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| Name = Tha Carter II | |||
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| cover = Tha Carter 2.jpg | |||
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| Released = ], ] <small>(])</small> | |||
| released = {{Start date|2005|12|6|mf=y}} | |||
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| Producer = ]<br>] | |||
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* ] | |||
*] ] | |||
* ] | |||
| Last album = '']''<br />(2004) | |||
* ] | |||
| This album = '''''Tha Carter, Vol. 2'''''<br />(2005) | |||
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| Next album = '']''<br />(2006) | |||
| producer = {{flatlist| | |||
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* ] {{small|(also ].)}} | |||
* ] {{small|(exec.)}} | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* Young Yonny | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* Filthy | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
* Matlock | |||
}} | |||
| prev_title = ] | |||
| prev_year = 2005 | |||
| next_title = ] | |||
| next_year = 2006 | |||
| misc = {{Singles | |||
| name = Tha Carter II | |||
| type = studio | |||
| single1 = ] | |||
| single1date = October 25, 2005 | |||
| single2 = ] | |||
| single2date = January 10, 2006 | |||
| single3 = ] | |||
| single3date = April 9, 2006 | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
'''''Tha Carter II''''' is the fifth ] by American rapper ]. It was released on December 6, 2005, by ], ] and ]. Recording sessions took place from 2004 to 2005, with ] and his brother ] serving as the record's ]s. Additional ] on the album included ] and ], among others. The album serves as a sequel to his fourth album '']'' (2004), and was supported by three ]s ("]", "]" and "]"). | |||
'''''Tha Carter II''''' is the fifth ] by ] artist ], released in December 2005. Artists making guest appearances on the album include veteran rappers ] and ], as well as Young Money members Curren$y and Nikki. | |||
''Tha Carter II'' received critical acclaim and ranks highly in retrospectives of Lil Wayne's best work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/04/lil-waynes-albums-ranked|title=Lil Wayne's albums – ranked!|last=Nguyen|first=Dean Van|date=2018-10-04|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-01|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/whats-the-best-album-in-lil-waynes-carter-series.html|title=What's the Best Album in Lil Wayne's Carter Series?|last=Lockett|first=Sam Hockley-Smith, Craig Jenkins, Dee|date=2018-09-28|website=Vulture|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref> The album debuted at number two on the US ] chart.<ref name="BB200"/> The album was later certified ] by the ] (RIAA) in September 2020.<ref name="RIAA"/> | |||
The album was worked on by several music producers, although the Williams Brothers, as the heads of ], claimed executive producer rights. This is one of the first albums from the Cash Money label that does not feature work from longtime in-house producer ]. | |||
== Singles == | |||
The first single from the album is "Fireman." Lil' Wayne announced that the next single from the album would be "Hustler Musik". The video premiered on BET's "Access Granted" on February 22, 2006. | |||
The lead ] from the album, called "]" was released on October 25, 2005. The song was ] by ] and Filthy. While they were recording the song at the time, both DVLP and Filthy first burst into a music scene as the production duo, called Doe Boys. | |||
The album's second single, "]" was released on January 10, 2006. The song was produced by T-Mix and the unknown ] named Batman. A music video was released for this song that was directed by ]. | |||
==Meaning of the title== | |||
In the 1991 film '']'', "tha Carter" is the name of ]'s efficient crackhouse. In relation to the album, "tha Carter" is interpreted as Lil Wayne's building, crackhouse, or castle as a physical symbol for Lil Wayne's dynasty. "Carter" is also, not coincidentially, Lil Wayne's last name. It should also be noted that "tha Carter" was released under the ] label and Nino Brown and his clique in New Jack City was known as the CMB or Cash Money Brothers. This is the second (II) album in "tha Carter" series. Wayne has said that he plans to make five studio "tha Carter" albums. | |||
The album's third single, "]" was released on April 9, 2006. The song features guest vocals from an American ] singer-songwriter ], who also produced this track. The song also was later included on Thicke's then-upcoming album, titled '']'' (2006). | |||
== Critical reception == | |||
==Track listing== | |||
{{Album ratings | |||
# "Tha Mobb" (5:20) | |||
| rev1 = ] | |||
# "Fly In" (2:23) | |||
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tha-carter-ii-mw0000784647|title=Tha Carter II – Lil Wayne|publisher=]|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> | |||
# "Money on My Mind" (4:31) | |||
| rev2 = '']'' | |||
