I actually think that this song is going to be a huge hit. With the release of a music video yesterday, it’s obvious that the original version that we heard on the Hottest N** Under the Sun mixtape and various internet leaks was somehow incomplete, either a demo version or unmastered. (I think if you listen hard enough you can actually hear a click track.) Listening to the music video version, with a much tighter drum track, boosted guitars, and (I think) a tweaked vocal, I can easily see kids dancing to this song at frat parties and high school dances. For those who prefer the Lil Wayne of “Georgia . . . Bush” and “A Milli,” the song may be pretty lame, but we aren’t necessarily the people who have made Wayne a star. As a point of comparison, when the The Carter III came out last year, I remember a lot of reviews dissing “Get Money” as the worst track on the album, and I pretty much agreed with them, but now, after the mainstream audience made the song a big hit, I recognize its original brilliance as one of the most fun songs of the album, if not necessarily the best.
I may be the only person in America looking forward to Rebirth.
