The Literary Genius of Lil Wayne

Professor Kreston Kent's literary analysis of Lil Wayne’s lyrics shows that Wayne is, in fact, ''the best rapper alive.'' Called a “thorough and incisive proof of Lil Wayne’s genius” by critics, the book shows that Wayne’s lyrics have more in common with Shakespeare's and Dylan's than with other rappers’. Professor Kent, who attended college alongside Lil Wayne, compares Wayne’s lyrics with those of 103 other top rappers, showing Lil Wayne’s usage of literary devices to be far superior and in a category of its own. Songs analyzed span what Prof. Kent calls Wayne’s most intellectual period–2007 to the present–including songs from Tha Carter V. This 2nd Edition adds three chapters, including one that analyzes data from a Finnish university's computer science team and their rap algorithm. Another new chapter delves into the literary devices appearing in Lil Wayne’s most recent mixtape, Sorry 4 The Wait 2.