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Da Drought
Hip-Hop · 2003 · 12 tracks

Da Drought

Lil Wayne

Gritty, unpolished, and intensely lyrical. This is the sound of a young virtuoso shedding his boy-band past for a darker, more dangerous solo identity.

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The moment Wayne stopped being a Hot Boy and started becoming a legend.

A hungry, paranoid, and fiercely competitive energy that feels like a turning point.

Da Drought · vs · Lil Wayne
Drums+2.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Intro
2:23
02
Da Drought
4:28
03
Cops Is Watchin’
4:33
04
Dat Boy Weezy
4:24
05
Won’t Fuck With Me
4:49
06
Raw Tunes
5:18
07
Drought (interlude)
2:23
08
Pop Goes the Pussy
4:10
09
So Many Places
5:07
10
You Got Jokes
4:12
11
Wayne Is Here
4:39
12
Life
4:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless barrage of wordplay in the Intro where he compares his work ethic to a tied score over a minimalist beat.
The eerie, paranoid atmosphere of Cops Is Watchin’ where the production mimics the tension of street surveillance.
The raw, unedited vocal takes on Raw Tunes that capture the transition from Hot Boy to solo superstar.
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