# "Fireman" (4:23) | |||
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://blender.com:80/guide/rArchive.aspx?itype=1|title=Lil' Wayne: Tha Carter II|journal=]|access-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113081046/http://blender.com/guide/rArchive.aspx?itype=1|archive-date=January 13, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
# "Mo Fire" (3:23) | |||
| rev3 = '']'' | |||
# "On Tha Block, # 1" (0:38) | |||
| rev3Score = B<ref name="Entertainment Weekly review">{{cite magazine|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|title=Lil Wayne: Tha Carter II|magazine=]|issue=853|date=December 9, 2005|page=88}}</ref> | |||
# "Best Rapper Alive" (4:53) | |||
| rev4 = '']'' | |||
# "Lock And Load" (Feat. ]) (4:46) | |||
| rev4Score = A<ref>{{cite news|last=Westhoff|first=Ben|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/05/lil-waynes-tha-carter-series-from-best-to-worst|title=Lil Wayne's Tha Carter series, from best to worst|newspaper=]|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> | |||
# "Oh No" (3:11) | |||
| rev5 = '']'' | |||
# "Grown Man" (Feat. Currency) (4:06) | |||
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Hardimon|first=Zharmer|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/N-awlins-son-keep-things-interesting-1657603.php|title=N'awlins son keep things interesting|newspaper=]|date=December 18, 2005|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> | |||
# "On Tha Block, # 2" (0:25) | |||
| rev6 = '']'' | |||
# "Hit Em Up" (4:07) | |||
| rev6Score = 8.1/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Sylvester|first=Nick|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4997-tha-carter-ii/|title=Lil Wayne: Tha Carter II|work=]|date=January 12, 2006|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> | |||
# "Carter II" (2:24) | |||
| rev7 = '']'' | |||
# "Hustler Musik" (5:03) | |||
| rev7Score = 8/10<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|last=Cibula|first=Matt|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/lil_wayne_tha_carter_ii/|title=Lil' Wayne: Tha Carter II|work=]|date=January 25, 2006|access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> | |||
# "Receipt" (3:48) | |||
| rev8 = '']'' | |||
# "Shooter" (Feat. ]) (4:35) | |||
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hoard|first=Christian|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/tha-carter-ii-20051128|title=Tha Carter II|magazine=]|date=November 28, 2005|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> | |||
# "Weezy Baby" (Feat. Nikki) (4:18) | |||
| rev9 = '']'' | |||
# "On Tha Block, # 3" (0:13) | |||
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2005-12-12-listen-up_x.htm|title=Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter II|newspaper=]|date=December 12, 2005|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> | |||
# "I'm | |||
| rev10 = '']'' | |||
| rev10Score = B+<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv206-06.php|title=Consumer Guide: Forever Young|newspaper=]|date=February 14, 2006|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
Upon its release, ''Tha Carter II'' received widespread acclaim from music critics, with several praising the lyricism and artistic growth demonstrated by Wayne on the album. ]'s David Jeffries praised the album's balance of "hookless, freestyle-ish tracks" and "slicker club singles", commenting that "the well-rounded, risk-taking, but true-to-its-roots album suggests he can weather the highs and lows like a champion."<ref name="Allmusic"/> '']''{{'}}s Ryan Dombal wrote that ''Tha Carter II'' "transcends inflated ego" and complimented the album's "sturdy funk-blues tracks... that offer genuine value".<ref name="Entertainment Weekly review"/> David Drake of '']'' called the album "one of the year's best releases" and lauded his "entire persona, an aura, a rap creation that seems {{Sic|hide=y|fully|-}}developed and fascinating".<ref name="Stylus">{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lil-wayne/the-carter-ii.htm |title=Lil Wayne - The Carter II - Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |access-date=2015-06-17}}</ref> Despite writing that "Wayne's verses need a good polish", Nick Sylvester of '']'' wrote that the album contains "jaw-droppers aplenty" and complimented Wayne's growth as a lyricist, stating: | |||
{{quote|People who met Wayne on "Go DJ" and thought him a lunchroom hack emcee – who knows what's happened since then, but damn has he learned how to write. His squeak is now a croak, his laugh a little more burly, his flow remarkably flexible. Sometimes he's deliberate like syrup cats ("But this is Southern, face it/ If we too simple then yall don't get the basics") but when he needs to be, he's nimble as that ]: "I ain't talking too fast you just listening too slow." Remy and weed, fast things and women, the corner – these are Wayne's wax since B.G.'ing with B.G., putting piff on the campus before he ever enrolled in college.<ref name="Pitchfork"/>}} | |||
