Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' Has A Weezer Sample And Collabs With Bono, Jelly Roll, & Lin-Manuel Miranda

Missed Melodies: How The Alchemist Skipped 'Tha Carter VI' - Beats, Rhymes and Lists

At this year’s BET Awards, The Alchemist revealed a missed musical opportunity with Lil Wayne.The renowned producer shared how his close friendship with Mack Maine, Lil Wayne’s associate, led to an intriguing offer. However, overthinking got the better of him, and he failed to deliver his beats in time for ‘Tha Carter VI.’Reflecting on the missed chance, The Alchemist expressed his desire to collaborate with Wayne, describing him as an unparalle…

Lil Wayne drops ‘Tha Carter VI’ featuring Bono, Jelly Roll, 2 Chainz, MGK and more

Lil Wayne has released his 14th studio album, Tha Carter VI, produced by Wayne, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Wyclef Jean, and more. The sixth installment of Wayne’s legendary Tha Carter series features 19-tracks, with features from Andrea Bocelli, Bono, Jelly Roll, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, MGK, Wyclef Jean, Kodak Black, along with his sons Kameron Carter and Lil Novi. Wayne shared: “Real art can’t be rushed — and y’all know I ain’t never been on nobody’s cloc…

Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' Has A Weezer Sample And Collabs With Bono, Jelly Roll, & Lin-Manuel Miranda

Right now, most of the Stereogum staff is in Barcelona for the Primavera Sound Festival, so we have missed out on important cultural developments like Lil Wayne releasing an album that everybody hates. For a little while, Wayne has been making big promises about Tha Carter VI, the latest entry in a beloved series of albums that’s been going for over two decades. I saw tons of people euphorically dunking on this new record before I heard a note o…

Lil Wayne Ends Seven-Year Drought With “Tha Carter VI”

Source: Lauren Leigh Bacho / Getty Weezy F. Baby and the F is for finally After a seven-year drought, Lil Wayne drops a new installment in his iconic “Carter” series with Tha Carter VI. This classic series has long been a staple in Hip-Hop culture, highly anticipated by fans and critics alike. Tha Carter I marked Wayne’s arrival on the national scene with bangers like “Go DJ.” By Carter II, he had begun maturing into his own sound, striking a ba…