First upon hearing this single I was intrigued by the beat and melodious melody and raspy vocals of the artist Lil Wayne! I was waiting for some vulgar degrading lyrics but instead I was intrigued by the deep meaning beyond what was being vocalized. This song is intriguing in so many ways. For me it exemplifies the raw talent that lies within the artist and how he is capable of digging deeper than what has been recently displayed in records regarding women. Lately I have been inspired to pay special attention to this artist for I believe that a different connotation will soon come from him and it will affect his audeience tremendously.
In a recent interview with Rolling Out Lil Wayne speaks on the inspiration for his single "How to Love"... “That song is just sweeping the world. It’s touching every woman, that’s what it was for,” he said. “It was like Tupac had ‘Keep Ya Head Up’ and it was a message to women and little girls across the world just to keep your head up even though things are hard. That’s what my song was. A lot of women don’t know how to love because there’s deep reasons for them not knowing how to love,” Lil Wayne explained. “And what I mean by deep reasons is deep and dark reasons. A lot of people don’t open up that can, and I figured that I can open up that can of worms and see what happens.”
–Nicholas Robinson
It speaks to me (SistahKenya) because I know the struggle of this woman on the road to learning How To Love. Although it seems that Lil Wayne is still targeting a sterotypical woman (a stripper) I do believe some women will be able to relate to this song if they are honest with themselves. The Carter IV is set to come out in August 2011 and many are anxious to hear what Lil Wayne will bring to the industry next. At the tender age of 28 Dewayne Michael Carter seems to be in his prime, but much talk of him retiring has been the hot topic.
In the July/Aug issue of XXL Lil Wayne speaks of retiring soon to raise his children attentively. He qoutes "Honestly, this is the truth. I think it's unfair to my kids. I am super dedicated into what I do. Like, it's no questions hands down, I do this, I live this. I don't have a day out of my week that I do something else....." "Like I said it's unfair to my kids so about 30,31,32 I gotta get ready. I got three boys and one daughter. She's gonna be a teenager and they gonna be growing up. They gonna be five or six. It's time to get them.... I'm not trying to have no nanny do that or no uncle or no shit like that. No stepdad or no shit like that . I was raised like don't let no other man take care of yours. Even if you gotta take the sacrifice of quitting what you love the most. Like I said I'm finished about 31, 32 that's it, shawty."
I admire Lil Wayne's focus on raising his children. I believe it's important for all children to bond with their father. Anyways I thought I would share with you, my peeps, the latest intriguing thoughts of Sistah Kenya on this hip-hop mogul who was born and raised in my hometown New Orleans, LA. One day me and Lil Wayne will sit and chat about deeper things. That will be the day! One I look forward to.. Check out the lyrics to "How To Love" below and leave ya coments.. Holla back... Peace... JAH BLESS
Intro - Lil Wayne]
Cut the music up
A lil’ louder
Yeah
[Chorus - Lil Wayne]
You had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart
Never really had luck, couldn’t never figure out
How to love, how to love
You had a lot of moments that didn’t last forever
Now you in the corner tryna put it together
How to love, how to love
[Hook - Lil Wayne]
For a second you were here, now you over there
It’s hard not to stare, the way you moving your body
Like you never had a love, never had love
[Verse 1 - Lil Wayne]
When you was just a young’un, your looks were so precious
But now your grown up, so fly it’s like a blessing
But you can’t have a man look at you for 5 seconds
Without you being insecure
You never credit yourself so when you got older
It’s seems like you came back 10 times over
Now you’re sitting here in this damn corner
Looking through all your thoughts and looking over your shoulder
[Chorus - Lil Wayne]
See you had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart
Never really had luck, couldn’t never figure out
How to love, how to love
See you had a lot of moments that didn’t last forever
Now you in this corner tryna put it together
How to love, how to love
[Hook - Lil Wayne]
For a second you were here, now you over there
It’s hard not to stare, the way you moving your body
Like you never had a love, had a love
[Verse 2 - Lil Wayne]
Ooohh, you had a lot of dreams that transform to visions
The fact that you saw the world affected all your decisions
But it wasn’t your fault, wasn’t in your intentions
To be the one here talking to me, be the one listening
But I admire your poppin’ bottles and dippin’
Just as much as you admire bartending and strippin’
Baby, so don’t be mad, nobody else trippin’
You see a lot of crooks and the crooks still crook
[Chorus - Lil Wayne]
You see you had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart
Never really had luck, couldn’t never figure out
How to love, how to love
See you had a lot of moments that didn’t last forever
Now you in this corner tryna put it together
How to love, how to love
[Verse 3 - Lil Wayne]
Ooohh, see I just want you to know
That you deserve the best
You’re beautiful
You’re beautiful
Yeahh
And I want you to know
You’re far from the usual
Far from the usual
[Chorus - Lil Wayne]
You see you had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart
Never really had luck, couldn’t never figure out
How to love, how to love
See you had a lot of moments that didn’t last forever
Now you in this corner tryna put it together
How to love, how to love
See you had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart
Never really had luck, couldn’t never figure out
How to love, how to love
Yeahh, see you had a lot of moments that didn’t last forever
Now you in this corner tryna put it together
How to love, how to love
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