Tha Carter III

Tha Carter III
Studio album by
Lil Wayne
ReleasedJune 10, 2008 (2008 -06-10)
Recorded2006–2008
Genre
Length77:04
Label
Producer
Lil Wayne chronology
The Leak
(2007) 		Tha Carter III
(2008) 		Dedication 3
(2008)
Singles from Tha Carter III
  1. "Lollipop"
    Released: March 13, 2008
  2. "A Milli"
    Released: April 23, 2008
  3. "Got Money"
    Released: May 27, 2008
  4. "Mrs. Officer"
    Released: September 11, 2008
  5. "Comfortable"
    Released: September 29, 2008[2]

Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on June 10, 2008, by Cash Money, Universal Motown and Young Money Entertainment.[3] It follows a string of mixtape releases and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists' albums.[4] The album features appearances from Jay-Z, T-Pain, Fabolous, Robin Thicke, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, Babyface, Bobby V, and Kanye West, among others. It also features Static Major, who is credited posthumously following his death in February of that year.

Amid release delays and leaks, Tha Carter III became one of the most anticipated releases of 2008.[5][6][7] It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling over one million copies in its first week—which made it one of the fastest-selling albums in the US.[8] It reached sales of 2.88 million copies by the end of 2008 and produced four commercially successful singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Lollipop", which peaked at number one, and the top-ten singles "A Milli" and "Got Money", as well as the top-20 single "Mrs. Officer".

Upon its release, Tha Carter III received widespread acclaim from music critics and has since been regarded as one of Wayne's best albums. It earned the rapper several accolades, including a spot on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards and won for Best Rap Album, while "Lollipop" won Best Rap Song and "A Milli" won Best Rap Solo Performance. It has been certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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  2. ^ "R&R Going For Adds: Rhythmic (Week Of: September 29, 2008)". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Tha Carter 3". Lil Wayne Fansite - Weezy Blog. December 17, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Jeffries, David (2008). "Lil Wayne – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  5. ^ Lil Wayne Announces Tha Carter III: The Leak on December 18, with Official LP Coming in February Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. XXL (October 26, 2007). Retrieved October 26, 2007.
  6. ^ Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Matt Barone, Hillary Crosley, Thomas Golianopoulos, Brian Miller (January 30, 2007). Remedy: The Top 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2007. XXL magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
  7. ^ "Lil Wayne Grabs 3rd In Rollingstone's Top 50 Albums | Lil Wayne". Rap Basement. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  8. ^ "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' Sells 1 Million". Billboard. June 18, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2018.