{"id":674586,"date":"2025-06-12T04:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T01:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lil-waynes-tha-carter-vi-first-week-sales-projections-are-in\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T04:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T01:49:31","slug":"lil-waynes-tha-carter-vi-first-week-sales-projections-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lil-waynes-tha-carter-vi-first-week-sales-projections-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Wayne&#039;s &#039;Tha Carter VI&#039; First Week Sales Projections Are In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Lil Wayne finally released<em> Tha Carter VI<\/em> last Friday (June 6), his first solo album in five years.<\/p>\n<p>While the project has not received the best of reviews from fans or critics, it is currently on course to sell 110,000 equivalent units in its first week on sale.<\/p>\n<p>35,000 of that number is made up of actual sales.<\/p>\n<p>If projections hold,<em> Tha Carter VI<\/em> will debut at number two on the Billboard 200 with country star Morgan Wallen holding on to the top spot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018Tha Carter VI\u2019 by Lil Wayne is projected to debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 110k units sold first week, HITSDD reports. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ujzFtDongL\">pic.twitter.com\/ujzFtDongL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1932545078997688650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In comparison, Wayne\u2019s last solo album, <em>Funeral<\/em>, debuted at number one and sold 139,000 equivalent units in its first week of release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ad-background\" src=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/assets\/img\/DX-City_Silhouette.png\" alt=\"HipHopDX | Rap &amp; Hip Hop News | Ad Placeholder\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"border\">\n<div class=\"ad-border-top\">\n<div class=\"left-border\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-loading-text\">\n<p>AD LOADING&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-border-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"vc-player\" class=\"video-player-ad\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is also a significant drop off from <em>Tha Carter V<\/em>\u2018s opening week sales of 480,000 in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tha Carter VI<\/em>\u00a0was perhaps most notable for its\u00a0eclectic features which includes U2 lead singer, Bono.<\/p>\n<p>The two link up on the anthemic \u201cThe Days\u201d which was previously debuted during a promo for the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>On the track, Wayne references his status as an elder statesman in Hip Hop, 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>ing:\u00a0<em>\u201cI ain\u2019t getting younger, but I\u2019m getting better \/ No time to waste that\u2019s another man\u2019s treasure \/ They say every dog has hit day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While Bono, who has previously worked with\u00a0Kendrick Lamar\u00a0and\u00a0Kanye West, sings:<em>\u00a0\u201cThe time of our lives \/ The time of our youth \/ We bow down to beauty and truth \/ These are the days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 19 track project features an array of guest artists including\u00a02 Chainz,\u00a0Kodak Black,\u00a0Machine Gun Kelly\u00a0and\u00a0Big Sean.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tha Carter VI<\/em>\u00a0also features more eclectic artists such as opera singer Andrea Bocelli, country star Jelly Roll and Fugees legend Wyclef Jean.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u00a0<em>Tha Carter VI<\/em>\u00a0seemingly failing to live up to expectations,\u00a0Wayne still has a fan for life in Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n<p>On Instagram, Bieber uploaded screenshots from a FaceTime call with Lil Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a picture of him dialling his \u201cI\u2019m the One\u201d collaborator, Bieber wrote: \u201cChecking in with the [goat emoji].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wayne also posted a screenshot of the video call on his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> and intimated that it had been an emotional chat with the oft controversial pop star.<\/p>\n<p>Weezy wrote: \u201cIt\u2019s a painful walk but we got each other [love heart emoji].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\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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