Lil Wayne Calls Rock-Heavy Rebirth A 'Freedom Album'

'I say what I want, how I want,' he tells Billboard of removing the rules of hip-hop. By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne on the November 7th issue of <i>Billboard</i> Photo: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. The more Lil Wayne's rock-leaning LP Rebirth is delayed, the more fans wonder if the superstar rapper can really pull off the genre-switching feat he's attempting. The project has been pushed back several times already, and producer Dre of Cool & Dre told MTV News back in April that the project wouldn't necessarily be all rock. But in the November 7 edition of Billboard magazine, the Cash Money lyricist emphatically states he'll be rocking out on Rebirth. In the interview, which appears to have taken place before Weezy pleaded guilty to felony gun possession last week, the MC also assured fans that he knows exactly what he's doing with this foray into rock. "Yes, the album is still rock," he explained. "I play guitar on 80 percent of the songs, ... (link)