. 'Released: October 5, 2018Tha Carter V is the twelfth by American rapper. It was released on September 28, 2018, by,. The album's features include, Sosamann, Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter, and the late.Originally planned to be released in 2014, Tha Carter V experienced several delays as a result of contractual disputes between Lil Wayne and, as well as his numerous personal disputes with label-head,.

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Following a lengthy legal battle, Lil Wayne was confirmed to have been released from his contract with Cash Money in June 2018 and announced the release of the album in September. The album debuted at number one on the with the second-largest streaming week for an album of all time and with 480,000 units sold.On September 13, 2019, 20 songs from the original version of Tha Carter V were leaked online, containing many unreleased tracks compared to the official version of Carter V that was released in 2018. Contents.Background In November 2012, Lil Wayne announced Tha Carter V would be his final album; he previously stated he would retire at the age of 35; he explained that he had four kids and he 'would feel selfish still going to the studio when it's such a vital point in their lives'. In April 2014, Wayne addressed his Carter V release:I personally plan on this being my final solo album, yes, and it's definitely the final Carter album. It's the final Carter album.

It's stopping at five. I didn't smile when I said it.I plan on it being my final solo album. Whenever I have to pitch in for a Young Money album, a Like Father, Like Son album and something like that and maybe something out the blue, but the way I'm working on this album, it's to me, the way it seems like now, it seems like it'll be impossible for me to work this hard again for anything else.In May 2014, when asked about Tha Carter V, Lil Wayne said the album is all about 'growth' and that his music is 'supposed to be personal':Tha Carter V is about growth, flat-out. My thoughts are wiser.

I still say what I want to say—it just sounds better and makes more sense. That all comes with growth and maturity. I never try to send messages through music. Music is about self. It's supposed to be personal, a reflection of me, unless you have somebody writing it for you, and everybody know I'm not that artist.

I'm not sending a message because that message may not get across. Whatever message you take from it is your choice.In July 2014, in an interview with, he spoke about the album, saying:I was feeling the success of.

I felt like people wanted to hear me. I was amped to do that, but then? I don't know what happened. It was amazing. And then was just unexplainable, and now this one here, there are no words.

I just hope everyone likes it. I'm always feeling like I ain't done shit. I'm still nervous about Tha Carter V.But I'm confident about what I do, though I'm still nervous about what people think.In September 2019, 20 songs from the original version of Tha Carter V leaked.The following is the tentative 2014 tracklist.

Tha Carter V (2014 Version) – Part 1No.TitleWriter(s)Length1.' Better Get 'Em'Dwayne Carter2.'

Start This Shit Off Right' (featuring Christina Milian)Dwayne Carter3.' Light Up' (featuring Justin Timberlake)Dwayne Carter6:164.' Believe Me' (featuring Drake)Dwayne Carter5:385.' Open Safe'Dwayne Carter5:046.' Take it Slow'Dwayne Carter4:067.' Mute' (featuring Big Sean)Dwayne Carter3:388.'

Start a Fire' (featuring Christina Milian)Dwayne Carter3:539.' Moral To The Story'Dwayne Carter4:1910.' Famous' (featuring Reginae Carter)Dwayne Carter4:1111.' Mona Lisa' (featuring Kendrick Lamar)Dwayne Carter6:0512.' Smell Like Money' (featuring 2 Chainz)Dwayne Carter4:5113.' Scottie Pippen'Dwayne Carter5:0314.'

Carter'Dwayne Carter4:3715.' Stick 'Em'Dwayne Carter3:27Tha Carter V (2014 Version) – Part 2No.TitleWriter(s)Note(s)Length1.' She Said Better Get 'Em'Dwayne Carter2.' Gotti' (featuring The Lox)Dwayne Carter4:423.' Grindin' (featuring Young Jeezy and Young Thug)Dwayne CarterAlternate version featuring Drake released in 20144.' Holy'Dwayne Carter4:135.' Just Chill' (featuring Justin Bieber and French Montana)Dwayne Carter4:156.'

