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Lil Wayne: Tha Fix Before Tha VI [Young Money/Republic, 2023]
Expecting not much of the annoying little Trumpsucker from the forthcoming The Carter VI itself much less its teasers, I was impressed to find that conceptually catch-as-catch-can suits him as he puts 40 behind him--freed of vague narrative obligations, the talented pardon-seeker had some good ones in his kit or maybe just his subconscious. So although I understand why rhyming "esophagus" with "misogynist" and suggesting that his pubic hair can double as dental floss aren't tropes likely to impress the few if any feminists who value his artistic gifts, in a grab bag like this they're evidence of his continuing if intermittent creative vitality. A-