Producers: Lil Wayne 'like Outkast'

Lil Wayne's upcoming album Rebirth draws comparisons to Outkast, producers Cool & Dre have said.

Despite it being billed as a rock album, the pair insisted that Lil Wayne remains true to his roots on Rebirth .

"There's some rock records on there, but there's also some records where he's rapping. It's a Lil Wayne album. It's what you expect from Lil Wayne, where he's at creatively," Dre told MTV News.

"It's almost like where Outkast was when they made Aquemini. It's still a rap album, but was it really a rap album compared to all the other rap albums at that time?"

The producer added that the 'Prom Queen' artist is "evolving artistically", similar to Outkast's Andre Benjamin.

Rebirth is scheduled for a June 23 release.