This is an interesting line since Lil Wayne is now 30 years old—he was just 23 when Tha Carter 2 dropped. He is a different rapper and a much better skateboarder, but he foreshadowed the end of the Mixtape Weezy era. He’s also announced his retirement from rap after he releases Tha Carter V, which would mean a different life for him.

The-Dream is a favorite of mine. The next time we do Rap Genius office karaoke, I’m gonna sing I Luv Your Girl

I played Man on Fire heavy last year. The next part of the rhyme is:

They killin' all my lil niggas
(Pray for the youth)
I’m thinkin' bout retaliation
(Pray for me too)

Which is similar to Kanye’s We Don’t Care, when he had kids singing about how they “weren’t supposed to make past 25.”

In the cab ride to Columbia, I mentioned the KRIT—we did verified annotations of his new album this week, so it was a meme—and Maboo, called him the “Kanye of South.”

• Conscious cat,
• Makes his own beats (soul samples with a twist)
• He can rap

Sounds like a solid theory to me.

LIFE EXPECTANCY IS LOW

Cartoon & Cereal is my favorite Kendrick song of all time btw

My birthday is June 19th, so I really identify with these lines..

I can’t wait to turn 28. I’m gonna listen that Danny Brown track everyday—just like I do now! Unfortch, The Weeknd never says the word 28 on his song, 28

My first college roommate was from Ventura California and he introduced me to late-era Ice Cube albums. I didn’t know Cube was still making music, but projects like I Am The West and Raw Footage are solid

I put together the Spotify playlist for the Rap Genius 4/20 party. Someone asked if I could play The Weeknd and I told them that I wanted to, but his songs often have a slow build and that wouldn’t play well in such a crowded room. He suggested I play Loft Music. I played it and when I walked away from my laptop someone turned off Loft Music to play Bitches On Me—so fuck whoever did that

RAP MAP the spot where we partied

The playlist I made for the party is embedded on this page—perfect for a five or six hour party

Time has sort of forgotten this line, but it’s another one that was all over my Facebook feed at its peak. Now, Kendrick’s “Money Trees” is the definitive money tree referent

“I mean, how you feel, how you feel, how you feel,
25 paying off student loans still.” — Superflyronald in the near future