Tha Carter III

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Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on June 10 2008.[1] It is presumed to be the final album of 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 American rappers Nas (Illmatic) and The Notorious B.I.G. (Ready to Die).[5]

Lil Wayne stated that producers will include The Alchemist, Cool & Dre, Deezle, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Mannie Fresh, The Runners, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Danja, Arash, and will.i.am.[6][7][8] 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).[9] The Runners have stated that they have produced three tracks for Tha Carter III.[10] Lil Wayne revealed that he has written a track for Eminem, which he has yet to send to him.[11] He described this song as the "craziest".[11] However, it is thought that Eminem turned down the request.[12]

Collaborators include Fabolous[13], T-Pain, Brisco, Bobby Valentino, Betty Wright, Static Major, Robin Thicke, Jay-Z,[14] Juelz Santana, Kanye West[15], and Busta Rhymes.[16] 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.[17][11] However, that Timbaland produced track did not make the final cut. 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", was set to be released in May. Multiple versions of the track were 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. None of the skits made the final cut of the album.

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]

Album leaks

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.[22] 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.[17]

On May 24th, 10 second snippets of multiple songs were leaked onto AT&T Media Mall.[23]

On May 30th-31st, Tha Carter III was leaked internationally. The first of the leaks were distributed on May 30th at around 8pm where five songs from the track list were available on the internet. Hours later on May 31st at 12am-1am the whole album was leaked and posted on various websites for free download. The DJ responsible for the leaks was DJ Chuck T who retaliated for an interview conducted by Wayne, where he discredited all DJ's and the mixtape scene days before.[24]

Lil Wayne later called DJ Drama's radio show Shade 45 Sirius Satellite Radio to explain that his comments were meant specifically for the Empire DJ's who leaked his materials periodically without his permission, consent, or knowledge; he also apologized for any misunderstandings between him and the numerous DJ's that have aided him in the mixtape industry. He made it clear, however, that he wished for any feelings of dislike or resentment to remain.[25]

Track listing

# Title Songwriter Producer Sample(s) Time
1 "3 Peat" D. Carter, V. Brooks Maestro 3:19
2 "Mr. Carter" (ft. Jay-Z) D. Carter, A. Correa, M. Rodriquez, S. Prescott, S. Carter Andrews "Drew" Correa, Infamous 5:16
3 "A Milli" D. Carter, S. Crawford, C. Hester Bangladesh 3:42
4 "Got Money" (ft. T-Pain) D. Carter, F. Najm, J. Salinas, O. Salinas Play-n-Skillz, T-Pain 4:05
5 "Comfortable" (ft. Babyface) D. Carter, K. West, K. Edmonds Kanye West 4:25
6 "Dr. Carter" D. Carter, K. Dean, David A. Axelrod Swizz Beatz 4:24
7 "Phone Home" D. Carter, A. Lyon, M. Valenzano Cool & Dre 3:12
8 "Tie My Hands" (ft. Robin Thicke) D. Carter, R. Thicke Robin Thicke 5:19
9 "Mrs. Officer" (ft. Bobby Valentino) D. Carter, D. Harrison, R. Wilson Deezle 4:47
10 "Let the Beat Build" D. Carter, K. West Kanye West, Deezle 5:09
11 "Shoot Me Down" (ft. D. Smith) D. Carter, D. Smith D. Smith 4:30
12 "Lollipop" (ft. Static Major) D. Carter, S. Garrett, J. Scheffer, D. Harrison, R. Zamor Jim Jonsin, Deezle 4:59
13 "La La" (ft. Brisco & Busta Rhymes) D. Carter, L "DB" Banner, B. Mitchell, T. Smith David Banner 4:21
14 "Playing with Fire" (ft. Betty Wright) D. Carter, N. Warwar, J. Desrouleaux StreetRunner Interpolation of "Play With Fire" by The Rolling Stones[26] 4:21
15 "You Ain't Got Nuthin" (ft. Fabolous & Juelz Santana) D. Carter, J. Jackson, A. Maman, L. James The Alchemist 5:27
16 "DontGetIt" D. Carter, R. Young, Mousa, B. Benjamin, G. Caldwell, S. Marcus Rodnae & Mousa 9:52

Deluxe Edition bonus CD track listing

# Title Producer Sample(s) Time
* "Lollipop (Remix)" (ft. Static Major & Kanye West) (iTunes bonus track) Jim Jonsin, Deezle 4:21
* "Prostitute 2" (iTunes bonus track) Maestro 5:50
* "Action" (Target bonus track) Deezle 3:45
* "Whip It" (Target bonus track) Deezle 6:01
1 "I'm Me" DJ Nasty & L.V.M. 4:55
2 "Gossip" StreetRunner
  • "Stop in the Name of Love" by Margie Joseph
 3:25
3 "Kush" Maestro 3:42
4 "Love Me or Hate Me" GX 4:00
5 "Talkin' about It" Infamous 3:31

Chart performance

With opening day sales figures of approximately 423,000, the album sold 1,005,545 units in its first week in the United States.[27] With its first week sales, it is thus far the largest first week sales for any album in 2008 in the United States and the first album to crack the million mark in one week since 50 Cent's The Massacre in 2005. Tha Carter III has also reached the top spot in the Canadian Albums Chart, selling nearly 21,000 units. Elsewhere, the album achieved moderate success, entering at #23 in the UK and #34 on the Irish Album Chart.

