president, the media, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, racism, neglect, an embrace of his city and its populace, and a fearsome display of skill and intelligence. It is, at once, a vicious uppercut at the U.S.
But, never one to eschew form for function, he mocks the styles of the original song's participants, Ludacris and Field Mob. The track that will convert most naysayers, "Georgia Bush", borrows the instrumental from Disturbing Tha Peace's state-repping anthem Wayne adds one word to the hook and transforms the hoedown into a stinging protest. He crafted too much, measured his movements instead of letting fly, as he does here. Tha Carter II was one of last year's best hip-hop albums, but its clean lines hemmed Wayne. More than anything Wayne's done, it's evidence of his virtuosity as a rapper and MC, showman and lyricist. In his praise of Wayne's performance on "The Tonight Show" **earlier this year, Pitchfork's Nick Sylvester wrote, "it's one of those black-and-white-to-technicolor moments after which, if you still don't believe in Wayne, you're just lying to yourself" Dedication 2 is the aural equivalent.
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