Notable Quotable – The No Ceilings Edition
MUSIC By Gotty™ on November 30, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Words by Gotty™ & J. Tinsley
Typically, a mixtape receives loads of preliminary buzz before its release and then it drifts into the ethers to be forgotten and lost on hard drives, never discussed again. But what Dwayne Carter did on No Ceilings deserves a slight bit of recognition.
He raps.
In fact, he raps his narrow, syrup-sippin’, slightly deranged-ass off. Over the past few releases and remixes, a focused Weezy had been missing. But here, he’s present & accounted for, displaying the abilities that helped garner him those “greatest rapper alive” mentions in the first place.
What started off for me as a casual listen turned into repeat listens. Going from “let me highlight one of these shits for Notable Quotable” to “Man, there’s no way to pick just one.” So, I armed myself with Lil’ Wayne’s No Ceilings, two packs of Kools® and called my brother J. Tinsley to help pick & pull lines (I took the odds, he took the evens) from what stands go down as one of the better listens of 2009, retail or otherwise.
1. “Swag Surfin’“ — “I’m runnin with the blucker, Young Money motherfucker/You think we gone do our thang? Well ain’t it sunny in the summer?”
I’m old school. I like slick talk, as espoused by old drunk Southern Negroes and Midwest corner hustlers and those influenced by them. One of the most memorable lines in rap that’s often overlooked came from 2Pac. Go back to the phone conversation that takes place on “What’z Ya Phone #” and listen to how he “does a bear shit in the woods and wipe his ass with a fluffy white rabbit?” CLASSIC. And as the days and years go by, I will slyly and deftly incorporate “Ain’t in sunny in the summer, you ig’nant motherfucker?” into my daily conversation, thanks to Wayne.
2. “Ice Cream Paint Job” — “You ain’t never safe, stop playin’ with a gangsta/ Bring it to his face and he ran like a flanker/ Bend a girl over, put her hands on her ankles/ I’m all over this Ice Cream beat like some sprinkles…”
Yeah buddy. This is the Wayne we’ve all wanted. Start to finish. Marathon flowing with so many quotables you spend more time pausing the song than actually listening to it. No disrespect to Dorrough, but similar to the track right before this, this is now Weezy’s beat you just happened to get on first. “We the motherfuckers like M.I.L.F.” Pricele$$
3. “D.O.A.” — Hov said “I might send this to the mixtape Weezy.” He didn’t have; Weezy jumped up & took it. “I drank verses & eat hooks/I got the stove on my waist and we cooks/I’m in the way, you can’t pass like Aaron Brooks.” Simply a multitude of quotables here showing why a focused, rapping Weezy is one of the best around. Add in “Young head bussa, get’cha helmets/you niggas real soft/What is that? Velvet?,” “We get seven-digit money, you can call us,” “bars all day, no last call” and “two women praise me, like Mary Mary” all for good measure.
5. “Wasted” – “I shake you pussies up like a vibrator…you can tell dad that I’m a motherfucker…New Orleans nigga, I get Superdome.” Just run of the mill shit-talking, but done with admirable flair. “You Plain Jane, I’m diverse/I save the world second, and I get high first.”
“Wasted” and “Ice Cream Paint Job” are two of the key attractions for why mixtapes done by talented artists are still worth the time to download and listen. Take a mainstream hit, anchored and made attractive by an undeniable beat, then rerock that motherfucker and make people lose sight of the original.
6. “Watch My Shoes” — “I don’t splurge around no hoe/ No, I don’t shine in front no bitch/ Cause after she get off my dick, I be like find the front door bitch/ I don’t know why in the fuck yo’ bitch keep comin’ by/ I don’t fucked yo’ bitch a hundred times/ What the fuck yo’ bitch got on her mind?/ My fuckin’ dick, I call her ‘dickhead’/ Spicy like a Big Red/ Strike you like a big head/ Yo’ flow sick, my shit dead…”
The first time I heard this track a little over two years ago, I always wondered, not IF, but when Wayne would jump over this. You can make an argument as this being the best track on the tape. And you won’t hear any complaints from me.
