Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version) (2008) - Grammy Winner - Best Rap Album

Artist: Lil Wayne
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Label: Universal Music Group
UPC: 00602517834866
Release Date: 8/19/2008
Buy.com Sku: 208933810
Item#: M4ECCJ
Buy.com Sales Rank: 24321
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. 3 Peat ~ Lil Wayne
2. Mr. Carter - (featuring Jay-Z) ~ Lil Wayne
3. Milli, A ~ Lil Wayne
4. Got Money - (featuring T-Pain) ~ Lil Wayne
5. Comfortable - (featuring Babyface) ~ Lil Wayne
6. Dr. Carter ~ Lil Wayne
7. Phone Home ~ Lil Wayne
8. Tie My Hands - (featuring Robin Thicke) ~ Lil Wayne
9. Mrs. Officer - (featuring Kidd Kidd/Bobby Valentino) ~ Lil Wayne
10. Let the Beat Build ~ Lil Wayne
11. Shoot Me Down - (featuring D. Smith) ~ Lil Wayne
12. Lollipop - (featuring Static Major) ~ Lil Wayne
13. La La - (featuring Brisco/Busta Rhymes) ~ Lil Wayne
14. Pussy Monster ~ Lil Wayne
15. You Ain't Got Nuthin - (featuring Fabolous/Juelz Santana) ~ Lil Wayne
16. Dontgetit ~ Lil Wayne

(P) 2008 Cash Money Records Inc.
(C) 2008 Cash Money Records Inc.

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel: Eddie Montilla (strings, keyboards); Ludas Charles (keyboards); Darius Harrison (drums).
Additional personnel: Sha-Ron Prescott (background vocals); Pro-Jay, Robin Thicke, Cool & Dre, Jim Jonsin.
Audio Mixers: Miguel Bermudez; Andrew Dawson; Edward Lido; Fabian Marasciullo.
Although his first studio album in three years has been long-awaited and repeatedly delayed, Lil Wayne has been anything but absent. Since THA CARTER II, Weezy has left an impressive mass of recordings--from mixtapes (authorized and otherwise) to guest appearances--in his wake as he blusters through the rap industry. In the third installment of the THA CARTER series, Wayne shows he's earned the right to ego-trip as he lets his off-kilter flow, freak-out lyrics, and vocal acrobatics run wild over 16 tracks. Scaling the heights of hubris on "Dr. Carter," he plays an MC/doctor treating a certain music genre diagnosed as lifeless and closes with a quintessential Weezy snarl: "Welcome back hip-hop/I saved your life." Wayne then shifts to alien-mode for the E.T.-inspired "Phone Home." Later on, he details his sexual conquest of a female cop on "Ms. Officer." As expected, THA CARTER III is rife with big name producers (The Alchemist, Kanye West, Wyclef Jean, David Banner, Swizz Beatz, will.i.am) and guest artists (Jay-Z, Babyface, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, T-Pain) from all coasts.

Producer: Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks; David Banner; Kanye West; Shondrea Crawford; Swizz Beatz; Jim Jonsin; Play-N-Skillz; Andrews Correa; T-Pain; Rodnae

Engineer: Darius Harrison; Joshua Berkman; Ed Falcor-Iidow; Angel Aponte; Pro-Jay

Musical Guests
Jay-Z
T-Pain
Babyface
Robin Thicke
Kidd Kidd
Bobby Valentino
D. Smith
Static Major
Brisco
Busta Rhymes
Fabolous
Juelz Santana

 
Entertainment Reviews
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III - CD Review
By: Elliot Jones - Blogcritics.org Reviews
Published on: 9/21/2009 1:14 AM
Lil Wayne by far is probably one of the greatest rappers of his era. His sixth album, Tha Carter III, is easily a top ten greatest hip-hop album. The album has collaborations from star studded artists such as Busta Rhymes, Kanye West, T-Pain, and Robin Thicke just to name a few. Though lil Wayne has always been a big name in the hip-hop world, this album set him over the top with mainstream music. Dwayne Carter, aka Lil Wayne, released his first solo album, Tha Block I Hot, at age 17 under Cash Money Records. The album went double platinum and put Lil Wayne on the map. His fourth and fifth albums were called Tha Carter and Tha Carter II, and in my opinion are what set him apart from other rappers and made him a household name....read the full review

