Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III: Album Review
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III (Cash Money, 2008)
You guys know I wouldn't interrupt my weekend for some shit like this. This review was written by Akuma. I got fucked the fuck up yesterday and didn't realize this shit leaked until just now. Word on the plantation is that mixtape DJs did it, because they were pissed at something Weezy said in some interview. Roffle.
3 PEAT
When Wayne does his ‘straining’ style all I can think is that constipation must be a side effect of all that sizzurp sippin’.
MR CARTER
I do wish Weezy wouldn’t talk about being hard so much. It gives me a bad mental image. (nullus).
A MILLI
“I have a venereal disease” explains the Lil’ one. And that’s probably not all, by now
GOT MONEY
Pre-nullus: “I ain’t never been a chicken but my semi cock”. I mean honestly. Perhaps chicks will like that.
COMFORTABLE
If you’re not already a fan then none of this is going to convert you. This sounds like a John Legend record featuring Lil’ Wayne or something.
PHONE HOME
Lil’ Wayne: So, I’ve got this great concept for a record.
Birdman: Really?
Lil’ Wayne: Yeah, it’s like E.T., except E.T. is me.
Birdman: That really is a good idea. Come and give daddy a kiss.
DR CARTER
It’s 2008 and Swizz Beatz is sampling David Axelrod while DJ Shadow is making hyphy. Like Marvin said, “What’s Going On?”
TIE MY HANDS
Wayne wishes to be tied up and abused.
SHOOT ME DOWN
This beat sounds like Eminem trying to write a beat whilst suffering from pain-killer withdrawal. Is this a Coldplay sample or something? Some awful wailing on the chorus.
PLAYIN’ WITH FIRE
A shitty re-played version of Ruth Copeland’s “Playing With Fire”, but with enough notes and lyrics changed that they probably won’t have to play publishing.
LOLLIPOP
Cheesy as fuck but I guess it does pretty much sum up Wayne, and mainstream hip-hop, in 2008, for what it’s worth.
LA LA
Utterly retarded.
NOTHIN’ ON ME
Slightly more listenable raps then average for this album, due to Fabolous and Juelz Santana. Note: slightly.
LET THE BEAT BUILD
People have complained that Kanye isn’t contributing to the next Common album, but if this is what he had planned him then I guess we should all be grateful.
MRS OFFICER
A ‘woman’ cop pulls Wayne over. Before you know it they’re having sex, ala Wayne’s condom advert. Just another day in the crazy life of Weezy!
MISUNDERSTOOD
No rap song ever has the right to be almost 10 minutes long. Especially one this mediocre and uninspired.
COMMENTS: Almost exactly as I expected it to sound. Will probably sell a few hundred thousand copies to teenage girls who don’t know any better.
BONUS VIDEO: "Lollipop"


This represents Lil Wayne at the peak of his creativity. "Phone Home" is a standout. "We are not the same, I am an Alien, like Gonzalez," or "I'm rare like Mr. Clean with hair," or "I'm a bear with black and white hair, so I'm polar." Now tell me that ain't ridiculous.
Posted by: VARep | May 31, 2008 at 11:46 AM
FIRST!
Posted by: Baraka Obama | May 31, 2008 at 11:48 AM
LAST!
Posted by: akuma | May 31, 2008 at 11:58 AM
I give Wayne stans 24 hours to get to this review en force and start insulting Bol even though he didn't write the review (even though he no doubt agrees with the review).
Posted by: The Nicker | May 31, 2008 at 12:22 PM
FIRST!
Posted by: Baraka Obama | May 31, 2008 at 12:38 PM
this review is a joke.
Posted by: Adam | May 31, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Lil’ Wayne: So, I’ve got this great concept for a record.
Birdman: Really?
Lil’ Wayne: Yeah, it’s like E.T., except E.T. is me.
Birdman: That really is a good idea. Come and give daddy a kiss.
made me laugh brightly
Posted by: hamadi | May 31, 2008 at 01:20 PM
From Dr. Carter: "And you aint Vince Young so don't clash with the Titan"
What the fuck does that bullshit even mean? Vince Young is on the Titans, why would he ever clash with his own team? "You aint Billy Volek, so don't clash with the Titan", that would have made more sense. Volek was a fuckin jilted backup QB who the Titans let go, even though he wadn't half bad to begin with. But Vince Young? That's like saying "You aint Steve Young so don't fuck with my niner." Wayne is so lost.
Posted by: Ted Danson | May 31, 2008 at 01:26 PM
FIRST!