7. “Break Up” Featuring Short Dawg & Gudda Gudda — Although I lose it @ Gudda’s opening “It’s Gutta hoe!” and the ensuing lines, I’ll give Wayne the W for the “this beat gettin’ totaled, Pam Keisha Kima’ed” line. Short Dawg’s verse gets a nod here as well. All-around thumbs up.
8. “Banned From TV” – “Take that to the bank witcha/I rock my hat to the side like I paint pictures/ Smoke weed, talk shit like Lane Kiffin/Whole country in recession, but Wayne different…And man I’m so high it’s like an everlasting fall/ And I’m charging these hoes like women basketball…”
Rapid fire flow + witty punchlines = this. Gotty™ is really pissing me off by making me pick one or two. I could really quote the whole damn track.
9. “Throw It In The Bag” – “You can’t be broke and happy, so I be mad rich.”
Who’s song was this originally?
10. “I Think I Love Her” Featuring Tyga & Shanell — “Got some new bitches, trail got ‘em laughin’/ The one that gave me head could suck the nail out a casket…”
It’s just funny to me that he said he didn’t like the beat to begin with but still managed to body the track.
12. “Wetter” – “California Kush, strong as a titan is what I’m lighting on/ We get high as fuck then we ‘just do it’, put your Nikes on/ Tattoos on her waist, she like the tattoos on my face/ And if there’s something she like to say/I let her say it on my microphone…”
R&B mixtape Weezy in his prime (pause). Truthfully, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear this in the club soon (if it’s not in rotation already).
13. “I’m Good” Featuring T-Streets — The thundering beat is the star here but still we get a nice memorable line like “you close-minded, shoot you in yo head I bet you open up.”
*Files it into my mental Rolodex, beside the “Swag Surfin’” line,” for later reference when shit-talking.*
14. “Make Her Say” Featuring Jae Millz — “I met on Monday, fucked her all week/Cause every time she leave, she come back to the tree/She know I love brains, so I treat her like a geek/She love the way I spit, so I made the pussy leak.”
Likely one of the less talked about tracks on No Ceilings. Still, Wayne drops some Twitter-esque bars.
15. “Run This Town” – Been there, done that & already chalked this one up as “Damn, Shawn, he owned your beat.” If the Frank Minyard line didn’t leave you running around your computer chair, you have to ask yourself when was the last time you heard a rapper incorporate the word pylon into a rhyme?
16. “I Got No Ceilings” — “Kush got my dutch fat as fuck/Weezy F., I’m bad as luck/ I’m already at the top, I’m bout to pull the ladder up/Flow crazy, I need a counselor/I’m Hip-Hop’s announcer/ I’m in the gun club, do you wanna meet the bouncer?/Been a beast and still I am/Now I’m rock and still I jam/Few niggas with me got that white girl like Will.I.Am…”
This is just another example of Weezy’s versatility. He sounds as if he should have been featured on the original track.
18. “No Ceilings” Featuring Birdman — Birdman on a track could surely derail that shit. In fact, no one should be subjected to listen to Baby out of their own free will. I skip this shit. Find your own fuckin’ line. Extra shout out to the evil genius who created that Like Father, Like Son-sans Birdman back when it dropped.
19. “Oh, Let’s Do It” – “They locked the CEO up/And I’m the CEO, fuck/Prison in February and I ain’t in no rush…Take a nigga bitch, she ride my dick like she cycling/Then she can’t walk, run or jump like white men.”
Comparing Waka Flocka to Wayne makes about as much sense as putting salt in Kool-Aid, so I’ll avoid that point all together. As one of the bonus tracks Weezy recorded due to the premature leak, this actually serves as one of my favorite cuts.
20. “Single” — “I’m fuckin her friends, now her friends ain’t fuckin’ with her.” Ouch. Even though he’s drifting into that codeine-influence flow that deters some, the slow flow over the Screwed beat works as Weezy talks filthy to the numerous women in his life.
21. “Sweet Dreams” (Remix) –”Anything we want, we redeem/You niggas gassed up, 93 supreme…Nicki Minaj is the hardest bitch/More than an artist bitch/She talk a whole lot of shit/ And walk around like she President Carter’s bitch/ She be on her Barbie shit/And me, I’m on The Carter 6…”
In all seriousness, Beyoncé needs to do another song with Wayne. The previous two tracks where they’ve appeared simultaneously have turned out quite nicely. Merely a suggestion.
