01 Sep Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV | Album Review

Releasing music at an astounding rate Dwayne Carter, better known as Lil Wayne, has achieved renowned worldwide success; even mentioned by American President Barack Obama himself. Prior to his incarceration in Rikers Island on March 2010, Weezy F was undoubtedly at the top of his game. Having released Tha Carter III (which sold more than a million copies in its first week), spawned Drake and Nicki Minaj and even dabbled in a little bit of rock with his album Rebirth, it seemed Weezy was set to (or had already) taken over the world. It was with very, very high expectations therefore that the world awaited his release from Rikers Island in November of 2010. But when sell-out after sell-out track made their way from the interwebs into our over-excited ears, disappointment began to settle, and an ominous feeling… Has Lil Wayne lost it? Where is his sizzurp at? And like Popeye and his spinach, does he really need it to be able to perform at the level we have come to expect from him? Carter IV however, as his first studio album since his release, is what the Young Money rhymer will be judged on. And in a nutshell, it is good, but the question is, how good?