Tha Carter III [Explicit Lyrics]

Lil Wayne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Cash Money
• ASIN: B001E4IY3Q
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,957 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Southern Rap
  • #32 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Gangsta & Hardcore

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Lil Wayne put out enough material in 2007 to inspire a Vibe magazine list of the 77 best Lil Wayne songs of that year alone. That level of output is the primary reason behind Tha Carter III's bumpy ride. The albums opens well with the appropriately boastful "3 Peat," followed by the symbolic torch-passing of "Mr. Carter," featuring Jay-Z. But nothing matches or exceeds that until the Swizz Beatz-produced lark "Dr. Carter" and the album's arguable high point "Phone Home." Framed by simple, bombastic beats from Cool & Dre, Lil Wayne argues in "Phone Home" that he's so far beyond the competition he's extra-terrestrial. Within that track comes a stellar example of how Weezy's reptilian flow can let an inspired aside such as "I'm rare, like Mr. Clean with hair" slip by almost unnoticed. But no artist this prolific can avoid dropping some duds amongst the winners. The disc's three monster hits sound silly ("Lollipop"), annoying ("A Milli"), and generally uninspired ("Got Money") when stacked up against the non-hits. David Banner's musical backing for "La La" provides the kind of brain-tickling inventiveness that Lil Wayne should always have in order to push his gift for verbal absurdity to greater heights. --Kris Kendall

Product Description

Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by rapper Lil Wayne and it is the final album in Tha Carter trilogy. Originally known as the youngest Hot Boy, Lil' Wayne has orchestrated a steady stream of hits. The New Orleans rapper began his long career with Cash Money as part of the Hot Boys, a popular late-'90s supergroup consisting of Juvenile, Turk, and B.G.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this CD, October 31, 2011

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Jenniferguson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tha Carter III (Audio CD)

All of the Lil Wayne Cds are very well written and are good music. I recommend these Cds to anyone, including people who do not especially listen to rap all the time.

I am not a huge rap fan, but I think Lil Wayne is very talented and is great with his metaphors.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, October 12, 2011

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Ron - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tha Carter III (Audio CD)

Ok, this guy just seems to put out one great album after the next. I never really listend to Lil Wayne untill I bought the Carter IV and now I find myself shopping for this guys albums all the time, and not to mention I'm going backwards. I bought IV first and then III and so on.. great buy people so check it out.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty damn good, May 12, 2011

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Jesse Capps "Blueberry pie black coffee and c... (Knoxville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tha Carter III (Audio CD)

This album is damn good to ride around to. This is actually my second copy, mine got broke in a car accident last year and I finally bought a new copy today.I was a senior in high school when this album came out and I actually hated LiL Wayne back then as I am more of a Jazz/Funk/Alternative junkie and 80s 90s hip-hop fan. When It comes to Rap though I love stuff like The Roots,Outkast,Goody Mob,Dre,Snoop,Mos Def,Wu Tang etc. I heard Carter III most of 2008 though when I worked at a Pawn Shop and I finally gave in when I was singing Mr.Carter all day long in my head so O well... All the reviewers on Amazon who hate this album, I really can't understand why I love most of the tracks because it's just a fun mindless pop-type rap album. If you wanna think about your rap, listen to RZA,or Nas, or Mos Def, sometimes I just wanna listen to catchy stuff I can't help it. Really Good Album Solid 5 Stars! CARTER IV Next Month!