'Knockout' is a song by Lil Wayne from his album Rebirth. Tunechi internalized his crown and in the process of him ascending to the top, the lyrical beast was filmed in his natural habitat. LIL WAYNE & NIIA (COLUMBIA) SHADOW OF THE DAY LINKIN PARK iWARNER BROS I TEARDROPS. Music video by Lil Wayne performing Knockout. Via MTV, and hit the jump to see a video and pictures of Lil Wayne leaving the court with his sentence postponed to March 2nd. At a certain point, he knew that he was the best and confidently asserted himself as such. Of course, Wayne now has a bit more time to work on these videos and probably a lot more. Of course, time went on, he got older and his confidence grew (in 2005, he proclaimed himself to be the "best rapper alive"). As the young blood in the group, he seemed to be more reserved than the dominant figure he would soon become. While watching Lil Wayne record a song is rare, you could hit a quick Google search right now and witness footage of the lauded rapper back in the 1990s as a member of the Hot Boys.
And luckily, whether he was aware that he was being documented or not, he's been captured a good amount of times cooking up his special Good Burger-type sauce from scratch in the studio over the years. In this case, Wayne is that extraordinary talent. This is the official music video for Lil Weezys Rebirth track, 'Knockout,' featuring a multi-colored hair Nicki Minaj. As humans, we have an innate curiosity about how things come together once we witness something special. And during that time, there are plenty of Weezy's bars, songs or projects that wowed us. This song also marks Minaj's first appearance on the chart. The song debuted at forty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 due to strong digital sales with the album's release. It features Nicki Minaj rapping near the end of the song and singing the chorus. Throughout his over 20-year career, the New Orleans MC has dropped an ungodly amount of music. Knockout (Lil Wayne song) ' Knockout ' is a song by Lil Wayne from his album Rebirth. Before Lil Wayne went to jail for eight months in 2010 he shot 20 to 30 music videos to keep his fans interested in his music. In the studio, he’s at ease and peace on his own planet as the King Martian. Lil Wayne has released one song video, working with many directors, as well as featuring in many other artists music videos as well. Nicki Minaj.The recording booth is Lil Wayne’s sanctuary. In any event, check the new vid from the out of sight, but not out of mind, Lil Wayne and our guilty pleasure, Ms. We’re Nicki Minaj fans, and we’re willing to discuss, should you disagree. With recent verses on Gyptian‘s joint (the most authentic-patois sounding female MC since Foxy, sorry Kim), Usher‘s “Little Freak” (which we think she ripped), Diddy‘s Hello, “Good Morning” remix and now this, we continue to be sure that her versatility, charisma and straight up ability, if unappreciated, is being underrated. It’s not a horrible track, but as in many of her appearances lately, Minaj is the highlight.Īlso, let’s remind our readers… We’ve long held the position that Nicki Minaj is more than the cartoonish Barbie that was being focused on, and insist that there is a depth of talent and artistry hidden within her persona. And while much experiment in hip hop sucks (due to experimentation for the sake of experimentation), we have to look at the track and the accompanying video with appreciation, for the temporary New Yorker and Queens’ Queen Minaj. When Lil Wayne‘s not smuggling around mp3 players in Rikers Island, he is dropping videos, including this one for “Knockout,” the auto-tuned, rocked out joint which finds Weezy musically expressing his admiration for Nicki Minaj in an energetic boxing-themed motif, which along with Nicki’s rapid-fire eyelash-batting, hurriedly matches the oh-Mickey-you’re-so-fine-ish energy of the track.ĭespite the generally bad reviews for Wayne’s Rebirth project, we’ve gone on the record stating that Wayne is doing what any high caliber, talented hip hop artist does once he’s reached a certain plateau.