If I Don't She's Mine'Dwayne Carter4:097.' Shake It'Dwayne Carter3:458.' Velvet (Hoes)'Dwayne Carter5:109.'

Fuk'm Good'Dwayne Carter3:3110.' Good Poison' (featuring Mikky Ekko)Dwayne Carter11.' No Brainer' (featuring Flow)Dwayne Carter4:2912.' Never Really Mattered' (featuring Nicki Minaj)Dwayne CarterLeaked version featuring Birdman5:0613.' Brad Pitt' (featuring B.O.B)Dwayne Carter14.' Mano Y Mano' (featuring Gudda Gudda)Dwayne Carter15.'

Murda' (featuring Flow)Dwayne Carter16.' Let It All Work Out'Dwayne CarterTha Carter V (2014 Version) – Bonus tracksNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1.UntitledDwayne Carter2.' Hush Hush'Dwayne Carter3:123.UntitledDwayne Carter4.UntitledDwayne Carter5.UntitledDwayne Carter6.UntitledDwayne CarterRecording and production In May 2014, Lil Wayne's longtime record producer, former Cash Money artist, announced he would be reuniting with Wayne on Tha Carter V.

The collaboration marks the first time in 10 years that Fresh and Wayne worked together, not since 2004, when Wayne released and Fresh subsequently severed ties with the Cash Money Records. Also in May 2014, Atlanta-based rapper and producer, who previously produced 'Wowzerz' from (2013) for Lil Wayne, announced he was working with Wayne on the fifth installment of Tha Carter series. In June 2014, Atlanta-based record producer, revealed 'I got three records with Lil Wayne for Tha Carter V'. In July 2014, Lil Wayne's frequent collaborator confirmed he had produced songs for Tha Carter V. While on the red carpet of the 2014 in California on August 24, West Coast hip hop producer confirmed to MTV that Lil Wayne will be rapping over one of his beats on the album. In April 2016, New York-based record producer Myles William, revealed to the Arizona State Press, that he would produce a track for Tha Carter V.A good number of songs from Tha Carter V were recorded years before the album's release.

'Mona Lisa' featuring Kendrick Lamar was recorded in 2014 and was intended to be on the 2014 release of the album. The song was teased after Martin Shkreli was able to acquire the project in 2016 and the song was played on livestream. The song 'What About Me' originally featured Drake and was recorded in 2015. Post Malone was originally scheduled to be added to the song in the week before release, but didn't make to the album's initial release, possibly due to the verse not being finished.

The song would later be placed in the album's bonus tracks.Tha Carter V was mastered by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering, and was mixed by Fabian Marasciullo. Release and promotion In July 2012, Lil Wayne said that the album would be released in 2013.

On February 10, 2014, Lil Wayne's Young Money signee, Canadian recording artist, tweeted 'CARTER V'. On October 18, 2013, ' Vice President of Promotion Mel Smith, tweeted: 'Happy Friday!! New YMCMB music coming soon!! On February 15, 2014, during the festivities at Sprite's NBA All-Star concert at the in, Lil Wayne appeared as a special guest during Drake's set and performed various hits.

Wayne and Drake then broke the news that Tha Carter V was set to be released on May 5, 2014. On March 27, 2014, Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant announced that the album had been delayed.On April 28, 2014, basketball player revealed what some speculated would be Tha Carter V, via online photo-sharing and social networking service. Talking with, Wayne spoke about using athletes to promote the album, such as Kobe Bryant: 'Carter V Season' was all Kobe,' Lil Wayne said when asked about Bryant's contribution. 'He came up with it. I saw that and thought, 'That's dope as hell,' so that's what we're calling the album campaign. I thanked him. Then we thought about.'

