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Hypebeast
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' Projected to Debut at No. 2
Summary Lil Wayne'sTha Carter VIis looking to debut at No. 2 on next week'sBillboard 200chart. As perHITS Daily Double, Weezy's latest release is projected to earn somewhere between 120,000 to 140,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Additional reports claim that 35,000 of that total is credited to album sales. If estimates are correct,Tha Carter VIwill debut at No. 2. Tha Carter VImarks the rapper's first solo album in five years. It features guest appearances from BigXthaPlug, Jay Jones, Jelly Roll, Big Sean, Bono, 2 Chainz, Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Mannie Fresh, MGK, Kodak Black, Wayne's sons Kameron Carter and Lil Novi, as well as Nicki Minaj, Future and Lil Baby on the deluxe.
Hypebeast
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Lil Wayne 經典系列《Tha Carter》第六張專輯正式發行
本文看點 Lil Wayne的《Tha Carter VI》正式登場。 這張專輯是其經典系列《Tha Carter》的第六部作品，該系列始於 2004 年，而《Tha Carter VI》則距離上一張作品發行已近七年。這張專輯的宣傳相當低調，僅有一首預發行單曲《The Days》，此曲在不到 24 小時前於 NBA 總決賽宣傳活動中首次亮相。 專輯共收錄 19 首歌曲，合作陣容堅強，包括 BigXThaPlug、Jay Jones、Jelly Roll、Big Sean、2 Chainz、Andrea Bocelli、Wyclef Jean、Mannie Fresh、Lil Novi、MGK、Kodak Black 以及他的兒子 Kameron Carter。 1. King Carter2. Welcome To Tha Carter3. Bells4. Hip-Hop ft. BigXThaPlug、Jay Jones5. Sharks ft. Jelly Roll、Big Sean6. Banned From No7. The Days ft. Bono8. Cotton Candy ft. 2 Chainz9. Flex Up10. Island Holiday11. Loki's Theme12. If I Played Guitar13. Peanuts 2 N Elephant14. Rari ft. Kameron Carter15. Maria ft. Andrea Bocelli、Wyclef Jean16. Bein Myself ft. Mannie Fresh17. Mula Komin In ft. Lil Novi18. Alone In The Studio With My Gun ft. MGK、Kodak Black19. Written History 《Tha Carter V》於 2018 年 9 月 27 日，在 Lil Wayne 36 歲生日當天發行；《Tha Carter IV》於 2011 年 8 月 29 日發行；《Tha Carter III》於 2008 年 6 月 10 日發行；《Tha Carter II》於 2005 年 12 月 6 日發行；而首張《Tha Carter》則是在 2004 年 6 月 22 日發行。 《Tha Carter VI》是這位饒舌歌手自 2023 年 9 月發行的專輯前奏混音帶《Tha Fix Before Tha VI》以來，首次發行的個人長篇作品。此外，Wayne 和 2 Chainz 也於 2023 年 11 月合作發行了聯合專輯《Welcome 2 Collegrove》。 喜愛 Lil Wayne 的粉絲還請點選下方播放器聆聽 《Tha Carter VI》。
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lil Wayne Fleetingly Reminds Us Why He's One of the Best
Two years ago, Lil Wayne released a career-spanning compilation, I Am Music. It seems like an impossible task to summarize three decades of music that dates to his febrile debut as one-half of B.G.z in 1995, spans a record-breaking number of entries on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as dozens of official mixtapes and countless unauthorized leaks, and solidifies him as one of the most prolific and influential acts of his generation. But I Am Music largely skips over his heralded early material – there's nothing from his first three albums and forget about the Dedication and Drought tapes. He opts for the watery arena-sized chum that has girded his work ever since 'Lollipop' launched him to mega-stardom. Say what you want about his pleasing but overripe 2011 five-times platinum smash Tha Carter IV. Few would claim that his Bruno Mars collaboration 'Mirror' is an all-time highlight. I Am Music signified a dissonance that marks Wayne's catalog after 2008's eight-times-platinum Tha Carter III. Fans still celebrate him as the punchline-dropping weed head with aqueous cadences who reshaped Aughts hip-hop in his image while personifying Dirty South lyricism at its finest. But he has long since evolved into a pop avatar. The qualities that once made him so familiar yet beloved, from his tangy New Orleans vocal tone to his relentlessly funny rhyme schemes, have been thoroughly absorbed into the genre's firmament. If Wayne was a conceptual artist, perhaps he could rearrange those attributes into a masterwork less dependent on raw ability. But seems cursed to crank out the same 'ol rhythm 'n' blues, albeit not as vibrantly as in his gloried past. More from Rolling Stone Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. Open 'Hamilton' Medley With Original Cast at Tony Awards Lil Wayne Turned Madison Square Garden Into a Time Machine on His 'Tha Carter VI' Tour Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Wayne, Addison Rae, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Online insta-reactions to Tha Carter VI since its debut on streaming services last Friday have