I feel like Wayne’s post-Cash Money era (2014-present) has given us incredibly deep lyricism a more introspective, poetic Wayne with flashes of that eccentricity that we all have come to love and a more “raw” Weezy that was lacking at the beginning of the 2010s. Since the question limited me to albums, I didn’t include mixtapes, but two of them reign over all of the albums I’ve named. The greatest Wayne albums, however, are Tha Carter III (2008), Tha Carter II (2005), and Tha Carter V (2014-2018). So with those aspects in mind, I feel that the best Lil Wayne albums, in no particular order, would be Tha Carter II (2005), Tha Carter V (2014-2018* = this will be covered in depth later), and Free Weezy Album (2015). Therefore, what appeals to me might be different from the average hip hop critic’s recommendation. Furthermore, when it comes to Wayne, who’s always worked at a monstrous pace and specialized as a vocalist, I tend to not deem production as important as his rapping. would make my “best” rappers list) while “greatest” includes skill, but also accounts for legacy, longevity, influence, context, and other intangibles. I’ve always defined “best” and “greatest” separately – I feel that “best” entails pure skill (Big L, Big Pun, Kool G, etc.

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