⁠Lil Wayne’s rock music phase explored as a fan expresses confusion over the rapper’s rock performance during Tha Carter VI Tour

Lil Wayne's latest concert has fans buzzing with confusion as he tried his hand at rock once again, following his famous 2010 stint.

In videos seen online, the rapper can be seen strumming his guitar while on a recent show as part of the Tha Carter VI Tour. Suffice it to say, fans are confused. In one such clip that is going viral, the caption reads:

"So this is what’s going on with Lil Wayne’s tour…Hmmm…"

For the unversed, Lil Wayne notoriously tried his hand with the genre in 2010, when he debuted his seventh studio album, Rebirth. Ahead of its release, he spoke to Billboard for an interview about his goals with trying out a new project:

"I don’t want people to think I’m trying to do something I can’t do. Don’t think you’re going to put on the album and hear me screaming and singing … Don’t worry about that. (laughs) When people hear me say “rock,” they may get a little scared like, “Oh, God. What is he going to do?”" he said in 2009, per Vice.

He continued,

"When I said I was doing a rock album, it was about doing a freedom thing. This album isn’t hip-hop. When I do my “Carter” albums, I know I’ve got to rap, I know I’ve got to spit—I know the words I’ve got to say and the subjects I’ve got to talk about. I also know the things I shouldn’t say, the things I shouldn’t talk about. There’s none of those limits on this album. I say what I want, how I want. That’s what this album is: a freedom album. And rock is the avenue that gives you that freedom. I’m just having fun, that’s all. Trust me: People will like these songs. It’s my job to make them love them, but I know for a fact they’ll like them."

Lil Wayne's Rebirth album reviews explored:

Lil Wayne dropped his experimental rock album via Cash Money Records, and as reported by XXL Magazine, he was dead set on putting out a rock album at the time. While his fans eventually carried his record sales, reportedly, word online was that it wasn't doing so well.

Despite what many might think, the album did arguably well, selling over 176,000 copies in the first week, Billboard reported at the time. A decade later, the LP bagged platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Rebirth, which featured collaborators like Tunechi, Eminem, and Nicki Minaj as well, was dubbed “ghastly” by The Guardian and “terribly unsexy” by Pitchfork at the time. Loud and Quiet eventually reviewed it as well, only to leave a scathing remark:

"What isn’t fair, at least for the listener, is the actual album itself. Oppressively plodding, it’s so slow that by equivalent it makes Pearl Jam seem like Megadeth on uppers. It lasts just under an hour, but feels like it might be twice that length."

According to Discover Music, the album was originally promoted as a reissue of Tha Carter III, with the addition of new features and bonus tracks. However, Lil Wayne decided to pivot entirely for what is now his first and only stint in rock.

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