![]() ![]() ![]() “Mixtape Weezy,” as Jay-Z famously coined, is alive and well on songs like the Swizz Beatz-produced “Uproar,” Wayne blacking out over a reinterpretation of G-Dep’s 2001 hit “Special Delivery.” The nostalgia doesn’t stop (or peak) there, as Wayne and Snoop Dogg share space over a flip of Dr. Fortunately, Wayne has rewarded his fans’ patience with 23 tracks that speak to a number of his most storied eras. Though Wayne was not without projects in between, some seven years were allowed to pass between the release of the fourth and fifth installments of the lattermost. An artist should be so lucky to sustain the kind of longevity that would allow for multi-volume phases the likes of Wayne’s Dedication, and Da Drought mixtapes, let alone the series that made him into a superstar, Tha Carter. I think about how I don’t think I ever will.Maybe more than any other rapper in history, Lil Wayne’s output is defined by franchises. ![]() However, in his 2018 interview with Billboard, Weezy was asked about retirement, and this was his answer: In 2013, Lil Wayne said that Tha Carter V would be his last album in an interview with MTV. ![]() A countdown to the album was also put up on. On September 25, Tune announced in a video that the album would be released on his birthday, Septem(though the promo says it would be released on September 28, due to it coming out at 12AM). In September 2018, athletes started promoting C5 through their Instagram accounts by posting a photo of the letter “V” and counting down to Weezy’s birthday. Wayne battled the contract in court and eventually won the lawsuit on June 6, 2018. It was originally planned to be released in 2013 (as well as May 5, 2014, October 28, 2014, and December 9, 2014) but it was held-back due by Cash Money label head Birdman as Wayne wanted off the label after Birdman reportedly violated the contract’s terms regarding the album. Tha Carter V is Lil Wayne’s twelfth studio album. ![]()
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