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where can i get that like father like son without birdman
About right, However I don’t think that he ripped “Throw It In The Bag” better than Fab did..
don’t sleep on Nicki on Sweet Dreams.
you got me rapping Wayne’s part and reading at the same time. Great Post~
I wish I felt the same way about this ‘tape as most people. I’m impressed that Wayne seems to never run out of punch-lines and the Mixtape Weezilla is back like he gots something to prove but….
I don’t intentionally look for any sort of profound deposits from music, I’m an emotional listener. I just want to enjoy it for the most part, and the good artist…I just want to enjoy them a lil bit deeper (…..). But the Lil Wayne experience to me is like watching a battle rapper; in the moment you are entertained and enthralled but immediately after you realize that you can’t carry any of that with you…
*looks at Wayne*
I can’t carry any of that with me.
Maybe I’m just getting old (25). I tip my hat to the rapper with the greatest rap work ethic since 2 Pac, but I’m more interested in hearing something a lil more than clever punch lines from sun up to sunset
where can i get that like father like son without birdman
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I think i still got that joint on one of my handy hd’s. gimme a few.
Maybe I’m just getting old (25). I tip my hat to the rapper with the greatest rap work ethic since 2 Pac, but I’m more interested in hearing something a lil more than clever punch lines from sun up to sunset.
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I agree w/that. For every Wayne post, there’s a Black Sheep joint to balance things out.
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/11/black-sheep-forever-luvlee
But rap is still about who can rap and do it w/style. It’s a youthful art. Wayne does that here.
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For every Wayne post, there’s a Black Sheep joint to balance things out.
lol. Yes the guy can rap, I take nothing away from the space jam jardin. But unfortunately JUST rappin with style does have a ceiling….at least with me.
I’m still digesting the notable quotable from Pusha from this morn’.
so lupe should get a notable quotable for his entire mixtape..enemy of the state > no ceilings.
Gotty your a fool. he says “i make the pussy gleek” not “leak”. google it. gleek is when someone squirts spit from under their tongue.
^ I agree Lupe’s tape > Waynes but both are dope…
anybody heard Juvie’s shit??? I’ll cop BG but Juvie hasn’t dropped anything I’ve really felt in a minute…
“does a bear shit in the woods and wipe his ass with a fluffy white rabbit?”
I love that line. All Eyez on Me is THAT JOINT!!!!!!!!!!!!
where can i get that like father like son without birdman
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Good lookin Gotty
That gucci aint leak yet?
Wasted >
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No Ceilings > Enemy Of The State
Is Lupe better and more crafty than Wayne?
Of course.
But from the musical standpoint, No Ceilings bodies those old ass beats Lupe tried to resurrect.
Enemy of the State & No Ceilings are both pretty boring.
*Blasts Gangsta Gibbs*
^^^
Well, can’t go wrong there.
Random question? I can’t seem to wrap my head around why people like Gucci Mane? Anyone suggest anything of his to listen to? Cuz what i have heard i’m not feeling
NOw if we only could get both the best of both worlds/unfinished business with kells edited out… just a thought
ay on the track with birdman….the beat is a monster(made by cool n dre) weezy KILLS that track….birdman raps last,so you can just skip after weezy kills…lovely mixtape from the bayou boy.
@ Bootleg Kev
Folks don’t listen to Gucci Mane for his talents. He embodies a particular lifestyle you can hear just by listening to a couple of tracks. If it suites your character, dig in. Other wise *kanye shrug*
ay on the track with birdman….the beat is a monster(made by cool n dre) weezy KILLS that track
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I thought so too. Matter of fact, I think the original songs were all really dope which bodes well for Tha Carter 4.
And that “sprinkles” line on Ice Cream Paint Job gets me every time lol.
Enemy of the State > No Ceilings
no question.
Why so much love for a rapper the media embraces because he helps to keep the minority ignorant?
Enemy of the State > No Ceilings
no question.
Why so much love for a rapper the media embraces because he helps to keep the minority ignorant?
