Friday, September 28, 2018
Lil Wayne has finally delivered
Tha Carter V (
Young Money), a 23-track collection with an all-star cast of features, on what is his 36th birthday (9/27).
Kendrick Lamar,
Travis Scott,
Snoop Dogg,
Nicki Minaj,
Ashanti and
XXXTENTACION all appear on the record, which was more than five years in the making, with production handled by the likes of
Swizz Beats,
DJ Frank E, Zaytoven,
Mannie Fresh,
Mike Free,
Metro Boomin and
Cool & Dre, among many others.
The set quickly shot to #1 on
iTunes and is of course, the dominating topic across all social media. All 23 tracks on the album make up the Top 23 at
Apple Music.
Kanye West announced via
Twitter earlier Thursday that he would be holding the release of his new album
YANDHI for 48 hours, in order to clear the way for Weezy's triumpant return.
