( RollingStone.com ) -- Despite Lil Wayne 's recent medical scare that dominated music news for days , the visionary rapper is on track to release his new album , `` I Am Not a Human Being II , '' on Tuesday . ( And that 's despite it having leaked a few days ago to file-sharing sites ) . According to Cortez Bryant , Lil Wayne 's manager and the Chief Visionary Officer of his Young Money label , Wayne 's new effort captures him at his career 's most vital moment yet . Lil Wayne receives hospital visits from Drake , Nicki Minaj and more . `` It 's mixtape Weezy -- straight street bangers you 're going to hear in the club , '' Cortez says . `` The sound is more urban , with no R & B hooks , and the wordplay is still incredible and shocking -- every bar has some witty punchline . Wayne really took it back to his roots . '' `` It reminds me of the traditional Cash Money sound , '' adds Bryan Williams , Cash Money 's co-founder who also rhymes under his Birdman alias . `` He went back to raw rapping and beats with lots of swagger . '' Of course , rap 's resident alien does n't exactly do basic : take the Diplo-produced `` Lay It Down , '' featuring Nicki Minaj . `` It 's not a normal hip-hop track , '' notes Bryant . `` At first , I thought it was kinda weird -- the beat sounds like it came from outer-space -- but it grew on me , and Nicki killed it . '' Lil Wayne , Birdman 's daughters writing 'Paparazzi Princesses ' novel . Minaj heads up a stellar guest list including Drake , 2 Chainz , Future , Big Sean and Gunplay . According to Bryant , Young Money protÃ©gÃ© Gudda Gudda almost outshines his mentor on the track `` Gunwalk . '' `` Gudda Gudda just kills on that , '' Bryant says . `` Wayne said he almost could n't get his bars off because Gudda 's voice is so nice . '' From advance notice , `` I Am Not a Human Being II '' also seems to be a Dirty South movement unto itself : former Three 6 Mafia mastermind Juicy J produces and raps on a few cuts , and Miami 's self-proclaimed `` baddest b**** '' Trina appears on the Souljah Boy-assisted cut `` Trigger Finger . '' Tunechi keeps the vibes diverse in `` Human Being II 's '' gritty urban gumbo , moving from the topical rant `` God Bless America '' -- featuring the sure-to-be-controversial chorus `` God bless America/This godless America '' -- to downright love jams like `` Romance . '' Lil Wayne thanks fans for support during hospital stay . `` That 's one for the females , '' Bryant explains . `` It 's about real love and relationships . Wayne 's delivery on the song is crazy -- it really penetrates . '' According to Bryant , such diversity is par for the Weezy course . Lil Wayne remains a master of hip-hop 's many moods : as such , the album 's eerie , Kanye West-designed cover art featuring a blood-red moth provides perfect symbolism for Weezy 's latest evolution , suggesting this is n't the last we 've heard from him . `` Moths always transform into butterflies , '' Bryant explains . `` Wayne continues to reinvent himself , but every phase always ends up a beautiful thing . '' See the original story at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
Lil Wayne is on track to release his new album , `` I Am Not a Human Being II , '' March 26 . His manager says the album captures the rapper at a vital moment . Manager : It 's mixtape Weezy ... Rapper Drake has been in hot water for some time now after he was arrested and charged with assaulting two women outside of an Atlanta nightclub last month.