Track Listing

1. 3 Peat
2. Mr. Carter FEAT. Jay-Z
3. A Milli
4. Got Money FEAT. T-Pain
5. Comfortable FEAT. Babyface
6. Dr. Carter
7. Phone Home
8. Tie My Hands FEAT. Robin Thicke
9. Mrs. Officer FEAT Bobby Valentino
10. Let The Beat Build
11. Shoot Me Down FEAT. D. Dmith
12. Lollipop FEAT. Static Major
13. La La FEAT. Brisco & Busta Rhymes
14. Playing With Fire FEAT. Betty Wright
15. You Ain't Got Nuthin FEAT. Juelz Santana & Fabolous
16. DontGetIt

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-10
• Number of discs: 1

About the Artist
Unquestionably Cash Money/Universal Motown Records recording artist, Lil Wayne will go down in history as the best rapper of his generation. Indeed he may go down as one of the best artists in hip-hop period. One look at Lil Wayne's impeccable track record will convince even the most ardent skeptic that the New Orleans born lyricist is a strong contender for the crown of "Greatest of All Times."

In the span of his 13-year career, Lil Wayne has sold over six million units, including his magnum opus, The Carter II (2005) which sold over 2.5 million units. He has been featured on numerous high profile singles including Fat Joe's Grammy nominated single "Make It Rain," and in the past two years, Lil Wayne has recorded over 1,000 songs and freestyles. According to MTV, Lil Wayne has released more music in the last two years than the legendary Tupac Shakur.

Now with his highly anticipated sixth and arguably his best album The Carter III, Lil Wayne's career and legacy is set to climb to even greater heights. "I made The Carter III so that whatever song is on, it will stick with you forever," says Wayne. "That's why I took my time with it. I wanted it to be a classic."

A classic it will truly be. With production by Alchemist, Cool & Dre, David Banner, Kanye West, and Jim Jonsin, to name a few, and guest appearances by some of today's premiere recording artists including T-Pain (Got Money), Bobby Valentino (Mr. Officer), Babyface (Comfortable), Juelz Santana & Fabolous (Ain't Got Nuthin) and a special guest appearance by the legendary R&B singer Ms. Betty Wright (Play With Fire), Tha Carter III is an eclectic collection of 15 songs that range from simply brilliant to sheer genius.

The first single from the Tha Carter III, "Lollipop," featuring Static Major is the bubbling lead single that has Wayne delivering his clever lyrics laced with racy double entendres over a funky slow burning beat. Lil Wayne's second single, "A Milli"which was produced by Bangladesh (Ciara & Ludacris), is a booming 808 laced track augmented by a tight rhythmic snare, accented by handclaps and a sample that matches Wayne's staccato flow perfectly. In "Mr. Carter" featuring Jay-Z, we find the two trading introspective lyrics about their lives and legacy in the rap game with Wayne at his lyrical best dropping stream of conscious gems like: "I got the flo', I'm tryin' to see the roof/Didn't wear a bulletproof so I got shot, you can see the proof/Blind eyes can look at me and see the truth/Wonder if Stevie do?"

Born DeWayne Michael Carter, Jr. and raised in New Orleans infamously poor Hollygrove neighborhood, Lil Wayne was discovered by Cash Money CEO Brian "Birdman" Williams

when a mutual friend introduced him to the pre-teen rapper. The Birdman immediately saw a spark in the youngster's eyes and took him under his wing. In 1993, Lil Wayne and fellow Cash Money rapper B.G. came together as a duo called The BGs and released their debut EP True Stories. In 1997, a 15 year old Wayne joined forces with BG, Juvenile and Turk to form The Hot Boys for their debut album Get It How U Live. The record sold over 400,000 copies independently. The Hot Boys sophomore LP Guerilla Warfare (1999) went platinum and earned Wayne critical acclaim. That set the stage for his platinum selling 1999 solo debut Tha Block Is Hot. The album yielded a number one single with the title tune and was certified double platinum.

The following year Wayne released his sophomore LP Lights Out, which reached gold status and in 2002, Lil Wayne dropped his third solo LP 500 Degrees. It too went gold. Two years later Wayne released The Carter, the first album in the trilogy that would elevate Wayne to superstar status. The Carter (2004) was a commercial success selling over one million copies and reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart. In 2005, Wayne released The Carter II, which sold over 1.8 million records. 2006 saw the release of Like Father, Like Son, a collaboration between Lil Wayne and Birdman which has sold over 750,000 units.

