Be Like Lil' Wayne
Posted 12/16/2008 at 2:00am
| by Kevin Kelly

Even the outgoing President can Be Like Lil' Wayne.
The iPhone can check your email, tell you the weather at the North Pole, and even browse the web. But that's all old news. One thing you might not have known it could do was elevate you to rap superstar status by dripping you in bling. You get jewelry, tattoos, funky fresh gear, and even Lil' Wayne himself, which isn't too surprising since this application is a do-it-yourself advertisement for him and his music.
When you're ready to start being like Lil' Wayne, you'll shoot a photo on the iPhone or import a picture on either that or the iPod touch. You can also choose Blank Canvas, which lets you stick bling and Lil' Wayne on a blank slate with a frame around it, which admittedly isn't much fun.
The app is ideal for putting grills on grandma, tattoos on your dog, and big glittery necklaces on that stranger waiting in like at the DMV. But the interface is only adequate; it can be hard to manipulate some of the pieces, especially the smaller ones, and it requires a bit of effort to churn out a masterpiece.
Once completed, you can save your Wayne-ified image to your photo album, upload it to the Be Like Lil' Wayne online photo gallery, or even make it into a slider puzzle Oddly enough, you'll find yourself puzzling over why this application doesn't feature any music, or any sound, whatsoever.
Be Like Lil' Wayne is an application that lets you add tattoos, jewelry, hats and other bling to your own photos. You might not look like a rap megastar now, but with this app it'll only take a few minutes to change that.
Be Like Lil' Wayne 1.0.2
COMPANY: EpicTilt
CONTACT: www.epictilt.com
PRICE: $0.99
REQUIREMENTS: iPhone or iPod touch with 2.1 software update.

Lots of fun making wacky photos.

Can be hard to manipulate smaller items. Has no music or sound.