The Carter III is definitely better than the Carter II and more consistently listenable if not as occasionally spectacular as Wayne’s mixtapes. At first, I was going to criticize the album for its limited scope. Almost every song here is about how great Wayne is and how bad other rappers are. But the fact that Wayne can do so much with so little is actually a testament to his creativity and skill. That’s right. I’m buying into the hype. If he’s not the “greatest rapper alive,” he is the rock star for the 21st-century, and despite my general disdain for rap/rock crossovers, I think that Wayne should get with a band, namely one with Keith Richards in it.
