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Reviews

(23)

Welcome 2 Collegrove

2 Chainz / Lil Wayne

By Paul A. Thompson

December 26, 2023

Trust Fund Babies

Lil Wayne / Rich the Kid

By Alphonse Pierre

October 6, 2021

Funeral

Lil Wayne

By Sheldon Pearce

February 4, 2020

Tha Carter V

Lil Wayne

By Evan Rytlewski

October 1, 2018

Dedication 6

Lil Wayne

By Sheldon Pearce

January 4, 2018

T-Wayne

T-Pain / Lil Wayne

By Jayson Greene

May 25, 2017

Collegrove

Lil Wayne / 2 Chainz

By Sheldon Pearce

March 9, 2016

FWA

Lil Wayne

By Matthew Ramirez

July 9, 2015

Sorry 4 the Wait 2

Lil Wayne

By Renato Pagnani

January 30, 2015

Dedication 5

Lil Wayne

By Corban Goble

September 11, 2013

I Am Not a Human Being II

Lil Wayne

By Jayson Greene

March 29, 2013

Dedication 4

Lil Wayne

By Jayson Greene

September 10, 2012

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Tracks

(8)

“Mess”

Lil Wayne

By Jayson Greene

September 28, 2018

“Vizine”

Lil Wayne

By Paul A. Thompson

March 8, 2018

“Fireworks” [ft. Young Jeezy]

Lil Wayne

By Sheldon Pearce

July 6, 2017

“Listen to Me”

T-Pain / Lil Wayne

By Ryan Dombal

May 22, 2017

"Six Foot Seven Foot" [ft. Cory Gunz]

Lil Wayne

Best New Track

By Ryan Dombal

December 14, 2010

"On Fire"

Lil Wayne

By Tom Breihan

December 9, 2009

"Kobe Bryant"

Lil Wayne

By Ian Cohen

June 9, 2009

"Yeahhh"

Lil Wayne

By Tyler Grisham

March 1, 2009

Features

(29)

The 25 Funniest Rappers of All Time

By Dylan Green and Alphonse Pierre

August 14, 2023

Pitchfork Staffers on Their Most Formative Rap Albums

By Pitchfork

August 8, 2023

The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years

By Pitchfork

October 4, 2021

The 36 Best Rap Songs of 2020

By Pitchfork

December 14, 2020

How Long Does It Take to Make a Classic Album?

By Ann-Derrick Gaillot

July 24, 2019

2018: The Year in Good News

By Evan Minsker and Amy Phillips

December 12, 2018

How Auto-Tune Revolutionized the Sound of Popular Music

By Simon Reynolds

September 17, 2018

The Unlikely Resurgence of Rap Rock

By Jayson Greene

November 13, 2017

The 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium

By Pitchfork

June 29, 2016

The Year in News 2015

By Evan Minsker

December 10, 2015

The Year in News 2011

By Pitchfork

December 29, 2011

The Top 100 Tracks of 2011

By Pitchfork

December 11, 2011

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The Pitch

(20)

What to Watch in April 2022: The Best Music Movies, Shows, and Videos

By Pitchfork

April 1, 2022

California Rapper Hook’s Music Is Only Getting More Deranged—and That’s a Good Thing

By Alphonse Pierre

January 28, 2022

NBA Star Miles Bridges Put Out a Mixtape—and It’s Actually Not Embarrassing

By Alphonse Pierre

January 22, 2021

Can Rappers Really Help a Presidential Campaign?

By Alphonse Pierre

October 9, 2020

Remembering Teenage Lil Wayne and the Baller Blockin’ Soundtrack

By Alphonse Pierre

October 2, 2020

Exploring Hip-Hop’s Love Affair With Bape

By Sheldon Pearce

January 14, 2019

Is the Viral Dance Challenge Dead?

By Michelle Hyun Kim

October 26, 2018

The Ones: 5 Best New Rap Songs From Lil Wayne, Lucki, Kodak Black, Lil Durk, and YBN Cordae

By Alphonse Pierre

October 1, 2018

5 Takeaways from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V

By Noah Yoo

September 28, 2018

Lil Wayne’s Long Road to Tha Carter V

By Marc Hogan

September 26, 2018

10 Great Rap Songs About Money

By Daniel Isenberg

August 16, 2018

Rick Ross Isn’t the Only Rap Label Head Not Signing Women

By Sheldon Pearce

July 31, 2017

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News

(50+)

Lil Wayne, André 3000, Jill Scott, and More to Perform at Roots Picnic 2024

By Jazz Monroe

February 19, 2024

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne Announce New Album Welcome 2 Collegrove, Share New Song “Presha”

By Hattie Lindert

October 20, 2023

Lil Wayne Details New Mixtape Tha Fix Before tha VI

By Matthew Ismael Ruiz

September 27, 2023

Watch Lil Wayne Perform “Kat Food” and “Uproar” at MTV VMAs 2023

By Madison Bloom

September 12, 2023

Listen to Lil Wayne’s New Song “Kat Food”

By Hattie Lindert

September 1, 2023

Doja Cat, Lil Wayne, and Anitta to Perform at 2023 MTV VMAs

By Evan Minsker

August 31, 2023

Lil Wayne Shares New Song “Kant Nobody” Featuring DMX

By Matthew Strauss

February 23, 2023

Lil Wayne Announces Spring 2023 North American Tour Dates

By Allison Hussey

January 31, 2023

Grammys 2023: Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, and Lil Wayne to Receive Global Impact Awards

By Jazz Monroe

January 11, 2023

Watch Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne’s Young Money Reunion Show

By Evan Minsker

August 7, 2022

Drake Reschedules Young Money Reunion With Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne

By Evan Minsker

August 4, 2022

Drake Announces October World Weekend Concerts With Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and More

By Nina Corcoran

July 13, 2022