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Lil Wayne’s Master Plan
With tracks off Drake’s soon to be released album, Take Care, already breaching the Billboard Top Ten before the album release we can start to visualize that the YMCMB crew may be passing down the torch. Business strategy, fate, who knows, but Drizzy’s following and musical output can now be put along the same lines as his master, Lil Wayne. As Weezy approaches 30 (now 29), his glamour will no longer contain the same Young Money swagger it once had. We can view this as Drake, now 25, overcoming the natural tale of time, replenishing the YMCMB motto (with counterpart Nicki Minaj, now 28, drawing in the female market). Ultimately, the growing YMCMB business will grant Lil Wayne enough money to live to old age in immense steadily growing wealth. He has accomplished his ultimate goal, and soon Dr. Carter can sit back and hope his Young Money farm team raises another YMCMB star into the majors. - S.R.
Written by Uptown Soldier correspondent:
Steven Reubenstone
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV Is Certified Double Platinum
Weezy’s fourth installment of his Tha Carter series has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. Only took Weezy 3 months, but he did it. Add another plaque to the collection.
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For my Tha Carter IV review I wanted to make sure I really sat with the music and understood it before I gave my opinions. Since it leaked, I’ve been playing the entire deluxe edition on repeat pretty much every time I sit down at my computer. I’ve seen the promotion, the MTV appearances, the first week sales, the industry’s opinions, the fans opinions, and all else relating to the album. Hit the jump for the review.
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AlLindstrom.com and The Source gathered up some big name Hip Hop industry people to discuss Tha Carter IV’s music, sales, and in comparison to Watch The Throne. The roundtable included Combat Jack, Angela Yee, Jeff Sledge, Big D, and B.Dot. Uptown Soldier review coming soon.
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Since the official first week numbers were ONLY 964k, ha, it took Weezy two weeks to hit that platinum mark. As of now, Weezy has sold a total of 1,184,103 copies. Uptown Soldier review coming soon.
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Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV Release Party In LA (Video)
We all heard about Wayne and the YMCMB crew throwing down at Boulevard3 in LA after the VMAs, but now we get the footage from Weezy’s C4 celebration. When’s Drizzy gonna cut his hair? Tha Carter IV is being restocked in stores everywhere now.
Props: WSHH
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Lil Wayne Has 11 Songs From Tha Carter IV On Billboard’s Hot 100
If you hating on Tha Carter IV then you really must feel stupid now. I been saying this since the leak, this is a good fuckin album. His dominance continues after debuting at number one on the charts with this news from Billboard Biz. Right now Wayne has 11 tracks from the “awful” Tha Carter IV, on the Billboard Hot 100. This speaks for itself, ha!
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Lil Wayne Hits Number One On The Charts With 964K Copies First Week
Yes there was a post about Wayne hitting a milli with Tha Carter IV but that was based off results from HITS Daily Double, which is an estimated total. Billboard Biz reported the Nielsen SoundScan numbers with Weezy debuting with just under a million at 964,000. Keep checking back for more updates on this as I am sure more new is soon to come.
Sidebar: Birdman, Rozay, and DJ Khaled have tweeted about it hitting a million. Well not Baby’s but it’s worth a laugh.
UPDATE: Final number via Soundscan: 965,342
Digital: 362,058 | CD: 603,284
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Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV Breaks The Digital First Week Sales Record
Wow, what the fuck is going on? Well I guess Weezy is just that popular, or Baby is giving out money for people to buy copies. Anyways, in only four day Weezy’s Tha Carter IV has broken Hov and Ye’s iTunes digital download record for first week sales. I’m interested to see where his total first week numbers end up. Wayne’s also not mad that the album leaked almost a week before it’s release. Check the jump for the video.
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Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV Is Projected To Sell 850K Copies In The First Week
The number to beat is 436K. Well that is if you loving this whole Weezy/Hov beef right now. This would be some nice validation for those Weezy stans out there after some jeggings and all the Jay-Z d**k riding going on the past few months. Billboard reported that Weezy is projected to sell between 700,000 and 850,000 850,000 and 900,000 copies in the first week. I’m not sure what to think about this because its been one day but anything is possible with Weezy. Buy the album here.
