Tha Carter II

Tha Carter II
Tha Carter II
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released	December 6, 2005
Genre	Hip hop, hardcore hip hop, R&B
Length	77:22
Label	Cash Money; Young Money; Universal;
Producer	Birdman (also exec.); Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.); The Runners; DJ Nasty & LVM; Robin Thicke; Young Yonny; The Heatmakerz; Cool & Dre; Deezle; Bigg D; DVLP; Filthy; T-Mix; Batman; Matlock;
Lil Wayne chronology
Singles from Tha Carter II
	"Fireman"; Released: October 25, 2005; "Hustler Musik"; Released: January 10, 2006; "Shooter"; Released: April 9, 2006;

Tha Carter II is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment and Universal Records. Recording sessions took place from 2004 to 2005, with Birdman and his brother Ronald "Slim" Williams serving as the record's executive producers. Additional producers on the album included The Runners and The Heatmakerz, among others. The album serves as a sequel to his fourth album Tha Carter (2004), and was supported by three singles ("Fireman", "Hustler Musik" and "Shooter").

Tha Carter II received critical acclaim and ranks highly in retrospectives of Lil Wayne's best work.^[1]^[2] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart.^[3] The album was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 2020.^[4]

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^ Lockett, Sam Hockley-Smith, Craig Jenkins, Dee (September 28, 2018). "What's the Best Album in Lil Wayne's Carter Series?". Vulture. Retrieved December 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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