Tha Carter IV

Tha Carter IV
Tha Carter IV
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released August 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
Recorded October 2008–July 2011
Genre Hip hop
Length 60:30
Label Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic
Producer Lil Wayne (exec.), Cortez Bryant (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.), Birdman (exec.), Willy Will, Bangladesh, Noel "Detail" Fisher, T-Minus, Polow da Don, Develop, Kenoe, Cool & Dre, Infamous, Rob Holladay, The Smeezingtons, Snizzy, MegaMan, Young Fyre, The Commission, Drum Up
Lil Wayne chronology
I Am Not a Human Being
(2010)		 Tha Carter IV
(2011)
Singles from Tha Carter IV
  1. "6 Foot 7 Foot"
    Released: December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)
  2. "John"
    Released: March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)
  3. "How to Love"
    Released: May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)
  4. "She Will"
    Released: August 16, 2011 (2011-08-16)
  5. "Mirror"
    Released: September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)

Tha Carter IV is the ninth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on August 29, 2011 through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. Recording sessions for the album began in late 2008, shortly after Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III (2008) was released to strong sales and critical acclaim: however, the sessions were put on hold, as Lil Wayne claimed he did not want to follow an album he held in high regard so quickly with another, potentially inferior release. In the interim, Lil Wayne released two other solo albums: the largely rock-themed Rebirth (2010) and I Am Not a Human Being (2010). 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.

Following Wayne's release from prison, the album was re-recorded from scratch. 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 album's largely concerns the themes of sex, violence, drugs and crime, but also love, hurt and emotional conflict. Appearances 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.

Following a heavily delayed release, Tha Carter IV was released to digital retailers at midnight on August 28, 2011, following Wayne's scheduled performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and physical retailers received the album the following day. The Carter IV achieved first week sales of 964,000 copies in the United States and became Lil Wayne's second album to top the US Billboard 200 in its first week. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were divided in their responses towards the album's production and Wayne's own performances on the album: they felt it a disappointment compared to his previous work. In an interview with XXL, Lil Wayne hinted that the album might be his last.[1]

Contents

Background 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 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 album became the highest selling of the year in the United States.[2] 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.[3] Initial recording sessions for the album began in early October 2008,[4] but these were put on hold, as later that month Wayne claimed that he did not want the album to follow Tha Carter III immediately.

No more information emerged on the album until October 2009, when Cash Money Records CEO Birdman reported that Wayne would release three studio albums on 15 December 2009: Tha Carter IV, Rebirth, an album currently being promoted as Wayne's debut rock music album, and We Are Young Money, a collaborative recording with members of Wayne's record label, Young Money Entertainment.[5] However, it was later confirmed that Rebirth and We Are Young Money would be released separately[6] and that Tha Carter IV would be released in 2011.[7] Tha Carter IV was going to be released in late May,[8] but was pushed back to June. Mack Maine confirmed that the album's release was postponed because they still needed time to make it perfect.[9] On June 2, 2011, the album was pushed back further, and the album is due for release on August 29, 2011.[10]

The album's cover was released to the internet on April 19, 2011.[11][12] A deluxe edition has been confirmed for Tha Carter IV, with the album's cover being released to the internet as well.[13]

Also the track "Dear Anne (Stan Part 2)" (originally "Anne") was originally supposed to be on Tha Carter IV but has since then been removed from the album.[14] Lil Wayne recently[when?] said in an interview with XXL that he was not a fan of "Dear Anne" and that it was originally planned to appear on Tha Carter III.[14] On July 8, 2011, producer Swizz Beatz hinted at Wayne possibly re-recording a new version of Anne, after he had said the verses were too "old".[15]

On June 13, 2011, a track called "Nightmares of the Bottom" from Tha Carter IV was confirmed on MTV's Unplugged by Lil Wayne performing live.[16] On July 11, 2011, Lil Wayne confirmed in an interview with MTV that Tha Carter IV is finished and will be releasing on August 29, 2011.[10] On August 7–8, 2011 videos of Lil Wayne recording a song called "She Will" and featuring Drake was posted online and would be on the album. The song was released on the Internet on August 12, 2011.[17] HipHollywood released a YouTube video about T-Pain giving a song to Lil Wayne for his album called, "How to Hate," confirming that it will be on the album.[18]

