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Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by rapper Lil Wayne, set to be released on June 10 2008.[1] It is the final album in Tha Carter trilogy.[2]

Background

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 rappers Nas (Illmatic) and The Notorious B.I.G. (Ready to Die).

Album leak

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.[5] 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.[6]

Music

Lil Wayne stated that producers will include The Alchemist, Cool & Dre, Diesel, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Mannie Fresh, The Runners, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Danja, Arash, and will.i.am.[7][8][9] 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).[10] The Runners have stated that they have produced three tracks for Tha Carter III.[11] Lil Wayne revealed that he has written a track for Eminem, which he has yet to send to him.[12] He described this song as the "craziest".[12] However, it was mentioned that Eminem turned down the request.[13]

Collaborators include Sean Kingston, Arash, Timbaland, Fabolous[14], Birdman, Enrique Iglesias, The Game, T-Pain, Akon, Sean Kingston, 50 Cent and the G-Unit family, Nelly Furtado, Robin Thicke, Jay-Z,[15] Juelz Santana, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West[16], and Busta Rhymes.[17] 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.[6][12] David Banner confirmed that he will be credited for five tracks on the final cut of Tha Carter III.[18] Swizz Beatz has stated he is also working on the album.[19]

The video for the second single, "A Milli," is set to be released in May. Multiple versions of the track will be included on the album as "skit-like" tracks, featuring artists such as Tyga, Cory Gunz, Hurricane Chris and Lil Mama.[20] Another artist, 13-year-old Lil Chucky, is also set to appear on one of the "A Milli" skits.

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. [21]

Amazon will release, with a pre-order of the Deluxe Edition, a disc that will contain the five tracks on the digital release The Leak.[22]

As stated by Birdman on May 16th in a webisode on Lil Wayne's Myspace Page, "Tha Carter III" is officially finished and a complete tracklisting should be arriving shortly.

Persian singer, Arash, also has part on this album. He produced a track called Middle Eastern Party, which features Konvict artists, T-Pain and Akon, as well as Sean Kingston and G-Unit. It is co-produced by Timbaland and Danja, and it features Timbaland as well.

Confirmed tracks

Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s)
"A Milli"[23] Bangladesh
"Beat the Block" [24]
"Dinnertime"[25] Deezle
"Dr. Carter"[25] Swizz Beatz
"Eat You Alive"[24] Just Blaze Ludacris
"Middle Eastern Party"[6][12] Arash Labaf co-produced by Timbo and Danja T-Pain,Sean Kingston,Akon,Timbaland,50 Cent,G-Unit
"Let the Beat Build"[24] Deezle & Kanye West
"Lollipop"[26] Deezle & Jim Jonsin Static Major
"Party Control"[6][12] Timbaland Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
"Showtime"[8] Deezle Juliany & Main Event
"Staring at the World"[25] Maestro
"Untitled"[15] Jay-Z
"Untitled" [27] David Banner Busta Rhymes & Brisco

Bonus Disc

Amazon will have a pre-order for the Deluxe Edition [28] that will include a second CD containing the 5 tracks from The Leak which were previously only available digitally.

# Track Name Producer(s) Length
1 "I'm Me" DJ Nasty 4:55
2 "Gossip" StreetRunner 3:25
3 "Kush" Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks 3:42
4 "Love Me or Hate Me" D. Kirkwood 4:00
5 "Talkin' About It" Infamous 3:31

References

  1. ^ Janelle Griffith (April 9 2008). Lil' Wayne's Carter III Pushed Back. SOHH.com. Accessed April 9 2008.
  2. ^ Cash Money Superstar Lil Wayne Serving up Something New for the Taste Buds. DJBooth.net. Accessed March 19 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Janelle Griffith (April 9 2008). Lil' Wayne's Carter III Pushed Back. SOHH.com. Accessed April 9 2008.
  6. ^ a b c d 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.
  7. ^ Mariel Concepion (February 2 2008). Lil Wayne: New Album 'Will Stick With You Forever'. Billboard. Accessed February 2 2008.
  8. ^ a b Andres Tardio (January 10 2008). Lil Wayne Reveals The Carter III Details. HipHopDX. Accessed January 10 2008.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Lola Plaku (April 5 2007). Interviews – Featured Artist: Solitair. HipHopCanada.com. Accessed April 5 2007.
  11. ^ The Runners Producers Lil Wayne Beat. YouTube. Accessed August 2 2007.
  12. ^ a b c d e Andres Tardio (October 29 2007). Lil Wayne Speaks on 50 Cent & New Album. HipHopDX. Accessed October 29 2007.
  13. ^ Andreas Hale (March 19, 2008). Eminem "Scared" To Record With Lil Wayne?. HipHopDX. Accessed March 20, 2008.
  14. ^ Rap.about.com
  15. ^ a b ThePremier (February 25 2008).It's Official, Jay-Z to Appear on Tha Carter III. Def Sounds. Accessed February 25 2008.
  16. ^ Fullmetal (June 11 2007). Lil Wayne preps Tha Carter III. Def Sounds. Accessed June 11 2007.
  17. ^ Slava Kuperstein (February 22 2008). Lil' Wayne Visits His School, Says "Carter III" Due in April. HipHopDX. Accessed February 22 2008.
  18. ^ Allen Starbury (November 19 2007). David Banner Explains Constant Album Delays, Diversifies Portfolio. Baller Status. Accessed November 19 2007.
  19. ^ Slava Kuperstein (January 31 2008). Swizz Beatz Keeps Busy in the Studio. HipHopDX. Accessed January 31 2008.
  20. ^ Shaheem Reid (April 29 2008).[1]. MTV. Accessed April 30 2008.
  21. ^ http://community.rapbasement.com/Video/Lil-Wayne-Interview-With-SemtexTV/01BF6FFFF009D7EBF0017001B65ED
  22. ^ [2]
  23. ^ A Milli (April 22, 2008). Mp3 Downloads: Lil Wayne Amazon.com. Accessed April 23 2008
  24. ^ a b c Jonah Weiner (February 22 2008). Exclusive: Previewing Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III. Blender. Accessed February 23 2008
  25. ^ a b c Jonah Weiner (February 20 2008). Best Rock Star Alive: Lil Wayne. Blender. Accessed March 31 2008.
  26. ^ New Music: Lil Wayne F/ Static - 'Lollipop'. Rap-Up (March 11 2008). Accessed March 12 2008.
  27. ^ http://24hourhiphop.com/article.php?id=2434
  28. ^ [3]
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