, Runnin, I'LL DIE FOR YOU, One Way Trip all 10/10. I pray that in year 2030 the world finally understands it.
  4. Kyle_Peake
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Sorry excuse for rock music. I welcome rap and rock being combined but this is a horrible attempt, made my ears almost bleed.
  5. FarhatGaifullin
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    Very underrated and overhated album, I love every track from Rebirth, but haters gonna hate.
  6. WTF_
    Sep 29, 2018
    10
    Rebirth was a good album for what it is. Honestly some of the "critics" are against rap culture...
  7. draediamond
    Jun 6, 2018
    1
    The only thing that can be said about this ehrmmm music is that he tried. 1 for effort...
  8. lilpumpisgoat
    Apr 24, 2018
    10
    Without a doubt one of the most beautifully constructed masterpieces of this generation.
  9. Jiano74
    Nov 11, 2016
    0
    This album just proves what is wrong with modern day rap music this album is truly dreadful. I do wish I'd never listened to it I want that time back. Way too much auto tune and nonsensical lyrics like all his music.
  10. bhooks
    Dec 26, 2015
    10
    This is definiely the greatest Lil wayne album to date. This is definiely the greatest Lil wayne album to date. This is definiely the greatest Lil wayne album to date. v This is definiely the greatest Lil wayne album to date.
  11. RobVanHars
    Dec 11, 2015
    0
    This album is absolute disgrace for rap rock.The best song, Drop The World, praised because of Marshall Mathers not Dwayne so it totally sums up Lil Wayne is nothing in here, this album is worth as a demo tape.
  12. rexboy3000
    Jun 28, 2015
    0
    This album is a sloppy piece of SH!T, who the fukc asked for this trash.
    This album is a sloppy piece of SH!T, who the fukc asked for this trash.
    This album is a sloppy piece of SH!T, who the fukc asked for this trash.
    This album is a sloppy piece of SH!T, who the fukc asked for this trash.
    This album is a sloppy piece of SH!T, who the fukc asked for this trash
  13. BHeat
    Apr 25, 2015
    1
    Lil Wayne already struggles with being a good rapper and this is the crowning achievement of pure garbage. Some Wayne Stans would say he's being creative and artistic, but the truth is Rebirth is a complete artistic failure with bad production, bad lyrics and just plain badness.
  14. ihavevocaloid
    Apr 4, 2015
    1
    I really don't understand Lil Wayne's decision to make this album. This isn't even music. I've barely listened to the album but I know for a fact that it was completely ridiculous of Lil Wayne to even think of making a rock album. Lil Wayne is a hip hop artist, not a member of Weezer. So the beats make zero sense, they are plain weird. And his decision to make a rock album was ruined evenI really don't understand Lil Wayne's decision to make this album. This isn't even music. I've barely listened to the album but I know for a fact that it was completely ridiculous of Lil Wayne to even think of making a rock album. Lil Wayne is a hip hop artist, not a member of Weezer. So the beats make zero sense, they are plain weird. And his decision to make a rock album was ruined even more that Lil Wayne doesn't even make an attempt at rapping at all on this album, except for on "Drop the World". This album is honestly an F to me, and I barely even have to listen to it to figure that out. Highlights: "Drop the World" (especially helped by Eminem). Worst song: "Knockout" (I hate to admit it, but Nicki was worse than Wayne on this) and everything else.… Expand
  15. Shady313
    Mar 22, 2015
    0
    0/10 ("Drop The World" is the only good song) ........................................................................................................
  16. xdhollywood
    Oct 7, 2014
    1
    This album is complete garbage with no good songs in it. Why would anyone think this album is good? Don't buy this Auto tune garbage with guitars and awful awful awful
  17. JordanDaBarclay
    Apr 11, 2013
    1
    I play Guitar I play Guitar I play Guitar I'm a rapper that Plays Guitar I play Guitar I play Guitar I'm a rapper that plays guitar I can play guitar (one strum) I play guitar, I play guitar guitar I can play guitar...
    (Drop the World great beat and lil wayne does a decent job with eminem, I'd give it a 7/10)
    (Runnin another great beat and creative lyrics by lil wayne I'd give it a    I play Guitar I play Guitar I play Guitar I'm a rapper that Plays Guitar I play Guitar I play Guitar I'm a rapper that plays guitar I can play guitar (one strum) I play guitar, I play guitar guitar I can play guitar...
    (Drop the World great beat and lil wayne does a decent job with eminem, I'd give it a 7/10)
    (Runnin another great beat and creative lyrics by lil wayne I'd give it a 6/10)
    I play Guitar I play guitar guitar I can play guitar I rap while I play guitar I play guitar swag I play guitar..

