Tha Carter III
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| Studio album by Lil Wayne | |||||||||||
| Released | June 10, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Southern hip hop | ||||||||||
| Label | Cash Money, Universal, Young Money | ||||||||||
| Producer | Birdman (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (co-exec.), The Alchemist, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, David Banner, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, D. Smith, Infamous, Jim Jonsin, Kanye West, Maestro, Play-n-Skillz, Robin Thicke, Rodnae, Swizz Beatz, StreetRunner | ||||||||||
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Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on June 10, 2008.[1] It is the final album of Tha Carter trilogy.[2] It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200, and it sold 423,000 it's opening day.
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Album information
Tha Carter III was named the "#1 most anticipated album of 2007" by XXL, but was changed to a 2008 release date.[3][4] The cover, featuring a baby picture of Lil Wayne, follows designs of album covers done by American rappers Nas (Illmatic) and The Notorious B.I.G. (Ready to Die).
Lil Wayne stated that producers will include The Alchemist, Cool & Dre, Deezle, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Mannie Fresh, The Runners, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Danja, Arash, and will.i.am.[5][6][7] In an interview with HipHopCanada.com, Solitair of the Black Jays stated that he and Cipha Sounds produced a track for Lil Wayne's "new project" (possibly referring to Tha Carter III).[8] The Runners have stated that they have produced three tracks for Tha Carter III.[9] Lil Wayne revealed that he has written a track for Eminem, which he has yet to send to him.[10] He described this song as the "craziest".[10] However, it was mentioned that Eminem turned down the request.[11]
Collaborators include Fabolous[12], T-Pain, Birdman, Enrique Iglesias, The Game, Nelly Furtado, Robin Thicke, Jay-Z,[13] Juelz Santana, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West[14], and Busta Rhymes.[15] MTV reported that Wyclef Jean worked on a couple of tracks for the album and that a song featuring Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, and Timbaland is likely to appear on the album.[16][10] However, that Timbaland produced track did not make the final cut. David Banner confirmed that he will be credited for five tracks on the final cut of Tha Carter III.[17] Swizz Beatz has stated he is also working on the album.[18]
The video for the second single, "A Milli", was set to be released in May. Multiple versions of the track were be included on the album as "skit-like" tracks, featuring artists such as Tyga, Cory Gunz, Hurricane Chris and Lil Mama.[19] Another artist, 13-year-old Lil Chucky, is also set to appear on one of the "A Milli" skits. None of the skits made the final cut of the album.
When asked about how many tracks Kanye West has contributed, he answered: "On the first visit he had 5 joints. On the second visit he gave me a CD with 15 joints on it. I then told him to slow down and he left me alone. But we got a good three on the album." He confirmed that he had a few tracks on The Leak that are produced by Kanye West.[20]
Album leaks
After most of the album leaked on the Internet in mid-2007, Lil Wayne used the leaked tracks, plus four new songs to make an album titled The Leak.[3] The Leak was to be officially released on December 18, 2007, with the actual album being delayed until June 10, 2008.[21] When questioned about the unplanned leak, Lil Wayne said:
We have to find out exactly what's out there. I'll probably just [collect] all the songs that's floating around and make my own mixtape called "The Leak" since people want the music so bad. To tell you the truth though, there's a song I did with Kanye West out there—of course you want to save that for your album, but the rest of them songs probably wouldn't have made the album. There's a song floating around that says 'produced by Timbaland'; Tim didn't produce that record though.[16]
On May 24th, 10 second snippets of multiple songs were leaked onto AT&T Media Mall.[22]
On May 30th-31st, Tha Carter III was leaked internationally. The first of the leaks were distributed on May 30th at around 8pm where five songs from the track list were available on the internet. Hours later on May 31st at 12am-1am the whole album was leaked and posted on various websites for free download. The DJ responsible for the leaks was DJ Chuck T who retaliated for an interview conducted by Wayne, where he discredited all DJ's and the mixtape scene days before. [23]
Lil Wayne later called DJ Drama's radio show Shade 45 Sirius Satellite Radio to explain that his comments were meant specifically for the Empire DJ's who leaked his materials periodically without his permission, consent, or knowledge; he also apologized for any misunderstandings between him and the numerous DJ's that have aided him in the mixtape industry. He made it clear, however, that he wished for any feelings of dislike or resentment to remain.[24]
