2004 studio album by Lil Wayne
Tha Carter
Released June 29, 2004 Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Length 79 :07
Label
Producer
"Bring It Back" Released: April 17, 2004
"
Go D.J. " Released: October 5, 2004
"Earthquake" Released: March 27, 2005
Tha Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper
Lil Wayne . It was released on June 29, 2004, by
Cash Money Records and
Universal Records .
[6] The
production on the album was mostly handled by Cash Money's former in-house
producer
Mannie Fresh , before Mannie left the label. A
chopped and screwed version of the album was also released by
Cash Money Records in 2004. The album spawned four sequels:
Tha Carter II ,
Tha Carter III ,
Tha Carter IV , and
Tha Carter V .
The album debuted at number five on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.
[7] The album was later certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 2020.
[8]
Singles
The album's lead
single , "Bring It Back" was released on April 10, 2004, while its second single, "
Go D.J. " was released on October 5, 2004. Both songs were produced by and featured
guest vocals from then-
Cash Money 's frequent
record producer
Mannie Fresh .
The album's third single, "Earthquake" was released on March 27, 2005. The song was produced by and featured guest vocals from fellow record producer
Jazze Pha .
Commercial performance
Tha Carter debuted at number five on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.
[9] This became Wayne's third US top-ten debut.
[7] As of November 2005, the album has sold 878,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
[10] On September 25, 2020, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and
album-equivalent units of a million units in the United States.
[8]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Walk In"
Mannie Fresh 3:04 2. "
Go D.J. " Mannie Fresh 4:41 3. "This Is the Carter" (featuring Mannie Fresh) Mannie Fresh 4:36 4. "BM J.R." Mannie Fresh 4:58 5. "On the Block #1 (skit)" 0:18 6. "I Miss My Dawgs" (featuring Reel) Carter, Jr. Thomas R.Q. Dickerson 4:35 7. "We Don't" (featuring
Birdman ) Leslie Brathwaite 4:09 8. "On My Own" (featuring Reel) Mannie Fresh 4:28 9. "Tha Heat" Raj Smoove 4:36 10. "Cash Money Millionaires" Mannie Fresh 4:42 11. "Inside" Mannie Fresh 1:30 12. "Bring It Back" (featuring Mannie Fresh) Mannie Fresh 4:21 13. "Who Wanna" Raj Smoove 4:32 14. "On the Block #2 (skit)" 0:23 15. "Get Down" (featuring Birdman) Mannie Fresh 4:32 16. "Snitch" Mannie Fresh 3:55 17. "Hoes" (featuring Mannie Fresh) Mannie Fresh 4:32 18. "Only Way" (featuring Birdman) Mannie Fresh 4:33 19. "Earthquake" (featuring
Jazze Pha ) 5:16 20. "Ain't That a Bitch" Mannie Fresh 4:17 21. "Walk Out" Mannie Fresh 1:08 Total length: 79:07
If the album was purchased in Canada, "Walk In", "Inside" and "Walk Out" are recorded on a different instrumental, with slightly different lyrics. Also, "Earthquake" is replaced by the song "Crack Ya Bottle" by Lil Wayne featuring Reel, produced by the Architects. These changes are a result of sample clearance issues.
"Earthquake" interpolates and samples "
Let's Stay Together " by
Al Green .
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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