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'''''Rebirth''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Lil Wayne]], released February 2, 2010 on [[Cash Money Records]]. Originally set to be released in early 2009 before several delays, the album was produced primarily by [[Cool & Dre]], [[DJ Infamous]], [[DJ Nasty & LVM]], [[Kevin Rudolf]], and [[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]]. ''Rebirth'' was promoted as Wayne's [[rock music]] debut, though it includes some [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] tracks.
'''''Rebirth''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Lil Wayne]], released February 2, 2010 on [[Cash Money Records]]. Originally set to be released in early 2009 before several delays, the album was produced primarily by [[Cool & Dre]], [[DJ Infamous]], [[DJ Nasty & LVM]], [[Kevin Rudolf]], and [[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]]. ''Rebirth'' was promoted as Wayne's [[rock music]] debut, though it turned out to just be a collection of awful noises.


The album debuted at number two on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 176,000 copies in its first week. It became Wayne's seventh top-ten album in the United States and produced four singles that attained ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' chart success. Upon its release, ''Rebirth'' received generally negative reviews from most music critics. It has been certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], with domestic shipment of 500,000 copies.
The album debuted at number two on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 176,000 copies in its first week. It became Wayne's seventh top-ten album in the United States and produced four singles that attained ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' chart success. Upon its release, ''Rebirth'' received generally negative reviews from most music critics. It has been certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], with domestic shipment of 500,000 copies.

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Rebirth is the seventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released February 2, 2010 on Cash Money Records. Originally set to be released in early 2009 before several delays, the album was produced primarily by Cool & Dre, DJ Infamous, DJ Nasty & LVM, Kevin Rudolf, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Rebirth was promoted as Wayne's rock music debut, though it turned out to just be a collection of awful noises.

The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,000 copies in its first week. It became Wayne's seventh top-ten album in the United States and produced four singles that attained Billboard chart success. Upon its release, Rebirth received generally negative reviews from most music critics. It has been certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America, with domestic shipment of 500,000 copies.

Background

The album was originally thought to be the re-release of his triple-platinum album Tha Carter III.[2] However on January 23, Wayne told MTV that the album will not be a re-release, but will be his rock album debut.The album was originally scheduled for an April 7, 2009 release,[3] however it went through multiple release dates and was released on February 2, 2010 release.[4] Young Money artist, Shanell, stated that the delays were due to Wayne's desire for the album to be "perfect".[5]

The first single, "Prom Queen", was produced by Infamous and Andrew "Drew" Correa. The song made its official debut on January 27, appearing on Wayne's MySpace page. Wayne performed the single live for the first time during a concert in San Diego, which was streamed live by Ustream[6] on AT&T’s FREEdom of Choice and Mobile Music Facebook pages that evening.[7] "Prom Queen" peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Lil Wayne stated he collaborated with Fall Out Boy for his album,[8] while he also lent his vocals for their Folie à Deux album.[9] According to a Rolling Stone article about the album, so are Lenny Kravitz and Pete Wentz. He will reportedly pay homage to the Beastie Boys[10][11], and a song that involves him rapping over stringed instruments, described as being similar to Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" will be on the album as well.[12] Young Money artist, Shanell, has been collaborating with Wayne on the album.[5] She has been credited for her vocals on a track called "Most Wanted Rockstar" which may appear on the album.[13] Eminem has been confirmed to have an appearance on a track titled "Drop the World".[14]

Birdman had confirmed that Tha Carter IV will be packaged with Rebirth as a double disc album.[15] However, Wayne denied this idea saying that "Tha Carter IV deserves Tha Carter IV". He went on to say that We Are Young Money may be packaged with Rebirth.[16] However, in November 2009, Wayne said that the albums would be released separately.[17] Billboard magazine received an e-mail from a customer of online retailer Amazon.com stating that Amazon.com shipped copies of Rebirth as early as December 14. Amazon shipped about 500 pre-ordered copies and blamed a "shipping error".[18] Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine stated that the album would have different tracks than that of the leaked version.[4]