In July 2014, in an interview with, Wayne spoke about when the album would be released, saying: 'I'm so not good with that. I think it drops either in September and then we have.ah I can't tell you the sneak thing. Anyway, yeah, I think it drops in September or August.' From August to September 2014, Lil Wayne embarked on a concert tour alongside Drake, billed. On August 14, 2014, Lil Wayne appeared on 's, where he unveiled the for Tha Carter V, which features Wayne's mother: 'It's perfect,' Wayne said. 'I always go with a baby picture. I wanted to go with one with my mama this time.To have my mom on there is more than an accomplishment.

It's an achievement.' During the ESPN interview, Wayne also announced that the album would be released on October 28, 2014. On October 28, 2014, Wayne released a (PSA), where he revealed the album had been delayed due to the album's tentative track list having over 31 songs. During the PSA, he stated that he worked too hard and refuses to cheat his fans and himself, therefore he came up with a way to give his fans every song he has recorded for the album, announcing: 'the first part of the Carter V album will be dropping December 9.

Stay tuned for the next part of the album'.On December 4, 2014, just five days before the album was due to be released, Wayne issued a statement saying the album would not be released on its expected release date, due to his displeasure with label-boss not wanting to release the album although it had been completed. Wayne also expressed his feelings by stating he felt both he and his creativity were being held 'prisoner'. On January 20, 2015, Wayne, a mixtape to compensate for the continued delay of Tha Carter V. It is the sequel to 2011's, which served the same purpose during the delay of his ninth album, (2011). Upon Sorry for the Wait 2 's release, it was noted Wayne Birdman and Cash Money Records several times throughout the mixtape. Birdman was reported to be upset with this.Despite his legal battle with Cash Money, Lil Wayne claims to have authority over when and how the album gets released.

He spoke in an interview, stating: 'Of course you're going to see Tha Carter V. I just don't want to put it out the wrong way.

Honestly, I can do what I want at any time. The fans deserve it to be right and that's how it's gonna be. I'ma make sure it's right. I can drop whatever I want to drop. That's why I keep dropping whatever I want to drop. But I'm not gonna give them Carter V the wrong way.' Wayne appeared on, and played the song 'Dedicate'.On November 10, 2018, Wayne released 3 additional songs, 'What About Me (feat.

),' 'Hasta La Vista,' and 'In This House (featuring ).' On November 10, 2018, Lil Wayne performed two songs, 'Can't Be Broken' with surprise guest and 'Uproar' with, from the album on.On December 13, 2018 Lil Wayne performed Don't Cry on and paid homage to rapper.Critical reception Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRating6.8/1072/100Review scoresSourceRatingB8/10B−7/107.4/104/5Tha Carter V received positive reviews from critics, with many considering it to be his best album since but criticizing its length.

At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an score of 72, based on fourteen reviews. Amorosi of gave a very positive review, writing, 'Musically, despite the age of some of the songs, V is fresh, flush and even frenetic at times, with the crunch of the Southern trap and ropey rap-rock sounds that Wayne pretty much started in the first place.' Evan Rytlewski of said, 'The long-delayed album captures Wayne how we want to remember him: openhearted, word-drunk, and exhilarated by the possibilities of his own versatility', and that 'the most surprising takeaway from Tha Carter V, it turns out, isn't that Wayne still has music this vital in him. It's that after all these years, there's still more to learn about him.'

Hanif Abdurraqib of said, 'Wayne is, by nature, an exciting rapper. His breathless, consistently accelerating flow is still present here, though not varied enough to work as well as it once did back in the day.' Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop said, ' Tha Carter V seemed destined for anticlimax. Luckily, Weezy made sure to revisit his project with modern sensibilities, imbuing the album with a sense of wisdom he may not possessed upon its initial conception. As a result, Tha Carter V feels insightful enough to appease those seeking something new from Wayne, while staying familiar enough for the ones who simply missed the flourishment of rap's elder statesman.' Mosi Reeves from said, 'It's an album full of poignant bars, fire, and passion from an artist who doesn't have anything left to prove', and that 'Tha Carter V can't compare to the first three point five Carter installments, or his epochal 2005–2007 mixtape run. But it doesn't need to.'

