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Post by sdot23 on Feb 1, 2008 11:18:16 GMT -5
Lil Wayne: New Album 'Will Stick With You Forever'February 01, 2008, 10:45 AM ET Mariel Concepcion, N.Y. Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" has been delayed numerous times in the past six months, but in his first interview since his recent arrest on felony drugs and weapons charges in Arizona, the rapper promises the new album will be worth the wait. "It's one of those albums people are really waiting on, so I made it so that whatever is on it will stick with you forever," he tells Billboard of the project, which has been plagued with leaks. "I'm taking my time with it. And I'm giving artists I respect and people I want to do songs with -- not songs the label fixed -- an opportunity to collaborate." "I think this album is going to be one of my best albums," he continues. "I'm a true perfectionist. I might have to work out a deal with Universal to shoot a video to for all these songs, that's how crazy they all are. Every one of them is a movie." Although Wayne was happy to discuss "Tha Carter III," which is expected in March or April via Cash Money/Universal, he didn't want to talk about what went down in Arizona, where he's been ordered to return for a Feb. 12 hearing. "I've got nothing to say about that," he replied when asked about the arrest. The new album's official single, the Deezle-produced "Lollipop," features Static and will be serviced to radio shortly. A video for it was recently shot in Las Vegas. Other guests on the set include Hurricane Chris, Corey Gunz, Tyga, Jibbs, Shanell, Kidd Kidd, Mack Maine and Lil Mama. Jim Jonsin, the Alchemist and Cool and Dre contributed production. Wayne has released six albums and made more than 40 guest appearances since 1999 -- 17 of those collaborations in the last two years -- not to mention the massive amount of mixtapes and leaked tracks that routinely appear online. "I've found out that I love doing music for others," he says. "You're making history when you're making music with somebody else, for somebody else. Plus, I find that when I do that, it doesn't get leaked. And when it does, it doesn't do what it does when it's one of my songs. I get a real joy. And it's another reason why I was able to wait so long to put another album out -- because these features keep me eating and making money." For more of Billboard's exclusive interview with Lil Wayne, see the Feb. 9 issue of the magazine, on newsstands and online today (Feb. 1) at Billboard.biz.
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Post by reception on Feb 13, 2008 5:02:19 GMT -5
Feb 12, 10:03 PM EST Lil Wayne Indicted on Drug Charges
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) -- A jury has indicted Lil Wayne on felony drug and weapons charges. The 25-year-old rapper, whose name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was charged with one count each of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the indictment.
Carter pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday.
His attorney, James Tilson, said Tuesday that Carter's tour would continue as scheduled.
Carter is due back in court March 7 for a status hearing.
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Post by gottoast on Feb 14, 2008 19:21:58 GMT -5
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Post by JC. Da Don on Feb 16, 2008 16:25:27 GMT -5
When is the album coming out?
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Post by sdot23 on Feb 16, 2008 16:59:53 GMT -5
March 18th.
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Post by sdot23 on Feb 24, 2008 9:40:26 GMT -5
Exclusive: Previewing Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IIIYesterday, Blender traveled to Atlanta to visit Lil Wayne — it was our second Weezyscursion in three months, the first being for this recent feature — and the wildly prolific MC was nice enough to play us several tracks intended for his forever-delayed LP, Tha Carter III. We didn't hear final mixes — and it's anyone's guess if titles (much less entire songs) will stick — but what we did hear was enough to convince us that the album will (almost) be worth the long, long wait. (It's currently set for an April release.) The rundown below is lighter on lyrics than sonic description largely because the internal rhymes, dazzlingly extended metaphors and references to food stacked up faster than we could write them down — a good sign for Weezy diehards. >> "Lollipop" "I'm not a lollipop rapper," Wayne told us, by way of introducing this song as the radio single, "but this track is cold." It's one of many new Wayne songs to feature T-Pain/Roger Troutman vocoder singing effects and it transcends its boner-as-blow-pop conceit on the force of its strangeness: Wayne's singing isn't just a run through the T-Wayne ProTools patch, it's chopped up and layered over itself in a dense, alien collage. It actually de-naturalizes the vocoder gimmick, which is as common as high-hats nowadays. "Dudes are gonna hate this one," he said. "Ugly dudes, that is." >> "Beat the Block" Hollowed-out and bleepy. The percussion approximates African hand drums, which is why Wayne refers to the track as "Kunte Kinte" at one point; he rides the Alex Haley reference, rapping that he eats "Roots for dinner," before adding that he's "In the garden, feeding fruits to sinners." He also tells us about a girl who likes "the Weezy F — I bad-grade her." >> "Eat You Alive" [ft. Ludacris] The T-Wayne effect is back and pushed to an avant-garde extreme: multitracked, demonic, paired with pained female vocals that intone "he's gonna eat you aliiiiiive." Wayne likes food, and this is about comparing rappers to food and then going Audrey II on them. The math here is simple: Wayne makes any track he's on better + Ludacris makes any track he's on better = A Möbius strip continuum of WTF?! >> "I'm Illi" This "street single" produced by "Bossy" beatsmith Bangladesh should be released to radio next week. There is no hook — just non-stop rhymes over a thunderously spare backdrop: a screwed-down vocal sample repeating "I'm Illi," pounding 808 drums and claps. >> "Let the Beat Build"Drums by longtime Wayne producer/engineer Deezle, ethereal soul sample by Kanye West. Structured something like Coldplay's "The Scientist," which is to say we start with nothing but melody for about 8 bars, and then 808 drum sounds are introduced glacially: high hats for four bars, high hats and snares for the next four, and so on, so that the song revs up in an excitingly disjointed, slow motion way.
