Lil’ Wayne’s “Drought 3,” hosted by DJ Khaled & Birdman, is definitely the mixtape of the month.

With 21 fire tracks, including samples from T.I., Lil’ Boosie and MIMS, subpar beats leave you with a question of why he fails to go all out with new samples. Yet the lyrical flow of metaphors and catchy punch lines draws most critics away from slaying “Weezy’s” choice of samples.

Not much beef is mentioned in the mixtape; he refers to former Cash Money members, but doesn’t address Jay-Z, Gillie Da Kid or his favorite collaboration partner-in-crime, Juelz Santana.

In fact, Lil’ Wayne’s lyrics are 60 percent in favor of his recently rumored girlfriend, Kelly Rowland, formerly of the group Destiny’s Child.

Making references to her in almost every song, Lil’ Wayne devotes three of the 21 tracks to Kelly only.

With samples from Ciara, Beyonce’ and Gnarls Barkley to promote this new love, Weezy stresses that it’s time for Kelly and him to have some of their own Destiny’s Children.

“Drought 3” goes down in the top 10 of Lil’ Wayne’s mix-tape career, but it’s not hard to say that it’s one of the best mix-tapes of the year, as well as one of his best of the year.

Honestly, “Drought 3” doesn’t have the hardcore life frustration of “The Carter,” nor the charisma & flow that he put into “LilWeezyAnna,” but it has the most sentimental flow thus far in his mix-tape career.

Lil’ Wayne is expected to drop his sixth studio album, “Tha Carter III,” which should drop at the end of year.

Producers to look out for on his next album are Kanye West, Twista and Timberland.

Not surpriingly, this album is already anticipated as the “#1 most anticipated album of 2007,” as reported by XXL Magazine.