There’s a new Lil Wayne song out. New new, recorded after he got out of prison a couple weeks ago. It was produced by Atlanta’s Bangladesh (that’s funny to type, I wonder if there’s a producer in Bangladesh named Atlanta? There might be) who used a sample of Harry Belafonte’s “Banana Boat Song” and a big, rubber-bandy sounding 808 bass beat to construct the same kind of minimalist wonder that made “A Milli” such a favorite from Wayne’s last proper album The Carter III. The Carter IV will be out in February, reportedly. Psyched. Wayne sounds to be in fine form.
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