Posted by: Baraka Obama | May 31, 2008 at 02:08 PM
Has Akuma taken lessons in hating from the master of hating himself (that's Bol). Much better review than that of Graduation, keep the good work up!
Posted by: Samie | May 31, 2008 at 02:13 PM
This album is kind of good. Wayne has realized his skill-set: Speaking nonsense and keeping traditional rapping to a minimum. This album is utterly ridiculous and not even close to as mainstream as you'd think it was and actually pretty okay to listen to.
If this was released by some underground FGGT it'd be hailed as the second coming of White Jesus.
fuck jaded fucks.
Posted by: Ronnie Turiaf | May 31, 2008 at 02:15 PM
At about 26 seconds into that video, I'm pretty sure Weezy is putting zit cream on his forehead. I guess that's what syrup addictions do to you.
Posted by: a_loco | May 31, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Weezy is always saying some senseless shit.
One "gem" that comes to mind was "six minutes of death" when he said:
"I'll take your ice cream and turn you into sherbert!"
WTF
Posted by: Meech | May 31, 2008 at 05:06 PM
Good lord, Bol ha a protege?
Whats with this half ass bol wanna be review?
the album aint that bad but that track with jay-z is at least half decent at worst.
Posted by: Marvo | May 31, 2008 at 06:12 PM
Whos got the link????????
Posted by: G.Money | May 31, 2008 at 06:21 PM
From Meech:
"I'll take your ice cream and turn you into sherbert!"
WTF
- LOL
Posted by: Timothy | May 31, 2008 at 06:46 PM
Akuma is probably spot on in his review. A bunch of over hyped nonsense that the youngins are treating like the second coming of Illmatic. Quick Question, what the fuck happened to hip-hop? I don't want to hear that it evolved into this fuckin' mess either. We're in the last days of something everyone grew up with and loved. It's fuckin Apocalypto on wax. SMH
Posted by: Capital G. | May 31, 2008 at 09:03 PM
"It's fuckin Apocalypto on wax"
^^^
sad but true
Posted by: Liam | May 31, 2008 at 09:22 PM
I dont care if u like, love, or hate the album but atleast try to be alittle creative and give us a laugh or two along the way.
Bol please review this album yourself. Atleast u entertain your readers with your reviews..this cat is doing his best Bol impersonation and its not a good one.
Posted by: Hail Mary | June 01, 2008 at 12:10 AM
I dont care if u like, love, or hate the album but atleast try to be alittle creative and give us a laugh or two along the way.
Bol please review this album yourself. Atleast u entertain your readers with your reviews..this cat is doing his best Bol impersonation and its not a good one.
Posted by: Hail Mary | June 01, 2008 at 12:21 AM
TIE MY HANDS
Wayne wishes to be tied up and abused
HAHAhahahaha!!!!!!!!!1
Posted by: Bomb | June 01, 2008 at 05:16 AM
Akuma's funny because he shares Bol's taste in music and writes reviews that are almost like Bol's. That's why he's funny.
Posted by: BUKKA BUKKA | June 01, 2008 at 05:36 AM
Props to Wayne for the guitar solo!
Posted by: chirs | June 01, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Bol, can we have a real review please????
this guy sucks
Posted by: ayabay | June 01, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Co-sign Ted Danson.
Co-sign Meech.
I'll add:
"Lil Weezy hit this bitch like Rocky Marciano
It's a drought ain't it? How the fuck would I know?
Nigga I been gettin' my Cher in (share in) like Sonny Bono
I ran the streets... check my bio
I started high wit' two O's just like Ohio"
Rocky Marciano did not hit women as far as I know
Bono got his "Cher in?" As a recall he was putting it "in Cher"
Ohio has two O's yes, but it doesn't start with two O's.
All of Wayne analogies are like ehhhhh close enough.
Posted by: The Nicker | June 01, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Akuma is some skinny ass white kid, attempting to add a little humor in this worthless review, it really doesnt say shit about the Carter III; Bol, bring in the cavalry.
Posted by: Invazn | June 01, 2008 at 04:24 PM
I still dont get whats going on with this review????
Posted by: FreeBeat King | June 01, 2008 at 08:24 PM
He says "I'm a venerial disease" not I have but whatever floats yours (||). Lots of throwaway tracks but Mr Carter and Let the beat build are solid.
Posted by: JANGZ | June 01, 2008 at 08:30 PM
good review
even though its not a real review
it sums it up perfectly
wayne is garbage only retarded teenage girls and bet obsessed faggots will pick this up and praise it as actual music
when its not even close to anything musical
Posted by: Don | June 01, 2008 at 08:50 PM
That was the most half-assed review I've ever seen.
