In a September 2008 interview with Shaheem Reid of MTV Mixtape Monday, Lil Wayne revealed that he had begun work on his next official mixtape, Dedication 3 (2008) and also confirmed a sequel to Tha Carter III, titled Tha Carter IV. The album became the highest selling of the year in the United States. The album sold 1,005,545 copies in its first week of sales in the United States, and produced three top ten singles in the US, including the number one-hit Lollipop. The entire album according to Lil Wayne is an allegory of the negative aspects of the West.īackground and development In June 2008, after a similarly delayed release, Lil Wayne released his previous album in the Tha Carter series, Tha Carter III (2008). The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were divided in their responses towards the albums production and Waynes own performances on the album: they felt it a disappointment compared to his previous work. The albums largely concerns the themes of sex, violence, drugs and crime, but also love, hurt and emotional conflict.Īppearances on the album include Cory Gunz, Drake, T-Pain, Tech N9ne, Andre 3000, Rick Ross, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Birdman, Kevin Rudolf, Jadakiss, Bun B, Nas, Shyne, and Busta Rhymes.įollowing a heavily delayed release, Tha Carter IV was released to digital retailers at midnight on August 28, 2011, following Waynes scheduled performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and physical retailers received the album the following day. The recording sessions resumed at various locations, involving several record producers including Bangladesh, Detail, T-Minus, Noah 40 Shebib, Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Kane Beatz, Boi-1da, Willy Will, Streetrunner, Cool Dre, Young Ladd, The Smeezingtons, and Kanye West. The latter was reportedly composed from unreleased material from the original Tha Carter IV sessions, as the album was released whilst Wayne served a prison sentence at Rikers Island prison for illegal possession of a weapon, and was thus unable to record any new material: this also meant Tha Carter IV s recording sessions were once more put on hold.įollowing Waynes release from prison, the album was re-recorded from scratch.
In the interim, Lil Wayne released his two other albums in 2010: the largely rock-themed Rebirth, and I Am Not a Human Being.
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