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4 days ago
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Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
Summary Lil Wayneopens this week'sBillboard 200at No. 2 withTha Carter VI. His latest studio effort earned 108,000 equivalent album units in its first week. The total includes 73,000 in streaming equivalent album units (97.06 million on-demand streams of the songs), 34,000 in album sales and 1,000 in track equivalent album Carter VImarks Weezy's 13th top 10 record, with the rest of the albums under hisTha Cartertrilogy peaking at No. 1 or No. 2. Also appearing in this week are ENHYPEN at No. 3 withDESIRE: UNLEASH, which earned 100,000 equivalent album units, Addison Rae'sAddisonat No. 4 with 48,500 equivalent album units and Turnstile'sNEVER ENOUGHat No. 9 (their first top 10) with 38,000 equivalent album units. Making up the rest of this week's top 10 are Morgan Wallen at No. 1, SZA at No. 5, My Chemical Romance at No. 6, Sabrina Carpenter at No. 7, Wallen again at No. 8 and Kendrick Lamar at No. 10.
Hypebeast
13-06-2025
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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.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
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Lil Wayne Recruits Future & Lil Baby for Somber ‘Momma Don't Worry': Listen
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter VI week has been filled with surprises. After enlisting Nicki Minaj for the 'Banned From NO (Remix),' Weezy returned 24 hours later on Thursday (June 12) to clash with Lil Baby and Future on 'Momma Don't Worry.' Future handles chorus duties on the somber track, which finds the trio calming their mothers' worries, assuring them at their turbulent upbringings prepared them for the callousness of life. More from Billboard 'Billboard Unfiltered': Reviewing Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' & His All-Time Ranking in Rap Former Evanescence Guitarist, Jen Majura, Announces Decision to 'Step Away' From Music Industry Douglas McCarthy, Nitzer Ebb Vocalist, Dies Aged 58 'Momma, don't worry, I got my pistol/ I'm gettin' my dollars, you birthed a real n—a/ Told my daddy, 'Don't be sorry, I'm not gon' blame you'/ If it weren't for struggle, my dreams, they wouldn't came true,' Future raps. Baby takes the baton and continues with the same theme, speaking directly to his mother. 'Told Momma, 'Don't worry, you know you raised a hard body'/ Granny called the other day, said, 'Don't scratch 'cause God got you,'' he asserts. Weezy joins the mix and addresses the lack of a relationship with his father, who was absent from his life following a divorce from Wayne's mom. 'Told my daddy, 'I don't blame you, neither claim you'/ You was never in the picture, somebody framed you/ Mom's bought my first pistol, brought me to the range too,' he spews. Lil Baby and Weezy have teamed up for tracks like 'Forever' in the past, while the New Orleans rap legend has an extensive history with Future, uniting with him on songs including 'Love Me,' 'After That,' 'Oxy' and the 'Karate Chop (Remix).' Tha Carter VI arrived on Friday (June 6) featuring assists from Kodak Black, MGK, Bono, BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll and Big Sean. Listen to 'Momma Don't Worry' below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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10-06-2025
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Lil Wayne Brings ‘Tha Carter' Album Series Full-Circle With ‘A Milli' Performance at 2025 BET Awards
Lil Wayne was in the house at Monday night's (June 9) 2025 BET Awards, with the rap icon taking the stage to perform both a new song and a classic track on the heels of the release of his new album Tha Carter VI. Weezy's performance came a little over an hour into the show, with the star making a dramatic entrance as a gospel choir in red robes sang and fog clouded the Peacock Theater stage in Los Angeles. As the audience greeted him with raucous applause, Wayne fittingly opened with 'Welcome to Tha Carter,' which is the second track from his latest LP. More from Billboard Here Are the 2025 BET Awards Winners (Updating Live) Quincy Jones Remembered by Lucky Daye, Luke James & Miles Caton With Smooth 2025 BET Awards Tribute Jamie Foxx Honored by Stevie Wonder & Reflects on Health Scare at BET Awards: 'You Can't Go Through Something Like That & Not Testify' 'Man of my word, I stand on my word/ Y'all get on my nerves, I get high and land like a bird,' the hip-hop titan spit, clutching a drink in a plastic tumbler. 