GQ Magazine named Lil Wayne as its "Man Of The Year" for 2007. Rolling Stone Magazine tagged him as "Best MC of 2008" while Blender Magazine (2008) named him the "Best Rock Star Alive." So it should come as no surprise that his latest solo outing finds the hip-hop super star at the top of his game. With Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne proves to the world why he is indeed considered "the best rapper alive" and one of the great recording artists of his generation.

Album Description
Cash Money/Universal Motown Records multi-platinum artist Lil Wayne is once again taking control of the airwaves and breaking records in both with "Lollipop," the first single from his highly anticipated album Tha Carter III. This is the biggest add week that a hip-hop artist has received at Rhythm Crossover and the biggest any artist has received at Urban Radio including Beyonce and Mariah.

"Lollipop," is being well received at key radio stations across the country including: New York (Hot 97), Los Angeles (Power), Seattle (93 KUBE), Miami (99 Jamz), Philadelphia (Power 99), Atlanta (Hot 107) and Detroit (Hot 102). Lil Wayne's MySpace page received over a million unique views this week giving him the #1 Top Artist profile on the site. The video is currently in heavy rotation at MTV, MTV2, BET's Rap City and MTV Jams, where it appeared as the Jam Of The Week. The "Lollipop" video is also in medium rotation at MTV Hits and on BET's main playlist. Lil Wayne will also appear on BET's annual Spring Bling and will be only the 2nd artist in the event's history to perform for an entire episode!

Since the release of his last CD, the platinum selling Tha Cater II, Lil Wayne has guest appearances on over 70 songs for other artists including Fat Joe's 2008 Grammy nominated single "Make It Rain," DJ Khaled's "We Taking Over," and Wyclef Jeans' "Sweetest Girl." He also released a duet CD with Bryan "Birdman" Williams titled Like Father, Like Son in 2006 which was a critical and commercial success.

Customer Reviews

Like any classic - grows on you
I hated this album at first, especially relative to Carter II and some of Wayne's mixtapes, but then I went back to listening to self- conscious, overcerebrated artists like Lupe, Common and Hieroglyphics, and couldn't stand them. Going back to Carter III I realized how fresh it is in comparison and how much it had grown on me, in particular tracks like Mr. Carter, Phone Home and Let the Beat Build. Wayne's lyrics have fallen off, or at least failed to mature, but his pure unfiltered exuberance is contagious and that makes him the rarest kind of artist in my book.

Diminishing Returns on Tha Carter Trilogy
Tha Carter III was probably the most anticipated album of the year after many delays, publicity, and strong sales of the Tha Carter II many fans awaited this release. Being a big fan of Like Father, Like Son, and of course the Tha Carter, produced by the one and only talented Mannie Fresh this album fails to deliver in almost every aspect, lyrically and commercially. I really don't know where to begin with this album, but lets just say that Lil wayne needs to seriously ease up on the "Purple Drank", or the "Syrup" because he sounds like he's free styling the whole album and simultaneously struggling to stay awake. It seems as though Lil Wayne cannot write lyrics anymore, its just a few punch lines here and there some mediocre beats. I mean some of the songs are just unbearable to listen to preferably, Phone home, where he claims he's a martian!! "Mrs. Officer" is straight retarded. Lil wayne is so arrogant he feels as though he doesn't have to write lyrics anymore just make a cheesy beat with some meaningless garbage. I feel most lil wayne fans would agree with me if they listened to Tha Carter which is an incredible album. Unfortunately, Tha Carter III is the worst of the three by far, I mean his mix tapes, preferably "Tha Drought III" is by far better then this garbage. On top of all this he makes a bold claim that everybody knows by now, "The best Rapper Alive"??? Not so much so, Lil wayne, you better call your boy mannie fresh if you even dare to think about producing Tha Carter IV...yikes! But here is one suggestion, lay of the purple drank.....keep it real with yourself

The WORST sound my ears have ever had to hear in my life
This is by far the worst...worst...worst thing to ever exist. Yes this is the worst form of entertainment i have ever witnessed in my life. This is a sad country when people get paid millions to do this horrible stuff. i mean wow. This guy basically babels lazily and effortlessly over horrible "music" (it ain't music, the fisher price sounds my kid's toys play thats better music than this, no wait, that is music and this ain't even music at all!. All he talks about is how many girls he has sex with, how many other black people in his community he's killed, and how he's getting rich off it. no intelligent person would tolerate this junk. I would sell my soul to the devil so no one would ever have to listen to this cd again. thats how much i am sickened by the wackness of this cd. pick up IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE'S "THIRD WORLD" instead...AND HE BIT OF NAS' ALBUM COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!