Earlier, I ranked Lil Wayne’s “A Milli” as my second favorite song of 2008, so far. I, personally find Lil Wayne to be one of the best rappers alive — and not just because he’s always telling me so. I’ve had the “Weezy is the best rapper in the game right now” conversations dozens of times with many people and I found that it’s mostly the white guys who agree with me. White people think Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive – plain and simple (I know I’m not covering any uncharted ground here, this has been a fact of life for a very long time now). And why wouldn’t they? I may be engaging in a bit of satire here, but white people (who believe Lil Wayne is Hip Hop’s savior) love to think that they are into Intellectual shock rock music (see: Radiohead) because they themselves are intellectual and go around pretending they can understand what Thom Yorke is bellowing out because it makes them feel like the music they listen to everyday is making them a better person or is changing their life in one way or another. These same people pride themselves in listening to Lil Wayne, Kanye West, or Lupe Fiasco because they think they are separating themselves from the “ringtone rap” (see:T-Pain, Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop”) mold. It makes them feel smart to think that the rap they listen to is somehow revolutionary.

But you know what? I think “A Milli” is just plain amazing. The best rap song I’ve heard in a very long time.

The song alone is a great, almost dizzying banger, but it also seems to be the richest remix gold since MGMT’s “Time To Pretend”. Pardon the crappy pun, but there are literally A Milli ‘A Milli’ remixes! Some are just good and others are ridiculously great!

Lil Wayne – A Milli (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
Lil Wayne vs Cryponites – Can’t Give You A Milli (Starters Remix)
Lil Wayne – A Mili (Dubbel Dutch remix)
Lil Wayne – A Milli (Scottie B I’m Ill Remix)
Lil Wayne – A Milli (Nadastrom Remix)
Lil Wayne – A Milli (My!Gay!Husband! Remix)