Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III [ECD] (CD 2008)

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.

Weezy brought it on this CD. My favorites are "Lollipop", "Got Money" "Tie My Hands" "Let The Beat Built", "Misunderstood", but I'm really surprised by the diversity of this album. Who would've thought Wayne would have a track with Babyface and its tight. Great album although it gets a little boring in the middle, it's still a banger, worth the wait. Another must have album of 2008.

Category: Rock/Pop, R&B, Rap
Label: Motown
Orig Year: 2008
Discs: 1
Release Date: Jun 10, 2008
Studio/Live: Studio
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
Personnel: Jay-Z, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Brisco, Betty Wright, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, Baby, Robin Thicke, Static Major, Bobby Valentino

Tracks:
1. 3 Peat
2. Mr. Carter - (featuring Jay-Z)
3. Milli, A
4. Got Money - (featuring T-Pain)
5. Comfortable - (featuring Babyface)
6. Dr. Carter
7. Phone Home
8. Tie My Hands - (featuring Robin Thicke)
9. Mrs. Officer [Bonus Track] - (featuring Bobby Valentino)
10. Let The Beat Build [Bonus Track]
11. Shoot Me Down - (featuring D. Smith)
12. Lollipop - (featuring Static Major)
13. La La - (featuring Brisco/Busta Rhymes)
14. Playing With Fire [Bonus Track] - (featuring Betty Wright)
15. You Ain't Got Nuthin - (featuring Fabolous/Juelz Santana)
16. DontGetIt