Was "I Feel Like Dying" Ahead Of It's Time?

[bogey_j]

this song could be the opening credits to the cloudrap/drug rap era/ASAP Rocky and all that era

rappers nowadays are still all about the vibe wayne established on here

 

[MoneyTron]

Anytime he did that stream of consciousness rap it was straight fire.

 

[avon barksdale]

Most of this generation is lil Wayne kids

 

[Long Live The Kane]

don’t know if ahead of it’s time is the best way to put it…cause it was heralded in it’s time and recognized as something different…I’d say it was pioneering and (sub)genre-defining

 

[colicolicoli]

classic, could be released today and be a hit

 

[JoelB]

yes it was...classic record

 

[Timbs]

I remember when this dropped, definitely a game changer. He became rockstar status

 

[RAW_SPK]

Absolutely was.

 

[Finesse]

Alot of stuff Wayne did was ahead of its time. This to me was just as impactful as the song in OP

 

[Ya Sinning Mane]

@Tunechi
U gotta be here cuz

 

[Bigblackted4]

One of the best rap songs ever. Like the precursor to XO Tour Life but much deeper

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

Alot of stuff Wayne did was ahead of its time. This to me was just as impactful as the song in OP

Man, I said the same thing to one of my boys. The current sound and the sound for the last couple years = Wayne's verse on Can't Believe It.

Crazy when this dropped back in the day everybody (at least where I'm from) was like wtf is this, it was so left at the time.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Yes. Wayne’s DNA is still around. It’s actually crazy. Lol.

Weird voice. Stream of conciousness. Autotune. Singing when you can’t really sing. Locs. Face tattoos. Double cups. Lean. Druggy raps.















And the first rapper to use autotune. See below.

 

[Sad Bunny]

One of the best rap songs ever. Like the precursor to XO Tour Life but much deeper

Facts.

I always thought xo tour life sounded like Wayne so much.

 

[Asajj Ventress]

30 minutes to new orleans was fukking amazing. pure manic euphoria from the lyrics to the beat.