The album was not that bad, BTW. It wasn't that good, ether.
Posted by: Mr. Alex | June 01, 2008 at 09:49 PM
" only retarded teenage girls and bet obsessed faggots will pick this up and praise it as actual music, when its not even close to anything musical"
Posted by: Don
Only retarded listeners would claim its not close to musical. The production is far from weak. The album is MUSICAL. If you want to argue Wayne sucks and he doesnt have lyrics thats one thing but the carter 3 is definitely musical.
Posted by: Hail Mary | June 01, 2008 at 11:27 PM
this album doesn't deserve a real review anyway.
wayne is a crack whore.
Posted by: Bomb | June 01, 2008 at 11:36 PM
The carter III is "BOOTYJUICE" with a side of "CackCa".... I give it 1 star for effort.
Posted by: eLi pOrTeR | June 02, 2008 at 01:09 AM
BUNCH OF HATERS HAHA
more money more haters.. take a look in the mirror and realize that, yes, YOU are a hater.
"he says this! he says that! im fucking panicking i dont get what he just said, rofl rofl rofl"
new generation of NERDHATERS.. so much complainin,
but ull be behind your computer downloading his whole fuckin album right.. RIGHT. And if so, you at least owe him a descent review. Complainin ass bitchnigge.
and for The Nicker:
Those are metaphores you ignorant donkey. it's not litteral, use you're imagination. not everythng has to be chewd up and spit-out so you can understand. Low IQ mothrfucker
Posted by: WELCOME HATERS | June 02, 2008 at 06:21 AM
Who cares bout Weezys album. The ? is how was Jay verse on "Mr. Carter"?
Posted by: Were Read 2 Def | June 02, 2008 at 09:21 AM
WELCOME HATERS,
"you at least owe him a descent review"
It's "decent", unless of course you wanted a review with a downward incline. You low IQ motherfucker.
"Those are metaphores you ignorant donkey."
It's metaphors, without the extra "E". You oblivious ass. Oh, and those "metaphors" suck. Can someone smart tell us if those are actually metaphors? One of them looks like it could be a simile.
"it's not litteral, use you're imagination."
I give up.
Question of the day: If you hate haters, then are you also a hater?
Posted by: Melpomene | June 02, 2008 at 10:07 AM
obviously you guys don't like lil' wayne before the cater 3... so your opinion doesn't count.
Posted by: adam | June 02, 2008 at 12:07 PM
oh and you really got the guy above you good... with the whole metaphors has an extra "E"! that doesn't discredit his statements, or maybe you were looking for something to bitch about again? sounds like a personal problem, probably that time of the month.
by the way, love the album. a lot better than what i expected from weezy. lots of singing and chill beats- i love it, but then again i like lil wayne's flow more than jay z's. i wouldnt say that wayne is more lyrical- but he's more fun to listen to- get over it haters.
Posted by: adam | June 02, 2008 at 12:09 PM
back to the review,
to sum it up it says, "if you didn't like lil wayne, you're still gonna hate on this too"
what a corny ass review.
Posted by: adam | June 02, 2008 at 12:43 PM
wayne is wack.get over it
corny ass one liners and metaphors (that typically don't make sense but usually involve things that relate until you dissect the shit e.g. the vince young titans line)
wayne is for niggas who don't know better
shallow listening niggas who'd like to think the shit is cerebral
i wouldn't call him garbage,the nigga's got a few quotables to his name
but the greatest? fuck no
Posted by: trillvillain | June 02, 2008 at 01:45 PM
who is this fgt you let review albums for your blog, bol? this is worse than that white kid from michigan.
Posted by: mr. pilly wonk | June 02, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Wayne dropped some gems.. on Hollywood with outkast, on Wyclef's single, on that lloyd remix, that katrina song.. on his last album..
just not too many on this one. Love Mr Carter, appreciate that Swiss-beats track and Misunderstood is crazy nice or nice in a crazy way.. however you want it
Posted by: prevster | June 02, 2008 at 02:59 PM
the only people who listen to lil wayne r niggas that think their listening to sum serious lyrical shit and girls with musical dislexia. I did sort of enjoy wayne like the carter 2 was aight but then he just fell off puttin out shitty mixtapes wit half assed punchlines. Lets face it lil wayne is not the second coming of tupac, big ,or jay he blows.
Posted by: e sho | June 02, 2008 at 06:45 PM
OH IM SORRY,
I'm from Brazil,
English is my 2nd language, so excuse me if i have an extra e here and there. SO WHAT, who gives a fuck, we're talking about Weezy, this is not english class, you high maintenance faggot. Do u get what the fuck im saying. Hating on evrythng that you can, don't you?
