After multiple delays and leaks, Lil Wayne’s most anticipated album of 2007, and now 2008, “Tha Carter III” drops today in record stores and Wal-Mart major retailers. If you’re a real hip-hop fan, you’ve probably followed the album’s progress over the past year, checking out the leaked songs, downloading the mix-tapes and hearing Lil Wayne guest star on more than 50 singles. Read all about it on Wikipedia.
I picked up my copy of “Tha Carter III” at my local Easy Street Records during lunch. After a quick listen this afternoon, here are my initial reactions:
- The final track listing (comes as an insert in the case) includes an additional three songs. Too bad Lil Wayne couldn’t have thrown in the “Lollipop” remix with Kanye West, as good as “Lollipop” is, it’s starting to get tired, but the remix is hot!
- “Tie My Hands” featuring Robin Thicke might be my favorite song on the album. I liked their previous collaboration, “Shooter,” and this one is even better.
- “A Milli” has to be the most annoying song of the CD. It’s fucking awful. You’ll probably listen to it once and realize that’s more than enough times.
The rest of the album has cameos from T-Pain, Babyface, Jay-Z, Fabolous and others, as well as an all-star set of producers. We’ll have a full review once we get a chance to open up the album and let it bump outside of our headphones at work.