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Post by JC. Da Don on Feb 24, 2008 14:34:17 GMT -5
Did "Lollipop" or "I'm Illi" leak yet?
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Post by reception on Mar 8, 2008 6:20:15 GMT -5
Mar 7, 6:58 PM EST Lil Wayne Seeks Lesser Ariz. Drug Charge
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) -- Lawyers for rapper Lil Wayne have filed a motion in Yuma County Superior Court to reduce a charge of possession of drugs for sale.
The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was indicted last month on one count each of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Carter's attorney James Tilson said Friday that the original complaint given to the grand jury stated his client was in possession of about 29 grams of cocaine when he was arrested in January.
But Tilson contends a lab report shows that Carter had fewer than eight grams, not including the weight of the packaging.
In Arizona, there is a statutory presumption that possession of nine grams or more means an intent to sell, Tilson said. It could also mean the difference between jail time and probation.
A May 13 hearing is scheduled on the motion to remand the case back to the grand jury.
The rapper was arrested after his tour bus was stopped on Jan. 22 at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Dateland, Ariz., 78 miles east of Yuma.
Authorities said a search of the bus by Drug Enforcement Administration agents yielded nearly four ounces of marijuana, slightly more than one ounce of cocaine, 41 grams of Ecstasy and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia.
Also found was a .40-caliber pistol registered to Carter, who has a concealed weapons permit in Florida.
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Post by busyboy on Mar 10, 2008 16:54:39 GMT -5
Album out on May 6th 13th.
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Post by sdot23 on Mar 16, 2008 11:49:16 GMT -5
"Lollipop" is hot.
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Post by JC. Da Don on Mar 18, 2008 22:43:22 GMT -5
Lollipop is becoming a hit already.
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Post by sdot23 on Mar 23, 2008 9:51:52 GMT -5
Kanye Joins Lil Wayne On 'Tha Carter III'March 21, 2008, 1:45 PM ET Hillary Crosley, N.Y. Kanye West has joined the roster of contributors to Lil Wayne's long-in-the-works album "Tha Carter III," tentatively due in May via Cash Money/Universal. The rapper broke the news this week during an interview with BBC Radio DJ Semtex, saying West appears on three tracks and that Swizz Beatz, Jim Jonson and Deezle also appear. "I hope it sells well," Wayne said of the album. "I never [boast] because I know you can come out and not sell [one] record. I put my all into it, it's me on a platter so if you don't like it, then you don't like me." Wayne told Billboard in February that Hurricane Chris, Corey Gunz, Tyga, Jibbs, Shanell, Kidd Kidd, Mack Maine and Lil Mama have recorded features for the album. In addition, the rapper has worked with Alchemist and Cool & Dre. The new album's first single, "Lollipop," is the top debut this week at No. 56 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 23, 2008 17:40:16 GMT -5
"Lollipop" isn't all that special to me and the video is just pointlessly flashy (although that's nothing new). R.I.P. Static!
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Post by busyboy on Apr 9, 2008 8:06:39 GMT -5
From Amazon, it should be official but who knows, LOL. I like it a lot, though!
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Post by sdot23 on Apr 9, 2008 9:54:15 GMT -5
That's cool. It kinda looks fan-made...I really hope its official.
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Post by sdot23 on Apr 18, 2008 10:00:58 GMT -5
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 18, 2008 12:06:21 GMT -5
I'm the only American that doesnt like Lil Wayne.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Apr 18, 2008 13:10:13 GMT -5
Sometimes he's good, sometimes he's not. Example that is good:"Lollipop"
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 18, 2008 22:24:11 GMT -5
I'm the only American that doesnt like Lil Wayne. 2nd to me.