Posted by: WELCOME HATERS | June 02, 2008 at 10:52 PM
THE
WAYNE
STANS
HAVE
ARRIVED
"Do u get what the fuck im saying"
^^^
Not really, something about you hating on haters?
"and for The Nicker:
Those are metaphores you ignorant donkey. it's not litteral, use you're imagination. not everythng has to be chewd up and spit-out so you can understand. Low IQ mothrfucker"
^^^
The Nicker better watch himself, cause he GOT SERVED litteraly like a low IQ ignorant donkey mothrfucker. IT'S A METAPHORE!
Posted by: Liam | June 02, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Tha Carter III is dope. Period.
Posted by: Keith Hawk | June 02, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I bet I'd make some pretty retarded metaphors if I drank a couple bottles of syrup a day too.
In any sense, it's kind of funny to hear an actually crazy dude rap. I mean, seriously, can anyone understand what he is sayin on that last track?
Posted by: Genderspec | June 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM
"SO WHAT, who gives a fuck, we're talking about Weezy, this is not english class, you high maintenance faggot."
Posted By: WELCOME HATERS
Classic
Posted by: BUKKA BUKKA | June 03, 2008 at 04:59 AM
honestly, i'm not gonna hate on you for what you said. you just said that the only people that listen to lil wayne are people that think it's deep....i think you're missing the point of lil wayne. noone listens to wayne and is like, damn this is on some talib kweli shit or whoever you want to compare it to. my point is, someone doesn't have to be the BEST lyricist to be the best "rapper", which i don't believe wayne is, but i can tell you, i'd rather listen to wayne over talib because his voice is constantly changing and it sounds cool. i downloaded the album, but because of all the free mixtapes i've gotten over the years i'm gonna go buy the album when it drops. the review sucks because it was hating on all of kanye's beats which were fire, so it's just biased to make it look bad. just be honest not a hater on auto-pilot.
Posted by: adam | June 03, 2008 at 10:14 AM
the nicker! you got everything wrong...wont bother getteing into a lot of explaining, but the bitch is the track, "been getting my share, like sonny bonno" thats just grammer... high with two o's is: hi with two o's. o-hi-o
Posted by: Grindtimerapgame | June 03, 2008 at 10:55 AM
"I give Wayne stans 24 hours to get to this review en force and start insulting Bol even though he didn't write the review (even though he no doubt agrees with the review)."
"All of Wayne analogies are like ehhhhh close enough."
Big ups for the warning Liam but I'd say it's truly a rarity when all I have to do is quote myself from my earlier posts to win an argument.
"and for The Nicker:
Those are metaphores you ignorant donkey. it's not litteral, use you're imagination. not everythng has to be chewd up and spit-out so you can understand. Low IQ mothrfucker"
I don't rip on people for bad grammar and atrocious spelling on the interwebs, however it in part allows me to dismiss that ignorant donkey comment. I don't want me raps chewed up and spit out. I love rap metaphors. Good, somewhat sound, and creative ones.
Adam, good points, I just don't have the same taste in hip hop as you.
Grindtimerapgame, I appreciate your well thought out response but it makes me wonder whether you even read my post. I explained why these were stupid metaphors/similes, not argued that they, in fact, weren't.
Posted by: The Nicker | June 03, 2008 at 04:28 PM
HAHAHAA the Wayne stans have arrived. Funny!!
e-fighting is hilarious. It makes me lol.
Anyway, Akuma, great review. Your lil' skit about "Phone home" is fucking gold!! Good work!!
Posted by: Lisa | June 03, 2008 at 06:20 PM
lil wayne fan or not, Let the Beat Build and Mr Carter are fucking incredible.....songs like La La i could do away with
but seriously, if you dont like this album dont blame lil wayne. he made over 70 records for this album and the fucking record company only picks the ones they think will sell, not which ones are good....and trust me, those are two very different criteria. id bet a lot of money if they took the 15 best tracks this album actually would be a classic. just look at the leak and the stuff that came out in the last year, most of it was great until he went all auto-tune apeshit on everyone.
Posted by: grp03 | June 03, 2008 at 10:58 PM
i agree with grp03,
the songs on "the leak" are dope.
i'm me for example, is one of wayne's best so far..
but it got out too soon, so now we have the c3 which is the second or third version of this album. And it's still dope as hell. mr carter is crazy, as well as 3 peet, mixed with a lil laid back with comfortable.. Man this must be one of the sickest albums of this year.
Posted by: d0peman. | June 04, 2008 at 01:21 AM
Are you sure you reviewed the real thing? Because, word around the net is that the real version of the album hasn't been leaked yet.