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Weezy’s big night has finally arrived and Tha Carter IV has been released digitally (Buy it here). Go cop the CD in stores in the morning but for now check out this track which is the iTunes Bonus track and “Novacane” the Target exclusive bonus track.
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“Novacane” (Target Exclusive Bonus Track)
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Lil Wayne To Release Tha Carter IV At Midnight Following The VMAs
Following his performance at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday (August 28th), Lil Wayne plans to make his oft-delayed new album Tha Carter IV available at digital retailers at midnight. He seems very excited to implement this sales strategy as he feels his VMA performance will inspire people to buy the album on iTunes and Amazon before they can buy the physical CD the next day. But will he beat WTT’s record? Doubtful!
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After much speculation Amazon UK has come through with the official tracklist for the regular version of Tha Carter IV. The next single “She Will” will be debuted tomorrow. August 29th Lil Wayne comes back into our lives! “Blunt Blowin”? I fux with it! Check the jump for the list.
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The album is done and set for it’s August 29th release. We’ve seen the artwork and tracklisting, the apology for the wait, now we get the artwork for the Deluxe Edition of the CD. Looks dope, and I personally liked what I heard from the mixtape so my hopes are high for Tha Carter IV. Almost a month away, get ready!
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We had posted a possible tracklist for Weezy’s Tha Carter IV a little while back and here’s a new rumored tracklist that was posted on a Lil Wayne HQ forum thread. Check the jump for the list.
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Even through the numerous release date changes and speculation of what the deal with Tha Carter IV is, Weezy tells the world that the 4th installment of his Carter series has been completed. The album will be dropping August 29th now and look out for the Sorry For The Wait mixtape dropping on Wednesday. Also look out for some guest features you might like on the album.
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So apparently Weezy is still putting together Tha Carter IV, which is supposed to be put out in late August, but doesn’t seem to like the production. In a recent sit down with XXL Magazine, Weezy spoke on the beats on his upcoming album, “These niggas’ beats been sucking. I’m putting it out there: you producing, what ya’ll doing? Get right, man. Step it up,” he said. ‘This is coming from a rapper. One of the best rappers. I ain’t saying I’m the best no more, because these niggas is too good these days. I got old. But damn, y’all niggas’ beats is terrible! [Chad Ochocinco walks into the room] These niggas’ beats sound like Ochocino made them.” Weezy is always having fun but we know him to be working hard, so I gotta side with Weezy on this one. 6’7 ain’t a banger but it’s good, Anne is ehh, and How To Love is just weird. Praying things go up from here.
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After pushing the album up earlier this week, we finally get a hold of what the fourth installment of Wayne’s Carter series has in store. The highly anticipated Tha Carter IV finally has its tracklist. We’ve already heard the singles and they are ehhh, but now we get to be excited for a few Drizzy features, a Ye feature, a Jay feature, and a track with Bon Iver and Game. This helps keep my hopes up for this album, but August 22nd can’t come soon enough.
1. Tune This
2. Team Player (Feat. Birdman)
3. Fore Play
4. They Love Me (Feat. Drake & Nicki Minaj)
5. John (If I Die Today) (Feat. Rick Ross)
6. No Competition
7. Holy Grail (History) (Feat. Kanye West)
8. Carter Cash (Feat. Jay-Z)
9. 6 Foot 7 Foot (Feat. Corey Gunz)
10. Play My Game (Feat. Tech N9ne)
11. Anne (Feat. Swizz Beatz)
12. Street Life
13. Hard Talk (Feat. Bon Iver & Game)
14. Fall From Grace (Feat. Eminem)
15. Brain Dead (Feat. Gucci Mane)
16. No Trust
17. Maybe She Will (Feat. Drake & Rick Ross)
18. My Legacy
Props to UHTN
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