Singles

The album's lead single, "6 Foot 7 Foot", which features Cory Gunz, was released on December 16, 2010.[19] It peaked at nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at two on both the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and US Rap Songs chart, in addition to reaching the top fifty in Canada. The video made premieres on MTV on March 3, 2011 and on BET's 106 & Park on March 4, 2011. The video (directed by Hype Williams) was inspired by the film Inception, and consists of numerous scenes which visualize many of the metaphors and similes Wayne says in the song.[20]

"John", which features Rick Ross was released as the second single on March 24, 2011[21] and debuted at twenty-two on the US Hot 100. It also reached nineteen on US R&B charts and twelve on US Rap charts. The official music video was released on VEVO on May 12, 2011.[22] Birdman makes an appearance in the video and is directed by Colin Tilley, director of "Look at Me Now" by Chris Brown,[23] and No Sleep by Wiz Khalifa.

"How to Love" was released as the third single on May 31, 2011.[24] It had peaked at number five on the US Hot 100, becoming Wayne's fourteenth top ten hit and the best performing single from the album. It also peaked at number two on US R&B charts and number two on US Rap charts, in addition to reaching the top forty in Canada and top fifty in the UK. Detail, the song's producer, claimed Lil Wayne used no Auto-Tune in the song;[25] however, the final version does in fact feature Auto-Tune.[citation needed] The music video (directed by Chris Robinson) premiered August 23, 2011 on MTV Jams as "Jam of the Week".[26][27]

The fourth single, "She Will", which features Drake was released on the internet on August 12, 2011.[28] The song previously was to be titled "Maybe She Will", and originally featured a verse from Rick Ross, however it did not make the final cut.[29][30] The single released on digital download format in the United States on August 16, 2011.[31]

The fifth single is "It's Good" and was sent to urban radio on September 13, 2011.[32]

The sixth single off the album is "Mirror" featuring Bruno Mars, which is a bonus track on the deluxe edition. It was released to urban radio on September 13, 2011. It will be sent to Rhythmic radio on November 1, 2011.[32] Upon the release of Tha Carter IV it debuted at number sixteen on the US Hot 100 based on digital downloads alone.

Reception

Commercial performance

Tha Carter IV had 300,000 downloads in its first four days online, which broke an iTunes record previously set by Watch the Throne. In the United States, Tha Carter IV topped the Billboard 200 on the issue of September 17, 2011.[33] Selling 964,000 copies in its first week, it achieved the highest first-week album sales since Lady Gaga's Born This Way.[33] It retained the top spot in its second week, despite a 77% decrease in sales, selling 219,000 copies.[34] As of November 16, 2011, the album has sold 1,668,000 copies in the United States.[35] In Canada, the album debuted on the top spot on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.[36]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[37]
Chicago Tribune 2/4 stars[38]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[39]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars[40]
The New York Times (favorable)[41]
Pitchfork Media (6.2/10)[42]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[43]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[44]
Spin (6/10)[45]
The Village Voice (unfavorable)[46]

Tha Carter IV received generally mixed reviews from music critics.[47] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 29 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[47] The consensus among critics is that the album is a disappointment.[48] David Amidon of PopMatters dubbed it "most likely the greatest disappointment" in 2011 and described it as "a smattering of tracks lacking in relevance, carried by everything other than the primary artist for which they were made."[49] Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly called it "a collection of hits and misses," writing that it "doesn't quite deliver the explosion it should have been capable of."[39] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot viewed that Wayne "sounds slower, more methodical, less unhinged" and stated, "many of his performances sound strangely circumscribed, as if hemmed in by the repetitive subject matter – even Wayne sounds bored by trying to flip yet one more clever couplet about blunts and ‘hos."[38] Sean Fennessey of Spin wrote that "it's not a terribly ambitious mess, nor is it much fun, which for Wayne is a sin," and criticized his lyrics, stating "He rarely divulges specific moments [...] usually keeping the gritty details unexplained. On an album that feels familiar but also distant".[45]