All the other stuff that's out is either fake ro missing tracks.
Posted by: RaWShad | June 04, 2008 at 10:50 AM
This is the worst effort Wayne has had in a minute. Dedication 1 & 2, Carter 1 & 2 (2not so much), the leak, and Drought 3 kill Carter 3. The thing that led to this album being a disappointment were the millions of leaks and mixtapes with better songs on them. Granted some of those songs were supposed to be on this album but were released too early.
Wayne's flow, delivery and lyrics have fallen off. Now he bites T-Pain's singing style and sounds horrible. Jay-Z's verse kills wayne's on Mr. Carter, and Kanye's beats are fair but nowhere near good and definitely not the best beats he's thrown out.
Wayne let the hype get to him and now we have another disappointing album for 2008 and the rap game in general....and the sad thing is people will hail this like it's great lyricism and full of depth and content (which is lacking severely) and will go plat. anyways and encourage this craziness
Posted by: Get Real | June 04, 2008 at 04:44 PM
Let's be frank this is not a bad album, by any stretch. But let's call a spade a spade, Hov straight up merked Weezy on Mr. Carter and the beats are mid-tier, at best. The TI's musta been all over the track selection, his last 20 mixtapes had more of a cohesive element to them than this above-average album. This is the Halo 3 of rap albums...Colossal hype, no staying power. Sure it's fun to play through a couple times but the content is trite and we've already been exposed to the sum of its parts months before the finished product arrived.
I'm just glad that people are finally starting to realize how much of a fraud Kanye is. His beats on FF were just the tip and now we're beginning to see how jagged and horrendous this exposed iceberg really is.
K.West, David Banner and T-pain should be dragged out in the street and shot for their input on this album. Never thought I'd see the day when Cool & Dre and Just Blaze would be the highlights of such an anticipated album. 7/10
P.S. The simile will be the death of Hip/Hop
Posted by: Dr. Jewstein | June 05, 2008 at 12:52 PM
4 outta 5! Bottom line! Better thanT.I.'s King but to that's not saying muching much. I've never been a big wayne fan but hearing Tha Carter II(half that album was decent), His guest spots on Kanye & Little Brother made me open up my ears. His flow is amazing but his subject matter sucks! He excells in Subject matter on "Dr. Carter"(but in reality he's not hip-hop's savior) but his flow saves him from getting completely murdered by Jay-Z on "Mr. Carter". "Misunderstood" is a good joint but Common murdered a beat with the same sample last summer on Finding Forever. My biggest complaint about album is that is doesn't sound hood enough, Where's the edge? Kanye's beats are good but soft as hell. Swizz Beatz contribution was amazing. Why use David Banner multiple times, he could've used T-mixx again. David Banner kills this album with awful beats at times bottom line. Cool & Dre's beat was good but not great, they don't always perform to their full potential. Wayne needs more focus & concepts, that could've made this a classic. Better than the Roots but not better than Kidz In the Hall or Jazz Liberatorz!
Posted by: Jihod | June 05, 2008 at 10:26 PM
seriously though, you made me realize this and i definitely agree. I HATE EVERYTHING DAVID BANNER DOES. every one of his beats and his voice on any track i've ever heard. i know he's from the south but damn, step it up, he uses these jumbled up stupid sounding samples. i dont understand who thought that was hot.
i think the rest is pretty good though. think of all the mixtapes you got for free that were fire. show some love.
Posted by: adam | June 06, 2008 at 10:43 AM
I think this album sounds weird to a lot of people who listen to it expecting something that Wayne's not even trying to deliver.
He's playing with funky flows and rhythms, and experimenting with his voice. He's trying to use post-hip-hop beats, like late Kanye. He's completely drugged out, and the album is supposed to be an experience that takes place inside his crazy crazy head.
The metaphors don't conform to strict logic because they aren't supposed to sound like something that Nas thought about for 2 hours before writing down---they're supposed to sound like a stoner making silly puns.
Wayne is pushing the envelope, trying to expand the moods and atmospheres that hip-hop can express.
Posted by: jph | June 06, 2008 at 03:23 PM
u guys r fuckin crybabies goddam get the fuck over it if u dnt like lil wayne than y have comment battles over how words r spelled? seriously if u dnt like him than y would u even care to look at the review? so u can side with this sadist mutherfucker who loves givin reviews without the slightest chance of an intellectual quote. goddam get over urselves and go look at reviews for music u actually like jesus christ
Posted by: AJ | June 07, 2008 at 10:23 PM
mayne, i gotta say, AJ deed it. he spoke the truth.
