Dedication 4
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| Mixtape by Lil Wayne | ||||
| Released | September 3, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:00 | |||
| Label | Young Money/Aphilliates Music Group | |||
| Producer | DJ Drama, various others | |||
| Compiler | DJ Drama | |||
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Dedication 4 is a mixtape by Lil Wayne. The mixtape was originally supposed to be released on August 15, 2012,[1] but got pushed several times[2][3] and was released on September 3, 2012. It is the fourth installment of Lil Wayne's "Dedication" series, following its predecessors The Dedication, Dedication 2 and Dedication 3. It's also the fourth installment of Lil Wayne's "Gangsta Grillz" tetralogy.
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Background [edit]
On July 15, 2012, Wayne confirmed on his Twitter page that the mixtape will be released some time in August, 2012 by stating "Dedikation 4 coming next month."[4] After Wayne's tweet, Drama revealed to MTV that Cortez Bryant told him that Wayne "had been mentioning it and was gearing up", and during a stop of Drake's Club Paradise Tour Bryant told him "it was a 100% go".[5]
On August 1, 2012, Lil Wayne confirmed the release date of the mixtape when he called into DJ Drama‘s Hot 107.9 radio show. Wayne then also named three instrumentals ("Cashin Out", "I Don't Like" and "Burn") that he had already rapped over.[6] On August 15, 2012, Mack Maine tweeted that the release date of the mixtape got pushed back to a then unknown date. Maine also tweeted that Lil Wayne would announce the new release date, and "something special" (which later turned out to be the track "No Lie"[7]) by stating "Announcement and something special will be delivered by @LilTunechi today....#stayTUNEd".[8]
Lil Wayne later explained he didn't release Dedication 4 on August 15, because his friend and fellow rapper 2 Chainz released his debut album Based on a T.R.U. Story on August 14, and he wanted all the attention on 2 Chainz.[9] The official artwork was released through Wayne's official Facebook page on August 16, 2012.[10] On August 17, 2012, Nicki Minaj confirmed that she is featured on the mixtape.[11]
On August 24, 2012, Lil Wayne tweeted the mixtape would be released on August 30, 2012 by stating "D4 aug-30",[12] however on August 30 it was confirmed by DJ Drama that the mixtape would be pushed back to September 3, 2012. The mixtape got pushed back again because Cortez Bryant wanted DJ Drama to properly set it up.[13] On September 3, 2012, the mixtape was released for free download on multiple mixtape websites at 12:00PM EST which then got pushed back to 4:00PM EST and was finally release at 4:30PM EST. The high anticipation of the mixtape caused many sites that hosted it to crash, such livemixtapes.com, datpiff.com, Karencivil.com and more.
DJ Drama released five clean version of the tracks in High Quality, but the editing was not very good. One of the songs released, "So Dedicated", which originally featured an outro from Birdman, did not have the outro on it.
Track listing [edit]
- All tracks were arranged by DJ Drama.
| No. | Title | Original Instrumental | Length | |
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| 1. | "So Dedicated" (featuring Birdman) | "So Sophisticated" (Rick Ross featuring Meek Mill) | 2:44 | |
| 2. | "Same Damn Tune" | "Same Damn Time" (Future) | 3:06 | |
| 3. | "Cashed Out" | "Cashin' Out" (Ca$h Out) | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "No Worries" (featuring Detail) | 3:30 | ||
| 5. | "Mercy" (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Mercy" (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) | 4:48 | |
| 6. | "Burn" | "Burn" (Meek Mill featuring Big Sean) | 3:38 | |
| 7. | "Amen" (featuring Boo) | "Amen" (Meek Mill featuring Drake) | 3:18 | |
| 8. | "Get Smoked" (Remix) (Lil Mouse featuring Lil Wayne) | "Get Smoked" (Lil Mouse) | 3:49 | |
| 9. | "My Homies Still" (performed by Young Jeezy, Jae Millz & Gudda Gudda) | "My Homies Still" (Lil Wayne featuring Big Sean) | 2:57 | |
| 10. | "Green Ranger" (featuring J. Cole) | "Special Delivery" (G. Dep featuring P. Diddy) | 3:21 | |
| 11. | "Don't Like" | "I Don't Like (Remix)" (Chief Keef, Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, & Jadakiss) | 2:35 | |
| 12. | "No Lie" | "No Lie" (2 Chainz featuring Drake) | 2:31 | |
| 13. | "Magic" (featuring Flow) | "Magic" (Future featuring T.I.) | 2:34 | |
| 14. | "Wish You Would" | "Wish You Would" (DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross) | 3:02 | |
| 15. | "A Dedication" | "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" (Outkast) | 6:10 | |
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Total length:
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52:00 | |||
References [edit]
- ^ Lil Wayne confirming Dedication 4 to be released August 15, 2012.
- ^ Mack Maine announcing Dedication 4 won't drop August 15.
- ^ https://twitter.com/LilTunechi/status/238759443993595904
- ^ Lil Wayne confirming Dedication 4 to be released in August 2012. Twitter (July 22, 2012).
- ^ DJ Drama tells MTV about Dedication 4
- ^ Lil Wayne's interview with DJ Drama
- ^ No Lie
- ^ Mack Maine says new release date will be announced by Lil wayne.
- ^ Lil Wayne explains why he didn't release Dedication 4 on August 15, 2012.
- ^ "Wall Photos". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Nicki Minaj saying she is on Dedication 4
- ^ Lil Wayne confirming August 31 as new release date.
- ^ Lil Wayne explains why Dedication 4 got pushed back again.
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