Is Universal Trying To Put The Smackdown On Wayne's 'Rebirth"?

[Elano]

Could Wayne's new album "The Rebirth" be in trouble? That's the new word I'm hearing from various sources.

It seems as though Weazy's record label isn't happy with the project, which has been pushed back from April 7th to May 9th.

Word is the top executives at Universal think that this rock album is going to be a HUGE failure and would make the rap world look at Wayne even more sideways than most of us already do. Apparently top execs at Universal have tried to talk to Wayne several times to explain to him that this album is not a reality, but of course those convos are to no avail.

Word is that they let his manager, Cortez Bryant, know that if Wayne doesn't see the bigger picture, they will have to turn into  the evil record company and just tell him it's never going to be released.

No disrespect to Wayne, but I think Universal has a point. Who's gonna buy this ish?

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[R1ZE]

I wanna see it put out there.

Not really to hear it, but to see it blow up in his face.

[PLANT]

I wanna see it put out there.

Not really to hear it, but to see it blow up in his face.

exactly

[penenstamp]

Lil Wayne on the guitar > Aerosmith

[BiggBoogaBiff]

i don't c how they're possibly worried about sales.  just bcuz he sold 3 milli on tha last junt doesn't mean he'll do it again (even if Dr. Dre & Quincy Jones produced the album top to bottom).  i know i would want to hear wat it sounds like.  it's either gonna get play or no play, it's not like tha album is gonna hurt his image- if anything it'll expand his image.  "flop" or not, Lil' Wayne is too big for a "flop".

['EclipZe]

he will sell no matter what kind of garbage he'll release lol

[Lord Funk]

This album would sell regardless of its quality.

Relatedly, 'Tha Carter III' is much, much better than most people give it credit for. Fact.

[BiggBoogaBiff]

This album would sell regardless of its quality.

Relatedly, 'Tha Carter III' is much, much better than most people give it credit for. Fact.

3,000,000 + people gave it credit, it's just dubcc.com & allhiphop.com who hate on it

[Lunatic]

I wanna see it put out there.

Not really to hear it, but to see it blow up in his face.

[Jaydc555]

Carter 3 was ok but I liked Carter 2 much better.that being said I'm surprised they would do this considering kanye took such a big a chance and commercially it was successful

[AnybodyKilla]

I wanna see it put out there.

Not really to hear it, but to see it blow up in his face.

[Chamillitary Click]

i think it would sell, but a rap album would sell even better.

but Wayne is at that point where what he says goes & if he really wants this out, it will be put out.

[stillinrehab]

Lil Wayne on the guitar > Aerosmith

OUCH haha although now you mention Aerosmith Lil wayne could do a song called 'Weezys got a gun' and prolly sell another few milli 

[Retro]

i have to agree with the label. That prom queen song is beyond bad.  Just let him release the album digitaly, like radiohead did with their last album.

[Chamillitary Click]

i have to agree with the label. That prom queen song is beyond bad.  Just let him release the album digitaly, like radiohead did with their last album.

yeah it is bad to a hip hop fan & probably rock fans lol, but if Lil' Wayne fans like it, nobody else cares.

lets be real, didnt you think that Tha Carter III was beyond bad? so rap, rock, autotune or just singing, most arent going to like it lol.

if by some miracle Universal somehow gets Wayne to put a hold off on this album, if i were Wayne i would try to get a mixed album of rap & "rock".