Posted by: thoreauly77 | June 07, 2008 at 11:38 PM
@ adam: uhhh...you like wayne's flow better than Jay-Z's? You must not have been around for Reasonable Doubt, or any other album. Your only exposure must've been Blueprint 2.1, because that's the only way anyone could ever think Wayne > Hov'.
Posted by: hiphopc'estmorte | June 07, 2008 at 11:55 PM
And dare I say it? Wayne's best album = Tha Block Is Hot. Not sure how many of you were around for that one, but those that were know what I'm talking about and why I say that.
Posted by: hiphopc'estmorte | June 07, 2008 at 11:57 PM
yall are sad for real but this isnt as good as it shoulda been all wayne fans know what i mean all those old songs, mannnn that disapointed but if i was hearin all the songs for the first time its a great album even classic but definatly not close to as good as i expected and lookin for a carter 3.5 to come out real soon thats gonna be for his real fans
Posted by: alleyezon10 | June 08, 2008 at 12:01 AM
this gotta be the worst album review I heard this site is a fuckN joke
Posted by: tee | June 09, 2008 at 09:57 AM
y'all r so funny wayne this and wayne that, wah, wah wah, . definitely not a huge fan of wayne on any level and i been around since the block is hot days i remember waynes "wobbedy, wobbedy wo-uh wobbedy..." days it just seems like u either love wayne or u want a mob of angry "hip hop heads" to drag him out into the middle of the street and stone him to death then drag his carcas into four seperate directions by chariots. but as far as the album goes it is creative at best unlike anything u or me has ever heard , yeah he raps about nothin but he raps about nothing the best, yeah hes not really a thug witha compeling life story,and hes insecure so he has to sip from his little sippie cup of sizzurp to look at his 5'3'' stature in the mirror, and repeat "im the best rapper, im the best rapper..." until he and millions more actually believe it. sure he may have been molested by baby all these years,sure hes raps are more shallow than a kiddie pool, sure hov, fab, and juelz ate him on the album, sure the beats were mediocre at best and kanye west is prolly laughing all the way to the bank, sure the album was in-cohesive, sure he didnt deliver superb lyrical ability and his mixtapes are better than his album, sure he should have put mannie fresh on the album, sure baby prolly keeps all his money and only gives him allowances and hand me down hoes like trina after everyone has had a turn like plies ross brisco cool and dre trick daddy(first)TI, maybe acehood, sure he ...u know wat ? hell still be raking millions while u argue over him while stoopid teenage girls and whiteboys and miseducated youths all round will continue to hail him as the "best". lil wayne has done wat he set out to do which is stand out he is truly unique and he tries wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to hard to push the envelope on this one and falls horrible short but he is still in his prime he can only master this bullshit he does and perfect poop ...or actually make substantial music. who knows but for now he's "hot" however u interprete that. very creative album very different but not great or a classic. hiphop aint wat it used to be maybe wayne is the first of many to usher in a new wave and eventually better shit will start to surface and hip hop will live again. (patience... old-heads)if not get used to loving poop.
Posted by: Nigga wita atittude | June 09, 2008 at 10:48 PM
3.0 outa 5.
Posted by: NIgg wita atittude | June 09, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Byron ur mama's a man
Posted by: fledc | June 10, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Whoever wrote this review is an idiot. His analysis of some of the tracks (i.e. "Tie My Hands") is completely inaccurate and shows a lack of knowledge on the topic at hand. If you are going to write a review, at least respect the reader to write an accurate review. The author obviously has a vendetta against Lil Wayne and will do whatever he can to trash him.
But on to the album. While it isn't as good as some of his recent mixtapes, it still is the best Hip-Hop album released this year. And when we all have time to look at this album in, say, 10 years, most people will be thankful for Lil Wayne and appreciate his work ethic.
Lil Wayne, along with Kanye West, has saved Hip-Hop from becoming a complete joke.
Posted by: Eric | June 11, 2008 at 12:36 AM
"Lil Wayne, along with Kanye West, has Hip-Hop becoming a complete joke."