been mixed-to-negative, which seems unfair. It's not as thoroughly desultory as 2020's Funeral nor as distressing as 2013's I Am Not a Human Being II, the latter of which was released amid his widely publicized lean addiction and felt like a call for help. Waynee sounds happy, like a former champion boxer joyfully taking swings at a punching bag in his rec room. There's an appealing playfulness to tracks like 'Cotton Candy,' where he bandies around cocaine metaphors alongside 2 Chainz, and 'If I Played Guitar,' where he sings over a soupy pop-rock track. The album's final number, 'Written History,' opens with the voice of Muhammad Ali circa 'The Rumble in the Jungle,' and Wayne positions himself as a sports legend straining for one last ring. Unwittingly, he raps, 'I'm like Brady at 45, nigga,' never mind that Tom Brady's final season in the NFL didn't end well. But athletes' careers don't falter because they stop moving; it's because they don't move with the same quickness and creativity of their youth. Wayne's still got the punchlines: 'I still eat the rappers I heard, they're appetizers,' he boasts on 'Welcome to Tha Carter.' Perhaps inspired by how his 2018 track 'Uproar,' which relies on EZ Elpee's beat for G. Dep's 2001 hit 'Special Delivery,' became an ESPN broadcast staple, Wayne doubles down on the old-school hip-hop references. He raps over the bass rumble of Rick Rubin's beat for LL Cool J's 1985 chestnut 'Rock the Bells' for 'Bells,' and Swizz Beatz's keyboard fanfare from N.O.R.E.'s 1998 'Banned from TV' for 'Banned from NO.' 'I was raised on UGK/When them hoes say 'Weezy F.,' Weezy F. say U-C-K, bitch! (Fuck these hoes),' he sings on the otherwise awful 'Island Holiday,' itself a tepid interpolation of Weezer's 2001 anthem 'Island in the Sun.' For 'Loki's Theme,' he alludes to an Ice Cube verse from N.W.A's 1988 single 'Gangsta, Gangsta': 'Hold up, right, left, right, left, you're toothless/Break his nose, right hand full of mucus.' It's fun to hear him chop up OG arcana while overdosing on basketball and football shout-outs. 'Weed smoke got me chokin' like Reggie Miller, nigga,' he raps on 'Hip-Hop.' The issue with Tha Carter VI isn't relevance – old-head rap made by 40 and 50-something goats has thrived for years now – but a sense that nothing's really at stake. That wasn't the case with 2018's Tha Carter V, where Wayne sounded visibly moved by the innumerable trials he has endured. When he rapped, 'I am not number 1, it's true/I'm number 9-27-82' on the XXXTENTACION-assisted 'Don't Cry,' he sounded relieved to still be alive, regardless of his position in the genre's constellation. Here, there's no overarching purpose other than a desire to still dazzle us like before. At best, that leads to 'Cotton Candy,' 'Hip-Hop' and, if we're being charitable, 'Written History.' It also results in terrible cuts like 'The Days,' where Bono sings over an EDM thump; 'Peanuts 2 N Elephant,' where he riffs over a clumsily amateurish beat from Lin-Manuel Miranda that personifies the celebrity BFF phenomenon at its worst; and 'Mula Komin' In,' a duet with his son Lil Novi where he raps 'That's Lil Mula, that's my son, he my youngest…He's fuckin' your daughter, I'm fuckin' your woman.' And, much like Snoop Dogg's mediocre Iz It a Crime, Wayne only makes glancing mention of his dalliance with Donald Trump. 'I'ma red elephant like Donald Trump, but I still act a donkey like, 'Ha, what's up',' he raps on 'Peanuts 2 N Elephant.' Make of that what you will. 'I can't be nothing, just me…don't try to make me someone else,' Wayne sings on 'Bein' Myself,' a long-anticipated reunion with one time Cash Money godhead Mannie Fresh. Declining to revisit the vintage bounce of peaks like 'Go D.J.' and 'Tha Block Is Hot,' Mannie loops a melody from Dionne Warwick's '(I'm) Just Being Myself,' and Wayne convincingly argues why we should let him do him and stop demanding he evolve into a different type of artist. 'Get off my lawn because your lawn chair ain't a throne yet,' he raps. No one should begrudge Wayne for being contented on Tha Carter VI, secure in his reputation as one of the best to ever do it. But he can't prevent his audience from opting for the classics instead. 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The South African
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
Lil Wayne's Carter 6 has fans divided. Is it any good?