Thomas Hobbs from Highsnobiety said, “It might not be the best in the Carter series, but it's potentially the most important, paving the way for a new chapter in Weezy's career where more philosophical lyricism should allow him to transition into the role of a rap elder statesman, a lot like JAY-Z did with 4:44. Tha Carter V is a testament to the notion that when its creator is feeling up to the task, he has the look and feel of one of the greats.” The staff of magazine said, 'The album is indeed, as much for the journey that led to its release as the previously unseen layers that Weezy reveals.' Erin Hannon from said, 'Relationships with women are at the forefront of Tha Carter V, including a desperate cry for help from his mother on 'I Love You Dwayne,' which leads into the sorrowful 'Don't Cry,' featuring a chorus from the late XXXTENTACION. Despite the revelations, the album is not without its expected bangers.'

Andy Kellman of said, 'Almost 90 minutes in length, it's pieced together with material recorded from years to weeks ahead of release, and one cut goes back to resemble an early-2000s crossover bid, from its smoothly melodic Mannie Fresh production to its Ashanti hook. A greater portion forms a sluggish, indistinct mass.

For all the excess and buildup, this exhibits Wayne on an upswing, lucid and invigorated.' However, Jordan Bassett of gave the album a more mixed review, stating that 'It could have been his emotional swansong, and much of this long-delayed album is an elegiac homage to Lil Wayne's outlier status as an elder statesman of hip-hop. Sadly, he cheapens himself on Tha Carter V', later clarifying the reason as 'misogyny'. Jon Sorentino Caramanica from said, 'Excess bravado was always a part of his proposition, but this album drags and seeps, with long stretches of shrugs in between moments of invention.' Lil Wayne can still spew bars with dizzying dexterity, but his self-editing isn't great; there are terrific beats (Uproar) and lame ones (Took His Time). Mona Lisa is a piece of storytelling noir in which Wayne goes head-to-head with Kendrick Lamar, and does not come out lacking. It's not that C5 is too little, too late; more that the baton between the generations passed some time ago.

Accolades Year-end listsPublicationListRank50 Best Albums of 20181850 Best Albums of 201818Biggest Album Debuts of 20183The Best Albums of 20181830 Best Albums of 201815Hip-Hop Albums: 30 Best Of 20189Commercial performance Tha Carter V debuted at number one on the US with 480,000, including 140,000 pure album sales. It had the second-largest streaming week for an album with 433 million streams. The record is also Lil Wayne's fourth US number-one album.

It is his third album to top, opening at number one there with 24,000 consumption units. As of November 18, 2018, Tha Carter V has sold one million album-equivalent units in the United States.The album debuted at number 5 on the, giving Wayne his highest-charting album in the United Kingdom.After the album's release on September 28, one of its hit singles, had sparked a viral dance challenge shortly after. Notable celebrities and Internet stars had participated in this challenge, such as Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Shiggy, and Lil Wayne's daughter, Reginae Carter.Track listing Credits adapted from,. I Love You Dwayne'Jacida Carter2:002.'

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'Comfortable'Released: September 29, 2008Tha Carter III is the sixth by American rapper, released on June 10, 2008,. It follows a long string of mixtape releases and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists records, helping to increase his exposure in the mainstream. Amid release delays and, Tha Carter III became one of the most anticipated releases of 2008. It is widely regarded as one of Wayne’s best projects.The album debuted at number one on the U.S.

It reached sales of 2.88 million copies by the end of 2008 and produced four singles that achieved chart success, including the international hit ' and hits ', ', and '.Upon its release, Tha Carter III received universal acclaim from music critics and earned Lil Wayne several accolades, including a spot on 's list of. It has been certified by the. Tha Carter III features appearances from, and, among others. It also features, who is credited posthumously following his death in February 2008. Contents.Background and recording stated that producers would include,.

In an interview with HipHopCanada.com, of the stated that he and produced a track called 'Outstanding', which later eventually leaked. The Runners have stated that they have produced three tracks for Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne revealed that he has a track for, which he has yet to send to him. He described this song as the 'craziest'.

