The album kicks off on a high as Wayne brings emotion and energy to the fiery “3 Peat,” a simile-heavy declaration of superiority, which is complimented by a spacey backdrop and a dramatic strings arrangement. Wayne calls upon the other “Mr. Carter” for Weezy/Jay-Z collaboration number two, and the two emcees let loose over a light-hearted piano-and-horns production; while Wayne throws shots back at the haters, Jay-Z provides the calm confidence of a seasoned vet, “I’m right here, in my chair, with my crown, and my dear, Queen B, as I share, my time, with my heir// Young Carter, go farther, go further, go harder, is that not why we came? And if not, then why bother?” Wayne later shows off some innovative thinking on the other-worldly “Phone Home,” where he paints himself as a martian, and on the clever “Dr. Carter,” where he carefully revives a sluggish emcee from rap oblivion. On another creative highlight, “Shoot Me Down”, Kanye West’s simplistic, guitar-laden production creates a before-the-war-type tension for Wayne to drop some of the album’s most engaging raps over.
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