The Roach Report: Waitin’ On Weezy

[By Roach Gigz]

The syrup sippin, dread rockin, 25-year-old is without question the hottest man in rap right now. Just this year he has graced the cover of The Source, XXL (three different covers), and Vibe. His pictures clutter almost every girls MySpace page I go to, and his songs have been playing on every burnt CD just about anywhere for the past year and a half. This is pretty impressive for a young man who has not even put out an album since the Carter 2 over two years ago.

The self-proclaimed best rapper alive is in a zone, on his own island with a studio and all the drugs he needs. He makes song after song after song, and if a whole CD gets leaked, oh well, he has hundreds more songs to choose from. And the fans aren’t complaining about the free music, that’s for sure. Guest appearances keep his face on TV and his pockets plump. Not to mention the constant live shows keep his name ringing all over the country, especially when he gets arrested for ecstasy, coke, and weed on the way to the venue.

And even though last year, he was also on the cover of Vibe, with a list of his 77 best songs of 2007 we have all been waiting on the official Carter 3 release. The date has been pushed back more times than I can count, and fans can only speculate the reasons. But finally, it looks like the world won’t have to wait too much longer. He released his first single, “Lollipop” ft. Static Majors and it was an instant hit. The catchy song which is more singing than rapping can be heard bumping out of every car that passes. The radio is playing it more than Soulja Boy’s “Crank Dat” was, and the video is number one on 106 and Park. The official release date for the album was May 13^th, but recently got moved back to June 9^th. After all this, the album better live up to the hype. I think it will, after all, it is Lil’ Wayne.