omnipotent arbiter of music-video worthiness. Cast asunder, Kanye took refuge on a remote island. Likewise, Weezy, formerly showered with accolades for rapping about having a gun, was found to have a gun and promptly thrown in jail. So, on the eve of their first post-banishment releases (Tha Carter IV, out November 5, the day Weezy gets sprung, and Dark Twisted Fantasy, scheduled for November 16), we’ve analyzed how each man plotted his return, assuming that it will correlate with album success: The level of one’s ultimate redemption is a function of the cumulative initial damage subtracted from the sum of rehabilitative actions. Feel free to check our work, but our calculations indicate Lil Wayne will end up back on top. <![CDATA[ .weezy_table { font-size:1.2em; } .weezy_cell { padding:3px; border:solid 1px #000; } .pr_cell { width:44px; text-align:center; } ]]>

Authors: Bess Kalb

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