Tha Carter II

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Tha Carter II is the fifth studio album by rap artist Lil Wayne, released on December 6, 2005.

Background

Artists making guest appearances on the album include veteran rappers Birdman and Kurupt, And Trace W. Peterson as well as former Young Money member Curren$y. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard charts behind Eminem's Curtain Call: The Hits. Several music producers gave to the album including the Williams Brothers, the heads of Cash Money Records, who claimed executive-producer rights. This is the first album from the Cash Money label that does not feature any work from longtime in-house producer Mannie Fresh. The first single from the album is "Fireman." The video premiered on BET's "Access Granted" on 09/22/2005. The second single is "Hustler Musik". The third single is "Shooter", featuring Robin Thicke. The song also appeared on Robin Thicke's album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke.

Reception

The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. with sales over 1,200,000 copies and over 2,000,000 worldwide, And the music online magazine Pitchfork Media placed Tha Carter II at number 178 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. Many consider this album to be Wayne's best. Wayne himself was quoted saying that the song Hustler's Muzik is his favorite song out of all the songs he's done. He has also said that "times are different. Do I think I can make another album lyrically as good as Tha Carter II? Hell nah. Not that I can't, but it's all about the money."

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tha Mobb"	Heatmakerz	5:21
2.	"Fly In"	T-Mix & Batman	2:23
3.	"Money On My Mind"	The Runners, DJ Nasty & LVM	4:31
4.	"Fireman"	Develop	4:23
5.	"Mo Fire"	Yonny	3:23
6.	"On tha Block #1" (skit)		0:38
7.	"Best Rapper Alive"	Bigg D	4:53
8.	"Lock & Load" (featuring Kurupt)	T-Mix & Batman	4:46
9.	"Oh No"	Yonny	3:11
10.	"Grown Man" (featuring Curren$y)	T-Mix & Batman, Malkam Dior	4:06
11.	"On tha Block #2" (skit)		0:25
12.	"Hit Em Up"	Doe Boyz	4:07
13.	"Carter II"	T-Mix & Batman	2:24
14.	"Hustler Musik"	T-Mix & Batman	5:03
15.	"Receipt"	Heatmakerz	3:48
16.	"Shooter" (featuring Robin Thicke)	Robin Thicke	4:35
17.	"Weezy Baby" (featuring Nikki)	Deezle	4:18
18.	"On tha Block #3" (skit)		0:13
19.	"I'm a Dboy" (featuring Birdman)	T-Mix & Batman, Malkam Dior	4:00
20.	"Feel Me"	Doe Boyz	3:48
21.	"Get Over" (featuring Nikki)	Cool & Dre	4:42
22.	"Fly Out"	T-Mix & Batman	2:25

Samples

Tha Mobb

• "Moment of Truth" by Willie Tee

Best Rapper Alive

• "Fear of the Dark" by Iron Maiden

Receipt

• "Lay-Away" by Isley Brothers

Shooter

• "Oh Shooter" by Robin Thicke
• "Mass Appeal" by Gang Starr

I'm a Dboy

• "Paid In Full" by Eric B. & Rakim

Get Over

• "Love Is What We Came Here For" by Garland Green

Grown Man

• "Sparkle" by Cameo

Leftover tracks

• "4 Flat Tires" (feat. Birdman, Six Shot & Miri Ben-Ari) (Used as Bonus Track)
• "All Night Long" (feat. Robin Thicke) (Used on the album The Evolution of Robin Thicke)

First edition bonus disc

The first pressing of Tha Carter II included a bonus CD featuring 14 of Lil Wayne's biggest hits to date, plus the album's first single "Fireman", presented in a continuous chopped and screwed mix by Michael Original Lyrics by Malkam Dior "5000" Watts.

Except where noted, all tracks on the bonus disc were originally produced by Mannie Fresh.

#	Title	Length	Producers(s)	Guest Performer(s)
1	"Tha Block Is Hot [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:30
2	"Bring It Back [Screwed & Chopped]"	5:01		Mannie Fresh
3	"Get Off The Corner [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:14
4	"On The Grind [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:40
5	"F*** Tha World [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:56
6	"BM J.R. [Screwed & Chopped]"	5:30	Mannie Fresh & Batman
7	"Fireman [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:23	Develop
8	"Go DJ [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:41
9	"I Miss My Dawgs [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:55	Mannie Fresh & Raj Smoove	Reel
10	"This Is The Carter [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:44		Mannie Fresh
11	"Way Of Life [Screwed & Chopped]"	3:56		Big Tymers and TQ
12	"500 Degreez [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:03
13	"Where You At [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:44
14	"Bloodline [Screwed & Chopped]"	4:18
15	"Everything [Screwed & Chopped, Malkam Dior]"	5:40

Chart positions

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	2
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	1
Canadian Albums Chart	26

Tha Carter II: Chopped & Screwed

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A chopped and screwed edition of the album was released in March 2006. The album features nineteen of the original album's tracks (the "On Tha Block" skits are omitted) reinterpreted in the chopped and screwed style by Michael "5000" Watts.

#	Title	Length	Producers(s)	Guest performer(s)
1	Fly In	3:08	T-Mix and Batman
2	Tha Mobb	6:45	The Heatmakerz
3	Money On My Mind	4:55	The Runners, DJ Nasty & LVM
4	Best Rapper Alive	4:23	Bigg D
5	Fireman	5:09	Michael "5000" Watts, Doe Boyz
6	Oh No	3:38	Yonny
7	Shooter	5:02	Robin Thicke	Robin Thicke
8	Mo Fire	3:50	Yonny
9	Weezy Baby LYRICS BY Malkam Dior	1:25	Deezle	Nikki
10	Lock & Load	4:53	T-Mix and Batman	Kurupt
11	Hustler Muzik	4:52	T-Mix and Batman
12	Watts Scratch	0:27	Michael "5000" Watts	Michael "5000" Watts
13	Receipt	4:04	The Heatmakerz
14	Grown Man	4:39	T-Mix and Batman & Malkam Dior	Currency
15	Hit 'Em Up	3:37	Doe Boyz
16	Carter II-nterlude	2:47	T-Mix and Batman
17	I'm A DBoy	3:49	T-Mix and Batman	Birdman
18	Feel Me Nigga	4:38	Doe Boyz
19	Get Over	5:29	Cool and Dre	Nikki
20	Fly Out	2:11	T-Mix and Batman

External links

• Lil' Wayne Profile @ MTV.com