Dedication 4

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Metacritic	(60/100)^[1]
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Billboard	(58/100)^[3]
Consequence of Sound	^[4]
Exclaim!	(mixed)^[5]
HipHopDX	(mixed)^[6]
Pitchfork Media	(5/10)^[7]
RapReviews	(4.5/10)^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
The Washington Post	(average)^[10]
XXL	^[11]

Dedication 4 is a mixtape by Lil Wayne. The mixtape was originally supposed to be released on August 15, 2012,^[12] but got pushed several times^[13]^[14] and was released on September 3, 2012. It is the fourth installment of Lil Wayne's "Dedication" series, following its predecessors The Dedication, Dedication 2 and Dedication 3. It's also the fourth installment of Lil Wayne's "Gangsta Grillz" tetralogy.

Background

On July 15, 2012, Wayne announced that the mixtape will be released some time in August, 2012 stating "Dedikation 4 coming next month."^[15] DJ Drama revealed to MTV that Cortez Bryant told him that Wayne "had been mentioning it and was gearing up", and during a stop of Drake's Club Paradise Tour Bryant told him "it was a 100% go".^[16]

On August 1, 2012, Lil Wayne confirmed the release date of the mixtape when he called into DJ Drama‘s Hot 107.9 radio show. Wayne then also named three instrumentals ("Cashin Out", "I Don't Like" and "Burn") that he had already rapped over.^[17] On August 15, 2012, Mack Maine wrote that the release date of the mixtape got pushed back to a then unknown date. Maine also said that Lil Wayne would announce the new release date, and "something special" (which later turned out to be the track "No Lie"^[18]) by stating "Announcement and something special will be delivered by @LilTunechi today....#stayTUNEd".^[19]

Lil Wayne later explained he didn't release Dedication 4 on August 15, because his friend and fellow rapper 2 Chainz released his debut album Based on a T.R.U. Story on August 14, and he wanted all the attention on 2 Chainz.^[20] The official artwork was released through Wayne's Facebook page on August 16, 2012.^[21] On August 17, 2012, Nicki Minaj confirmed that she features on the mixtape.^[22]

On August 24, 2012, Lil Wayne announced the mixtape would be released on August 30, 2012 by stating "D4 aug-30",^[23] however on August 30 it was confirmed by DJ Drama that the mixtape would be pushed back to September 3, 2012. The mixtape got pushed back again because Cortez Bryant wanted DJ Drama to properly set it up.^[24] On September 3, 2012, the mixtape was released for free download on multiple mixtape websites at 12:00PM EST which then got pushed back to 4:00PM EST and was finally release at 4:30PM EST. The high anticipation of the mixtape caused many sites that hosted it to crash, such livemixtapes.com, datpiff.com, Karencivil.com and more.

Track listing

All tracks were arranged by DJ Drama.

No.	Title	Original Instrumental	Length
1.	"So Dedicated" (featuring Birdman)	"So Sophisticated" (Rick Ross featuring Meek Mill)	2:44
2.	"Same Damn Tune"	"Same Damn Time" (Future)	3:06
3.	"Cashed Out"	"Cashin' Out" (Ca$h Out)	3:57
4.	"No Worries" (featuring Detail)		3:30
5.	"Mercy" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	"Mercy" (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	4:48
6.	"Burn"	"Burn" (Meek Mill featuring Big Sean)	3:38
7.	"Amen" (featuring Boo)	"Amen" (Meek Mill featuring Drake)	3:18
8.	"Get Smoked" (Remix) (Lil Mouse featuring Lil Wayne)	"Get Smoked" (Lil Mouse)	3:49
9.	"My Homies Still" (performed by Young Jeezy, Jae Millz & Gudda Gudda)	"My Homies Still" (Lil Wayne featuring Big Sean)	2:57
10.	"Green Ranger" (featuring J. Cole)	"Special Delivery" (G. Dep featuring P. Diddy)	3:21
11.	"Don't Like"	"I Don't Like (Remix)" (Chief Keef, Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, & Jadakiss)	2:35
12.	"No Lie"	"No Lie" (2 Chainz featuring Drake)	2:31
13.	"Magic" (featuring Flow)	"Magic" (Future featuring T.I.)	2:34
14.	"Wish You Would"	"Wish You Would" (DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross)	3:02
15.	"A Dedication"	"SpottieOttieDopaliscious" (Outkast)	6:10
Total length:			52:00

References

External links

Lil Wayne

Studio albums

Tha Block Is Hot (1999)
Lights Out (2000)
500 Degreez (2002)
Tha Carter (2004)
Tha Carter II (2005)
Tha Carter III (2008)
Rebirth (2010)
I Am Not a Human Being (2010)
Tha Carter IV (2011)
I Am Not a Human Being II (2013)

Collaborations	Like Father, Like Son (with Birdman) (2006)

Compilations

We Are Young Money (with Young Money Entertainment) (2009)
Rich Gang (with YMCMB) (2013)

EPs

The Leak (2007)

Mixtapes

SQ4 (2002)
SQ5 (2003)
SQ6 (2003)
The Dedication (2005)
Dedication 2 (2006)
Da Drought 3 (2007)
The Drought Is Over 2 (The Carter 3 Sessions) (2007)
Dedication 3 (2008)
No Ceilings (2009)
Sorry 4 the Wait (2011)
Dedication 4 (2012)
Dedication 5 (2013)

Concert tours

I Am Music Tour

v t e DJ Drama

Discography

Studio albums	Gangsta Grillz: The Album Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) Third Power Quality Street Music Qulity Street Music 2

Gangsta Grillz mixtapes	The Dedication Dedication 2 Welcome To The Traphouse The Preview Dedication 3 Gone Fishing The Demo Tape Number 23 Gangsta Grillz There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service Fuck a Mixtape 1140: The Overdose Turn Off the Radio Vol. 4: Revolutionary but Gangsta Grillz Gangsta Grillz: Code Red T.R.U. REALigion There Is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3's Consignment Dreamchasers 2 The Lost Tape Dedication 4 Baby Face Killa Dedication 5 DJ Drama Presents: XXL 2013's Freshmen Class

Singles	"5000 Ones" "The Art of Storytellin' Part 4" "Day Dreaming" "Ridiculous" "Oh My" "Ain't No Way Around It" "We in This Bitch" "My Moment"

Other songs	"Pledge of Allegiance"

Related articles	Grand Hustle Records

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