Carter,' and with Babyface laying the stylish swagger all over 'Comfortable,' Wayne gets the opportunity to convincingly vibe in the land of true class. Giant meets giant when Jay-Z stops by for the velvet-smooth hangout session 'Mr. Carter,' when the football reference 'And you ain't Vince Young/So don't clash with the Titan' dances on a David Axelrod sample and an unexpected jazzy production from Swizz Beatz. It wouldn't be the electro-bumpin' 'Lollipop,' an infectious track that contains the wonderfully Wayne line 'I told her to back it up/Like burp, burp.' You certainly wouldn't want to lose key cut 'Phone Home,' where the maverick adopts an alien voice and drops 'I could get your brains for a bargain/Like I bought it from Target.' Another Weezy special from way outside the hip-hop universe comes in the striking 'Dr. 5 - the 'classic' argument could be considered, but figuring out what to sacrifice from this high-grade jumble is difficult.
4 - just one of his mixtape series that made it to a Pt. Had he included another easy-access single like 'Rider' from The Drought Is Over, Pt. Tha Carter III is instead a surprisingly casual album that takes numerous listens to sort out, and only part of a puzzle that is scattered across mixtapes, guest shots, and Internet leaks. His 'best rapper alive' quote is discussed to death, but if that claim includes creating perfectly crafted full-lengths in a 2Pac style, the evidence won't be found here.
There's his complete annihilation of the mixtape game, the ridiculous amount of guest shots he granted since Tha Carter II made him a hip-hop superstar, that photograph of him kissing his mentor, Birdman, rumors of addiction to the sizzurp, plus the gargantuan ego and aggravating aloofness (Wayne will ignore all incoming beefs and infuriate challengers even further by offering the lethal 'I don't listen to your records'). How Tha Carter III came to be 'the most anticipated rap album of 2008' is a story that involves the usual delays and promises of a masterpiece, plus a whole lot of bullet points that could only exist in the absurd world of Lil Wayne. Weezy is also selling vinyl, cassettes and merch. A physical copy of the album would ship in 10 weeks. 31, and the LP will be emailed to people who buy it. Lil Wayne's new album will be available for digital download on Jan. The ordinary image immediately got his diehard fans hyped up and ready for the follow-up to Tha Carter V. Then, back on April 30, 2019, Weezy hit up his Instagram Story and posted an emoji of a coffin. Each item is packaged with a copy of the digital album, pretty much cementing some high first-week numbers for the New Orleans star. In addition to the physical versions of Funeral, fans are able to support the rapper by spending cash on t-shirts, hoodies, caps, beanies, and long-sleeved shirts. The way things are, people will still rush to hear what the legendary artist has been working on since his last musical impact and, already, you're able to reserve your spot as one of the first to explore the bed of artistry Wayne has been carefully putting together.įollowing the release date and cover art announcements, Lil Wayne officially opened his webshop for business, dropping a bunch of merchandise inspired by the core themes of the upcoming work.
Having teased the project's arrival for months, the follow-up to Tha Carter V is finally on the way, earning a release date of January 31 Lord knows if we'll receive a single from the body of work before that date. January 2020 is about to be capped off with a bang, closing out with a brand new album from Lil Wayne entitled Funeral. In the last twenty-four hours, things have remarkably heated up on the hip-hop news circuit. The ones who molded themselves with him in mind. The ones who grew up listening to his mixtapes. The ones who were in grade school when Lil Wayne dropped his debut solo album Tha Block Is Hot in 1999. He's now competing against younger, skilled hip-hop artists riding a new wave. This announcement comes nearly four years after he first teased the project during his appearance on The Nine Club podcast in 2016.ĭespite the success of his first post-prison album, 2011's Tha Carter IV, which sold 900,000-plus copies in the first week and eventually went double platinum ( though not without controversy ), Lil Wayne hasn't released a No. He used his Twitter account to make the announcement, which includes a link to the shop where you can buy the new project. 23), Weezy announced that his new project will drop next Friday (Jan. The release date for Lil Wayne's Funeral album is here. Lil Wayne has been battling a lot of leaks lately including the tracklist of his upcoming album, Funeral. Lil Wayne Shares 'Funeral' Album Release Date