Recording and production

The first single, "Prom Queen", was produced by the duo of DJ Infamous and Drew Correa, notable for producing the Grammy nominated track from Tha Carter III, "Mr. Carter". Production is also expected to come from Cool & Dre and Develop.[19] Birdman also stated that the album will feature a song entitled "I'm Not Human".[20] It has been speculated that the album may be shelved due to less than positive feedback from fans and the media, as well as the lead single, "Prom Queen," having quickly fallen off of the charts shortly after entry.[21] Despite the shelving rumors, Lil Wayne released the single "Hot Revolver" to iTunes on March 17, 2009.[22] On August 18, 2009, in an interview, Wayne confirmed that the album is completed and he is continuously working on Tha Carter IV for the time being.[23] On the single "On Fire" produced by Cool & Dre, Lil Wayne has been said to play the guitar; he plays bass in "Da Da Da".[24]

Singles

  • "Prom Queen" (feat. Shanell) The lead single released from the album released on January 27, 2009. It peaked at #15 on Billboard Hot 100 being the highest charted single from the album. The video features members of Korn.
  • "On Fire" replaced "Hot Revolver" as the album's official second single due to "Hot Revolver" 's absence from the album. "On Fire" was released on December 1, 2009. It peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song contains samples from Amy Holland's song "She's on Fire". [25]
  • "Drop the World" (feat. Eminem) was released as the album's third official single on December 28, 2009. It peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was praised by critics as the albums highlight.
  • "Knockout" (feat. Nicki Minaj) will be released as the album's fourth official single, it will be officially sent to U.S. radio sometime in May 2010.[26] It debuted on Billboard Hot 100 at #44 following the album's release due to strong digital sales.
Other songs
  • "Hot Revolver"- This song was intended to be on Rebirth. The single was released on iTunes on March 17, 2009. It reached #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number #54 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song did not appear on the album and was replaced by "On Fire" as the album's second single.
  • "Da Da Da" was released to the the U.S. iTunes store on December 1, 2009.[27]. The song failed to chart. A music video was filmed in February 2010.[28]
  • "American Star" (feat. Shanell) charted at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 following the album's release due to strong digital downloads.
  • A song titled "Fuck Today (Rebirth Mix)" (feat. Gudda Gudda) was released on iTunes to promote the album's release on February 2, 2010. [29][30] The song reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with sales of 176,000 copies, exceeding expectations.[31] It serves as Wayne's seventh U.S. top-ten album.[31] It also debuted at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Top Rap Albums. In its second week it fell to #4 on the Billboard 200 selling 89,024 more copies making its total sales so far 265,400. On its third week it fell one spot and brought its total sales to 324,470. On its fifth and sixth week it stayed at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[32] It remained at #1 on Top Rap Albums for six straight weeks. Rebirth also entered at number 24 in the United Kingdom and at number 86 in France.[33][34] On March 5, 2010, it was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America, following shipment in excess of 500,000 copies.[35] Rebirth has so far sold 505,000 copies.[36]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[37]
Entertainment Weekly(D+)[38]
The Guardian[39]
Los Angeles Times[40]
The New York Times(unfavorable)[41]
Pitchfork Media(4.5/10)[42]
PopMatters(4/10)[43]
Rolling Stone[44]
Slant Magazine[45]
The Village Voice(unfavorable)[46]

Upon its release, the album received generally negative reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 37/100 from Metacritic.[47] It is ranked seventh on the site's list of worst-reviewed albums.[48] Los Angeles Times critic Jeff Weiss called Rebirth "one of the worst albums of the year so far".[40] Chicago Sun-Times writer Jim DeRogatis gave it 1 out of 4 stars and described it as "a wildly misguided experiment".[49] NME's Sam Wolfson gave Rebirth an 4/10 rating and wrote that Wayne "doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing".[50] Allmusic's David Jeffries gave Rebirth 2 out of 5 stars and described it as "a loud and ignorable bore".[37] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave it 2½ out of 5 stars and perceived Wayne's "very questionable taste in rock" as its weakness.[44] Joe Clay of The Times panned Wayne's singing and songwriting, calling his lyrics "devoid of humour and imagination".[51] HipHopDX.com columnist Alex Thornton viewed Wayne's taste in rock music as poor, writing "he’s mistakenly emulated the worst of the genre instead of digging a little bit deeper into something with a real soul".[52] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis gave the album 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Given that everyone knows Carter can do so much better than this, it all smacks a bit of condescension, of locating a different audience, then talking down to them".[39] M.T. Richards of PopMatters gave it a 4/10 rating and described its music as "an endless stream of abysmally written, Auto Tune-drenched nothings".[43] The Washington Post's Allison Stewart called Rebirth "profoundly, irretrievably awful" and "very much a thing unto itself, without a reason in the world for existing".[53]

