Lollipop is one of those “you just had to be there” songs. It basically started a whole sub-genre in hip hop, nothing sounded like it before it and everything sounded like it after it
“Pussy Monster” wasn’t on the original press of the album. Initially, there was a song called “Playing With Fire” that sampled The Rolling Stones. But apparently the sample wasn’t cleared so they sued and had it removed. So the iTunes version and subsequent presses of the album replaced that track (which has a completely different tone, sound, and subject matter) with “Pussy Monster” lol
@@_HomerRDontgetit isn't a weird way to end. A song ending with a rambling ending monologue/slam poetry was a trend at the time. The deluxe version which most people think of has the bonus tracks tacked on which is pretty typical.
@@joshuaharper1206Oh yeah, I didn’t mean the rambling at the end was weird. I meant the sequence of the last four songs was weird. Personally, I can do without “Pussy Monster” or “La La.” Take those two out, and I think the album becomes more consistent down the final stretch
@@_HomerR Oh I get you, to me problem is just that they're bad, not the sequencing. Playing With Fire is the true track 14 ofc, La La La was much better than La La but the album is too long anyway, I agree with Bob that the features on You Ain't Got Nuthin don't really work for Wayne. Take them out and the album is more concise and better like you said.
I remember Lollipop was a bigggggg ringtone at the time. I think that Nostalgia really carries it now to the streaming era. It was all over the radio and video countdown shows. Maybe that was the machine working overtime on it.
It really worked at the club and bar dance floors too. Next time bob gets a buzz and the kiddo is at a friend's he just needs to turn the lights off and dance with his girl to it. He'll understand then
He needs to listen to the music video version it’s better. I don’t know why but it’s very common for the music video and official album song to sound different and most of the time the music video version sounds better. The music video version for lollipop has a guitar solo in it which adds a lot to the song.
@@brazyfilmo3121 it was one of the biggest songs of all time when i was growing up. it was that and In Da Club, I can't think of 2 rap songs that were bigger
I was just in the Downtown Cleveland last weekend at some night clubs in the east bank flats and they played lollipop at 2 out of the 3 clubs I was at, i probably just missed it at the third one 😂
0:00:00 - Opening Thoughts 0:02:50 - 3 Peat 0:08:20 - Mr. Carter 0:16:20 - A Milli 0:24:05 - Got Money 0:29:15 - Comfortable 0:36:00 - Dr. Carter 0:42:50 - Phone Home 0:47:05 - Tie My Hands 0:55:30 - Mrs. Officer 01:00:25 - Let the Beat Build 01:08:10 - Shoot Me Down 01:13:50 - Lollipop 01:22:50 - La La 01:30:05 - Pussy Monster 01:36:25 - You Ain't Got Nuthing 01:43:40 - DontGetIt 01:55:50 - Closing Thoughts
Bob, alot of these songs that you dont get why they are so big are one of those "you had to be there" songs. a product of the times and how different and unique it was at the time. it doesnt hold the same weight today but when it dropped it was fresh to our ears. love the reactions, keep it going
Wayne is the funniest rapper of all time.. I understand why people don't like him he sound weird and is hella goofy but dude is a legit comedian w his punchlines, has a million flows, and the mostt undefeated mixtape career of alll time
lolipop was a big song because we never seen it before, just like lil wayne in general by carter 3. And it was just nice being there (at the top) with him.
The best way to describe Lil Wayne is there is no path to follow to listen to his music because I don’t really think it’s his albums that are his biggest selling point. His features and remixes and mixtapes are phenomenal. The more you listen to him the more you realize man this guy just has put out so much quality music each and every year for over 20 years he can’t be denied. He has something for everybody. This album definitely embodies that about him the most.
THE album that got me into rap. The lyricism and concepts are so great for each track. So many of these songs not only can stand one but allow for a full listen back to back. Truly a classic
3peat is acutally not just trong starter but if you ask me one of the best songs of the entire album... its full of energy, direct/ funny lines and forward, such a banger
For fans, Wayne in this era was literally BLESSING every track he was on. Mixtapes, albums, features, he did not miss. Used to go on hotnewhiphop every day hoping a new Weezy track dropped/leaked.