    There, I pretty much rapped the entire album so you don't have to buy this POS album. I hope Lil wayne doesn't sue me for copyright.

    You're all welcome    … Expand
  18. raphred
    Jul 13, 2012
    1
    Drop The World. That was it for this album and that's sad. He's a rap artist. He's literally making a mockery of rock on this album. This is something that shouldn't get a sequel. REAL rock is something of the past. It doesn't belong to Lil Wayne.
  19. ReviewCritic
    Jan 17, 2012
    1
    Drop The World and one other song were good, but the rest of the album is just a horrible and disgusting mix of rock and pop. WORST ALBUM EVER! I never knew a legend like Lil Wayne could disgrace himself this much.
  20. JawsPapi87
    Jan 2, 2012
    1
    Congratulations, Wayne. You came off your best album (Tha Carter III) into this god-awful sloppy collage of music. Rock and rap don't mix, especially when the worst kind of rap mixes with the worst kind of rap. Lil' Wayne ran out of tricks after his best album and fell apart. A guest performance by Eminem is the only thing that saves every song from being completely worthless
  21. RonaldOVOXO
    Jan 1, 2012
    1
    I dont like Lil Wayne ever since Tha Carter III b4 that Album i was a fan. i thought this album was going to be decent or a little good. But after listening to the whole album i wanted to kill myself. Lil wayne disgraced the whole music industry.
  22. DarthMalak
    Aug 23, 2011
    0
    this album sucks this not rock music at all the lyric's suck lil wayne can not sing to save his own life this album is proof he is and alway's will be the worst rapper alive and the worst musician alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  23. TheMainCritic
    Jul 31, 2011
    5
    Ok so the album wasnt great but it doesnt deserve a 0... and it also certainly does not deserve a 10. Anyway, Wayne is just experimenting, its what artist do. Dont hate just because its not what you expected, thats just selfish. The guy knows what hes doing and could care less if you doubt him. Wayne loves all music and thats what makes him so successful. I love the fact that he can rapOk so the album wasnt great but it doesnt deserve a 0... and it also certainly does not deserve a 10. Anyway, Wayne is just experimenting, its what artist do. Dont hate just because its not what you expected, thats just selfish. The guy knows what hes doing and could care less if you doubt him. Wayne loves all music and thats what makes him so successful. I love the fact that he can rap his way to rock, its what makes him unique. The guy is an alien he can do what he wants. I would know, were from the same planet... haha… Expand
  24. Chrislake94
    Jun 3, 2011
    0
    Hip Hop went from LL Cool J, Boogie Down Productions, RUN DMC, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, A Tribe called Quest, Kool G Rap, NWA, Too Short, Nas, pioneers of Hip Hop to this!!! Hip Hop hasn't even lasted half a century and albums like this get Platinum certification and are able to be Mainstream. Hip Hop is going downhill and more ignorant fans emerge from the surface, where is the Hip Hop fansHip Hop went from LL Cool J, Boogie Down Productions, RUN DMC, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, A Tribe called Quest, Kool G Rap, NWA, Too Short, Nas, pioneers of Hip Hop to this!!! Hip Hop hasn't even lasted half a century and albums like this get Platinum certification and are able to be Mainstream. Hip Hop is going downhill and more ignorant fans emerge from the surface, where is the Hip Hop fans who could acknowledge support the great artists, don't look for the commericial artists find the real ones.… Expand
  25. fedelmason
    Dec 14, 2010
    9
    I don't know why the album had f***ing negative reviews, we need to go to new music experiences, and that was what Lil Wayne had done: experiment with rock mixing it with hip-hop. So, for you, AWESOME or AWFUL? For me, AWESOME!
  26. iamtrent424
    Dec 11, 2010
    3
    i love Lil Wayne and i love rock music. This album isn't even rock. Its more electronic and rap. I didn't like this album at all. I was waiting for this rock album for ever. I think the rock songs he had on his mix-tape was better. I did like A few songs. Drop the world is the best song on the album. The whole album is hard to listen to. I would not suggest any body to buy this album, Ii love Lil Wayne and i love rock music. This album isn't even rock. Its more electronic and rap. I didn't like this album at all. I was waiting for this rock album for ever. I think the rock songs he had on his mix-tape was better. I did like A few songs. Drop the world is the best song on the album. The whole album is hard to listen to. I would not suggest any body to buy this album, I want to give this album a good score because i love Wayne music but i can't.… Expand
  27. MastMU
    Oct 19, 2010
    2
    The only redeeming factor might be "Drop The World" - and thats the only reason I give a '2.' This album is horrible and honestly the worst album I have heard in some time. Wayne is SOOOO Much better than this crappy effort.
  28. BlueLotusPoet
    Oct 13, 2010
    3
    "Drop The World" pretty much is the highlight of the album. The rest shows Wayne doesnt know what he's doing. Lil Wayne relies heavilly on the vocoder which is definitely bad factor. He isnt creative with auto-tune as T-Pain is and vocally sounds like screeches drenched by the vocoder. The rap-rock songs are a smack in the face of the Beastie Boys (whom on the album Wayne reportedly would"Drop The World" pretty much is the highlight of the album. The rest shows Wayne doesnt know what he's doing. Lil Wayne relies heavilly on the vocoder which is definitely bad factor. He isnt creative with auto-tune as T-Pain is and vocally sounds like screeches drenched by the vocoder. The rap-rock songs are a smack in the face of the Beastie Boys (whom on the album Wayne reportedly would pay homage to). The state and reception of rap-rock has always been fairly mixed, with the exception of most critics and fans pointing out key artists like Run-D.M.C., The Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Linkin Park, Kid Rock, 311, & Cypress Hill that actually recieved some positive acclaim. An album like this from someone with a big fanbase like Wayne and someone whose name you cannot barely go anywhere without hearing, the state of rap-rock may have sunk some more.… Expand
  29. rollingstone82
    Aug 13, 2010
    1
    Something's wrong. REALLY wrong.