Slant Magazine's Matthew Cole commented that the album's production "chases trends far more often than it attempts to set them" and found Wayne "not in exhilarating top form," noting "how slack the verses on Tha Carter IV are in comparison to his best work".[44] Pitchfork Media's Ryan Dombal commented that "his delivery has slackened" and stated, "Almost everything about Wayne is relaxed, regurgitated, or regressing here."[42] Los Angeles Times writer Jeff Weiss viewed his lyrics as "predictable" and called the album "more pedestrian than embarrassing."[40] Julian Benbow of The Boston Globe noted a lack of "playful wit that made Wayne so interesting to begin with" and called the album "bland and aimless," writing that "it comes off monotonous and redundant but, more than that, uninspired."[50] Andy Hutchins of The Village Voice called it "a bad rap album" and criticized its music as "a composition of a lot of rapping styles Wayne's dabbled in and production styles that have been bubbling in rap for some time, except little of it clicks."[46] Sputnikmusic's Tyler Fisher called the album "a mixed bag" and wrote that "Wayne indulg[es] all his musical urges to extremely varying success."[51] Jo Fuertes-Knight of NME noted "filler" and "painting-by-numbers", commenting that the album "flops not because it’s straight-up bad, but because it’s boring."[52]

However, Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield stated, "it's thrilling how unhinged Weezy sounds", adding that "even the failed moments sound like nobody else".[43] Adam Fleischer of XXL found Wayne limited in his themes, but complimented his "witty abstractions" and stated, "Even with some lack of vulnerability and risk, Tha Carter IV displays the nonsensical approach that fans have grown to love."[53] Allmusic editor David Jeffries stated, "If II and III were the arguable masterpieces, this one is less convincing, but it is a solid, above average hip-hop album".[37] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club noted "great rapping" from guest artists and stated, "Pristine production and brisk pacing go a long way toward compensating for Wayne’s linguistic rut, as do the album’s many savvy guest spots."[54] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times also expressed that "everyone else [...] brings their A game" and stated, "even on this album’s weak tracks, and there are several, [Wayne] remains a commanding presence, deploying just enough of his insistent croak to tether the song together."[41] BBC Music's Mike Diver stated, "an average Lil Wayne album still outshines the efforts of many a contemporary, and at its best [...] this set is a riveting listen."[55]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   Dwayne Carter, Jr., Willie Hodge, Jermaine Preyan Willy Will 2:52
2. "Blunt Blowin"   Carter, Bigram Zayas, Matthew Arthur DelGiorno Develop, Filthy (co.) 5:12
3. "Megaman"   Carter, Orville Mcwhinney Megaman 3:18
4. "6 Foot 7 Foot" (featuring Cory Gunz) Carter, Peter Panky, Jr., Seandrae Crawford, William Attaway, Irving Burgie Bangladesh 4:08
5. "Nightmares of the Bottom"   Carter, Ben Vaughn, Maurice Jordan, Preyan Snizzy, Kenoe 4:41
6. "She Will" (featuring Drake) Carter, Aubrey Graham, Tyler Williams T-Minus 5:05
7. "How to Hate" (featuring T-Pain) Carter, Faheem Rasheed Najm, Tremaine Winfrey Young Fyre, Andrew Lloyd (add.) 4:38
8. "Interlude" (performed by Tech N9ne) Carter, Aaron Yates, Hodge, Preyan Willy Will 2:01
9. "John" (featuring Rick Ross) Carter, William Roberts II, Jamal Jones, Rob Holladay, Kevin Crowe, Erik Ortiz Polow da Don, Rob Holladay 4:46
10. "Abortion"   Carter, Hacker, Preyan The Commission, StreetRunner (add.) 3:43
11. "So Special" (featuring John Legend) Carter, Andre Lyon, Marcello Valenzano, Eddie Montilla Cool & Dre 3:52
12. "How to Love"   Carter, Noel Fisher, LaMar Seymour, LaNelle Seymour, Preyan, Marcus Boyd Noel "Detail" Fisher, Drum Up 4:00
13. "President Carter"   Carter, Angel Aponte, Marco Rodriguez Angel "Onhel" Aponte, Infamous 4:15
14. "It's Good" (featuring Jadakiss and Drake) Carter, Graham, Jason Phillips, Lyon, Valenzano, B. Pickens, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson Young Ladd, Cool & Dre 4:01
15. "Outro" (performed by Bun B, Nas, Shyne and Busta Rhymes) Carter, Hodge, Bernard Freeman, Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, Jamal Michael Barrow, Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., Preyan, Ben-David Willy Will 3:52
Total length:
 60:30
Notes