Some believe that his request was turned down, but it most likely turned into ' on his 2010 album.The album features guest appearances by,. Reported that worked on a couple of tracks for the album and that a song featuring, and was likely to appear on the album. However, that Timbaland-produced track did not make the final cut. Confirmed that he will be credited for five tracks on the final cut of Tha Carter III, but only one is featured on the album. After the copyright controversy of 'Playing with Fire', the track was later removed and replaced with another David Banner-produced track 'Pussy Monster'. Stated he was also working on the album.

When asked about how many tracks Kanye West had contributed, he answered:On the first visit he had five joints, on the second visit he gave me a CD with fifteen 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. Music Tha Carter III 's lead single, ', peaked at number one on the, staying at the top for three weeks. It was Wayne's most successful solo single in his career, winning one, a Award, and an. The song was praised as an 'electro-bumpin'.infectious track', perceived as more of a 'bubblegum' pop track than rap. The second track on the album, ', was nominated for a Grammy while also peaking within the Hot 100.

It was praised for featuring, which was seen as Jay-Z passing the throne to Wayne. The second single, ', was a top ten hit and was praised as one of the best songs of 2008. The song garnered countless freestyles and remixes, while Wayne's original version was praised with 'spectacular rhyme'. Carter', the sixth track, was also praised for lyrical content and humor as Wayne took on the persona of a doctor performing surgery on various patients (a metaphor for Wayne resurrecting hip-hop ). 'Tie My Hands', featuring, was praised as a deep track featuring 'political commentary' and 'despair' with Thicke's performance being the most complementary to Wayne. 'Phone Home' also features various alien metaphors reminiscent of the film (1982).

Release and promotion 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. The Leak was to be officially released on December 18, 2007, with the actual album being delayed until June 10, 2008. 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 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'.On May 24, 2008, 10-second snippets of multiple songs were leaked onto AT&T Media Mall. On May 30–31, Tha Carter III was leaked internationally. The first of the leaks were distributed on May 30 at around 8pm where five songs from the track list were available on the internet. Hours later on May 31 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 DJs and the mixtape scene days before.

Lil Wayne later called 's radio show Shade 45 Sirius Satellite Radio to explain that his comments were meant specifically for DJ Empire who leaked his materials periodically without his permission, consent, or knowledge; he also apologized for any misunderstandings between him and the numerous DJs 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. Singles The album's lead single, ', topped the US for 5 non-consecutive weeks, making it Wayne's most successful single in his career. The album's second single, ', was another top ten. It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also won a Grammy for Best Rap Song.

The video for the second single, 'A Milli', was set to be released in May, and has since been mainstreamed. Multiple versions of the track were to be included on the album as 'skit-like' tracks, featuring artists such as, Cory Gunz,. Another artist, 13-year-old Lil Chuckee, was also set to appear on one of the 'A Milli' skits. None of the skits made the final cut of the album. The third single is ', featuring. It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The fourth single is ', featuring. It made the Top 20 in just four weeks. 'Comfortable' was sent to American radio as the album's fifth and final single on September 29, 2008. 'Lollipop', 'A Milli', 'Got Money', and another track, ', were nominated for a Grammy. Lil Wayne also performed ' with at the 51st Grammy Awards.The album also featured the releases of promo singles. '3 Peat' peaked at number 66 on the Billboard 100.

' featuring and was released as a promo single, peaking at number 81 on the Billboard 100. ', featuring, peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 100, number 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, and number 13 on the Top Rap Songs. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group in 2009.Lawsuits On July 24, 2008,. Filed a against Lil Wayne for and, specifically referring to the track 'Playing with Fire'. In the lawsuit, Abkco claims that the song was obviously derived from ' ', to which Abkco owns the rights.