 
Compilation Appearances
Get It How U Live (Explicit Version)
Vol. 2-It's All On U (Explicit Version)
400 Degreez (Explicit Version)
Vol. 2-How You Love That (Explicit Version)
Melvin Flynt-Da Hustler (Explicit Version)
Solja Rags (Explicit Version)
Charlie Hustle-Blueprint Of A (Explicit Version)
G-Code (Explicit Version)
Country Grammar (Explicit Version)
Country Grammar (Clean Version)
Loved By Few Hated By Many
Dirty South Booty Freaknik (Explicit Version)
Young & Thuggin' (Explicit Version)
Bang Or Ball (Explicit Version)
xXx
Cash Money Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Explicit Version)
Birdman (Explicit Version)
Bringing Down The House
Murphy's Law (Explicit Version)
Big Money Heavyweights (Explicit Version)
Southside (Explicit Version)
Powerballin (Explicit Version)
Destiny Fulfilled
Urban Legend (Explicit Version)
Urban Legend (Clean)
Hip Hop Hits: vol 9 (censored)
Hip Hop Hits: vol 9 (Explicit Version)
Vol 18.-Now That's What I Call Music
Universal Smash Hits 3
Source Hip Hop Hits 10 (Explicit Version)
Longest Yard (Clean)
Longest Yard (Explicit Version)
Glamourest Life (Explicit Version)
Hip Hop Violinist (Explicit Version)
Hip Hop Violinst
Sound Of Revenge (Clean Version) (Bonus CD) (Limited Edition)
Sound Of Revenge (Explicit Version) (Bonus CD) (Limited Edition)
No. 1's
What The Game's Been Missing (w/ Bonus DVD) (Limited Edition) (Explicit Version)
What The Game's Been Missing
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
Director
Da Bottom V6 1005
Idlewild (Clean Version)
SOUND OF REVENGE: CHOPPED & SCREWED(Explicit Version)
Killa Season (Explicit Version)
Killa Season (W/dvd) (Ltd)(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
Listennn The Album (Explicit Version)
Block Music (Cln)
Block Music (Explicit Version)
Paula Deanda
Greatest Hits(Explicit Version)
Greatest Hits (Cln)
Comin Back Home
Port Of Miami (Explicit Version)
Port Of Miami (Cln)
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product Of My Environment)(Explicit Version)
Back By Thug Demand(Explicit Version)
Me Myself & I(Explicit Version)
Back By Thug Demand (Cln)
Professional Part 3(Explicit Version)
Professional Part 3 (Cln)
Evolution Of Robin Thicke
From Nothin To Somethin(Explicit Version)
Waitin To Inhale(Explicit Version)
Waitin To Inhale (chopped Screwed)(Explicit Version)
Street Love
Now That's What I Call Music! Vol 24
When The Norht And South Collide
Insomniac
Hustler's Pome (expanded Edition)(Explicit Version)
We The Best(Explicit Version)
We The Best
It's Me Snitches
Back Like We Left Something(Explicit Version)
Adrenaline Rush 2007
Adrenaline Rush 2007
One Man Band Man(Explicit Version)
One Man Band Man
Drank Epidemic 5(Explicit Version)
Graduation (Explicit Version)
Ultimate Victory
Getback
Life Goes On(Explicit Version)
Carnival Vol II Memoirs Of An Immigrant
Exclusive(w/ Bonus DVD)
Carnival Vol II Memoirs Of An Immigrant (Deluxe Edition)
H Town To The A Town(Explicit Version)
Life Goes On (chopped Screwed)(Explicit Version)
Gangsta Grillz The Album(Explicit Version)
Gangsta Grillz The Album
Trilla
5 Stunna
5 Stunna(Limited Edition)
Trilla
Cash Money:10 Years Of Biling Vol 1(Explicit Version)
Mail On Sunday
Mail On Sunday(Explicit Version)
Wallabee Champ
International Gangster
All I Need(Explicit Version)
All I Need
I'm So Hood
Trill
Trill(Explicit Version)
Greatest Story Ever Told
Now That's What I Call Music Vol 28
Gangsta Grillz 17
Streets Of The South Part 1(Explicit Version)
Here I Stand
Exclusive (forever Edition)(Bonus Tracks)(w/ Bonus DVD)
Il Trill Chopped Screwed(Explicit Version)
LAX
LAX (Clean)
Against Everything(Explicit Version)
Greatest Story Ever Told
Down South Slangin
Paper Trail (Explicit Version)
Paper Trail
LAX (Bonus Tracks)(Explicit Version)
Crazee Confuzed(Explicit Version)
Something Else
In A Perfect World
Alter Ego:mixtape
Theater Of The Mind
Theater Of The Mind(Explicit Version)
Street Chronicles(Explicit Version)
The Best Of NOW That's What I Call Music - 10th Anniversary Edition
Now That's What I Call Music 29
Thr33 Ringz
Thr33 Ringz(Explicit Version)
808's & Heartbreak
Freedom
In The City(Explicit Version)
In The City
Emeritus(Explicit Version)
Last Kiss(Explicit Version)
Back On My B S(Explicit Version)
Last Kiss
Tbd (Lp2)
Ghostdeini The Great(Explicit Version)
Intuition(Explicit Version)
2009 Grammy Nominees
Work In The Trunk
Skull Gang(Explicit Version)
How To Be A Lady: Volume 1 (Explicit Version)
Streets Of The South Part 2
Back On My B S(Explicit Version)
Total Dance 2009
Wrestler (Ost)
Now That's What I Call Music 30
Back On My Bs(Limited Edition)(Explicit Version)
Deeper Than Rap(Explicit Version)
Deeper Than Rap
Voice
Voice(Explicit Version)
Deeper Than Rap(Limited Edition)(Explicit Version)
We Run Atl
We Run New York
Strength In Numbers
Flight 360:Takeoff(Explicit Version)
Flight 360:Takeoff
Loso's Way(Explicit Version)
Loso's Way
How To Be A Lady:volume 1
Now That's What I Call Club Hits
Trae Day(Explicit Version)
In Love War
Music Inspired By The Film More Than(Explicit Version)
So Far Gone(Explicit Version)
So Far Gone
Soft White(Explicit Version)
Celebration (Deluxe Version)
Rally World Vol 2(Explicit Version)
Raditude
Recession Proof(Explicit Version)
King Of The Kounty(Explicit Version)
Now 32