'Respect, I don't demand, I deserve, my standards superb/ Family first, family second, family third.' Tunechi then rolled seamlessly into his next selection for the night, giving fans a blast from the past by dusting off his 2008 hit 'A Milli.' As he recited the iconic bars with a big smile on his face, fans in the crowd rapped along to the lines 'A million here, a million there.' Peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, 'A Milli' was one of several hits on Wayne's critically acclaimed Billboard 200-topper Tha Carter III, aka the third installment in his yearslong Tha Carter album series. The rapper recently added to the series with the long-awaited June 6 release of Tha Carter VI, a sprawling 19-track effort featuring collaborations with Wyclef Jean, BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll, MGK and more co-stars. The same day he dropped Tha Carter VI, Wayne kicked off his tour in support of the album with a performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Weezy is up for a few prizes at the 25th-anniversary BET Awards — hosted this year by Kevin Hart — including best male hip hop artist against BigXthaPlug, Bossman DLow, Burna Boy, Drake, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Key Glock and Tyler, The Creator. Wayne is also nominated twice in the best collaboration category, with both his work on Bless with Wheezy and Young Thug and 'Sticky' with Tyler, GloRilla and Sexyy Red picking up nods. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
09-06-2025
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All 14 Lil Wayne Albums, Ranked (Staff Picks)
Over the weekend, Lil Wayne shook the game up once again by dropping off his latest album Tha Carter VI. To celebrate the release, Weezy also hosted a blockbuster show at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday (June 6), where he ran through hits both new and old, flexing his dominating catalog in a star-studded 70 minute showcase. It was a glorious reminder of Tunechi's unparalleled greatness and hard work. From his early days as a Hot Boy, to his legendary mixtape run, to his groundbreaking studio records, Wayne's awe-inspiring grind resulted in one of the greatest outputs in hip-hop history. More from Billboard Angie Martinez Speaks on Her New 'IRL' Podcast and the Importance of Vulnerability in Her Interviews Here's What Advice Kendrick Lamar Gave Ray Vaughn During His Battle With Joey Bada$$ Cardi B Stresses 'Music Is a Collaboration' While Accepting 2025 ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award Over the years, Weezy has evolved into a genre-defining figure, and his catalog as a result is a wild ride filled with exorbitant highs (Tha Carter III) and crushing lows (Rebirth). Not every Wayne album is perfect — and from our first handful of listens, Tha Carter VI might unfortunately be one of his more imperfect releases — but the New Orleans spitter has made a career out of taking creative risks regardless of the outcome, and that needs to be applauded. Even when these risks haven't paid off, it's undeniable that Wayne has forever changed the course of mainstream rap because of them. Whether you're a longtime fan or not, the breakdown below of Wayne's albums aim to celebrate the highs, acknowledge the missteps and explore how Weezy's music reflects a career forever defined by resilience, reinvention and a relentless amount of unparalleled lyricism. Let's dive in and see how the legacy stacks up, one album at a time. While Lil Wayne should be praised for his experimentation, Rebirth's risky venture down a rock-and-roll-trodden path didn't garner the best results. 'Drop The World' was the only major success, as Weezy's Auto-Tuned drizzlings and occasional guitar riffs couldn't save the record from flop status. Regardless, it reaffirmed his status as a creative risktaker, and you can't fully hate on Wayne's earnest-if-dated attempt to try and shake up the music industry snow globe. (Weezy did rap 'Confidence is the stain they can't wipe off' on 'Drop.') His commitment was and remains endearing. — MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY Unlike Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise — which only seems to get better over time — the same can't be said for Lil Wayne's beloved Carter series. On Friday (June 