    I'm sure you all remember Tha Carter 3. Best selling album of 2008. Triple platinum. Grammy winner. All because Weexy built up good hype with his mixtapes and delivered an album that exceeded expectations. After Carter 3's success, Weezy announced he was going to make a rock album titled Rebirth. A little ambition doesn't hurt, right? Unfortunately, Weezy    Something's wrong. REALLY wrong.

    I'm sure you all remember Tha Carter 3. Best selling album of 2008. Triple platinum. Grammy winner. All because Weexy built up good hype with his mixtapes and delivered an album that exceeded expectations. After Carter 3's success, Weezy announced he was going to make a rock album titled Rebirth. A little ambition doesn't hurt, right? Unfortunately, Weezy was too ambitious and did not realize the quality would be broken.

    From start to finish, there are only three words to describe it: Loathsome. Auto-Tune. Junk. Weezy is lost in a world where he believes he is capable of doing rock music with Auto Tune. The album feels dragged, drunk, aimless, and uninteresting. iTunes previews are enough to prove that. Weezy cannot sing. He cannot make rock music. Lyrically he is like six-year-old. Wild, obnoxious, and weird. He has no clue of what he is doing throughout the course of the album. You can suspect failure just from the album's first single, Prom Queen.

    And the even sadder part is that Weezy chooses to do more contemporary rock probably to get radio play. This "rock" production is not rock. It is alternative and that too the poppish and repetitive type. Not metal. Not classic rock. Not good alternative. Kiddish alternative AKA not good music.

    Guest spots don't really help either. The album plain sucks completely except for one song, Drop The World. This is the only standout and the only tolerable track. That too because Eminem comes in to shred the whole album apart with just that one verse. The chorus is alright and the production is more spacey.

    Otherwise, the album feels like musical hell. An utter disappointment from an artist who was really promising.    … Expand
  30. JohnO.
    Apr 13, 2010
    0
    Worst album I have ever heard.
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 11 out of 21
  1. The Guardian
    40
    For the most part, though, Rebirth underlines what he can't: the problem of rap-metal remains unsolvable, even by him.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    40
    When he emerged from his stupor, he announced that he was giving up rap to make a guitar album. Which brings us to ‘Rebirth’, a shlock-rock record so absurd it makes Alien Ant Farm seem like a legitimate musical venture.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    The problem is that Wayne has very questionable taste in rock. He splutters and wails over tracks stuffed with aggro stomp and bland riffage; it sounds like he's been holing up with a bunch of Spymob and Incubus records.
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