In 2007 I was a junior in high school. In my computer lab class, I sat next to a kid one day who was burning CD's all class and writing "Da Drought 3" on them. I asked him what that CD was and he said that it was the new Lil Wayne mixtape. At that time I was not into hip hop music at all. My knowledge of it was just what was on the radio and when my sister would play 50 cent in her room super loud. It honestly annoyed me and I could not understand why people enjoyed rap music. I was aware of the song "Soldier" by Destiny's Child that Wayne had been featured on but I knew nothing else about him. The kid in my class burning the CDs gave a copy to me and on the bus ride home that day, my world was flipped upside down. Lil wayne was literally my introduction to an entire music genre that I have fallen in love with. The wittiness, the use of vocabulary, the humor.... it blew my mind. I did not even know that rapping over other artist's beats was a thing that happened in hip hop and I was extremely impressed. I was also angry at myself for not being open to the genre before. Flash forward to June 10, 2008. It's the day of my Calculus senior exam and the launch of Tha Carter III. My Calc teacher was this cool young guy and huge hip hop fan. My first listen of this album was during a senior exam but I raced over to Best Buy immediately after and bought it for myself. It was the first CD I had ever purchased with my own money. That summer I joined the Marine Corps and I have many memories of riding around with my recruiter in his car, and listening to this album. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
The ending of the album also falls off for me too but I do like lollipop haha. Lollipop was a huge radio hit back in the day. A Milli was also but tbh that’s the closest we have probably gotten to some mixtape Weezy on an album. Although the Carter IV has some songs like that I’d say like Megaman. Can’t wait for the IV reaction.
Carter 3 and 4 are my faves from is carter series but im so excited for you to eventually break down mona lisa. Thats gotta be one of his best storytelling songs
NOOOOOOOO he listened to the Pussy Monster version !!! Bob just letting you know (no idea if you mention this in the video) - the original tracklist for this album had the song Playing With Fire in place of Pussy Monster. The reason it got replaced was because of sample clearance/copyright issues - the sampled artists refused to clear it because of Wayne’s language, so from memory CDs shipped out in the first month of Tha Carter III’s release still have Playing With Fire, while all other versions have this song. Id highly recommend Playing With Fire as it is regarded as one of the best tracks from the original tracklist.
After his Carter 2 video I commented for him to avoid Pussy Monster especially knowing how much more he'd love Playing With Fire. We need an extra reaction video to finish the real album Bob!
One of my favorite albums from that era. I love the different styles like Dr Carter and Shoot me Down. Very creative production while still having hook bombs spread throughout.
Babyface was a part of the group “The Deele” in the 80s and had a great solo career. Also a super talented writer and producer. Credits for songs like SZA’s Snooze, Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs, Boyz II Men - End Of The Road and many more. Check him out if you have time.
So jealous of all the rap albums you get to experience for the first time. Man you also remind me of some of my fav songs. Shoot me down definitely going back in my playlist
YESSSS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR MORE THAN A YEARRRRRRR! LET'S GO THIS IS SECOND FAVORITE ALBUM BEHIND THE CARTER IV WHICH I REALLY REALLY HOPE YOU DO SOON
Bob, I'm glad you took note of the 'Mr. Carter' outro. You are right that Wayne is reciting a section of the song 'Lucky Me' off Life and Times Vol. 1. I'm not sure if you were aware, but Lil Wayne (Dwayne Carter) and Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) share their last name, making the words even more personal for Wayne. The song is incredible and deals with the pitfalls of fame which is something Wayne certainly connected with. This is personally one of my favorite songs of all time and I would highly suggest you give it a listen. :)
I was a freshman in hs when lollipop blew up , i didnt understand it either tbh. By seniorbyear wayne had another hit song called How to Love i believe it had a countey twang to it. I never realized how much lil wayne defined my high school years , i didnt even listen to him he was just so big back then
Waynes move from regular raps to stream of consciousness rhymes elevated him as a MC. His loose word association rhymes up there with the best to do that style.
When I saw this video I was so excited I choked on my own saliva. Love your reactions and this album! Keep going with your content you have at least one fan in me
Bob love the reaction! Keep on the Wayne train. I think his lyrical capabilities have gotten better. Wayne is my goat though, his mixtapes, albums, and features makes his body of work just insane.
I think what made Lollipop so big was no one used autotune while RAPPING like that.. T-Pain introduced autotune for R&B but Wayne took it to Hip-Hop. Now all these lil rappers sound like Wayne with autotune.
If you want a real Wayne experience, listen to one of his mixtapes rather than his albums. He has double digit mixtapes better than any album he’s made. No Ceilings, Sorry for the Wait, Defication 6 Reloaded, etc
This is a fact and why everyone regards him as a GOAT. He was the real boogeyman😂 artists hearing their beat w that lighter flick were sweating like that key and peele skit😂😂😂
I know you normally don't react to mixtapes but you should really check out Lil Wayne's best mixtapes sometime, he was in his prime and rapping over other rappers instrumentals and making the songs his own. Top picks are Dedication 2, Da Drought 3 and No Ceilings. As always love the reactions Bob!
I agree with you on Lollipop. You had to be there tbh. It's not even top 30 Wayne songs but it's a classic and one of the rare songs that can transport you to a single year in human history. Lollipop SCREAMS 2008.
Love how much you’re enjoying the slick/witty bars and even understood some news ones myself for the first time after hearing this album a milli times 🤣
Super excited for this one. I remember begging my mom to buy this CD when I was a kid. True classic. Hope you get around to Almighty So 2, I know you like self produced albums so it might hit for you.