==U.S. Chart Run== | |||
'']'' writer Jim During gave the album an eight out of ten and commented that Wayne " the mic with hard-hitting verbal tenacity", and wrote that the album shows him "at his most focused, and is a strong next step for a relatively young career."<ref name="Ign">{{cite web |title=Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter II |date=2006-01-25 |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201130519/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/25/lil-wayne-tha-carter-ii |archive-date=2017-12-01 |url-status=live |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/25/lil-wayne-tha-carter-ii}}</ref> Matt Cibula of '']'' wrote ambivalently towards that album's production, writing that "the producers here are mostly no-namers who do their jobs well but not spectacularly", but praised Wayne's "amazing" words and remarked that "Straws really IS the best rapper alive, at least when he tries".<ref name="PopMatters"/> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!align="center" bgcolor="white" colspan="31"|"Tha Carter, Vol. 2" - U.S. Billboard 200 Albums | |||
In 2020, '']'' ranked it number 370 on '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/lil-wayne-tha-carter-ii-1062863/|title= The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref> | |||
|- style="background-color: #white;" | |||
!align="center"|Week | |||
'']'' included the track "Best Rapper Alive" in their list of "Ten ] Songs That Are Actually Awesome".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/ten-rap-rock-songs-that-are-actually-awesome/|title=Ten Rap-Rock Songs That Are Actually Awesome|date=April 6, 2012|website=LA Weekly}}</ref> | |||
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==Commercial performance== | |||
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''Tha Carter II'' debuted at number two on the US ] chart, selling 240,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60351/eminem-scores-fourth-no-1-album-in-a-row|title=Eminem Scores Fourth No. 1 Album In A Row|magazine=]|date=December 14, 2005|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> This became Wayne's fourth US top-ten debut.<ref name="BB200"/> The album also debuted at number one on the US ] chart, becoming Wayne's third number-one album on this chart.<ref name="BB200"/> As of March 2008, the album has sold 1.3 million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046072/lil-waynes-carter-iii-finally-has-street-date|title=Lil Wayne's 'Carter III' Finally Has Street Date|author=Mariel Concepcion|magazine=]|date=March 25, 2008|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, the album was certified ] by the ] (RIAA) for combined sales and ]s of over two million units in the United States.<ref name="RIAA"/> | |||
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!05 | |||
== Track listing == | |||
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{{Track listing | |||
!07 | |||
| total_length = 77:22 | |||
!08 | |||
| extra_column = Producer(s) | |||
!09 | |||
| title1 = Tha Mobb | |||
!10 | |||
| writer1 = {{flat list| | |||
!11 | |||
* ] | |||
!12 | |||
* ] | |||
!13 | |||
* ] | |||
!14 | |||
* ] | |||
!15 | |||
}} | |||
!16 | |||
| extra1 = ] | |||
!17 | |||
| length1 = 5:20 | |||
!18 | |||
!19 | |||
| title2 = Fly In | |||
!20 | |||
| writer2 = {{flat list| | |||
!21 | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
!22 | |||
* Tristan "T-Mix" Jones | |||
!23 | |||
* ] | |||
!24 | |||
}} | |||
!25 | |||
| extra2 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length2 = 2:23 | |||
| title3 = Money on My Mind | |||
| writer3 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| extra3 = {{flat list| | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| length3 = 4:31 | |||
| title4 = ] | |||
| writer4 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* Matthew "Filthy" DelGiorno | |||
}} | |||
| extra4 = {{flat list| | |||
* ] | |||
* Filthy | |||
}} | |||
| length4 = 4:23 | |||
| title5 = Mo Fire | |||
| writer5 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Ronald "Young Yonny" Ferebee, Jr. | |||
}} | |||
| extra5 = Young Yonny | |||
| length5 = 3:23 | |||
| title6 = On tha Block #1 | |||
| length6 = 0:38 | |||
| title7 = Best Rapper Alive | |||
| writer7 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| extra7 = ] | |||
| length7 = 4:53 | |||
| title8 = Lock and Load | |||
| writer8 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* Jones | |||
* Williams | |||
}} | |||
| note8 = featuring ] | |||
| extra8 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length8 = 4:46 | |||
| title9 = Oh No | |||
| writer9 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Ferebee, Jr. | |||
* W. Matlock | |||
}} | |||
| extra9 = {{flat list| | |||
* Young Yonny | |||
* Matlock | |||
}} | |||
| length9 = 3:11 | |||
| title10 = Grown Man | |||
| writer10 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* Jones | |||
* Williams | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| note10 = featuring ] | |||
