( 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 ... Wayne really took it back to his roots .