Wayne’s albums are good. But to TRULY grasp the extent of his greatness, you need to delve into his massive mixtape catalog. Wayne is arguably a top 5 GOAT, objectively top 10
Wayne is the most influential rapper of all time. Trying to go back now and see what makes him so unique and special will be more difficult for you since you weren't there when he was blazing the trail.
I love listening to different people’s thoughts on rap music, it’s so interesting.. it’s wild to me how some songs click hard with some and then do nothing for others. Some folks gravitate so hard to the “musical” element and what instruments are used, how the music sounds, etc, and then some are so about the “music” aka lyrics and vibe. If you’re judging a song 80% on the first, you’ll have a completely different take than someone who loves bars and “vibes” for a lack of a better word. That’s why music is the best!!
I was such a huge fan back then and years prior to carter 3. we were able to print for free at our school so i printed so many wayne wallpapers and hanged them on my walls 🤣🤣😂
A few notes: - I learned from the discussion of Carter IV & Carter V that Wayne's albums (and probably his mixtapes, too) are notoriously overlong, so I'm not too surprised this album went a bit downhill towards the end. - This is my first time hearing "La La." What a baffling track. I agree that Busta's verse doesn't sound much like him at all. His signature energy and flair definitely shows up more on his own stuff. It'd be cool to see you react to a full album. - I got into rap when "Lollipop" came out, and I agree with a lot of the comments here that its popularity is probably a time-and-place thing. I think of it now like a psychedelic Travis Scott song 7 years before he was on the map. Rap artists have done this ethereal, hyper-processed style much better in the time since then, but it was truly novel at the time. The fact that it was *Lil Wayne*, the top rapper, just added to the odd mystique of that track. Music video probably helped, too: it was all over BET.
You’re not going to understand Wayne until you listen to the MIXTAPES and it’s better when youre not late and listen during current times. We say he’s number one because of his mixtape run that’s insane.
Lollipop was just something you had to be there for, it's in the same vein as a lot of pitbull and tpain from the same era, not a very in-depth song, but easy on drunk ears, has a nice beat, and is raunchy enough for the club. It's one of those songs that inspired rappers club songs for years.
I was 16 when this came out. I don't think I've listened to it since maybe 20-21 if that. I didn't realize how impactful and frozen in time this album is with my memories. Such a developmental time in my life with current events and such like watching Kanye say that about Bush live. The things I was going through trying to find and discover myself. This album feels like the soundtrack to that 16-18 period of life. Where you have all these ideas of what post kid life would be. Dreams and aspirations or pure fear out of lack of direction at times. Then a couple years later, life is almost nothing like that. I think that's what really made me personally get away from listening to this album much over the years and a lot of other Wayne music around that time when he was on this run. It's funny how songs I hated then on this reaction I'm like this is amazing. And the songs I loved then just seem so silly and playful now when they were dead serious to me before.
I think Wayne is at his absolute best on Mixtapes. He would consistently do other peoples songs better than they did, more exciting, more punchlines, etc. It was an incredible time.
Great reaction! its tragic that due to copyright issue that they took the best song " playing with fire" off this album. its on the hard copy album That song alone made this album a classic you should react to that song in another video.
This is the album I played the most in my 1997 Honda Accord with a cheap but huge subwoofer I bought at an expo and stuck in my trunk while driving to college in my early 20s
Lil Wayne isn’t my favorite rapper of all time. But he might just be my GOAT. The way he can easily change his flow over any beat is amazing. He could use some better artistry but that isn’t what I go to Lil Wayne for, he’s just a spitta.
This is my favorite Wayne album and me personally, I think it’s his best album in his whole discography! Definitely no skips! I play and love every song! ✊🏽🔥💯
One of the biggest hip hop albums commercially of all time. Wayne was literally everywhere after this. He took over music and was featured on everyone's song lol
Wayne during this era was the biggest rapper we’ve ever seen. I literally mean ever. Drake currently , isn’t even half of what Wayne was then. If you weren’t there during this time, it’s crazy to even try to imagine it. The stranglehold he had on hiphop for these 2ish years was INSANE. I still remember when A milli dropped and the video was number one on 106 and park for like a year 😂 damn this one got me tearing up lowkey. Nostalgia is crazy.
@@DesignzRUs lmfaooo are you trolling? Drake’s genuinely not even close. Views is his best selling album when accounting for time since release…it sold 852,000 first week. The Carter 3 sold over a million….and it wasn’t in the streaming era. I promise you Drake isn’t even close. The only other rapper that has had a peak like that in terms was 50 cent in the early 2000s. Technically em would be up there, but I don’t include him when discussing things like this. Way more context is needed for him
A lot of the time when you come across a big song like this its a “you had to be there” type of song. like for example Lollipop was a HUGE song in clubs and on the radio and there was a time you could be in a room and someones ringtone would be Lollipop. it doesnt hold up as much nowadays critically but it holds a ton of nostalgia for when it came out
love ur videos idk how much you get asked to talk about or review the metal/rock you like or get into different subgenres but it'd cool be to see you react to more metal or maybe some bands you haven't listened to as much 🙏
"Dr. Carter" heavily samples "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod, I'd highly recommend that track since you enjoyed the production so much. The full song even has a guitar solo!