In a generally mixed review, The Village Voice writer Christopher R. Weingarten wrote that Wayne's lyrics "still walk some fascinating line between signifying unmistakable genius, curious savant, or total dick", but viewed the album as lacking substance, stating "Wayne's big problem is that he seems to like the idea of rock music more than any actual rock music itself".[46] The New York Post's Dan Aquilante gave the album 2½ out of 5 stars and wrote "he does rap on the record, but that may not satisfy hard-core hip-hop fans who may view this as traitorous rather than musically adventurous".[54] Despite writing favorably of its few raps, Robert Ferguson of Drowned in Sound gave Rebirth a 5/10 rating and found fault with its "overblown choruses and riffs".[55] USA Today writer Steve Jones gave it 2 out of 4 stars and wrote "Rebirth is neither well-conceived nor artfully delivered".[56] Pitchfork Media's Ryan Dombal gave it a 4.5/10 rating and called it "an unlikely, unqualified, and quite unbelievable rock album".[42] Slant Magazine's Jesse Cataldo gave the album 1½ out of 5 stars, calling it "a total misperception of what makes a rock record" and describing its sound as "mostly unrecognizable, a twisted amalgam of tacky set pieces collected from throughout the genre's history".[45] The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin gave Rebirth a D+ rating and viewed its sound and lyrics as clichéd, writing that it "plays like an over-the-top parody of a rock album".[57]

Giving the album 1 out of 4 stars, Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot panned Wayne's stylistic change and described his lyrics as "crushingly banal".[58] However, RapReviews writer John-Michael Bond gave it a 7/10 rating and found Wayne's attempt at rock music interesting, calling the album "uneven" with "moments of genius".[59] In contrast, IGN's Brian Linden viewed the album's musical concept as flawed and Wayne's lyrics as its major flaw, writing "It's as if the rock backdrop somehow exposes every songwriting flaw and lays it bare".[60] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave it a D+ rating and compared Wayne's decision to record a rock album to basketball player Michael Jordan's attempt at baseball, stating "Jordan returned to the basketball court after one ill-fated season in the farm leagues; we can only hope for the same for Wayne".[38] In a generally unfavorable review, Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that its lyrics "stay dutifully on topic" and found "how it reveals a rapper’s view of rock" as interesting, writing "For Lil Wayne rock is bombast and cliché in which high-school traumas are avenged, heaven and hell are frequently invoked and existential predicaments are taken seriously".[41] Despite the generally negative criticism towards Rebirth, several music critics wrote favorably of its single "Drop the World" and Eminem's verse on the song, viewing it as a highlight on the album.[38][41][50][45][53][51]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."American Star" (featuring Shanell)DJ Nasty & LVM3:37
2."Prom Queen" (featuring Shanell)DJ Infamous, Drew Correa3:37
3."Ground Zero"Streetrunner, DJ Infamous3:57
4."Da Da Da"Cool & Dre3:40
5."Paradice"Kevin Rudolf, Cool & Dre3:57
6."Get a Life"Cool & Dre3:12
7."On Fire"Cool & Dre4:08
8."Drop the World" (featuring Eminem)Hit-Boy, Chase N. Cashe3:49
9."Runnin'" (featuring Shanell)J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League4:31
10."One Way Trip" (featuring Kevin Rudolf)Travis Barker, Kevin Rudolf, DJ Infamous4:38
11."Knockout" (featuring Nicki Minaj)J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League4:09
12."The Price is Wrong"DJ Bullshit3:28
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."I'll Die for You"Cool & Dre5:07
14."I'm So Over You" (featuring Shanell)DJ Infamous2:58

Personnel

Credits for Rebirth adapted from Allmusic.[61]

  • Sandy Brummels – creative director
  • Katina Bynum – project manager
  • Dwayne "Tha President" Carter – executive producer
  • Jonathan Mannion – photography
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Scott Sandler – logo design
  • Mark Santangelo – assistant
  • Raheem "Rahlo" Thomas – A&R
  • Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams – executive producer
  • Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams – executive producer

Chart history

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[62] 51
Dutch Albums Chart[34] 75
French Albums Chart[34] 86
Greek Albums Chart[34] 28
New Zealand Albums Chart[34] 33
Norwegian Albums Chart[34] 40
Swiss Albums Chart[34] 15
UK Albums Chart[33] 24
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200[31] 2
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1

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