^^^^
c/s
Posted by: Liam | June 11, 2008 at 02:26 AM
Ok honestly i am the biggest jay z fan ever…but i have been a fan of lil wayne since since 8th grade and im now 22…ive seen lil way mature as i have…even tho he’s on that nose candy hard, I still love him…people need to stop comparing his albums to his mix tapes….lil wayne is crazy if you havent figured it out!!!!! a album is your ultimate work …hes not going to spazz on every song like everyone expects…the carter 3 is a nice polished peace of work. reasonable doubt is a classic and “aint no nigga” is not classic shit…im sorry…people keep saying this album is not a classic…define classic…i love real hip hop…to me commons album BE was a classic…the miseduaction of lauren hill classic…bluprint was a 4.5…i think tha carter 3 is a 4.75 he should have replaced la la with gossip…but the more i listen to it as soon as i doubt him…”let the beat build” he just starts spittin fire..at the end of that song he flipped…and Shoot me down…being the wayne f=a true wayne fan you cant get lost in his metephors you have to listen past the punch lines to realize that his new self is talking to his old self its like t.i vs tip…ant the end of the song he says his gun is pointed at a mirror…..its that type of shit that puts him in the running for being the best rapper….i think i have just convinced my self this is a classic….i gotta give it to him every classic has tha excepeition tha song that could have been left off…its not that bad but compared to the rest it sucks…but if soldier boy put it out it would be a hit( ya feel me)….la la could have been left off…but dontgetit…..with the misunderstood beat…common had the better beat and a story line…but weezy had the better concept…..AL Sharton…he says what everybody else is thinkin…hes speaking the truth….as high as he is…..lol
Posted by: chamise | June 11, 2008 at 04:55 AM
Scared to review it yourself. I'd read it if you gave it another go. But I think the general reviews from real publications neuter you. You can either go up against universal acclaim (and prove yourself to just be a hater) or have to bite your tongue and give a little dap to Southern hip-hop.
Posted by: Lil' Penny | June 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM
lolipop remix: safe sex is great sex, so u better wear a latex, cause u dont want that late text, that i think im late text. Best line ever lil wayne is the mans
Posted by: eddie craig | June 15, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Whoever wrote this review is a moron. Tha Carter III rocks.
Posted by: Jullsan | June 16, 2008 at 02:45 AM
dear god if i hear another lil wayne song come onto the radio i will rip the damn thing out of my car. his raps are worthless, he sings about the most generic money bitches cars bullshit, and has nothing else to offer. this self proclaimed "best rapper alive" isn't even a rapper. i could come up with better lyrics then this overrated no talent ass clown.
Posted by: victor abu-ghaben | June 16, 2008 at 01:03 PM
waynes metaphors aren't no cassidy, big l or jay-z metaphors, but if you understood them then he got his point across, plus doesn't he freestyle most of the shit he rap anyways, so for freestyle thats some nice shit. i've been listening to lil wayne since cash money and he's always been mediocre but consistent also. in the whole game of sellin records thats all that matter
and I HONESTLY AM NOT A LIL WAYNE FAN but he does his thing. the only thing i have to say to nicker and the other haters is...... if you can do better then put an album out.
o and one more thing before i go
when he said "you ain't vince young, so don't clash with a titan"
it's not just that it's a metaphor it's also familiar. noone knows a back up quarter back from the titans. but when you say vince young most people think of titans, does that make any sense or are people just that dumb, we know it's not exactly correct but its not supposed to be. it's the most identifiable way to say it(thats how you use a metaphor)
julioni@gmail.com
if you think i said somethin wrong
Posted by: julioni | June 16, 2008 at 02:28 PM
julioni,
You're not a fan but you've been listening to wayne since Cash Money? That is kinda odd. Why invest so much time listening if you only think the man is mediocure? Try to name anyone else who has been in the game as long as wayne and as entertaining as wayne. And works as hard as wayne. You won't find many. That being said I think the boy is a lot more than mediocure. You sound like a pseudo-intellectual hater. Which as you all well know is the worst kind of hater to be. So fuck you.
Out.