Dont know if comments already told you, but the "2 more inches I would've been in that casket" actually refers to when wayne was 12, his mom forbid him to rap because she thought it wasn't safe for him to go to school and stuff (he was already getting popular for the music) and he attempted to k*ll himself via gunshot. Thankfully it failed and he was saved by the cop as you read. For YEARS it was a secret and he said he was just playing with the gun and accidentally did it (even lying to his mother about it) But on C5 he finally opened up about it for the first time in a fucking BEAUTIFUL song "Let It All Work Out". He's my favorite artist and I'm so happy you're giving him a chance.
Lollipop is one of those “you just had to be there” songs. It basically started a whole sub-genre in hip hop, nothing sounded like it before it and everything sounded like it after it
A poignant statement on modern fine art.
This
EXACTLYYY
excellent point. young thug and future heard Lollipop and created entire rap personas out of it
When that shit came out it sounded like one of the most futuristic club bangers ever
this is the true test to see how far bob has come in hiphop, lets see how many punchlines he can catch
Wayne was the first rapper to make me really pay attention to multi entendres and punchlines.
Not a lot apparently lol
He barely catches bars just laughs through funny lines & gets distracted by production lol
@@justinarzola4584exactly
@@itsRichErichit’s definitely a genuine reaction tho lmao
I think I'll be able to rap A Mili, word for word until the day I die
Yep same for let the beat build.
It's such an iconic song.
BAR FOR BAR
Nostalgia for this album is insane. Used to listen to this with my brother
Wayne's delivery has to be some of the best of any rapper. He says lines no one else could get away with but his delivery makes them sound great
Can you name some?
@@Stinkfly300do your own research and comeback
@@KingTaylorScoot if you wasn't gonna answer his question, you was better off not replying in the first place.
@@Stinkfly300
Run this town
Bloody Mary
6 foot 7 foot
Let it Fly
Kant nobody
Dedicate
Fireman
Banned from TV
Mrs Officer
Abortion
@@kestonedwards8142 amazing songs with great delivery but name lines he gets away with implying that their bad lines that Wayne pulls off
“Pussy Monster” wasn’t on the original press of the album. Initially, there was a song called “Playing With Fire” that sampled The Rolling Stones. But apparently the sample wasn’t cleared so they sued and had it removed. So the iTunes version and subsequent presses of the album replaced that track (which has a completely different tone, sound, and subject matter) with “Pussy Monster” lol
And iirc Lollipop is the technical end of the album, hence why the last 4 tracks overall sound kinda outta place
@@xX_MC_OvU_PvP_YT_XxNah, those other ones weren’t bonus tracks - they were a part of the main album. It just finishes weirdly lol
@@_HomerRDontgetit isn't a weird way to end. A song ending with a rambling ending monologue/slam poetry was a trend at the time. The deluxe version which most people think of has the bonus tracks tacked on which is pretty typical.
@@joshuaharper1206Oh yeah, I didn’t mean the rambling at the end was weird. I meant the sequence of the last four songs was weird. Personally, I can do without “Pussy Monster” or “La La.” Take those two out, and I think the album becomes more consistent down the final stretch
@@_HomerR Oh I get you, to me problem is just that they're bad, not the sequencing. Playing With Fire is the true track 14 ofc, La La La was much better than La La but the album is too long anyway, I agree with Bob that the features on You Ain't Got Nuthin don't really work for Wayne. Take them out and the album is more concise and better like you said.
I remember Lollipop was a bigggggg ringtone at the time. I think that Nostalgia really carries it now to the streaming era. It was all over the radio and video countdown shows. Maybe that was the machine working overtime on it.
It really worked at the club and bar dance floors too. Next time bob gets a buzz and the kiddo is at a friend's he just needs to turn the lights off and dance with his girl to it. He'll understand then
He needs to listen to the music video version it’s better. I don’t know why but it’s very common for the music video and official album song to sound different and most of the time the music video version sounds better. The music video version for lollipop has a guitar solo in it which adds a lot to the song.
@@brazyfilmo3121 it was one of the biggest songs of all time when i was growing up. it was that and In Da Club, I can't think of 2 rap songs that were bigger
@@dannygibson2597 it was also dominating the ringtone thing as well.
