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Lil Wayne’s “Fix My Hat” Producer Talks Beastie Boys-Inspired Track

5/12/09, 8:48 am EST

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The producer of Lil Wayne’s most recent Rebirth single “Fix My Hat” talked to Billboard recently about his contribution to Weezy’s rap-rock follow-up to Tha Carter III. While previous Rebirth leaks like “Prom Queen” and “Hot Revolver” were drenched in guitars and Auto-Tune, producer Drew Money had other ideas when crafting “Fix My Hat.” “I wanted to give him something old school-sounding, but with new elements in it like synths and 808s and snares,” Drew Money told Billboard. “I wanted raw energy, and if you listen to Beastie Boys‘ first album, Licensed To Ill, you’ll know what mind state I was in when creating it. I just wanted something simplistic but with a complex element in the hook.”

In Rolling Stone’s Spring Music Preview, we also noted the track’s Beasties influence, describing the song as “an homage to vintage Beastie Boys.” With some Weezy fans turned off by the nu-metal rock of “Prom Queen” but feeling the gritty feel of “Fix My Hat,” Drew Money — who previously earned credits on Jay-Z’s “Hello Brooklyn 2.0″ and Chris Brown’s “Down” — says the album will feature some rap songs “for his core fans that don’t like rock.” Whether Drew Money will contribute more than “Fix My Hat” to the album is unclear, but Money said he’s currently working on the score for the Will Ferrell summer film Land of the Lost.

Dre of production duo Cool & Dre also said recently the album will feature of a mix of the two genres — and compared Wayne to Aquemini-era OutKast. “There’s some rock records on there, but there’s also some records where he’s rapping. It’s a Lil Wayne album. It’s what you expect from Lil Wayne, where he’s at creatively.” The oft delayed Rebirth is scheduled to finally be released on June 23rd. “Wayne knows some people aren’t gonna feel this,” manager Cortez Bryant told Rolling Stone for our Spring Music Preview. “He don’t care.”

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chris | 5/13/2009, 6:16 pm EST

“yooo lil waynee uglyy isss fuXX buhh he has dhe bess muh fukinqq sonq like fer rill ! dayyem iflhis sonqZ buhh he ooglay ; nd he hass kidss wow qod bless dhem * wooooooooo wepaaaaaa laaakuulaaaa mula cula bula hula fukaaaa doqqq ; yehh cuzzz”

you make a compelling argument enviious…..

joey | 5/13/2009, 2:01 pm EST

Lil’ wayne is not the best but is extremely good at what he does.

spiralmc13@yahoo.com | 5/13/2009, 1:50 pm EST

lil wayne is a horrible rapper…he really doesn’t have skill…idk why he’s popular…is the rap game really that dead?..that this guy is the only hope its got?…will talented rappers please stand up

enviious ; * bXtch | 5/13/2009, 1:46 pm EST

yooo lil waynee uglyy isss fuXX buhh he has dhe bess muh fukinqq sonq like fer rill ! dayyem iflhis sonqZ buhh he ooglay ; nd he hass kidss wow qod bless dhem * wooooooooo wepaaaaaa laaakuulaaaa mula cula bula hula fukaaaa doqqq ; yehh cuzzz

G | 5/13/2009, 12:22 pm EST

Wtf ur all crazy man this guy is a genius, just listen 2 his lyrics he’s tha best in tha world at wt he does, why dya fink every1 (who’s good i.e T-Pain, CB etc) wants to work with him???
BIG UP LIL WEEZYYY BABYY!!

Matt | 5/13/2009, 8:14 am EST

RS’s Lil Wayne ass kissing just shows even more how starving America is for creative and innovative musicians.

Buy the way great comment by ‘chris’, well put haha.

riko | 5/13/2009, 5:09 am EST

kuuuuuuuk

riko | 5/13/2009, 5:07 am EST

han är bäst ;)

Nordstrom | 5/13/2009, 1:44 am EST

How is it that Rolling Stone’s comment sections draw even more douchebags than Foxnews.com?

chris | 5/12/2009, 10:37 pm EST

I can just hear some douchebag record exec. “it’ll be great we’ll take thug rapper will tatoos on his face and dress him like a hipster with his sisters skinny jeans and BAM!! crossover appeal baby” jesus this guys is worse than a britney or n’sync because he and his followers are actually convinced he’s original and talented. rock and rap music are DEAD… “wheezy” killed both.

Mike | 5/12/2009, 9:19 pm EST

In other words, the label freaked out when Weezy presented them a bunch of really bad Auto Tuned rock songs, and begged him for some raps. Shame. I was hoping he’d stick to his guns even if it meant he flopped.

fg | 5/12/2009, 7:13 pm EST

“in your face” the new single is monumental.

Also i love the love/hate relationship that all adds up to huge anticipation for this album. ERven those who hate wayne are hyping it up without knowing. should be great.

lordbean | 5/12/2009, 5:48 pm EST

Still can’t decide if I think Lil Wayne is a genius or if I hate him. It’s that way with this song as well; part of me can’t stand the sound of it, the other is intruiged.

Otto Toon | 5/12/2009, 3:43 pm EST

Just think of how great littlest Wayne will be when he finds new Vocoders and VSTi plug-ins. New album every month!

Baybeh Dee | 5/12/2009, 3:20 pm EST

I love lil wayne and if you guys have a problem with him then suck my big fat toe!!!

Anonymous | 5/12/2009, 3:07 pm EST

I just love Lil Wayne’s ‘teardrop tattoos’…

He’s so fucking deep, man!

Well, not really.

It's a lil shame | 5/12/2009, 2:39 pm EST

it’s shame that the lame ass lil wayne has all of this fame..
the rap game is lame and this garbage music is insane..

tay | 5/12/2009, 1:37 pm EST

i luv yew

tay | 5/12/2009, 1:37 pm EST

i luv yew

tay | 5/12/2009, 1:37 pm EST

i luv yew

rhimes | 5/12/2009, 1:19 pm EST

fuck it is a must have
better dan ur shit
forgot u dont have shit

Zap | 5/12/2009, 1:19 pm EST

If you wanna hear good Wayne music, listen to the Carter II. “Rebirth,” are you kidding me. All the singles on the album already suck

TheCoz | 5/12/2009, 12:58 pm EST

I can already tell I won’t like this album just based on the “drenched in Auto-Tune” comment. If you can’t sing, hire someone who can. I’m tired of rappers thinking people want to listen to C3PO and R2D2 belt out a tune.

lil wayne | 5/12/2009, 12:02 pm EST

lil wayne is as talentless as britney spears….they are in the same category, or even milli vanilli, i love how whatever rolling stone deems good music is then translated into somehow good music….it is all about the money,

fucking garbage | 5/12/2009, 11:56 am EST

I bet the beastie boys are fucking
thrilled to be in the same category as this lil wayne douche bag…..this guys sucks cock…

if i was a beastie boy, i would sue the moron

iLly | 5/12/2009, 11:34 am EST

This album will suck. I bet RS will end up giving it more stars than Em’s outstanding Relapse (4 stars) . It’s just typical from them and expected.

trip | 5/12/2009, 11:00 am EST

eewwww

Batista | 5/12/2009, 9:38 am EST

This album is getting so much hype.Don’t really know if it can live up to expectations

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