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Da Drought
Hip-Hop · 2003 · 12 tracks

Da Drought

Lil Wayne

Gritty, unpolished, and intensely lyrical. This is the sound of a young virtuoso shedding his boy-band past for a darker, more dangerous solo identity.

October 2, 2003

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A hungry, paranoid, and fiercely competitive energy that feels like a turning point.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Intro
2:23
02
Da Drought
4:28
03
Cops Is Watchin’
4:33
04
Dat Boy Weezy
4:24
05
Won’t Fuck With Me
4:49
06
Raw Tunes
5:18
07
Drought (interlude)
2:23
08
Pop Goes the Pussy
4:10
09
So Many Places
5:07
10
You Got Jokes
4:12
11
Wayne Is Here
4:39
12
Life
4:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The relentless barrage of wordplay in the Intro where he compares his work ethic to a tied score over a minimalist beat.
The eerie, paranoid atmosphere of Cops Is Watchin’ where the production mimics the tension of street surveillance.
The raw, unedited vocal takes on Raw Tunes that capture the transition from Hot Boy to solo superstar.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Da Drought sound next to the rest of Lil Wayne's catalogue?

Drums+2.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums far more than the catalogue usually does.

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