I was just in the Downtown Cleveland last weekend at some night clubs in the east bank flats and they played lollipop at 2 out of the 3 clubs I was at, i probably just missed it at the third one 😂
R.i.p Static Major. He died shorty after Lolipop
0:00:00 - Opening Thoughts
0:02:50 - 3 Peat
0:08:20 - Mr. Carter
0:16:20 - A Milli
0:24:05 - Got Money
0:29:15 - Comfortable
0:36:00 - Dr. Carter
0:42:50 - Phone Home
0:47:05 - Tie My Hands
0:55:30 - Mrs. Officer
01:00:25 - Let the Beat Build
01:08:10 - Shoot Me Down
01:13:50 - Lollipop
01:22:50 - La La
01:30:05 - Pussy Monster
01:36:25 - You Ain't Got Nuthing
01:43:40 - DontGetIt
01:55:50 - Closing Thoughts
Gracias papí ❤
Love you stranger
@@Angrychef-jx8bp for copy and pasting what was in the description?
@@TheKingHyrallol
Where is playing with fire?
Bob, alot of these songs that you dont get why they are so big are one of those "you had to be there" songs. a product of the times and how different and unique it was at the time. it doesnt hold the same weight today but when it dropped it was fresh to our ears. love the reactions, keep it going
Glad I got to experience prime Wayne in middle and high school. These Wayne albums around this time carried many many summers of mine
Da Drought 3 and No Ceilings are a must.
Shoot Me Down is one of the most unique songs I’ve heard hip hop. So underrated imo
Easily one of my top 5 albums of all time. This did HUGE numbers of physical copies in the first week. 1M albums sold is insane.
You know why playing with fire is missing?
@@Mackmichealsstreaming politics proving once again why physical media will always be superior.
Cant wait for the Carter IV reaction
Same
6 foot 7 foot finna hit like crack
Eh
@@Yerrrrrrrrrr Nightmares of the Bottom
Most underrated Wayne album . Doesn’t get love like 2 and 3
Lil Wayne, from 2004 until 2010, was really, really good
hes better now than ever technically speaking
Correction boy. Lil Wayne from 1982-2024 IS really good 😒
Wayne is the funniest rapper of all time.. I understand why people don't like him he sound weird and is hella goofy but dude is a legit comedian w his punchlines, has a million flows, and the mostt undefeated mixtape career of alll time
Used to pray for times like this
I have been saying for the longest time Dr. Carter is a classic Bob song.
lolipop was a big song because we never seen it before, just like lil wayne in general by carter 3. And it was just nice being there (at the top) with him.
I think every kid growing up when this came out can rap a million word for word
The best way to describe Lil Wayne is there is no path to follow to listen to his music because I don’t really think it’s his albums that are his biggest selling point. His features and remixes and mixtapes are phenomenal. The more you listen to him the more you realize man this guy just has put out so much quality music each and every year for over 20 years he can’t be denied. He has something for everybody. This album definitely embodies that about him the most.
that is such a good comment
my fav Wayne album is Lousianimal, a mixtape. Dude was everywhere for sure
THE album that got me into rap. The lyricism and concepts are so great for each track. So many of these songs not only can stand one but allow for a full listen back to back. Truly a classic
"do it for my clique like Adam Sandler" is unbelievable, click the movie and adam is known to put his friends on all his projects. hard
Never caught the 2nd part of the reference. STILL catching bars 16 years later 😂
bruh... I never caught this. I got click from the movie but that second meaning flew over my head.
3peat is acutally not just trong starter but if you ask me one of the best songs of the entire album... its full of energy, direct/ funny lines and forward, such a banger
Another thing bob, is that before lil Wayne, this type of music wasn’t as prevalent. So at the time this was ahead
For fans, Wayne in this era was literally BLESSING every track he was on. Mixtapes, albums, features, he did not miss. Used to go on hotnewhiphop every day hoping a new Weezy track dropped/leaked.
I love how “Dr Carter” is basically a gangsta rapper making what is essentially a De La Soul song
people underestimate Wayne's intelligence. Yeah he made gangster rap for the persona and radio, but he's a true MC at heart
Who is the gangster rapper lol not weezy lol
@@809Mornelle he made gangster rap music all the way up until carter 3 and 4 where he turned pop star
@@809Mornelle do your research
Hey, is President Carter on any album of Lil Wayne’s?
In 2007 I was a junior in high school. In my computer lab class, I sat next to a kid one day who was burning CD's all class and writing "Da Drought 3" on them. I asked him what that CD was and he said that it was the new Lil Wayne mixtape. At that time I was not into hip hop music at all. My knowledge of it was just what was on the radio and when my sister would play 50 cent in her room super loud. It honestly annoyed me and I could not understand why people enjoyed rap music. I was aware of the song "Soldier" by Destiny's Child that Wayne had been featured on but I knew nothing else about him. The kid in my class burning the CDs gave a copy to me and on the bus ride home that day, my world was flipped upside down. Lil wayne was literally my introduction to an entire music genre that I have fallen in love with. The wittiness, the use of vocabulary, the humor.... it blew my mind. I did not even know that rapping over other artist's beats was a thing that happened in hip hop and I was extremely impressed. I was also angry at myself for not being open to the genre before.
