Tha Carter

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"The Carter" redirects here. For the 2009 documentary about Lil Wayne, see The Carter (film)

Tha Carter
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released June 29, 2004
Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Southern hip hop
Length 79:07
Label Cash Money/Universal Records
Producer Brian "Baby" Williams (executive producer)
Ronald "Slim" Williams (executive producer)
Mannie Fresh
Raj Smoove
Batman
Leslie Brathwaite
Professional reviews
Lil Wayne chronology
500 Degreez
(2002)
Tha Carter
(2004)
Tha Carter II
(2005)
Singles from Tha Carter
  1. "Bring It Back"
    Released: April 10, 2004
  2. "Go D.J."
    Released: October 5, 2004
  3. "Earthquake"
    Released: November 16, 2004

Tha Carter is a 2004 rap album by American rapper Lil Wayne. The album was produced by Cash Money Records's former in-house producer, Mannie Fresh. This was the last album from longtime in-house producer Mannie Fresh before Fresh split from the label.

Tha Carter followed Lil Wayne's work in Tha Drought mixtape and The Prefix mixtape, where he freestyled over The Black Album. Tha Carter peaked at number five on the 2004 Billboard 200, and at number two on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The album is loosely based around the mansion owned by Lil Wayne; "Walk In", "Inside" and "Walk Out" all feature Wayne describing his lavish home as sort of a "Super Crackhouse" - a huge building made for the sole purpose of creating and distributing all sorts of different kinds of drugs, very similar to "The Carter" apartment complex from hit-movie New Jack City . Tha Carter is generally considered Lil Wayne's "break out" album, due to the obvious maturity in both his subject matter and delivery compared to his first three albums.[citation needed] Tha Carter is the start off to a highly successful album saga. The album has spawned two sequels, Tha Carter II which was released in 2005, Tha Carter III which was released in 2008. A chopped and screwed version of the album was produced by Michael 5000 Watts.

The album has been certified gold by the RIAA in the U.S. with sales of over 500,000 copies.

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# Name Producer(s) Time Featured Guest(s)
1 "Walk In" The Architects 3:04
2 "Go DJ" Mannie Fresh 4:41 Mannie Fresh
3 "This Is the Carter" Mannie Fresh 4:36 Mannie Fresh
4 "BM J.R." Big Tymers 4:58
5 "On Tha Block #1 (Skit)" 0:18
6 "I Miss My Dawgs" Mannie Fresh and Raj Smoove 4:35 Reel
7 "We Don't" Leslie Brathwaite 4:09 Birdman
8 "On My Own" Mannie Fresh 4:28 Reel
9 "Tha Heat" Raj Smoove 4:36
10 "Cash Money Millionaires" Mannie Fresh 4:42
11 "Inside" The Architects 1:30
12 "Bring It Back" Mannie Fresh 4:21 Mannie Fresh
13 "Who Wanna" Raj Smoove 4:32
14 "On Tha Block #2 (Skit)" 0:23
15 "Get Down" Mannie Fresh 4:32 Birdman
16 "Snitch" Mannie Fresh 3:55
17 "Hoes" Mannie Fresh 4:32 Mannie Fresh
18 "Only Way" Mannie Fresh 4:33 Birdman
19 "Earthquake" The Architects 5:16 Jazze Pha
20 "Ain't That A Bi**h" Mannie Fresh 4:17
21 "Walk Out" The Architects 1:08

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