Kreston Kent

The Literary Genius of Lil Wayne:  The case for Lil Wayne to be counted among Shakespeare and Dylan Order a personalized, author signed copy Paperback  •  iBook   •   Kindle Weezy Tweet This blog post is supplementary to and NOT featured in the book. Having been a political science major at the University of Houston alongside Lil Wayne when he majored in political science there as well, I know that all political science majors at U of H read John Locke. In "6 foot, 7 foot," Lil Wayne drops the line: "the fruits of my labor, I enjoy them while they're still ripe." This is the well known "spoilage principle," credited to 17th century British philosopher John Locke. Here's the original: John Locke's 2nd Treatise: " It will perhaps be objected to this, that if gathering the acorns, or other fruits of the earth, &c. makes a right to them, then any one may ingross as much as he will. To which I answer, Not so....

Enjoyed doing this interview today for YoungMulaBaby.com https://twitter.com/ymbdotcom/status/546022717322194945 KK "The Literary Genius of Lil Wayne: the case for Lil Wayne to be counted among Shakespeare and Dylan" iBooks:  http://tinyurl.com/LGLWiBook    Kindle:  http://tinyurl.com/LGLWkindle    Paperback:  http://tinyurl.com/LGLWamazon   Personalized, author signed copies make great gifts:  https://mkt.com/krestonkent Professor Kent's official website:  http://www.krestonkent.com

The Literary Genius of Lil Wayne:  The case for Lil Wayne to be counted among Shakespeare and Dylan Paperback   •   iBook   •   Kindle Weezy Tweet! This blog post is supplementary to and NOT featured in the book. The chapter "Form over Flow" in the book  details exactly how Lil Wayne is different as a lyricist from other acclaimed rappers, including  Drake, Rick Ross, Nas, Eminem, Black Thought, Childish Gambino, Kool G Rap, T.I., Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z and MF Doom . Further support for this argument can be found in Wayne's "duet" with Biggie on the "I'm Wit Whateva" remix from the album Duets: The Final Chapter. On that track, Wayne adopts a clearly different style of rap, more akin to the "flow" of other rappers, as opposed his own "form" style. Wayne's style on the track is a clear homage to Biggie, emulating his flow. Those familiar with Wayne will notice the absence of "random" soundin...