Flash forward to June 10, 2008. It's the day of my Calculus senior exam and the launch of Tha Carter III. My Calc teacher was this cool young guy and huge hip hop fan. My first listen of this album was during a senior exam but I raced over to Best Buy immediately after and bought it for myself. It was the first CD I had ever purchased with my own money. That summer I joined the Marine Corps and I have many memories of riding around with my recruiter in his car, and listening to this album. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
This was beautiful wow
@@jacobcooper7064 thank you 🙏
15:46 bob said type shit 😂😂😭
I caught that one too. Bob is really a hip hop head. 😂
Wow, I never gave the album the respect it deserved. Watching this I was recognizing and loving damn near every track
oh my god i love this. Only 17 minutes in, watching Bob listen to A Milli for the first time in 2024 is amazing
The ending of the album also falls off for me too but I do like lollipop haha. Lollipop was a huge radio hit back in the day. A Milli was also but tbh that’s the closest we have probably gotten to some mixtape Weezy on an album. Although the Carter IV has some songs like that I’d say like Megaman. Can’t wait for the IV reaction.
Carter 3 and 4 are my faves from is carter series but im so excited for you to eventually break down mona lisa. Thats gotta be one of his best storytelling songs
NOOOOOOOO he listened to the Pussy Monster version !!! Bob just letting you know (no idea if you mention this in the video) - the original tracklist for this album had the song Playing With Fire in place of Pussy Monster. The reason it got replaced was because of sample clearance/copyright issues - the sampled artists refused to clear it because of Wayne’s language, so from memory CDs shipped out in the first month of Tha Carter III’s release still have Playing With Fire, while all other versions have this song.
Id highly recommend Playing With Fire as it is regarded as one of the best tracks from the original tracklist.
After his Carter 2 video I commented for him to avoid Pussy Monster especially knowing how much more he'd love Playing With Fire.
We need an extra reaction video to finish the real album Bob!
Bob, you gotta listen to playing with fire before you record your additional thoughts!!
One of my favorite albums from that era. I love the different styles like Dr Carter and Shoot me Down. Very creative production while still having hook bombs spread throughout.
Babyface was a part of the group “The Deele” in the 80s and had a great solo career. Also a super talented writer and producer. Credits for songs like SZA’s Snooze, Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs, Boyz II Men - End Of The Road and many more. Check him out if you have time.
So jealous of all the rap albums you get to experience for the first time. Man you also remind me of some of my fav songs. Shoot me down definitely going back in my playlist
YESSSS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR MORE THAN A YEARRRRRRR! LET'S GO THIS IS SECOND FAVORITE ALBUM BEHIND THE CARTER IV WHICH I REALLY REALLY HOPE YOU DO SOON
I remember listening to this with my older brother when I was in junior high and he just got his license. Such good memories man
Mixtape Wayne will blow your mind 😩 #noceilings
Da Drought series 🥶
Dedication 🔥🔥
okay, you're simply a hiphop head at this point. the analysis was completely on point. 🤣 i fing love it.
Bob, I'm glad you took note of the 'Mr. Carter' outro. You are right that Wayne is reciting a section of the song 'Lucky Me' off Life and Times Vol. 1.
I'm not sure if you were aware, but Lil Wayne (Dwayne Carter) and Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) share their last name, making the words even more personal for Wayne.
The song is incredible and deals with the pitfalls of fame which is something Wayne certainly connected with.
This is personally one of my favorite songs of all time and I would highly suggest you give it a listen. :)
Bob just laughing through some of the most iconic and important bars in hip hop lmao
I was a freshman in hs when lollipop blew up , i didnt understand it either tbh. By seniorbyear wayne had another hit song called How to Love i believe it had a countey twang to it. I never realized how much lil wayne defined my high school years , i didnt even listen to him he was just so big back then
Waynes move from regular raps to stream of consciousness rhymes elevated him as a MC. His loose word association rhymes up there with the best to do that style.
Bob needs to listen to No Ceilings and Da Drought 3 by Wayne
No Ceilings was best mixtape of that whole era
@@DirectorBrazil No ceilings is the best mixtape of all time (in my opinion)
Drought 3 > Dedication 2 > No Ceilings imo but all 3 are elite mixtapes
Drought is Over 2???
Drought 3 > No Ceilings
When I saw this video I was so excited I choked on my own saliva. Love your reactions and this album! Keep going with your content you have at least one fan in me
Lollipop was a game changer bro, it changed the sound of hip hop. We never heard anything like that before, it was alien like
You absolutely have to listen to Da Drought 3. Can’t skip the legendary mixtapes
Your reactions to the diagnosis in Dr. Carter were great. Also, Alchemist has been around for way before this album even
Bob love the reaction! Keep on the Wayne train. I think his lyrical capabilities have gotten better. Wayne is my goat though, his mixtapes, albums, and features makes his body of work just insane.