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I just thought Wayne’s tape was more enjoyable to listen to. But then again. I’m in that ignorant minority, so what do I know lol?
No Ceilings > Enemy Of The State
Is Lupe better and more crafty than Wayne?
Of course.
But from the musical standpoint, No Ceilings bodies those old ass beats Lupe tried to resurrect.
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Got to agree with that. I was kinda disappointed by enemy of the state. I think Lupe is getting in the groove of things so Im hoping the christmas mixtape will do it.
Remember weezy been doing this mixtape shit for EONS. Lupe will get the hang of it.
PS.
With TI, Wezzy, and Gucci in jail. I expect Lupe and Drake to be running shit by next year
we are
colder than b-r
add another 3 r’s
i get my weed from the west
my pills from the east
and two bottles of goose
that’s geese
my two favorite lines off NC. had to make sure they weren’t overlooked.
damn you didnt like No Ceilings? thats the best fucking track on the mixtapes. Wayne wilds out on that.
No Ceilings is simply ridic, and I’m FAR from a Weezy fan.
Can’t front on this joint if you wanted to… dude just stomped through and completely jacked every beat, switched the tags, and changed the VIN #.
wow, just reading the “quotables” and maybe my standards are too high, but Wayne’s shit was unimpressive. Maybe he should start writing his lyrics down? Just a suggestion, Wayne.
Yo Gotty or Amp Geez, how you guys get avatars next to your name.
I been looking for the sign up button, but I can’t find it.
Wuzzup with that.
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LOL
Hating just to hate..
That was meant for kirb..
@ BrokenEmpires
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@K1NG: Surprisingly, I can see why he’d say that. I’ve heard that complaint quite a bit.
Now, before I’m crucified, I’m not calling Wayne wack. I’m not saying the kid can’t rap. I’m just saying, like Cassidy, or any other puncline rapper, some people map out the formula and stop being impressed. Or some people are just flat out not impressed. The type that would call Kweli dope because homie can craft a cohesive verse or the type that would prefer Lupe because he adds compounded metaphors and depth to his punchlines and gives you a fully quotable verse about something.
Not everything is everyone’s cup of tea, and I don’t think that Kirb was hating just to hate. He’s part of that percentage that wants more.
@TC
“Folks don’t listen to Gucci Mane for his talents. He embodies a particular lifestyle you can hear just by listening to a couple of tracks. If it suites your character, dig in. Other wise *kanye shrug*”
You’re insane / dont exist.
Lupe’s new tape = he’s still good w/the wordplay but he didn’t say/do anything clever, at least not what I was hoping to hear after being away for so long. We’ll see what the next tape brings.
on wetter he doesn’t say “so i make that pussy leak” he says “i make that pussy gleat”
and Gotty you lost points by not even saying shit about the song ‘no ceilings’ just because birdman’s on it.. this is the best song on the whole mixtape.. wayne rips it and brings such an energy to the song.. and this is one of birdman’s better verses, but thats still not saying much.. at least he comes last.. song definitely should not be skipped when reviewing the mixtape though
and Nicki absolutely MURDERED sweet dreams! she deserves some shine too..
any one else notice that all wayne,niki, and Drake have used the phrase”gassed up” somehow over the last month? uhmmmm….
Gotta be a Premium Member (pause) for that old link, anyone got a new (free) one?
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threeStacks says:
December 1, ‘09 at 1:23 pm
and Nicki absolutely MURDERED sweet dreams! she deserves some shine too
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No No No No No. She used some of this verse on the BET cypher, fuck shine lol
Just started listening to Enemy of the State.
More Lupe over Radiohead beats plz
IDC wit nobody say my young bul hot
I understand why fans like it.
I don’t understand, as a serious critic, how anyone can validate him as the best though. Let me explain:
A mixtape composed of some of the hottest beats in the game lacks the artistic integrity to call it a classic, or take it too seriously. It’s too easy. The creative process is oversimplified, leaving the artist without the responsibility of LABORING. This necessary labor would substantiate any claim to artistic greatness.
You don’t have to select beats and find out if they work, you can just take what’s already hot. You don’t have to craft coherent narratives. You can just find 10 ways and 20 metaphors to say the same thing. There doesn’t have to be meaning or substance. Everyone nowadays likes to pose and party, so you can just rap about thuggin, druggin, sex, and ballin. Why would I co-sign on this as being a classic? Because it SOUNDS good? No way.