| extra10 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length10 = 4:06 | |||
| title11 = On tha Block #2 | |||
| length11 = 0:26 | |||
| title12 = Hit Em Up | |||
| writer12 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Zayas | |||
* DelGiorno | |||
}} | |||
| extra12 = {{flat list| | |||
* DVLP | |||
* Filthy | |||
}} | |||
| length12 = 4:07 | |||
| title13 = Carter II | |||
| writer13 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Jones | |||
* Williams | |||
}} | |||
| extra13 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length13 = 2:24 | |||
| title14 = ] | |||
| writer14 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Jones | |||
* Williams | |||
}} | |||
| extra14 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length14 = 5:03 | |||
| title15 = Receipt | |||
| writer15 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Green | |||
* Thomas | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| extra15 = The Heatmakerz | |||
| length15 = 3:48 | |||
| title16 = ] | |||
| writer16 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* Robert Daniels | |||
* James Gass | |||
* Robert Keyes | |||
}} | |||
| note16 = featuring ] | |||
| extra16 = Robin Thicke | |||
| length16 = 4:35 | |||
| title17 = Weezy Baby | |||
| writer17 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| note17 = featuring ] | |||
| extra17 = ] | |||
| length17 = 4:18 | |||
| title18 = On tha Block #3 | |||
| length18 = 0:13 | |||
| title19 = I'm a D-Boy | |||
| writer19 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Williams | |||
* Jones | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| note19 = featuring ] | |||
| extra19 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length19 = 4:00 | |||
| title20 = Feel Me | |||
| writer20 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Zayas | |||
* DelGiorno | |||
}} | |||
| extra20 = {{flat list| | |||
* DVLP | |||
* Filthy | |||
}} | |||
| length20 = 3:48 | |||
| title21 = Get Over | |||
| writer21 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Leary | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* Phill Hurtt | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| note21 = featuring Nikki Kynard | |||
| extra21 = ] | |||
| length21 = 4:42 | |||
| title22 = Fly Out | |||
| writer22 = {{flat list| | |||
* Carter, Jr. | |||
* Jones | |||
* Williams | |||
}} | |||
| extra22 = {{flat list| | |||
* T-Mix | |||
* Batman | |||
}} | |||
| length22 = 2:25 | |||
}} | |||
;'''Sample credits''' | |||
* "Tha Mobb" samples "Moment from Truth", written and performed by ]. | |||
* "Best Rapper Alive" samples "]", written by ], and performed by ]. | |||
* "Grown Man" samples "]", written by ], and performed by ]. | |||
* "Receipt" samples "]", written by ] and ], and performed by ]. | |||
* "Shooter" samples "Oh Shooter", written and performed by ], also written by Robert Daniels, James Gass and Robert Keyes; as well as Wayne{{'s}} "Shooter" or Thicke{{'s}} "Oh Shooter", also it contains the interpolation from "Mass Appeal" performed by ]. | |||
* "I'm a D-Boy" samples "]", written and performed by ] and ] | |||
* "Get Over" samples "Love Is What We Came Here For", written by Phill Hurtt and ], and performed by Garland Green. | |||
== Personnel == | |||
Credits for ''Tha Carter II'' adapted from ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tha Carter II > Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tha-carter-ii-r811100/credits|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> | |||
{{col-start}} | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
* Birdman – producer | |||
* Derrick "Bigg D" Baker – composer, producer | |||
* Katina Bynum – project manager | |||
* D.P. "Dad" Carter – composer | |||
* Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter – composer, vocals | |||
* Cool & Dre – multi instruments, producers | |||
* Andrews Correa – audio engineer | |||
* Shante "Curren$y" Franklin – composer | |||
* April DeVona – assistant engineer | |||
* Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering | |||
* Gregory Green – composer | |||
* The Heatmakerz – producers | |||
* David Karmiol – bass guitar | |||
* Lil' Hollywood – engineer | |||
* Patrick Magee – assistant engineer | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
* Jonathan Mannion – photography | |||
* Tommy Mara – assistant engineer | |||
* Fabian Marasciullo – audio engineer, engineer, mixing | |||
* Kevin Mayer – assistant engineer | |||
* Nikki – vocals | |||
* Danielle Premone – assistant engineer | |||
* Jose Luis Rodríguez – assistant engineer | |||
* Walter "Bunny" Sigler – composer | |||
* Tristan "T-Mix" Jones – producer | |||
* Sean Thomas – composer | |||
* Javier Valverde – engineer | |||
* Ronald "Slim" Williams – executive producer | |||
* Bryan "Baby" Williams – executive producer | |||
* Genevieve Zaragoza – A&R | |||
{{col-end}} | |||
==Charts== | |||
{{col-begin}} | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