Subsequently, 'Playing with Fire' was removed from the track list of Tha Carter III on all and replaced with the produced track, 'Pussy Monster'.On March 2011, producer (Darius Harrison) sued Wayne and his parent labels Cash Money Records over unpaid royalties from Tha Carter III album. On May 2011, producer Bangladesh also filed a lawsuit against Weezy & Co. Over unpaid royalties. In early June 2011, another producer named filed a lawsuit against Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records on claims that the labels have failed to pay him over $1.5 million in royalties and production services for his work on the album, also including his songwriting on 'Love Me or Hate Me', a bonus song featured only on the deluxe edition of the album. Also in June 2011, Dallas producers filed a lawsuit against him claiming Wayne owed them at least $1 million in unpaid royalties for ' from Tha Carter III.

Critical reception Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRating84/100Review scoresSourceRatingBB−A−8.7/10Tha Carter III received universal acclaim from. At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an score of 84, based on 26 reviews. Editor David Jeffries praised Wayne's 'entertaining wordplay and plenty of well-executed, left-field ideas'. 's Alex Macpherson lauded Wayne's rapping, stating 'Just trying to keep up with Wayne's mind as he proves the case is a thrill. He breaks language down into building blocks for new metaphors, exploiting every possible semantic and phonetic loophole for humour and yanking pop culture references into startling new contexts'. Jonah Weiner of called it 'a weird, gripping triumph'.

Writer commended its themes and stated 'This isn't a mixtape, it's a suite of songs, paced and sequenced for maxaqimum impact.' Of commented that Wayne 'has clearly worked to make ' Tha Carter III ' a statement of its own: one that moves beyond standard hip-hop boasting (though there's plenty of that) to thoughts that can be introspective or gleefully unhinged'. 's Ryan Dombal stated, 'he distills the myriad metaphors, convulsing flows, and vein-splitting emotions into a commercially gratifying package'. In his consumer guide for, critic noted that 'every track attends to detail' and quipped, 'From the start you know this is no mixtape because it's clearer and more forceful.' Stated that 'the prince of hip-hop gets a blessing from the king.' Mosi Reeves of gave it a favorable review and noted that the album 'hearkens to when rap meant rapp: Isaac Hayes talking for days about some girl he broke with, or Bobby Womack signifying while strumming a blues guitar.'

Of called Lil Wayne 'the man of the moment, but the disc's best moments strive for timelessness and attain it.' Freedom du Lac commended Wayne for his 'impulses to be outrageous and unconventional', calling him a 'nonsensical genius', but found the album 'uneven'. Tom Breihan of described it as 'a sprawling mess, and it clangs nearly as often as it clicks' and 'a work of staggering heights and maddening inconsistencies', but commended Wayne for his unconventional performance, stating 'On paper, this is a textbook focus-grouped major-label hodgepodge, replete with girl songs and club songs and street songs. But every facet of the album comes animated and atomized by Wayne's absurdist drug-gobbling persona'. Drew Hinshaw of stated ' Tha Carter III is a monumental album full of powerful, self-defeating statements that obliterate rap's internal logic without offering too much more than indifferent bong logic in return. Judged, however, as a collection of singles and quotable verses—the criteria on which we've been grading hip-hop records since the end of disco— Tha Carter III is an agonizing piece of work'.

Jeff Weiss of the found it 'scattershot', stating 'When Wayne's mad alchemy works, Tha Carter III evinces shades of brilliance that merit the wild hype, but in its transparent attempts to define its era, it fails, falling victim to the imperial bloat of its big-budget mishmash of styles.' Jon Caramanica of wrote that 'this schizoid album. is alternately mesmerizing and inscrutable.' 's Dave Hughes viewed that it lacks a 'focus' as an album, and stated, 'while there are a lot of.

great moments here, Carter III is not the definitive statement of Wayne's mastery that he clearly intended it to be.' Brandon Perkins of commented that 'As a sum of its parts, Tha Carter III does not transcend, but a good number of those parts are otherworldly enough.'