6), Wayne unloaded his sixth entry and whiffed entirely. The lackluster showing isn't solely his fault — he flashes glimpses of vintage, Martian-level creativity on the BigXthaPlug-assisted 'Hip-Hop' and the ovation-worthy outro 'Written History.' But what derails the entire experience is his porous beat selection: 'Peanuts 2 N Elephant,' produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is a full-blown trainwreck, while 'If I Played Guitar' is a putrid rehash of 'How to Love.' Unless Wayne brings in better producers, he may need to retire the Carter name before it further muddies the legacy of this legendary series. — CARL LAMARRE While far from Wayne's strongest album, FWA makes sense under the context with which it was created. Made in 2015, during a time when Birdman appeared to holding Carter V hostage, FWA was created as an exclusive under the Tidal streaming service, with which Weezy was a fellow 'artist owner.' This means that FWA was created either with demos or under duress, either way leading to an uneven project filled with solid bars over solid beats. Memorability never felt like the goal of FWA, with songs like 'London Roads' and 'Murda' merely proving ghostly echoes of Carter IV's past. Instead, the set served as more of a necessary reminder that Weezy was still here, and largely succeeded at satiating his restless fans for a bit longer before the Carter V could finally see the light of day later in the decade. — M.C.G. 2002's 5000 Degreez showcased a young 19-year-old Lil Wayne finding his voice. The tape was full of ripe potential, with songs like 'Where You At' and 'Way of Life' offering glimpses of the hip-hop powerhouse Tunechi would soon become. But 5000 Degreez felt shrouded in a fog of monotony: The tape was obviously meant as an ode to Juvenile's 4000 Degreez, but what emerged in Weezy's version was a lot of similarly constructed club records that bled into one another. Pockets of greatness did emerge through that fog, but clearly the best was yet to come. — M.C.G. I Am Not a Human Being 2 was almost destined to be a slump, considering even Weezy himself derided the project as a 'bum-ass album' before its 2013 release. The standout singles ('Love Me', 'Rich as F—k,' 'No Worries,') were the only particularly memorable tracks, making some solid impact in clubs and on radio. Even then, these were far from Weezy's greatest lyrical accomplishments, and at times felt almost satirical ('P—y in my face, I ain't got no worries'). Every other song came and went as quickly as a gentle breeze, and a major days-long health scare for Wayne lessened the work's commercial impact even further. — M.C.G. The original I Am Not a Human Being came at a strange time in Weezy's career. Released right before his own release from jail on a gun possession charge, the album felt immeasurable in terms of what it meant for Wayne's career at this moment. And the Drake-assisted four-peat of 'Gonorrhea,' 'With You,' 'I'm Single' and 'Right Above It' all stuck the landing, capturing the waning Young Money chemistry at one of its last high points. But the album's other tracks — even some of the ventures with Nicki Minaj — felt undercooked, considering how high the stakes were for Wayne's career. Would Weezy emerge from jail able to return to his era of dominance? Would he fall back and recalibrate? I Am Not a Human Being, which included songs mostly recorded before his eight month Rikers Island stint, did not offer any clear answers. — M.C.G. Emerging after the pressure surrounding Carter V's release had finally lifted, 2020's Funeral served as a playful return to form for Weezy. Tapping back into a breakneck level of efficiency seen during his prolific post-Carter II mixtape run, Wayne raps about nothing in particular with a devilish glint in his eye. Songs like 'Bastard (Satan's Kid)' and 'Line Em Up' cover the usual array of braggadocious Wayne topics — being the best, smoking that loud, eliminating the opps — but it's clear he feels a sense of relief while he raps. Wayne can't seem to get the bars out fast enough. Yes, Funeral is bloated, and its slower songs drag the tape down to a slog, but hearing Wayne have fun again after the emotional and legal turmoil surrounding the Carter V made the highs of Funeral feel very high. — M.C.G. Tha Block Is Hot will always have a nostalgic place in the heart of any longtime Weezy fan. Songs like 'Tha Block Is Hot' and 'Loud Pipes' will always get a party going, and 'F—k tha World' will