After not releasing any music for over a year, rapper Lil Wayne is back with a new album, “Funeral.” 

Wayne, recognized as one of the top hip-hop artists of his generation, hadn’t released an album since “Tha Carter V” dropped in September 2018. “Funeral” features 24 tracks  and includes many guest appearances from both rap and non-rap artists. 

The songs of “Funeral”  have a variety of styles.  Some of them include a slower tempo and beat, where the others are faster and shed a whole new light on the album and Wayne’s typical music style. Having the variety throughout the album allows everyone to have something to listen to and enjoy. 

I enjoyed most of the tracks  on the album, including “I Do It”, “Mahogany”, and “Mama Mia,” all featuring  beats that would get a crowd up on their feet. 

“I Do It,” reminds me of the songs that Lil Wayne used to drop on his previous albums, but improved. There is less use of Auto-Tune, which makes his lyrics stick out more rather than  flowing together as they did when his songs made use of an Auto-Tune machine. As one who likes the artists Big Sean and Lil Baby, having them on this track made the song more enjoyable. 

Although the song “Mahogany” featured on the album includes more of the Auto-Tune created sound that Wayne is known for, the added subtle melody that runs in the background brings a new sound and technique to his songs that aren’t usually present on any of his previous albums. 

The song “Piano Trap” is one of my least favorite songs. In this track, the beat is pretty simple which adds to the boringness of the song. The other issue is that his words in this track get slurred and are not as pronounced  as the lyrics that he raps in his other songs featured on the album, which makes it less desirable to listen to. 

Although many people think  this may be the last album of Wayne’s career, “Funeral” seems to be more of a comeback rather than the end and I think that we can expect much  more from Wayne in the near future.