This was the soundtrack to my high school time. Bob you have no idea how popular the Lollipop song was but i know what you mean.
I think what made Lollipop so big was no one used autotune while RAPPING like that.. T-Pain introduced autotune for R&B but Wayne took it to Hip-Hop. Now all these lil rappers sound like Wayne with autotune.
Exactly even inspired Kanye to use it
If you want a real Wayne experience, listen to one of his mixtapes rather than his albums. He has double digit mixtapes better than any album he’s made. No Ceilings, Sorry for the Wait, Defication 6 Reloaded, etc
This is a fact and why everyone regards him as a GOAT. He was the real boogeyman😂 artists hearing their beat w that lighter flick were sweating like that key and peele skit😂😂😂
No bullshit at this rodeo and all my clips pinnocio
You ain’t got nothin is my favorite song on here, Juelz and Fabolus’ verses are both so incredible.
I know you normally don't react to mixtapes but you should really check out Lil Wayne's best mixtapes sometime, he was in his prime and rapping over other rappers instrumentals and making the songs his own. Top picks are Dedication 2, Da Drought 3 and No Ceilings. As always love the reactions Bob!
Nah just don’t…since he don’t know the originals..he won’t fully grasp how much better Wayne was doing other people’s songs
I agree with you on Lollipop. You had to be there tbh. It's not even top 30 Wayne songs but it's a classic and one of the rare songs that can transport you to a single year in human history. Lollipop SCREAMS 2008.
Love how much you’re enjoying the slick/witty bars and even understood some news ones myself for the first time after hearing this album a milli times 🤣
Super excited for this one. I remember begging my mom to buy this CD when I was a kid. True classic.
Hope you get around to Almighty So 2, I know you like self produced albums so it might hit for you.
Wayne’s albums are good. But to TRULY grasp the extent of his greatness, you need to delve into his massive mixtape catalog. Wayne is arguably a top 5 GOAT, objectively top 10
Listening to lil Wayne’s mixtapes will more than assure you that he is the 🐐 of rap.
Wayne is the most influential rapper of all time. Trying to go back now and see what makes him so unique and special will be more difficult for you since you weren't there when he was blazing the trail.
hes not
Seeing most of this live last year was one of the best things ever
I love listening to different people’s thoughts on rap music, it’s so interesting.. it’s wild to me how some songs click hard with some and then do nothing for others. Some folks gravitate so hard to the “musical” element and what instruments are used, how the music sounds, etc, and then some are so about the “music” aka lyrics and vibe. If you’re judging a song 80% on the first, you’ll have a completely different take than someone who loves bars and “vibes” for a lack of a better word. That’s why music is the best!!
Such a classic album It's mad nostalgic for me. Back when you couldn't escape Lil Waynes music that 06-08 run
Hey! I love the way you listen to music. You have a good understanding and way of describing it.
Im 33 and the first album I’ve ever purchased was the Carter 3 will forever be my favorite rapper thank you for your content
10:19 “I finally loosened up, you know unclenched…uh oh. Kitty on the counter. Red alert.” 😄😄
I was such a huge fan back then and years prior to carter 3. we were able to print for free at our school so i printed so many wayne wallpapers and hanged them on my walls 🤣🤣😂
A few notes:
- I learned from the discussion of Carter IV & Carter V that Wayne's albums (and probably his mixtapes, too) are notoriously overlong, so I'm not too surprised this album went a bit downhill towards the end.
- This is my first time hearing "La La." What a baffling track. I agree that Busta's verse doesn't sound much like him at all. His signature energy and flair definitely shows up more on his own stuff. It'd be cool to see you react to a full album.
- I got into rap when "Lollipop" came out, and I agree with a lot of the comments here that its popularity is probably a time-and-place thing. I think of it now like a psychedelic Travis Scott song 7 years before he was on the map. Rap artists have done this ethereal, hyper-processed style much better in the time since then, but it was truly novel at the time. The fact that it was *Lil Wayne*, the top rapper, just added to the odd mystique of that track. Music video probably helped, too: it was all over BET.
You’re not going to understand Wayne until you listen to the MIXTAPES and it’s better when youre not late and listen during current times. We say he’s number one because of his mixtape run that’s insane.
Lollipop was just something you had to be there for, it's in the same vein as a lot of pitbull and tpain from the same era, not a very in-depth song, but easy on drunk ears, has a nice beat, and is raunchy enough for the club. It's one of those songs that inspired rappers club songs for years.
