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Lil Wayne talks Rebirth to Billboard:

Given earlier leaks from the project, did you make many changes to the final version?
As of now Rebirth is coming out as a double disc with a [disc of songs] by Young Money. I had to add new cuts because a lot of things leaked, making people think they had an idea of what I was doing with Rebirth and what it would sound like. And I hated that because I never want anybody to think they know what I"m doing until I present it. So what I did was make it totally different I flipped it.

Does the album still lean toward rock?
Yes, the album is still rock. I play guitar on 80% of the songs and there"s a lot of rock influences and rock beats. I also have Travis Barker on the album. But I don"t want people to think I"m trying to do something I can"t do. Don"t think you"re going to put on the album and hear me screaming and singing . . . Don"t worry about that [laughs]. When people hear me say rock, they may get a little scared like, Oh, God. What is he going to do? When I said I was doing a rock album, it was about doing a freedom thing. This album isn"t hip-hop. When I do my Carter albums, I know I"ve got to rap, I know I"ve got to spit. I know the words I"ve got to say and the subjects I"ve got to talk about. I also know the things I shouldn"t say, the things I shouldn"t talk about. There"s none of those limits on this album. I say what I want, how I want. That"s what this album is: a freedom album. And rock is the avenue that gives you that freedom. I"m just having fun, that"s all. Trust me: People will like these songs. It"s my job to make them love them, but I know for a fact they"ll like them.

Source: Billboard via RR & NahRight

Previously: Lil Wayne - No Ceilings (Mixtape)