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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.[1] 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. Wayne has also stated 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." when asked if he could ever live up to the fans expectations of returning to his old form lyrically.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Tha Mobb"Heatmakerz5:21
2."Fly In"T-Mix & Batman2:23
3."Money On My Mind"The Runners, DJ Nasty & LVM4:31
4."Fireman"Develop4:23
5."Mo Fire"Yonny3:23
6."On tha Block #1" (skit) 0:38
7."Best Rapper Alive"Bigg D4:53
8."Lock & Load" (featuring Kurupt)T-Mix & Batman4:46
9."Oh No"Yonny3:11
10."Grown Man" (featuring Curren$y)T-Mix & Batman, Malkam Dior4:06
11."On tha Block #2" (skit) 0:25
12."Hit Em Up"Doe Boyz4:07
13."Carter II"T-Mix & Batman2:24
14."Hustler Musik"T-Mix & Batman5:03
15."Receipt"Heatmakerz3:48
16."Shooter" (featuring Robin Thicke)Robin Thicke4:35
17."Weezy Baby" (featuring Nikki)Deezle4:18
18."On tha Block #3" (skit) 0:13
19."I'm a Dboy" (featuring Birdman)T-Mix & Batman, Malkam Dior4:00
20."Feel Me"Doe Boyz3:48
21."Get Over" (featuring Nikki)Cool & Dre4:42
22."Fly Out"T-Mix & Batman2:25

Samples

Tha Mobb

Best Rapper Alive

Receipt

Shooter

I'm a Dboy

Get Over

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

Grown Man


Leftover tracks

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

References

  1. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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