Lil' Wayne With A Guitar?

Rapper Lil' Wayne had planned on releasing his first single, "Prom Queen," off his upcoming 'Rebirth' album (due out April 7th) on Tuesday, but whether by accident, or as a ploy to create buzz and boost sales, the single has already hit the internet and radio. The hype about this single though, is not its early release, but it's sound. Weezy took a giant leap and has gone "rock" on this single, complete with electric guitars and lots of drums. A lot of hardcore fans are very upset with this single and feel that it doesn't represent his true sound and wonder if all of 'The Rebirth' is going to sound like this. Interestingly enough, the often less than humble rapper's lyrics express his undying interest in a particular girl in school, who turns out to be the prom queen. He quickly retorts with a description of "her loss" recognition once "the prom queen is crying, sitting outside my door / you never know how everything could turn out..."

Of course the record wouldn't be Wayne without a lot of auto-tone; it's still there, not just as strong as usual. There have been mixed reactions circling around the web, but mostly they've all been negative. If you sell millions of records both online and in stores, and have billboard hits like "Lollipop," "Got Money," "A Milli," as well as collaborations with artists such as Kanye West, Kevin Rudolph, T-Pain, Juelz Santana, and many others, why would you think you should change your sound? If you haven't heard the new track yet, take a listen.