=== Weekly charts === | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col"| Chart (2005-2006) | |||
!align="center" style="background-color: #white;"|Position | |||
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position | |||
|<center>2 | |||
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|<center>21 | |||
!scope="row"|US ]<ref name="US200">{{cite magazine|title=Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lil wayne|chart=Billboard 200}}|magazine=]|publisher=]|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> | |||
|<center>23 | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|2 | ||
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|<center>17 | |||
!scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="USR&BAl">{{cite magazine|title=Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lil wayne|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> | |||
|<center>17 | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|1 | ||
|- | |||
|<center>29 | |||
!scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="USRapAl">{{cite magazine|title=Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lil wayne|chart=Rap Albums}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> | |||
|<center>36 | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|1 | ||
|<center>59 | |||
|<center>55 | |||
|<center>49 | |||
|<center>61 | |||
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Released | December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06) | |||
Genre | Hip hop, hardcore hip hop, R&B | |||
Length | 77:22 | |||
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Tha Carter II is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment and Universal Records. Recording sessions took place from 2004 to 2005, with Birdman and his brother Ronald "Slim" Williams serving as the record's executive producers. Additional producers on the album included The Runners and The Heatmakerz, among others. The album serves as a sequel to his fourth album Tha Carter (2004), and was supported by three singles ("Fireman", "Hustler Musik" and "Shooter").
Tha Carter II received critical acclaim and ranks highly in retrospectives of Lil Wayne's best work. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 2020.
Singles
The lead single from the album, called "Fireman" was released on October 25, 2005. The song was produced by DVLP and Filthy. While they were recording the song at the time, both DVLP and Filthy first burst into a music scene as the production duo, called Doe Boys.
The album's second single, "Hustler Musik" was released on January 10, 2006. The song was produced by T-Mix and the unknown producer named Batman. A music video was released for this song that was directed by Benny Boom.
The album's third single, "Shooter" was released on April 9, 2006. The song features guest vocals from an American R&B singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, who also produced this track. The song also was later included on Thicke's then-upcoming album, titled The Evolution of Robin Thicke (2006).
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Blender | |
Entertainment Weekly | B |
The Guardian | A |
Houston Chronicle | |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
PopMatters | 8/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
USA Today | |
The Village Voice | B+ |
Upon its release, Tha Carter II received widespread acclaim from music critics, with several praising the lyricism and artistic growth demonstrated by Wayne on the album. AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the album's balance of "hookless, freestyle-ish tracks" and "slicker club singles", commenting that "the well-rounded, risk-taking, but true-to-its-roots album suggests he can weather the highs and lows like a champion." Entertainment Weekly's Ryan Dombal wrote that Tha Carter II "transcends inflated ego" and complimented the album's "sturdy funk-blues tracks... that offer genuine value". David Drake of Stylus Magazine called the album "one of the year's best releases" and lauded his "entire persona, an aura, a rap creation that seems fully-developed and fascinating". Despite writing that "Wayne's verses need a good polish", Nick Sylvester of Pitchfork wrote that the album contains "jaw-droppers aplenty" and complimented Wayne's growth as a lyricist, stating:
People who met Wayne on "Go DJ" and thought him a lunchroom hack emcee – who knows what's happened since then, but damn has he learned how to write. His squeak is now a croak, his laugh a little more burly, his flow remarkably flexible. Sometimes he's deliberate like syrup cats ("But this is Southern, face it/ If we too simple then yall don't get the basics") but when he needs to be, he's nimble as that Other Carter: "I ain't talking too fast you just listening too slow." Remy and weed, fast things and women, the corner – these are Wayne's wax since B.G.'ing with B.G., putting piff on the campus before he ever enrolled in college.