Personnel

Credits for Tha Carter IV adapted from Allmusic.[56]

  • Richard Adlam - choir, chorus, keyboards
  • Christopher Allen - producer
  • Angel Onhel Aponte - composer, producer
  • Danny Arrondo - recording assistant
  • Roland "DJ Folk" Bailey - production coordination
  • Alton Bates - engineer
  • Joshua Berkman - A&R
  • Robert "Big Briz" Brisbane - engineer
  • Sandy Brummels - creative director
  • Cortez Bryant - executive producer
  • Katina Bynum - project manager
  • Michael "Banger" Cadahia - engineer
  • Noel Cadastre - recording assistant
  • Mrs. Carter - cover image
  • Commission - producer
  • Cool & Dre - producer
  • Martika Cortes - recording assistant
  • Seandrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford - producer
  • Detail - producer
  • Alex Dilliplane - mixing assistant
  • Diplo - producer
  • DJA - additional production
  • Luis Duque - recording assistant
  • DVLP - producer
  • Dwayne Carter - composer, executive producer
  • Eric Eylands - mixing assistant
  • Filthy - producer
  • Young Fyre - producer
  • Elizabeth Gallardo - mixing assistant, recording assistant
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - mastering
  • Guthrie Govan - bass, guitar
  • Rob Holladay - producer
  • Ghazi Hourani - mixing assistant
  • Infamous - producer
  • Chad Jolley - mixing assistant
  • Ke'Noe - producer
  • Kyledidthis - art direction, design
  • Steve Lee - choir, chorus
  • Edward "Jewfro" Lidow - assistant engineer, engineer, recording Assistant
  • Andrew Lloyd - additional production
  • Mack Maine - executive producer
  • Fabian Marascuillo - mixing
  • MegaMan - producer
  • Eddie "Krack Keys" Montilla - composer, piano, strings
  • Nabil - photography
  • Neal H. Pogue - mixing
  • Polow da Don - producer
  • REO - producer
  • Harry Ritson - choir, chorus, keyboards
  • Rudy Rodriguez - recording assistant
  • Noah Shebib - engineer
  • The Smeezingtons - producer
  • Snizzy - producer
  • Jeremy Stevenson - mixing
  • StreetRunner - additional production
  • T-Minus - producer
  • Drum Up - producer
  • Javier Valverde - engineer
  • Seth Waldman - mixing Assistant
  • Willy Will - producer
  • Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams - executive producer
  • Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams - executive producer
  • Kevin Zulueta - engineer

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[57] 9
Canadian Albums Chart[58] 1
Irish Albums Chart [59] 19
Mexican Albums Chart [60] 86
New Zealand Albums Chart [61] 8
UK Albums Chart [62] 8
US Billboard 200 [63] 1
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [64] 1
US Billboard Rap Albums [65] 1

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v · d · eLil Wayne
Discography · Awards and nominations · Videography
Albums
Tha Block Is Hot · Lights Out · 500 Degreez · Tha Carter · Tha Carter II · Tha Carter III · Rebirth · I Am Not a Human Being · Tha Carter IV
Extended plays
Collaborations
Like Father, Like Son (with Birdman) · We Are Young Money (with Young Money Entertainment)
Mixtapes
Dedication 2 · Da Drought 3 · Dedication 3 · No Ceilings · Sorry 4 the Wait
Concert tours
America's Most Wanted Tour · I Am Music Tour
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