If you thought you had seen the best of Lil Wayne, this track may just change your mind. Six years after landing online in an unfinished cut, “Cry Out (Amen)” has fallen before our eyes in CD quality.

Courtesy of Streetrunner, the newly mastered single takes us on a lyrical wave of deep situations and heartfelt emotions; flowing from start to finish. This is certainly a spin from the usual, and a moving reflection of both pain and natural talent. As Weezy tells it: “This rap is real.”

“I hope you ain’t too tired to cry, and I hope you know you ain’t never too live to die” opens the track, bringing pure feeling from the commencement. Lasting for at least 5 minutes, this song is certainly worth a listen. Dive into the scenes above.

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Previewing this track via TIDAL, fans were not only introduced to fresh music, but also the newest co-owner of the company. Undoubtedly, the Young Money president never fails to apply his talents to creative endeavours, and we predict this will be a great next move within the music field.

Verifying such happenings, a company press release documented these exact details;

Joining the streaming service as an artist owner; we’re honoured for Lil Wayne to join TIDAL. His eagerness to release an exclusive TIDAL track and schedule a TIDAL X performance is just another example of how passionately artists care about getting their music to fans.

@LilTunechi drops new exclusive track, #Glory, on TIDAL. Welcome to the family! http://tdl.sh/qz4Uyx

We look forward to seeing this collaboration make a way in the industry, as we anticipate something special.

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Weezy may keep his fans waiting a lengthy amount of time for forthcoming projects however we can happily confirm that the mixtape “Sorry 4 the Wait 2” is currently at the stage of finalization. Although Lil Wayne hasn’t raised a lot of heat surrounding the release, it is needless to say that the Young Money president has been putting in studio time, readying the EP in its entirety.

Luckily we have Mack Maine on board, applying efforts to promote the project, as he hit Instagram to let the streets know ‘one more track, then finito’. A remix to Future’s track is on play during the clip, and we expect Wayne to jump on more hot beats very soon.

Take a look at the update and snippet below:

After the Packers won me and Tune went over the records and decided it’s time give y’all one off “Sorry 4 The Wait 2” tomorrow!!! P.S. Tune DOES NOT have an Instagram page #FreeC5

Mañana!!!! Tape almost done too 1 more track to murk and finito….#FreeC5

Um vídeo publicado por mackmaineymcmb (@mackmaineymcmb) em Jan 11, 2015 at 3:37 PST

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Lil’ Wayne has been making headlines everywhere since his release of Tha Carter 4, breaking iTunes records and moving 964,000 units in its first week, which almost made history as a rapper having back-to-back million-selling albums. We’ve also seen his latest hobby of skateboarding popping up all over hip-hop blogs, particularly his injuries in attempting to tear up the skate parks. Call him a poser or a legit skater, but Weezy is on his skating game. And the recent visit to Thrasher’s warehouse proves his new ambition is improving. “I skate away, like later dudes!” He really is about all that now.

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