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3.3 ( 104 total votes )
I don’t know about y’all, but these past few months I’ve been praying to the hip-hop gods that installment number four in Lil Wayne‘s Carter saga will be every bit as brilliantly insane as its predecessor. While 6’7” was a tantalizingly weird start, I’ve been waiting for a follow-up to really get my hopes up. Well, single number two has arrived in the form of If I Die Today
John. Morbid lyrical fantasies are always a good look for Weezy (though his therapist might disagree), and here we have them in spades; over a street-ready Polow Da Don beat renovated from its original appearance on Rick Ross’ I’m Not a Star, Tunechi mixes reflections on his demise with luxurious stunting and plenty of oddball lines (including my pick for Least Expected Reference of the Week: “I got that Esther, b*tch I’m Redd Foxx”). Ross himself contributes a characteristically high-rolling middle verse, as well as trading lines with Wayne on the hook. Die Today is far-out, to be sure, but is its debt to the Teflon Don inclusion a handicap? Whether or not you think it bodes well for the project, you won’t want to miss out on the cultural event that will be Tha Carter IV, coming this spring.
This song first appeared on the
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on May 9, 2011
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sounds like a rick ross song. not too impressed with this one. and rick ross is just a horrow show as usual.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Lil Wayne is average and Rick Ross sucks. |
| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Weezy Covers all Angles that why the Carter series sells so much its something 4 everyone......
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Wow Polow biting Luger's style? just WOW. This sounds way to much like I'm not a Star by Ross anyway. This would be okay as a remix, but if THIS is what wayne has in store for C4, don't expect me or half of his old audience to buy...
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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It was cool Ross was the man on this track.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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naaaaah. 1 1/2
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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:( i gotta feeling Tha Carter IV is not gonna be like Tha Carter III...which was an amazing album
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Heavy bass is in and Weezy owns it
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Wayne hasn't released anything better than any of his songs before he went to jail. Which is really saying he went from bad to what the @*#$! how can you suck like 10 times worse. Lil Wayne is gonna start doing a lot of songs with Gucci and Company I can see it. Bet CIV has a Gucci feature. Might even have all of bricksquad on a song he'd do that.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Good song, if its frome lil' wayne!
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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cool
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Boooooooo.... This song is trash. The beat is lame, Rick Ross is always trash, and Weezy isn't even dropping the punchlines that usually save his songs.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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This goes hard right here. Sick beat and Weezy and Ross go in. Can't wait for Carter 4. BANGER!
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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2.5
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Average!
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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very good
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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I guess it's too hard to be creative huh?? But I guess nobody cares that they keep listening to the same song over and over again. Wouldn't surprise me if a video of Wayne and Ross kissing leaks...
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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i love lil wayne and rick ross but this sounds sooo familiar to all other rick ross trax. it dont have that wooow factor. just okay
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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My Nigga lil Wayne stay killa shit it anit nun new
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Ifuqkz wit this jaint iheard betta from both tho. but this is far from garbage
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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this is OK.... which is bad if you look at who is on the track...
When the music for Kanye's most recent album was coming out, everyone knew that the album was going to be good because of the great tracks.. This makes me think the opposite of Carter 4... hopefully he tightens his game up |
| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Generic beat ruins the song, but the lyrics are tight. Still don't care for Ross.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Lil Wayne needs to go away, destroyed Hip-Hop single handily, terrible lyrics as always same goes for Rick Ross I wish we could give negative stars because this deserves a negative five.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2011 |
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I'm a fan of Weezy and a fan of Ross... but this song stinks. Might it grow on me? Maybe. But I doubt it. Sounds like no thought was put into its creation.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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this should have been the im not a star remix...smh good but not C4 worthy
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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great ass song
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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I cannot STAND Rick Ross, so I wasn't expecting much out of this track, then I read the comments here and was really not expecting anything.
Push play.. Hey! Not THAT bad. No, not very original or especially mind-blowing, but it sounds like something that could get some decent airtime. |
| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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wow not gonna lie that was solid
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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this is the same ol shit
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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I clicked play and after 20 seconds I thought Lex Luger produced it. But then I see Polow...WTF. Wayne, this should be left of Carter IV and be on anything owned by Ross.
I am dissappointed, is Carter IV gonna suck? Idk. Track is nice but, idk. |
| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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Sounds like the song is missing an ummpff and like a remix.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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this is for the Miami people!
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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boy this'll never get old... Ross could never rap thats why 50 and banks bodied his career
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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I Loss interest with this song, probably cuz they took shit from another Ross song
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2011 |
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this song blows diarrhea out of my a$$
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2011 |
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This track is just poor. The beat sounds like a lex luger impression. Wayne and Ross’ flow were both off.
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2011 |
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Wow. Haters, haters, haters. Me? I mean it just sounds like a Ross leak. But at that a good leak, when i think to myself if I didn't hear 'I'm not a Star' from Ross than to me I would enjoy this alot more. But in truth, I can find many another song to replace this.
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2011 |
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To be honest, I didn't think that this was as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Sure Polow's production sounds similar to that of Luger's, but I think Wayne did a good job with his verse and hook. Never been a Ross fan and that will stay the same after this track. Not that good, but not that bad either.
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| Posted on Mar 27, 2011 |
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3.5, hope the rest of tha carter IV is better
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| Posted on Mar 28, 2011 |
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this is basically wayne rappin over a rickross oriented beat... not impressed by the ''best rapper alive'' (or not).
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| Posted on Mar 28, 2011 |
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Ross was a beast on this track. Weezy wasnt bad but the beat was sick
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| Posted on Mar 28, 2011 |
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I coulda swore this was luger produced. Ya'll disappointin as of late.
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| Posted on Mar 28, 2011 |
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Just ok......
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| Posted on Mar 29, 2011 |
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This gets #1 on the charts yet Classified's "that ain't classy" doesn't even get listed?
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| Posted on Mar 30, 2011 |
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This post will catch alot of flack, but Wayne's losin his touch. Rick Ross can't even do collabs! Just really has no lyrisistic skill. N*gga stop!
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| Posted on Mar 30, 2011 |
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