The Carter 6 will more than likely not stand the test of time. Do you even recall any songs on the previous Carter album? image: Instagram/liltunechi Lil Wayne has released the sixth instalment in his Carter series of albums. Fans are in two minds about The Carter 6, and with good reason. ADVERTISEMENT Weez F Baby, and the F might stand for flop. This album could and should be better than it is. LIL WAYNE IS BACK The top end of this album begins with King Carter. A spoken word artist introduces an atmospheric instrumental piece with an orchestral arrangement and a haunting guitar solo. You would be forgiven for thinking that you're about to listen to the best Lil Wayne album you have heard. Unfortunately, this isn't that. We all know how pivotal The Carter 3 was for global rap music, and if we're being sincere, nothing since The Carter 4 has been worth keeping. This project is not an easy listen. Naturally, the production sounds as expensive as you might expect. Bells is a good example of this, but his lyricism leaves a lot to be desired. A LITTLE TOO MUCH LEAN His whole style rests on his raspy delivery. His voice sounds like he might be feeling the weight of his alleged codeine addiction. It's a bit hard to listen to him, and the usually artful word play is not as impressive as we have grown accustomed to. You will find yourself three songs deep without a single quotable to write home about, which is highly uncharacteristic for a Lil Wayne album. WEEZY AND BIGXTHAPLUG Hip Hop is arguably the best song on the top half of the album. Jay Jones accompanies him on this one, along with BigXthaplug, who is a rapper that is worth checking out. The beat is a southern-styled street slapper, and the two approach the chorus like a duet, dispensing the hook in harmony with each other. COTTON CANDY A long-time collaborator of Lil Wayne's joins him on Cotton Candy. Atlanta's 2 Chainz and Wayne have always had a good rapport musically, and this is a testament to that, but again, the record is somewhat forgettable. Worthy of one listen, but I'm certain I won't be looking to play this song next week. ADVERTISEMENT A 19-TRACK OFFERING This is a large album. More concise anthologies in this era tend to be better. Attention spans have shrunk the world over, and this rings true for the people on the other side of the speaker. It's almost like attention wavers, and this is easy to detect the further down you go on The Carter 6. He didn't ladle every song with a feature, which is always good. Some artists did not need to appear on this album. Can someone tell me when we're going to have an honest conversation about Big Sean? It is hard to think of a more unskilled rapper than that, and yet somehow, he's still being invited to feature on people's albums as he does on the forgettable Sharks, which also features Jelly Roll. ELEPHANTS ON THE SAMPLE Peanuts 2 Elephant has had people talking. The arrangement makes use of elephants' trumpeting. A quirky, almost Bay Area-sounding beat makes for an intriguing listen. The raps are horrendous, however. Lil Wayne did manage to compile an interesting spread of producers ranging from talents like Wyclef Jean to Mannie Fresh and even actor Lin-Manuel Miranda but even their efforts behind the boards fail to stave off how disappointing The Carter 6 is. IS THE CARTER 6 GOOD? In all honesty, no. I have no intention of keeping this album or listening to it again, unfortunately. That's a hard thing to say as we are speaking about someone who once represented the ceiling of rap music. His bureaucratic issues with his mentor and father, Birdman, may have marginalised Lil Wayne out of his moment. As sharp as some of his guest appearances have been in recent years, that barely translated to this offering, which is a far cry from the timeless efforts exhibited on most of his past projects. Give it a listen, though. It is a polarising project, but the consensus will probably remain that this is definitely not Lil Wayne's best work. ARE YOU ENJOYING THE CARTER 6? Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 11. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lil Wayne setlist 2025: All the songs at Tha Carter 6 tour launch concert in NYC
Lil Wayne launched Tha Carter VI Tour on Friday, June 6, with a sold-out show at New York City's legendary Madison Square Garden that featured guest appearances by hip-hop legend LL Cool J and Cory Gunz. The tour is named for Weezy's 14th studio release, "Tha Carter VI," which hit the streets (and streaming services) the morning of the concert, boasting guest appearances by Andrea Bocelli, Bono, Jelly Roll, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, MGK, Wyclef Jean and Kodak Black alongside Lil Wayne's sons Kameron Carter and Lil Novi. The album is the sixth installment in Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter" series, and the tour is meant to celebrate all six installments, the first of which was released in 2004. These are the songs that made the setlist when Lil Wayne launched Tha Carter VI Tour with a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden, according to Billboard: 'King Carter' (Live debut) 'Welcome to Tha Carter' (Live debut) 'I'm Goin' In' 'Uproar' 'Tha Mobb' 'Fireman' 'Money on My Mind' 'Drop the World' 'Blunt Blowin'' 'Let the Beat Build' 'John' 'Hustler Musik' 'Rich as Fuck' 'Sharks' (Live debut) 'Hip-Hop' (Live debut) 'Banned From NO' (Live debut) 'I'm Single' 'Love Me' 'Lollipop' 'Mrs. Officer' 'She Will' 'How to Love' 'Watch My Shoes' 'Surf Swag' 'Wasted' 'Tunechi Rollin'' '6 Foot 7 Foot' 'Rock the Bells' (with LL Cool J) 'Bells' (Live debut) 'Every Girl' 'Loyal' 'Right Above It' 'Pop That' 'HYFR (Hell Ya (Expletive) Right)' 'The Motto' 'Steady Mobbin'' 'A Milli' Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more. He did the same in Pittsburgh for more than a decade. Follow him on X and Instagram @edmasley and on Facebook as Ed Masley. Email him at This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Lil Wayne setlist 2025: Tha Carter 6 Tour songs in NYC