 
Associated Artists and Works
BirdMan
BirdMan
BirdMan
Like Father, Like Son [PA] ~ BirdMan
BirdMan
BirdMan
BirdMan
Cutta, P
DJ Drama
Dedication 3 [PA] ~ DJ Drama
Dj Gully
DJ Ideal
Drake
Jean, Wyclef

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 08/18/2008
Original Release Date : 2008
Catalog ID : 8348
Label : Cash Money Records
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00602517834866

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.74)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "He really is the best rapper alive....As usual, Wayne's tumbling freestyle rhymes are full of imagination and surprise, but his voice itself is half the fun."

Rolling Stone (p.88)
- Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "Lil Wayne's greatness lies not just in what he says, but in the way he says it..."

Spin (p.96)
- "[T]he purest product of the most transformative, chaos-inducing man-made disasters of the 21st century -- New Orleans, hip-hop, and the Internet."

Spin (p.53)
- Ranked #2 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[With] rapping, Auto-Tune crooning, groping guitar strings, and rasping for air over a digital patchwork of beats and synths..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.66)
- "There's some intricate art here: 'Dr. Carter' and 'A Milli' have bursts of spectacular rhyme..."

The Wire (p.64)
- "'Misunderstood', based around the Nina Simone track, has lines that come straight from the heart, and the vital signs are strong..."

XXL (Magazine)
(p.98)
- "Wayne's supreme confidence as an MC dominates the album....His songwriting skills continue to get more thoughtful and focused..."

Blender (Magazine)
(p.80)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "His taste in beats and sounds is omnivorous, his crushed-charcoal rasp equally indebted to crisp East Coast complexity, Southern sing-song and his own warped imagination."

  
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