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Tha Carter IV is the upcoming eighth studio album by rapper Lil Wayne.
Background
Wayne mentioned the possibility of this album as early as September 2008.[1] He began recording this album in early October 2008,[2] but later that month he claimed that he did not want this to follow Tha Carter III immediately.[3] In early 2009, Wayne changed his position; he stated that he will release this album in 2009, the same year as his rock album Rebirth, around the end of the year.[4][5][6][7] Production duo Play-N-Skillz has been tapped to contribute production.[8] Birdman stated that Tha Carter IV will be packaged with Rebirth as a double disc album.[9] However, Wayne denied this idea saying that "Tha Carter IV deserves Tha Carter IV".[10] After several rumors stating that the album would be released in 2009, Wayne told Billboard that the album would be released in 2010.[11] However, due to Wayne's upcoming jail sentence, he stated that the album would be released in 2011 shortly after his release.[12] It has been reported that he has completed 20 songs for the album.[13] Two music videos were shot in February 2010 and has been confirmed to be on Carter IV though the tracks remains nameless.[14] Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive.! haha im in mrs. trigo's class
References
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-09-12). "Lil Wayne Preps Mixtape And Tha Carter IV; Juelz Santana Plans Skull Gang Takeover". Mixtape Monday. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-10-03). "Lil Wayne Already Recording 'Tha Carter IV'". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-10-21). "Lil Wayne Calls His Carter III Do-Over 'The Birth Of A New Beginning'". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-01-23). "Lil Wayne's Rock LP, Rebirth, Due April 7". MTV News.
- ^ "Lil Wayne to Release Two Albums This Year". Rap-Up. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-03-04). "Lil Wayne Announces New Tour Dates, Pushes Back Rebirth". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Rapper Lil Wayne at work on "Tha Carter IV"". Reuters. 2008-10-03.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-02-24). "Play N Skillz Want In On Lil Wayne And T-Pain's 'T-Wayne' Project". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Lil Wayne to Drop 3 Albums This Year? Rap-Up.
- ^ Lil Wayne Denies Double Album Reports, Discusses Retirement. Rap-Up. Accessed October 13, 2009.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (October 31, 2009). "Lil Wayne rocks out in name of freedom on "Rebirth"". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ Lil Wayne Goes to Jail: The New Issue of Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone.
- ^ Wayne Has 20 Carter 4 Songs; Shoots 2 Videos. Rap Basement.
- ^ Lil Wayne Shot Nine Music Videos Last Weekend. MTV News.