Lil Wayne: Rebirth | CD review

Even in the hands of audacious Lil Wayne, rap-metal still ends up sounding ghastly. No more widdly-woo solos, pleads Alexis PetridisYou might think Limp Bizkit's oeuvre and their ghastly fanbase of hooting fratboy morons might act as a dire warning to anyone trying to meld hip-hop and heavy metal, but apparently not. Artistically, at least, rap-metal seems to be pop's own Red Bull Flugtag: the best you can hope for is an inglorious plummet, with a load of berks in big shorts cheering you on, but...

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