He’s not laying the groundwork for anything. He’s simply building upon the framework of other laborers, like he’s always done. Which can make you good. But, with that hustle, you can’t be the best. It aint happening. I see past the success and mainstream accolades. He’s clever at best.
Why do you think most critics can’t rate any of his studio albums as bonafied classics? I’ll tell you why. Cuz when there’s real work to be done, he simply cannot execute on the same level as the other greats. He’s a great freestyler. But, if I didn’t know better, that notion would almost compel me to ask: “Who isn’t?”
Enemy of The State: A Love Story= Whats a No ceilings?
@ampgeez didn’t really mean to offend you if i did. not saying the minority is ignorant to begin with (which i am a part of btw), just saying the mass media loves rappers that rarely brings a scrap of social awareness to the table in their music.
Just look at popular rap in the early 90’s. The mass media ignored and/or straight up hated it…. and they actually had a message back then. Now the media embraces rappers like weezy and gucci… and that’s hardly because of forward progress… more like because they want to either a) corrupt our youth or b) keep them from progressing…. or both.
I’m not saying the dude isn’t talented. just saying… if you’re going to claim to be the greatest rapper alive, please bring more to the table than just the same old shit talkin.
Nice to listen to…. but once you see your kids trying to act like what he talks about… it’s a god damn shame.
That’s all i’m saying.
ps: I know he’s got it in him… he did have that one song post katrina that was conscious and ill.
LONG DOUGH, NO SHORT BREAD, NOR LORNA DOONE
(STILL MY FAVORITE LINE!)
Sol & Whodat……
its people like you that make hip hop boring
“Your flow never wet, like Grandma pussy. I’m always good like Grandma cookies.”
favorite line on the tape hands down. never fails to get a laugh from someone in the whip.
Frank,
It’s people like you that give corporate heads and the powers that be a reason to smile. You fall for the trap every time. Because to you, it’s ‘fun’.
mane dis is the best cd he ever made, favorite song is “single”. he is the best rapper alive fuck the rest.
No Ceilings = mixtape pf the year.
gotty if u think dat song wit wanye and birdman sucked u are out of ur mind real shit son “nigga couldnt see me wit 3 eyes nigga u’s a bitch no U N I T Y nigga on da mic im lik pac im lik BI nigga whoever dont agree come and see my nigga i b waitin in my mansion seaside nigga young muthafuckin M O N E Y nigga!!!”
14. “Make Her Say” Featuring Jae Millz — She love the way I spit, so I made the pussy leak.” <===He actually says “…So I made the pussy Gleek” which is a spitting action & is the projection of saliva from the submandibular gland upon compression by the tongue.
From a woman’s perspective, I love this mixtape. Damn near called my man Wayne after listening to Wetter (I’ma make it Wayne down on Me)
Best rapper alive? Are you fucking serious.
He’s not even in the top 10 alive. He’s trash. He’s an average lyricist at best and his flow is horrible.
He gets credit for lines which are… Just nothing, zero, nada compared to what others come out with.
Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Black Thought – All EASILY shit all over him x 100.
Yall gotta be smokin straight crack to think this cat get skills… Corniest lines outta anyone I ever heard. If That crackhead Wierd Al did a parody of a Weezy track, it would be less corny than the original track. Yall need to pull the lint outta your earholes and listen to how much of a crackhead this dude sounds like on the Mic.
in “make her say” wayne says “she love the way i spit/ so i make the pussy gleek,” which is way more creative than leak, a lot of people don’t know what a gleek is so look it up
and in “watch my shoes” he says “spicy like a Big Red/ Strike you like a bic head,” like the bic lighter he lights blunts with, just sayin
“I’m _______ like ____________”
“she _______ than ____________”
“my car is _______ like ____________”
“You are more _______ than ____________”
These are basic templates for a Lil’ wayne punchline. smh.
Enemy of state>>>>>>>>>>
For people saying Enemy of State was hotter gtfoh whos bumping that shit? Not me……No Ceilings getting play as i type lol
weezy is trash