Recently released on Lil Wayne’s 36th birthday, Tha Carter V finally arrived after years of delays stemming from contractual complications with his father figure and one-time boss, Birdman. When you add the supposed subliminal shots Wayne aimed at his idol Jay-Z on “It’s Good,” this amounted to an embarrassment that came on the heels of him successfully launching his Young Money brand. History will remember Tha Carter IV as an uninspired debacle sullied by a number of questionable decisions: “She Will” was mostly carried on the strength of Drake being blistering hot at the time, “John” was no more than a rehash of Rick Ross’ “I’m Not A Star,” and aimless guest appearances came from Andre 3000, Busta Rhymes and Shyne (of all people), amongst others, partaking in the reindeer games. “Tell them h**s that it’s crunch time, abdomen”) into the ground, and the awkward single “How To Love” was confusing no matter how heartfelt the message was. For example, he ran the shortened simile style of punchlines (generally credited to Big Sean and still being abused by Nicki Minaj today, i.e. Tha Carter IV had little to no redeeming value aside from moments like lead single “6 Foot 7 Foot,” which affiliate DJ Scoob Doo described as “‘A Milli’ on steroids.” The project was utterly mediocre even by the standards of serious fans, as turmoil and the fast life seemed to have finally caught up with him and got in the way of his art. Anyone expecting Lil Wayne to deliver greatness this go-around was met with disappointment.
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