{"id":469152,"date":"2022-06-30T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T11:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lil-wayne-admits-he-was-worried-when-he-released-his-first-tha-carter-album\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T11:05:01","slug":"lil-wayne-admits-he-was-worried-when-he-released-his-first-tha-carter-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lil-wayne-admits-he-was-worried-when-he-released-his-first-tha-carter-album\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lil Wayne Admits He Was &#039;Worried&#039; When He Released His First &#039;Tha Carter&#039; Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df9a883be5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df9a883be5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lil-wayne-admits-he-was-worried-when-he-released-his-first-tha-carter-album\/#%E2%80%9CLil_Wayne_Admits_He_Was_Worried_When_He_Released_His_First_Tha_Carter_Album%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Lil Wayne Admits He Was &#039;Worried&#039; When He Released His First &#039;Tha Carter&#039; Album&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLil_Wayne_Admits_He_Was_Worried_When_He_Released_His_First_Tha_Carter_Album%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Lil Wayne Admits He Was &#039;Worried&#039; When He Released His First &#039;Tha Carter&#039; Album&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/06\/lil-wayne-reflects-on-tha-carter-1-album-anniversary-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Wayne Admits He Was 'Worried' When He Released His First 'Tha Carter' Album\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Scott Dudelson\/WireImage<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nLil Wayne is arguably one of the greatest r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers of all time, a multi-platinum megastar with numerous classic albums (and mixtapes), the respect of his peers and a trail of influence that can be felt on a whole generation of MCs.<\/p>\n<p>But rewind to 2004 and a then-21-year-old Dwayne Carter was still vying to solidify himself as a solo star. His group, the Hot Boys, had disbanded following Juvenile, B.G. and Turk\u2019s departure from Cash Money Records, while <em>Lights Out<\/em> and <em>500 Degreez<\/em> struggled to eclipse his 1999 platinum debut <em>Tha Block is Hot<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>All that changed when he dropped <em>Tha Carter<\/em> that summer, though.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5POcKy926GgzFHZpGptJac?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While celebrating the album\u2019s 18th anniversary on Wednesday (June 29), Lil Wayne reflected on his mindset leading up to its release and admitted he was uncertain about the impact the project might make. (Let\u2019s not forget, he scrapped an earlier version after falling out with his Sqad Up crew and the tepid reception to the lead single \u201cGet Something.\u201d) Deep down, though, Weezy remained confident in his craft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c18 years ago I had no idea of what you\u2019d think abt this album and I was worried abt what it\u2019d do but I never doubted what it would be,\u201d he wrote on Instagram. \u201cA classic. A living legend. A beast. A jewel. A part of me and you forever. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfZ9maRvIs2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\">A post shared by Lil Wayne (@liltunechi)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His fourth studio album, <em>Tha Carter<\/em> marked the beginning of Lil Wayne\u2019s ascendancy toward becoming the \u201cbest rapper alive, since the best rapper retired,\u201d as he boldly declared on \u201cBring It Back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His squeaky, pre-pubescent voice had evolved into a more refined and self-assured delivery across the mostly Mannie Fresh-produced project, with improved wordplay and punchlines to boot. \u201cGo DJ\u201d became his first top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit while \u201cBM J.R.\u201d remains one of his finest lyrical performances.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, <em>Tha Carter<\/em> also kickstarted Lil Wayne\u2019s flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, peaking with 2008\u2019s hotly-anticipated <em>Tha Carter III<\/em>, which sold over one million copies in its first week while earning Wayne his first No. 1 album. The series is still going strong almost two decades later; <em>Tha Carter V<\/em> arrived in 2018 while a sixth installment is currently in the works.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Lil Wayne released <em>Tha Carter Singles Collection<\/em>, a special 7\u2033 vinyl box set featuring 20 of the biggest songs from the iconic series. <em>Tha Carter<\/em> tracks \u201cGo DJ\u201d and \u201cBring It Back\u201d made the cut, alongside hits such as \u201cA Milli,\u201d \u201cLollipop\u201d and 6 Foot 7 Foot.\u201d The box set also included the previously-unreleased <em>Tha Carter III<\/em>-era track \u201cYa Dig.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Lil Wayne Is Really Like In The Studio | Deep Dive\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9BdAi8WokqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Andy Bustard\"><br \/>\nby Andy Bustard\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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