Tha Carter
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| Studio album by Lil Wayne | ||
| Released | June 29, 2004 | |
| Genre | Southern Rap | |
| Label | Cash Money | |
| Producer(s) | Brian "Baby" Williams (executive producer) Ronald "Slim" Williams (executive producer) Mannie Fresh Jazze Pha Raj Smoove Batman Leslie Brathwaite |
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| Lil Wayne chronology | ||
| 500 Degreez (2002) |
Tha Carter (2004) |
Tha Carter II (2005) |
Tha Carter is a 2004 rap album by American rapper Lil Wayne.
Tha Carter preceded Lil Wayne's work in Tha Drought mixtape and Tha Prefix mixtape, where he freestyled over The Black Album. Tha Carter peaked at number five of the 2004 Billboard 200, and at number two of the Billboard magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. A separate version of the album, "The Screwed and Chopped" version was produced by Michael 5000 Watts of Swishahouse.
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[edit] Meaning of the title
In the 1991 film New Jack City, "tha Carter" is the name of Nino Brown's efficient crackhouse. In relation to the album, "tha Carter" is interpreted as Lil Wayne's building, crackhouse, or castle as a physical symbol for Lil Wayne's dynasty. He makes numerous references throughout tha Carter, such as the beginning of Track 6, "I Miss My Dawgs", where he states "..in my building, I must keep it real...". "Carter" is also an obvious pun on Lil Wayne's last name. It should also be noted that "tha Carter" was released under the Cash Money Records label and Nino Brown and his clique in New Jack City was known as the CMB or Cash Money Brothers.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Name | Producer(s) | Time | Featured Guest(s) |
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| 1 | "Walk In" | Mannie Fresh | 3:04 | |
| 2 | "Go DJ" | Mannie Fresh | 4:41 | Mannie Fresh |
| 3 | "This Is The Carter" | Mannie Fresh | 4:36 | |
| 4 | "BM J.R." | Mannie Fresh, Co-Prod. Batman | 4:58 | |
| 5 | "On the Block #1" | 0:18 | ||
| 6 | "I Miss My Dawgs" | Mannie Fresh, Co-Prod. Raj Smoove | 4:35 | |
| 7 | "We Don't" | Leslie Brathwaite | 4:09 | Birdman |
| 8 | "On My Own" | Reel | 4:28 | Reel |
| 9 | "Tha Heat" | Raj Smoove | 4:36 | |
| 10 | "Cash Money Millionaires" | Mannie Fresh | 4:42 | |
| 11 | "Inside" | Mannie Fresh | 1:30 | |
| 12 | "Bring It Back" (1st single) | Mannie Fresh | 4:21 | Mannie Fresh |
| 13 | "Who Wanna" | Raj Smoove | 4:32 | |
| 14 | "On The Block #2" | 0:23 | ||
| 15 | "Get Down" | Mannie Fresh | 4:32 | Birdman |
| 16 | "Snitch" | Mannie Fresh | 3:55 | |
| 17 | "Hoes" | Mannie Fresh | 4:32 | Mannie Fresh |
| 18 | "Only Way" | Mannie Fresh | 4:33 | Birdman |
| 19 | "Earthquake" | Jazze Pha | 5:16 | |
| 20 | "Ain't That A Bitch" | Mannie Fresh | 4:17 | |
| 21 | "Walk Out" | Mannie Fresh | 1:07 | |
| Bonus Track | "Get Something" (single later cut from the album) |
[edit] Samples
Earthquake
- "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green
[edit] Unreleased Tracks
- "Intro"
- "Welcome To Tha Carter"
- "It's Weezy"
- "Firing Squad"
- "Get Something"
- "That's The One"
- "Straight From The Dealer (Skit)"
- "Ridin' Candy"
- "Bring It Back - (featuring Bryan "Baby" Williams)"
- "My Crib Notes"
- "Silent Night"
- "Eyes On The Prize"
- "Tour Bus, The (Skit)"
- "Like Yo' Curves"
- "Hood"
- "Tactics Outro"
A few of these unreleased tracks come out on Lil Wayne's mixtape The Carter Files but not all.