Julian Benbow of said the album was 'not an instant classic, but it is the best rap album since Kanye West dropped 'Graduation' last year.' Danton of the said of Lil Wayne, 'If his raspy, cartoonish voice didn't mark him as different, his quick wit, offhanded wordplay and quirky subject matter should have in a genre populated largely by grim-faced imitators.' Other reviews are average or mixed: Chase Hoffberger of gave the album three stars out of five and said, 'It's Wayne's personality that both floats and sinks TCIII.'

Kilian Murphy of also gave it a score of three out of five and stated, 'Gifted MC loses the run of himself without Mannie Fresh.' Of likewise gave it a score of three out of five and said the album 'is scattershot, which oddly strengthens its faults, as if any lull in quality means that the next batch of producers can just reset the formula.' (However, nearly three years later, in 2011, Alex Robertson of the same website gave the album a score of four-and-a-half out of five and said it was 'sort of a miracle: it's way too weird and confusing to be on the mainstream rap charts-to be that record that everyone knows about-but it is anyway.

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This album was in opposition to much of modern rap but somehow became popular and then proceeded to completely consume the genre and change its direction. Tha Carter III is a contradictory, against-all-odds masterpiece, and Lil Wayne may never perfect this balance again. I sincerely question: will anyone?'

) Ajitpaul Manjat of gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five and stated that, 'equipped with the stylish, but too-often substance-less Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne seems poised to flip the script on the 'rapper racists' (radio stations, MTV) by evolving into the 'biggest' rapper alive.' Accolades Tha Carter III was ranked number one in 's list of the 33 best albums of 2008. Christgau ranked its deluxe edition as the second best album of 2008. The album was also ranked number three on Rolling Stone 's list of the top 50 albums of 2008.

It was nominated for a, and it won for at the, while ' won for and ' won for. Magazine ranked the album number 103 on its list of the Top 200 Albums of the Decade. In 2012, the album was ranked number 437 on 's list of. In 2012 named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.

Commercial performance With opening day sales figures of approximately 423,000, the album sold 1,005,545 copies in its first week in the United States. With its first week sales, it is the largest first week sales for any album in 2008 in the United States and the first album to reach the million mark in one week since 's (2005). Tha Carter III has also reached the top spot in the, selling nearly 21,000 units. Elsewhere, the album achieved moderate success, entering at only number 23 in the and number 34 on the. 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.Tha Carter III had sold approximately 2.88 million copies in 2008.

By the end of 2008, it was named the best-selling album of the year in the United States. On February 12, 2009, the album was certified by the (RIAA), following shipments of three million copies. Track listing No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1.' . Maestro. Deezle5:50Deluxe edition bonus discNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1.' 'Carter, Lenny Mollings, Johnny Mollings4:552.'

Holland, WarwarStreetrunner3:253.' Kush'Carter, Brooks, L.L. Love Me or Hate Me'CarterGX4:005.' Talkin' About It'Carter, RodriguezInfamous3:31limited deluxe edition bonus discNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1.' Action'Carter, HarrisonDeezle3:452.' Whip It'Carter, HarrisonDeezle6:013.'

I'm Me'Carter, Mollings, MollingsDJ Nasty & LVM4:554.' Gossip'Carter, Dozier, Holland, Holland, WarwarStreetrunner3:255.' Kush'Carter, McCall, McCall, ThomasMaestro3:426.' Love Me or Hate Me'CarterGX4:007.' Talkin' About It'Carter, RodriguezInfamous3:31Notes.

'Comfortable' contains an uncredited sample from ', written by, and, and performed by Keys. 'Dr. Carter' contains samples from 'Holy Thursday', written by. 'DontGetIt' contains samples from ', written by, and. 'Action' contains a sample of '.

'I'm Me' contains samples of ', ', ', and 'Cash Money Millionaires' by Lil Wayne, 'God Moving Over the Face of the Waters' by, and '. 'Gossip' contains a sample of ' by Margie Joseph. 'Kush' contains a sample of 'Honey Wild'. Personnel Credits for Tha Carter III adapted from.