This is great!! So genuine it’s crazy you’re not familiar with AMILI!! The world knew who he was during this period
I was 16 when this came out. I don't think I've listened to it since maybe 20-21 if that. I didn't realize how impactful and frozen in time this album is with my memories. Such a developmental time in my life with current events and such like watching Kanye say that about Bush live. The things I was going through trying to find and discover myself. This album feels like the soundtrack to that 16-18 period of life. Where you have all these ideas of what post kid life would be. Dreams and aspirations or pure fear out of lack of direction at times. Then a couple years later, life is almost nothing like that. I think that's what really made me personally get away from listening to this album much over the years and a lot of other Wayne music around that time when he was on this run. It's funny how songs I hated then on this reaction I'm like this is amazing. And the songs I loved then just seem so silly and playful now when they were dead serious to me before.
so happy you listen that one , i enjoyed the whole video on my bike! ❤
Great video! I enjoyed EVERY single second of it!
I think Wayne is at his absolute best on Mixtapes. He would consistently do other peoples songs better than they did, more exciting, more punchlines, etc. It was an incredible time.
Great reaction! its tragic that due to copyright issue that they took the best song " playing with fire" off this album. its on the hard copy album That song alone made this album a classic you should react to that song in another video.
This is the album I played the most in my 1997 Honda Accord with a cheap but huge subwoofer I bought at an expo and stuck in my trunk while driving to college in my early 20s
Lollipop sounded like nothing I had ever heard when it came out, it sounds so dated now a days but it was insanely influential
Lollipop was a huge radio hit
It’s a shame that Bob will never understand the absolute terror and reign that Wayne had during his mixtape era. God level MC
Lil Wayne isn’t my favorite rapper of all time. But he might just be my GOAT. The way he can easily change his flow over any beat is amazing. He could use some better artistry but that isn’t what I go to Lil Wayne for, he’s just a spitta.
This is my favorite Wayne album and me personally, I think it’s his best album in his whole discography! Definitely no skips! I play and love every song! ✊🏽🔥💯
Petition for Bob to react to Deltron 3030
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I say a petition for a lot of underground albums from the early 2000s. Bob is missing out on so much considering how much he enjoys DOOM.
He is gonna love everything Dan the Automator
The song 3030 is gonna blow his mind
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Alchemist been around since the early 90s. He and Scott Caan were in a group together.
One of the biggest hip hop albums commercially of all time. Wayne was literally everywhere after this. He took over music and was featured on everyone's song lol
Lollipop went crazy in the clubs Bob, it was a moment believe it or not lol
Wayne during this era was the biggest rapper we’ve ever seen. I literally mean ever. Drake currently , isn’t even half of what Wayne was then. If you weren’t there during this time, it’s crazy to even try to imagine it. The stranglehold he had on hiphop for these 2ish years was INSANE. I still remember when A milli dropped and the video was number one on 106 and park for like a year 😂 damn this one got me tearing up lowkey. Nostalgia is crazy.
I disagree. Drake definitely reached that peak too
@@DesignzRUs lmfaooo are you trolling? Drake’s genuinely not even close. Views is his best selling album when accounting for time since release…it sold 852,000 first week. The Carter 3 sold over a million….and it wasn’t in the streaming era. I promise you Drake isn’t even close. The only other rapper that has had a peak like that in terms was 50 cent in the early 2000s. Technically em would be up there, but I don’t include him when discussing things like this. Way more context is needed for him
@DesignzRUs drake never briged the gap between alot of hip hop heads an main stream rap listeners Wayne kinda did at least more so then drake
@@11platupus hiphop heads HATED Wayne. I know that for a fact because I was one of the ones in arguments
Reaching
1:22:22 When it comes to Busta you can’t go wrong with his first three albums. Absolute classics all of them.
Yall ain’t tell dude to listen to Playing With Fire instead of P Monster smh 🤦🏽♂️
A lot of the time when you come across a big song like this its a “you had to be there” type of song. like for example Lollipop was a HUGE song in clubs and on the radio and there was a time you could be in a room and someones ringtone would be Lollipop. it doesnt hold up as much nowadays critically but it holds a ton of nostalgia for when it came out
love ur videos idk how much you get asked to talk about or review the metal/rock you like or get into different subgenres but it'd cool be to see you react to more metal or maybe some bands you haven't listened to as much 🙏
nice little tangent about confidence
DR CARTER IS A GOATED ASS TRACK WE APPRECIATE THIS
"Dr. Carter" heavily samples "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod, I'd highly recommend that track since you enjoyed the production so much. The full song even has a guitar solo!
I was legit looking if you had listened to this two days ago and now you post it😂👍
THANK YOU FOR THIS BOB! Love Wayne since this album, he's still the goat to me
Dont know if comments already told you, but the "2 more inches I would've been in that casket" actually refers to when wayne was 12, his mom forbid him to rap because she thought it wasn't safe for him to go to school and stuff (he was already getting popular for the music) and he attempted to k*ll himself via gunshot. Thankfully it failed and he was saved by the cop as you read. For YEARS it was a secret and he said he was just playing with the gun and accidentally did it (even lying to his mother about it) But on C5 he finally opened up about it for the first time in a fucking BEAUTIFUL song "Let It All Work Out". He's my favorite artist and I'm so happy you're giving him a chance.