Funeral (Lil Wayne album)
Funeral is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on January 31, 2020, by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records.[2] It features guest appearances by Big Sean, Lil Baby, Jay Rock, Adam Levine, 2 Chainz, Takeoff, The-Dream, Lil Twist, the late XXXTentacion and O.T. Genasis. On May 29, the deluxe edition of the album was released with guest appearances from Doja Cat, Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Jessie Reyez.[3]
Funeral
January 31, 2020
2016–2019
76:04
- Aaron Z
- Alex Delicata
- B Ham
- Ben Billions
- Benny Wond3r
- Bijan Amir
- Blue Cheeze
- Bobby Keyz
- Brandon Finessin
- Charlie Handsome
- Chill Shump
- Cool & Dre
- Dunk Rock
- Kamo
- Loctor Duke
- LostKidSamy
- Louis Haze
- Jahlil Beats
- Javar Rockamore
- Mannie Fresh
- Manny Galvez
- Mike Will Made It
- MonstaBeatz
- Murda Beatz
- Prxz
- Rex Cudo
- R!O
- Ryan Ogren
- Sarcastic Sounds
- Sheldon Ferguson
- Smash David
- Smurv
- Some Randoms
- Spanish Josh
- Stonii
- Streetrunner
- Swede
- Tarik Azzouz
- Timothy Sommers
- Young Yonni
"I Do It" featuring Big Sean and Lil Baby was released as a single the same day as the album.[4]
"Shimmy" featuring Doja Cat was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on July 28, 2020, as the album's second single.[5]
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, while charting moderately in other territories. It was relatively overlooked by professional review outlets, although several critics were somewhat positive in appraising the album.
Marketing and sales[edit]
In an interview leading up to the album's release, Lil Wayne explained the title Funeral as a continuation of his album Rebirth in 2010, to follow-up on the series.[11][12] The calligraphic text on the cover features a rotational ambigram. It reads Funeral right side up and Lil Wayne upside down.[13] On January 23, 2020, Lil Wayne revealed the album's release date and artwork.[14] With the announcement, he also teased a snippet of the album's title track.[15][16][17]
Funeral debuted atop the US Billboard 200 for the week of February 15, 2020, recording 139,000 album-equivalent units, 38,000 of which were pure album sales. It is Lil Wayne's fifth US number-one album.[18]
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