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Post by shaq91 on Apr 24, 2008 14:10:49 GMT -5
Lil Wayne Scores First Hot 100 Chart-Topper
Rapper Lil Wayne scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with "Lollipop," which jumps from No. 2 with the help of 183,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Lil Wayne has made 20 appearances on the Hot 100 since 1999, the majority of which have been via collaborations. As a lead artist, his previous best showing was with "Go D.J.," which peaked at No. 14 in November 2004.
The rapper's highly anticipated new album, "Tha Carter III," has shifted released dates on numerous occasions and is now expected June 10 via Universal.
"Lollipop" flips spots with Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," which falls from No. 1 despite being the fastest growing track at radio. Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown holds at No. 3, while Usher's "Love in This Club" featuring Young Jeezy and Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" hold at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
Madonna's "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake inches up 7-6, trading places with Ray J & Yung Berg's "Sexy Can I." Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" rises 9-8, while Chris Brown's "With You" drops 8-9. Miley Cyrus' "See You Again" moves 11-10, her first top 10 song on the Hot 100.
The chart's fastest growing digital track is John Mayer's "Say," which explodes 35-12 after selling 92,000 downloads. The song was utilized in a recent episode of the hit show "Dancing With the Stars."
Mariah Carey's "Bye Bye" is the top Hot 100 debut at No. 23 after selling 60,000 downloads. Another Carey song from the No. 1 album "E=MC2," the T-Pain-featuring "Migrate," debuts at No. 92.
"Love in This Club" is No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songsfor a fourth consecutive week, while on Hot Country Songs, George Strait scores his 43rd No. 1 hit with "I Saw God Today." Strait continues to top his own record for most chart-toppers on Hot Country Songs, which he broke in September 2006.
On Billboard's Modern Rock chart, Seether moves 2-1 with "Rise Above This," ending the two-week reign of Puddle Of Mudd's "Psycho." On that tally, Weezer has the top debut at No. 19 with "Pork and Beans," the top entry since the Foo Fighters' "The Pretender" started at No. 16 in August 2007.
3 Doors Down is No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock tally for a second week with "It's Not My Time."
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Post by sdot23 on Apr 24, 2008 15:02:20 GMT -5
Cool! I'm glad its #1.
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Post by SHOOTER on May 3, 2008 15:33:02 GMT -5
1. 3 Peat 2. Mr. Carter feat. Jay-Z 3. A Milli 4. Got Money feat. T-Pain 5. Comfortable feat. Babyface 6. Phone Home 7. Dr. Carter 8. Tie My Hands feat. Robin Thicke 9. Shoot Me Down feat. D. Smith 10. Playin' With Fire feat. Betty Wright 11. Lollipop feat. Static Major 12. LA feat. Brisco & Busta Rhymes 13. Good Girl Gone Bad 14. You Ain't Got Nuthin' On Me feat. Fabolous & Juelz Santana 15. Let The Beat Build 16. Whip It 17. Misunderstood
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Post by marcjm on May 4, 2008 18:27:28 GMT -5
I'm the only American that doesnt like Lil Wayne. I don't care for him much either, honestly. I'm surprised that Lollipop is his first #1 single in the States. I would've thought he's already had a #1 hit.
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Post by Jayden on May 4, 2008 18:31:28 GMT -5
I'm the only American that doesnt like Lil Wayne. I don't care for him much either, honestly. I'm surprised that Lollipop is his first #1 single in the States. I would've thought he's already had a #1 hit. Most of the time, the only rappers that get #1 on the Hot 100 is 50 Cent, Kanye, and Eminem. Ludacris every once in a blue moon.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on May 4, 2008 18:51:35 GMT -5
I don't care for him much either, honestly. I'm surprised that Lollipop is his first #1 single in the States. I would've thought he's already had a #1 hit. Most of the time, the only rappers that get #1 on the Hot 100 is 50 Cent, Kanye, and Eminem. Ludacris every once in a blue moon. That's excluding ringtone/one hit wonder rappers. I dont really care for most of Lil Wayne's stuff either. He's really overrated to me, but I like some of his stuff.
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Post by PergiePerg on May 18, 2008 14:04:36 GMT -5
"The world is about to end in 2012… ’cause the Mayans made calendars, and they stop at 2012. I got encyclopedias on the bus. The world is about to end as we know it. You can see it already. A planet doesn't exist - there's no more Pluto. Planes are flying into buildings - and not just the Twin Towers. Mosquitos bite you and you die. And a black man and a woman are running for president."
ROFL
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Post by tothefloor on May 18, 2008 14:40:41 GMT -5
^ DEADDDDDDDD
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Post by sdot23 on May 19, 2008 7:44:46 GMT -5
LOL!
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Post by sdot23 on May 26, 2008 18:48:19 GMT -5
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Post by Wavey✨️ on May 26, 2008 22:48:53 GMT -5
''Comfortable"is so good.
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