“Rebirth” often trades away Lil Wayne’s bugged-out wordplay and brilliantly flaky delivery with its pauses, chants, rushes, leaps, wheezes and slurs for annoyingly Auto-Tuned singing (more or less), though he can’t resist rapping now and then. Meanwhile, after the very premature release of the rock single “Prom Queen,” “Rebirth” was repeatedly delayed, finally arriving just a week before Lil Wayne is to be sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to weapons possession.
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(There was also plenty of free Lil Wayne available on mixtapes.) Even while touring extensively, Lil Wayne tossed off a quick-tongued album-length mixtape, “No Ceilings,” in 2009. “Rebirth” is a detour in a hip-hop career that was phenomenally prolific up to the triple-platinum album “Tha Carter III,” the best-selling album of 2008. But if Kid Rock can rap, why can’t Lil Wayne try being a rocker? Sure, Lil Wayne’s rock album, “Rebirth,” is a misfire, the kind of thing that happens when a star overestimates his skills (and calls his opening track “American Star”). The live playoffs begin next Monday night.LIL WAYNE “Rebirth” (Cash Money/Universal) Ryan covered Gavin DeGraw’s “I Don’t Want To Be.” Usher named Cathia the winner, later explaining to the cameras that the other teams don't have a Latina artist.Ī special "Road to the Live Show" episode of The Voice airs Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Cathia performed an English-language song for the first time this season: "Mr. In the final battle round, Latina singer Cathia, stolen by Usher from Shakira, went head-to-head with Ryan Innes. The Swon Brothers are headed to the live playoffs. But Grace decided to show off her bluesy side with her rendition of Tina Turner’s "I Can't Stand the Rain." The Swon Brothers tackled Uncle Kracker’s “Drift Away.” Blake said both artists are so good at what they do. Usher declared Vedo to be the winner.īlake pit Grace Askew against The Swon Brothers because of each act’s country leanings. Perkins, stolen by Usher from Shakira, was hopping from one side of the stage to the other as he channeled his inner Chris Brown with “She Ain’t You.” His opponent Vedo, who lost his mother to lung cancer after his blind audition, went with Bryan Adams’ "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You." A couple of the coaches suggested Perkins’ arm-waving was a distraction. Danielle Bradbery belted out Carrie Underwood’s "Jesus, Take the Wheel," and Taylor Beckham, who was stolen by Blake from Usher, attempted Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette.” Danielle is moving on in the competition because Blake wasn’t completely on board with Taylor’s song choice.Ĭ.
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Two young female artists from Blake’s team were up next. Audrey made an interesting pick in Lil Wayne’s “How To Love.” Michelle performed Pink’s “Raise Your Glass.” Usher praised Audrey for taking a rap song and making it more accessible to viewers, and Michelle for playing up her personality to America. Team Usher’s Audrey Karrasch faced off against the bespectacled Michelle Chamuel. Blake believed Holly took more chances with the vocals than Luke did. Holly performed "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw, while Luke offered an R&B twist on Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.” Usher wasn’t enthusiastic about Luke’s arrangement of the song, but Luke’s former coach, Shakira, and Adam disagreed. Pointing out his grit on stage, Usher selected Josiah.Ĭiting their gospel background, Blake paired Holly Tucker, a member of the Baylor University marching band, with Luke Edgemon, whom Blake stole from Shakira in the battle rounds. Usher told Jess she could’ve gave a little more emotion. Jess Kellner took on James Morrison’s “You Give Me Something,” which she said reminded her of her relationship with her mother. Team Usher’s Josiah Hawley transformed Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” into a pop-rock tune.
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Houston teen Savannah Berry of Team Blake opened the proceedings by putting a country-rock spin on Justin Bieber’s single “As Long As You Love Me.” Justin Rivers sang Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb.” Though Blake praised Savannah for her originality, he ended up choosing Justin as the winner. NBCThe knockout rounds continued Tuesday night on NBC’s The Voice, with artists from Blake Shelton and Usher’s teams singing for the right to advance to the live playoffs.Īll of the coaches - including Adam Levine and Shakira, who whittled their teams down on Monday night - now have four artists remaining in the competition.