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Sample(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "3 Peat" | Maestro | 3:19 | |
| 2 | "Mr. Carter" (Ft. Jay-Z) | Andrews Correa, Infamous | 5:16 | |
| 3 | "A Milli" | Bangledesh | 3:41 | |
| 4 | "Got Money" (Ft. T-Pain) | Play-n-Skillz, T-Pain | 4:04 | |
| 5 | "Comfortable" (Ft. Babyface) | Kanye West | 4:25 | |
| 6 | "Dr. Carter" | Swizz Beatz | David Axelrod - "The Smile" | 4:24 |
| 7 | "Phone Home" | Cool & Dre | 3:11 | |
| 8 | "Tie My Hands" (Ft. Robin Thicke) | Robin Thicke | 5:19 | |
| 9 | "Mrs. Officer" (Ft. Bobby Valentino) | Deezle | 4:47 | |
| 10 | "Let the Beat Build" | Kanye West | 5:09 | |
| 11 | "Shoot Me Down" (Ft. D. Smith) | D. Smith | 4:29 | |
| 12 | "Lollipop" (Ft. Static Major) | Jim Jonsin, Deezle | 5:02 | |
| 13 | "La La" (Ft. Brisco, Busta Rhymes) | David Banner | 4:21 | |
| 14 | "Playing With Fire" (Ft. Betty Wright) | StreetRunner | 4:21 | |
| 15 | "You Ain't Got Nuthin'" (Ft. Fabolous, Juelz Santana) | The Alchemist | 5:27 | |
| 16 | "DontGetIt" | Rodnae & Mousa | Nina Simone - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | 9:52 |
iTunes Bonus Tracks
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 17 | "Lollipop (Remix)" (Ft. Static Major, Kanye West) | Jim Jonsin, Deezle | 4:21 |
| 18 | "Prostitute 2" | Maestro | 5:50 |
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| * | "Action" (Target Bonus Track) | Deezle | 3:45 |
| * | "Whip It" (Target Bonus Track) | Deezle | 6:01 |
| 1 | "I'm Me" | DJ Nasty & L.V.M. | 4:55 |
| 2 | "Gossip" | STREETRUNNER | 3:25 |
| 3 | "Kush" | Maestro | 3:42 |
| 4 | "Love Me or Hate Me" | GX | 4:00 |
| 5 | "Talkin' About It" | Infamous | 3:31 |
References
- ^ Reid, Shaheem. "Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview: Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype?", MTV News, (2008-06-03). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ Cash Money Superstar Lil Wayne Serving up Something New for the Taste Buds. DJBooth.net. Accessed March 19, 2008.
- ^ a b Lil Wayne Announces Tha Carter III: The Leak on December 18, with Official LP Coming in February. XXL (October 26, 2007). Accessed October 26, 2007.
- ^ Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Matt Barone, Hillary Crosley, Thomas Golianopoulos, Brian Miller (January 30, 2007). Remedy: The Top 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2007. XXL magazine. Accessed January 30, 2007.
- ^ Mariel Concepion (February 2, 2008). Lil Wayne: New Album 'Will Stick With You Forever'. Billboard. Accessed February 2, 2008.
- ^ Andres Tardio (January 10, 2008). Lil Wayne Reveals The Carter III Details. HipHopDX. Accessed January 10, 2008.
- ^ Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Bridget Bland and Rahman Dukes (April 9, 2007). Mixtape Monday: Wayne, Mannie Fresh Open to Another Collaboration; Kanye Tapped for Carter, Vol. 3. MTV. Accessed April 9, 2007.
- ^ Lola Plaku (April 5, 2007). Interviews – Featured Artist: Solitair. HipHopCanada.com. Accessed April 5, 2007.
- ^ The Runners Producers Lil Wayne Beat. YouTube. Accessed August 2, 2007.
- ^ a b c Andres Tardio (October 29, 2007). Lil Wayne Speaks on 50 Cent & New Album. HipHopDX. Accessed October 29, 2007.
- ^ Andreas Hale (March 19, 2008). Eminem "Scared" To Record With Lil Wayne?. HipHopDX. Accessed March 20, 2008.
- ^ Rap.about.com
- ^ ThePremier (February 25, 2008).It's Official, Jay-Z to Appear on Tha Carter III. Def Sounds. Accessed February 25, 2008.
- ^ Fullmetal (June 11, 2007). Lil Wayne preps Tha Carter III. Def Sounds. Accessed June 11, 2007.
- ^ Slava Kuperstein (February 22, 2008). Lil' Wayne Visits His School, Says "Carter III" Due in April. HipHopDX. Accessed February 22, 2008.
- ^ a b Shaheem Reid, Jayson Rodriguez and Rahman Dukes (June 11, 2007). Lil Wayne Plans His Own Leak; Cassidy's Live-From-Jail Rhymes. MTV. Accessed August 4, 2007.
- ^ Allen Starbury (November 19, 2007). David Banner Explains Constant Album Delays, Diversifies Portfolio. Baller Status. Accessed November 19, 2007.
- ^ Slava Kuperstein (January 31, 2008). Swizz Beatz Keeps Busy in the Studio. HipHopDX. Accessed January 31, 2008.
- ^ Shaheem Reid (April 29, 2008).[1]. MTV. Accessed April 30, 2008.
- ^ Lil Wayne Interview With SemtexTV Rap Basement. Accessed May 2008.
- ^ Janelle Griffith (April 9, 2008). Lil' Wayne's Carter III Pushed Back. SOHH.com. Accessed April 9, 2008.
- ^ AT&T Media Mall
- ^ http://www.rapgodfathers.com/news/1-latest-news/6287-lil-wayne-faces-backlash-for-dj-diss-carter-iii-intentionally-leaked
- ^ Andreas Hale (May 31st 2008). Lil Wayne Explains Mixtape Diss & Still Calls Out Deejays. HipHopDX.com. Accessed June 5th 2008.
- ^ Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III (Explicit) iTunes. Accessed June 10, 2008.
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