In the album's second week, it sold a reported 309,000 copies, helping Tha Carter III towards becoming Lil Wayne's most successful selling album to date.[28].

Tha Carter III had sold close to 1.8 million after selling another 209,000 and 200,000 in two week span week June 24th-July 8th and well over 100,000 the following week in a 7 day span.[29][30] Tha Carter III is currently double-platinum in the U.S. after being certified on July 14, 2008, making it 2x Platinum in only one month after its release.[31]

Chart Provider Position Sales Certification
Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA
47
Canadian Albums Chart Nielsen SoundScan
1
21,000+[32]
Dutch Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart
21[33]
French Albums Chart French Albums Chart
25[34]
Irish Album Chart IRMA
34
UK Album Chart The Official UK Charts Company
23[35]
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard
1
2,000,000[36]
2x Platinum
United World Chart Media Traffic
1
1,930,000+[37][38][39]
Preceded by U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album (first run)
June 22 2008 - June 28 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album (second run)
July 13 2008 - July 26 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United World Chart
June 28 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Albums Chart
June 28 2008 		Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ Reid, Shaheem ((2008-06-03)). "Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview: Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype?". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-06-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  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. ^ 24 Hour Hip Hop Accessed July 3 2008
  6. ^ Mariel Concepion (February 2 2008). Lil Wayne: New Album 'Will Stick With You Forever'. Billboard. Accessed February 2 2008.
  7. ^ Andres Tardio (January 10 2008). Lil Wayne Reveals The Carter III Details. HipHopDX. Accessed January 10 2008.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Lola Plaku (April 5 2007). Interviews – Featured Artist: Solitair. HipHopCanada.com. Accessed April 5 2007.
  10. ^ The Runners Producers Lil Wayne Beat. YouTube. Accessed August 2 2007.
  11. ^ a b c Andres Tardio (October 29 2007). Lil Wayne Speaks on 50 Cent & New Album. HipHopDX. Accessed October 29 2007.
  12. ^ Andreas Hale (March 19, 2008). Eminem "Scared" To Record With Lil Wayne?. HipHopDX. Accessed March 20, 2008.
  13. ^ Rap.about.com
  14. ^ ThePremier (February 25 2008).It's Official, Jay-Z to Appear on Tha Carter III. Def Sounds. Accessed February 25 2008.
  15. ^ Fullmetal (June 11 2007). Lil Wayne preps Tha Carter III. Def Sounds. Accessed June 11 2007.
  16. ^ Slava Kuperstein (February 22 2008). Lil' Wayne Visits His School, Says "Carter III" Due in April. HipHopDX. Accessed February 22 2008.
  17. ^ a b 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.
  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. ^ Lil Wayne Interview With SemtexTV Rap Basement. Accessed May 2008.
  22. ^ Janelle Griffith (April 9 2008). Lil' Wayne's Carter III Pushed Back. SOHH.com. Accessed April 9 2008.
  23. ^ AT&T Media Mall
  24. ^ RapGodFathers July 3, 2008
  25. ^ Andreas Hale (May 31 2008). Lil Wayne Explains Mixtape Diss & Still Calls Out Deejays. HipHopDX.com. Accessed June 5 2008.
  26. ^ Lil Wayne faces copyright claim Accessed July 27, 2008
  27. ^ Weezy Blog #1 - Thank You Accessed June 17, 2008.
  28. ^ Billboard Accessed July 3, 2008
  29. ^ http://www.rapbasement.com/lil-wayne/070308-lil-wayne-to-beat-g-unit-in-charts.html
  30. ^ http://www.defsounds.com/news/Tos_cant_terminate_the_carter_iii
  31. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jsp.
  32. ^ Jam.Conoe Accessed July 3, 2008
  33. ^ DutchCharts Accessed July 3, 2008
  34. ^ Ifop Accessed July 3, 2008
  35. ^ News.Bbc Accessed July 3, 2008
  36. ^ [2]
  37. ^ Mediatraffic Accessed July 3, 2008
  38. ^ [3] Accessed July 3, 2008
  39. ^ [4] Accessed July 3, 2008
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