always cause some diehard Wayne fan to step out of the woodwork and rap it word-for-word. Wayne's 1999 debut was quickly overshadowed by much of what came after, but Tha Block Is Hot is filled with the bristling potential of a future rap superstar. — M.C.G. Arguably his most underrated album, 2000's Lights Out showed glimpses of Wayne's superstar potential and songwriting prowess. It's also the first album where he starts to hint at Jay-Z's influence — specifically on the track 'Lil One,' where he and Baby perform their own version of Jigga and Memphis Bleek's 'Coming of Age' series. Then, there's the standout Hot Boys posse cut 'Shine,' which proved once again that Weezy and Cash Money weren't just a Southern Rap phenomenon: It was a favorite in the New York City area back then, getting major play in this writer's car specifically. — ANGEL DIAZ From the legal drama, to the personal turmoil between Birdman and Weezy, to the blockbuster run of Carter II through IV, The Carter V's hype was impossible to match by the time it dropped in 2018. Still, the album met the colossal moment to the best of its ability: 'Uproar' remains a classic, and gave Wayne his first lead major radio hit as a lead artist in years. Meanwhile, 'Mona Lisa' made good on the long-awaited sparring match between K-Dot and Weezy with a tongue-twisting flurry of a song, and Nicki Minaj offered an excellent R&B feature on 'Dark Side of the Moon.' Still, there were only a few obvious standout moments across the album, which is surprising considering its nearly hour-and-a-half runtime. While it's far from Weezy's best Carter entry, Tha Carter V was an undeniably solid return for Tunechi. — M.C.G. The album that started it all. While Tha Block Is Hot announced Weezy's arrival, Tha Carter announced his candidacy for Greatest Rapper Alive status. With Mannie Fresh cooking up some of his most gourmet instrumentals ever, Lil Wayne completely shifted his style of rapping to a braggadocious flair heavily inspired by the elegance of Jay-Z. 'Go D.J.,' 'Earthquake' and 'This Is The Carter' are just a few of the classics that appeared on the project, and while even better Carter editions would soon follow, the first served as the rumble of thunder in the distance, signaling that a massive storm was coming. — M.C.G. After clinching a 'three-peat' with his trio of Carter albums, Wayne salivated at the idea of securing another game-winning performance on Tha Carter IV. Tracks like '6 Foot 7 Foot,' 'Nightmares of the Bottom,' 'She Will' and 'John' showcased the New Orleans werewolf still operating near his peak. But the album lacked the horsepower that made Carter II and Carter III hum, and though it delivered another near-million in first-week sales, a few unfortunate missteps — including his limp shots at Pusha T on 'It's Good' and his drowsy, insipid take on romance in 'How to Love' — ultimately soured Tha Carter IV's potential to match its two predecessors. — C.L. After establishing himself as one of hip-hop's most cerebral lyricists on Tha Carter II, Wayne had his sights set on mainstream dominance with Tha Carter III. Unlike its predecessor, Wayne's stab at pop superstardom was deliberate. Songs like 'Lollipop' and 'Mrs. Officer' were melodic ear candy, while records such as 'A Milli' and 'Mr. Carter' fortified his lyrical firepower. Wayne's transformation from Hot Boy sidekick to Rap Goblin was complete when he decoded his genius on this 2008 masterwork, becoming hip-hop's most undeniable typhoon. — C.L. Sometimes, a rapper enters a zone that few have been able to enter. Fresh off the promising first entry in Tha Carter series, Wayne entered rarified air and delivered his first classic album, which then put him on an ascent that he's just now recently coming down from. Tha Carter II officially made Lil Wayne a superstar, putting him in the conversation for Best Rapper Alive with songs like 'Tha Mobb,' 'Money on My Mind,' and 'Hustler Musik,' all of which remain classics in his catalog. And while those tracks foreshadowed what he had up his sleeve lyrically with his much talked about mixtape run that came after, a record like 'Shooter' featuring Robin Thicke showed that he also had the mainstream appeal — which we would see come to a head on the massive third Carter album, when he sold a mind-boggling one million copies during its first week. Tha Carter II was his launching pad into a new stratosphere. — A.D. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
