Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’ Reaction: Is He Still A Top 5 Rapper? | Billboard Unfiltered

In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, and Kyle Denis give their thoughts on Lil Wayne’s latest drop and debate on if he is on their list of the top 5 rappers all time. Moderated by Billboard’s Delissa Shannon, each hip-hop expert gives their hot take on the album, his legacy and more.

Did you like ‘Tha Carter VI’? Drop your opinion in the chat!

Delisa Shannon:

What is up y’all, this is Billboard Unfiltered where we debate hot button topics, and whoever wins gets to give their unfiltered take. Now I am Delisa Shannon, your host for today, Short Form Content Director here at Billboard. For our panelists, we’ve got Mr. Carl Lamarre, Senior Director of R&B and Hip-Hop here at Billboard. We’ve got the Trevor Anderson, Senior Charts and Data Analyst for R&B and Hip-Hop, and the goat Kyle Denis, staff writer. All right, y’all, what’s-

Trevor Anderson:

What is this? Like, this initial bias? 

Delisa Shannon:

No, I just- I mean,

Kyle Denis:

The intro was crazy

Delisa Shannon:

I mean I can’t even give my dude like props.

Carl Lamarre:

The Trevor,  goat Kyle.

Delisa Shannon:

I said Mr. Carl Lamarre. 

Kyle Denis:

You got an actual title. 

Delisa Shannon:

This is no preferential treatment, don’t let it get it to your ears. I treat all my boys the same. Okay, I don’t discriminate. All right. Are we good to get into the topic of today?

Trevor Anderson:

We’re really not good, but I’ll let it slide.

Carl Lamarre:

I was about to hit my buzzer. 

Kyle Denis:

Haters.

Delisa Shannon:

Listen, Kyle, don’t let them knock you off. 

Kyle Denis: 

They could never knock me. 

Delisa Shannon:

Don’t let it. Don’t even start. So let’s get into the topic. So today we’re going to discuss Lil Wayne’s new album, ‘The Carter VI’. The album has received mixed reviews. I want to know, what are your thoughts? Do we think Lil Wayne is still on the list of the top five best rappers of all time? Carl, we’re going to start with your opening statement, 90 seconds, and you start now.

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