The album sold 1,005,545 copies in its first week of sales in the United States, and produced three top ten singles in the US, including the number one-hit " Lollipop". In June 2008, after a similarly delayed release, Lil Wayne released his previous album in the Tha Carter series, Tha Carter III (2008). The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were divided in their responses towards the album's production and Wayne's own performances on the album: they felt it a disappointment compared to his previous work. The entire album according to Lil Wayne is an allegory of the negative aspects of the West. Tha Carter IV achieved first week sales of 964,000 copies in the United States and became Lil Wayne's second album to top the US Billboard 200 in its first week.
Appearances on the album include Cory Gunz, Drake, T-Pain, Tech N9ne, Andre 3000, Rick Ross, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Birdman, Kevin Rudolf, Jadakiss, Bun B, Nas, Shyne, and Busta Rhymes.įollowing a heavily delayed release, Tha Carter IV was released to digital retailers at midnight on August 28, 2011, following Wayne's scheduled performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and physical retailers received the album the following day. The album's largely concerns the themes of sex, violence, drugs and crime, but also love, hurt and emotional conflict. The recording sessions resumed at various locations, involving several record producers including Bangladesh, Detail, T-Minus, Noah "40" Shebib, Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Kane Beatz, Boi-1da, Willy Will, Streetrunner, Cool & Dre, Young Ladd, The Smeezingtons, and Kanye West. The latter was reportedly composed from unreleased material from the original Tha Carter IV sessions, as the album was released whilst Wayne served a prison sentence at Rikers Island prison for illegal possession of a weapon, and was thus unable to record any new material: this also meant Tha Carter IV' s recording sessions were once more put on hold.įollowing Wayne's release from prison, the album was re-recorded from scratch. In the interim, Lil Wayne released his two other albums in 2010: the largely rock-themed Rebirth, and I Am Not a Human Being. Recording sessions for the album began in late 2008, shortly after Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III (2008) was released to strong sales and critical acclaim: however, the sessions were put on hold, as Lil Wayne claimed he did not want to follow an album he held in high regard so quickly with another, potentially inferior release. We think you'll enjoy these related videos below and for more great content featuring your favorite artists, sign up for Fuse+ to access all our videos.Tha Carter IV is the ninth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on August 29, 2011, through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Recordsand Universal Republic Records.
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"If my album was wack and I only had that one song on there, I'd still go platinum-double platinum," he boasted. Wayne also teased up a new song with DJ Mustard that's getting him particularly hyped up. They want that OG original Cash Money sound.'" Like, 'Wow, this is what hip hop is missing. I think it was a good thing for us not to do a song in a long time, so when we came together he felt just as well as I did. Mannie Fresh followed up Wayne's comments in another interview with RBMA Radio, saying, "We didn’t miss a beat. Wayne revealed the hip hop veteran produced on the intro track to Tha Carter V.
Mannie was a big part at the start of Wayne's career, producing on early albums like 2000's Lights Out, 2002's 500 Degreez and the first Carter LP from 2004. the dude who produced his debut single "Tha Block Is Hot" way back from 1999. The Latest (4/9): Lil Wayne gave an interview to Red Bull Music Academy where he spoke about reuniting with his longtime producer Mannie Fresh a.k.a.
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