IGN writer Jim During gave the album an eight out of ten and commented that Wayne " the mic with hard-hitting verbal tenacity", and wrote that the album shows him "at his most focused, and is a strong next step for a relatively young career." Matt Cibula of PopMatters wrote ambivalently towards that album's production, writing that "the producers here are mostly no-namers who do their jobs well but not spectacularly", but praised Wayne's "amazing" words and remarked that "Straws really IS the best rapper alive, at least when he tries".
In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 370 on the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
LA Weekly included the track "Best Rapper Alive" in their list of "Ten Rap-Rock Songs That Are Actually Awesome".
Commercial performance
Tha Carter II debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 240,000 copies in its first week. This became Wayne's fourth US top-ten debut. The album also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Wayne's third number-one album on this chart. As of March 2008, the album has sold 1.3 million copies in the US. On September 25, 2020, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tha Mobb" | The Heatmakerz | 5:20 | |
2. | "Fly In" |
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| 2:23 |
3. | "Money on My Mind" |
| 4:31 | |
4. | "Fireman" |
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| 4:23 |
5. | "Mo Fire" |
| Young Yonny | 3:23 |
6. | "On tha Block #1" | 0:38 | ||
7. | "Best Rapper Alive" |
| Bigg D | 4:53 |
8. | "Lock and Load" (featuring Kurupt) |
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| 4:46 |
9. | "Oh No" |
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| 3:11 |
10. | "Grown Man" (featuring Curren$y) |
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| 4:06 |
11. | "On tha Block #2" | 0:26 | ||
12. | "Hit Em Up" |
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| 4:07 |
13. | "Carter II" |
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| 2:24 |
14. | "Hustler Musik" |
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| 5:03 |
15. | "Receipt" |
| The Heatmakerz | 3:48 |
16. | "Shooter" (featuring Robin Thicke) |
| Robin Thicke | 4:35 |
17. | "Weezy Baby" (featuring Nikki Kynard) |
| Deezle | 4:18 |
18. | "On tha Block #3" | 0:13 | ||
19. | "I'm a D-Boy" (featuring Birdman) |
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| 4:00 |
20. | "Feel Me" |
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| 3:48 |
21. | "Get Over" (featuring Nikki Kynard) |
| Cool & Dre | 4:42 |
22. | "Fly Out" |
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| 2:25 |
Total length: | 77:22 |
- Sample credits
- "Tha Mobb" samples "Moment from Truth", written and performed by Wilson Turbinton.
- "Best Rapper Alive" samples "Fear of the Dark", written by Steve Harris, and performed by Iron Maiden.
- "Grown Man" samples "Sparkle", written by Paul Harden, and performed by Cameo.
- "Receipt" samples "Lay-Away", written by O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Ronald Isley, and performed by The Isley Brothers.
- "Shooter" samples "Oh Shooter", written and performed by Robin Thicke, also written by Robert Daniels, James Gass and Robert Keyes; as well as Wayne's "Shooter" or Thicke's "Oh Shooter", also it contains the interpolation from "Mass Appeal" performed by Gang Starr.
- "I'm a D-Boy" samples "Paid in Full", written and performed by Eric Barrier and William Griffin, Jr.
- "Get Over" samples "Love Is What We Came Here For", written by Phill Hurtt and Walter Sigler, and performed by Garland Green.
Personnel
Credits for Tha Carter II adapted from Allmusic.
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- Lockett, Sam Hockley-Smith, Craig Jenkins, Dee (September 28, 2018). "What's the Best Album in Lil Wayne's Carter Series?". Vulture. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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- ^ Dombal, Ryan (December 9, 2005). "Lil Wayne: Tha Carter II". Entertainment Weekly. No. 853. p. 88.
- Westhoff, Ben (December 5, 2014). "Lil Wayne's Tha Carter series, from best to worst". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- Hardimon, Zharmer (December 18, 2005). "N'awlins son keep things interesting". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
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- ^ Cibula, Matt (January 25, 2006). "Lil' Wayne: Tha Carter II". PopMatters. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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