Posted by: barry bonds | June 16, 2008 at 03:15 PM
I'VE REALLY NEVER BEEN ON THIS SITE...BUT I WAS JUST BROWSING THE WEB ON MY PHONE AND CAME ACROSS THS SITE...I THOUGHT THA CARTER III REVIEW WAS SOOO FUNNY...I SEE SOME PPL AREN'T REALLY FEELING THE REVIEW BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY...AND GOD KNOWS I'M NOT REALLY A FAN OF WAYNE...BUT LOLLIPOP WAS CATCHY AND I LIKED STATIC'S PART...AND I JUST LOVE THE REMIX WITH KANYE...NOW I AM A KANYE FAN...HUSTLERS MUZIK IS MY FAVE OF ALL TIME BY WAYNE THOUGH AND THAT WAS FROM THE LAST CARTER...BUT FA REAL THOUGH, I THINK WAYNE IS GETTIN A LITTLE TOO MUCH PLAY...AND UR NOT SUPPOSE TO BE THE FIRST ACCLAIMING THAT UR THE GREATEST AND COMPARIN URSELF TO OTHER GREATS, OTHER PPL ARE SUPPOSE TO DO THAT THEN YOU CAN START BELIEVING THAT! BEING THE GREATEST TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND TIME...LIKE MUHAMMAD ALI AND TIGER WOODS AND MICHAEL JORDAN AND MICHAEL JACKSON...AND BIGGIE...AND PAC ...SEE WHERE I'M GETTIN AT?...SO JUST BE PATIENT! BUT UHHH YEA...I'M JUST SO TIRED OF HEARING AND SEEING EVERYONE QUOTE WAYNE'S LYRICS...BUT I MUST SAY THE LATEX ONE WAS PRETTY FUNNY...BUT STILL! AND IS IT JUST ME...BUT DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK A MILLI IS THE MOST ANNOYING SONG?! AHHH!! ESPECIALLY THE ENDING WHEN "A MILLI" IS REPEATED SO MANY TIMES...I SWEAR THAT SONG GIVES ME A HEADACHE! AND CAN SOMEONE PLZ TELL WAYNE HE CAN NOT SING?! I HEARD HE'S SUPPOSEDLY COMING OUT WITH AN R&B LP!!!! GOD BLESS HIS SOUL...YOU STILL GOTTA HAVE SOME LOVE FOR THIS DUDE THOUGH :)
Posted by: CHARLOTTE | June 16, 2008 at 11:54 PM
CHARLOTTE, it's called the caps lock key. Press it. unless you are really yelling while you type.
Posted by: matteo | June 17, 2008 at 01:50 AM
MATTEO, I'M NOT YELLING...I JUST ALWAYS...TYPE...TEXT...IN ALL CAPS...UNLESS..IT'S LIKE A SCHOOL PAPER OR WHATEVER...JUST THE OTHER DAY MY SOCIOLOGY TEACHER TOLD ME IT'S NOT PROPER ETIQUETTE...BUT I DON'T CARE, I JUST LIKE IT!
Posted by: CHARLOTTE | June 17, 2008 at 03:37 PM
Hating ass! his shit sold over 1 million copies in the first week. Now try not to choke on those words you are eating!!!!
Posted by: WTF???!!! | June 18, 2008 at 07:03 PM
hey TED DANSON.. "he said you aint vince young so dont clash with a titan"
because Vince Young got into a fight with his own teammate in training camp.
WOW do some research or somethin before u hate
Posted by: wallace | June 21, 2008 at 02:52 PM
theres a lot of things that can be said about lil wayne, and how his style might only be for some people, but i like him as an artist....not beggin anyone else to, tho....i just wanted to say that this review was written from an extremely close minded and ignorant perspective, in my opinion....like u listened to the carter 3 with the intention of hating it. Try to be a little more open minded next time, itll make for a better review.
Posted by: ahector13 | June 22, 2008 at 12:47 PM
whoever said they dont understand the titans thing they're stupid. he got in a fight w/ his own teammate u dumbass thats what that means... wow u r the one who's lost idiot
Posted by: jojo | June 24, 2008 at 07:40 PM
ok your wack lil wayne a beast!
Posted by: cynthia | June 27, 2008 at 04:08 PM
lil wayne is beast and hez my dog ya diggz the hole cd is piff
Posted by: dabucketkingallday | July 02, 2008 at 02:44 PM
you're a proffessional hater
Posted by: osadummy | July 03, 2008 at 02:07 PM
OMG WTF!!!???
Keep yall crappy opinions to yourselves. I personally think LiL Wayne is great rapper. Im not a teenage girl, and im not fat or retarded. Shit, I have a 4.1 GPA, but because i like LiL Wayne im retarded and dont have a sense of music? Shit, if LiL Wayne is garbage, why did he win best artist of the year? Why is his songs being played consistently on the radio? Damn, wy is it that almost everytime i get online on my PS3 there is always someone singing or listening to LiL Wayne? Everyone has their own opinion. Yall need to learn to stop criticising others because you dont like something many others do!!
Yall reely need to STFU
Posted by: KillaKillJ | July 29, 2008 at 10:57 PM
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Posted by: KillaKillJ | July 29, 2008 at 11:02 PM
are you kidding???!!? lil wayne is the best rapper in the world and your just a screwed up kid who dont know nothin bout hip hop or music
Posted by: Gabby | August 11, 2008 at 07:56 PM
woowwwww u must be some dumbass kid either that or we aint talkin bout the same rapper here i mean have u heard his rhymes?????? ur FUCKED UP
Posted by: lilwayneluvaa | August 11, 2008 at 07:58 PM