Tha Carter II
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
December 6, 2005
77:22
- 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
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]
Singles[edit]
The lead single from the album, called "Fireman" was released on October 25, 2005. The song was produced by DVLP and Filthy. While they were recording the song at the time, both DVLP and Filthy first burst into a music scene as the production duo, called Doe Boys.
The album's second single, "Hustler Musik" was released on January 10, 2006. The song was produced by T-Mix and the unknown producer named Batman. A music video was released for this song that was directed by Benny Boom.
The album's third single, "Shooter" was released on April 9, 2006. The song features guest vocals from an American R&B singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, who also produced this track. The song also was later included on Thicke's then-upcoming album, titled The Evolution of Robin Thicke (2006).
Commercial performance[edit]
Tha Carter II debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 240,000 copies in its first week.[3] This became Wayne's fourth US top-ten debut.[3] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Wayne's third number-one album on this chart.[3] As of March 2008, the album has sold 1.3 million copies in the US.[19] On September 25, 2020, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.[4]