In the 3 years between Tha Carter III, which turned Lil Wayne into a global superstar, and Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne has released various mixtapes as well as an ill-advised rap-rock album, guested on numerous other artist's singles, signed Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money label and spent 8 months in jail on weapons charges. So he's been busy - hopefully not too busy to spend enough time making sure Tha Carter IV lives up to the massive expectations that have been heaped on it. Turns out the expectations are just about half met - the album has some fantastic tracks but also some duds, and Wayne doesn't seem to be lyrically on the same level he was on a few years when just about every rhyme he spat was a classic. That said, it's a solid hip hop album, the production is excellent and there are excellent guest spots from the likes of Andre 3000, Busta Rhymes and Rick Ross among others. Still, it's a long time since Wayne has been outshone by his guests on his own album. A disappointing album by Wayne's impossibly high standards, but a very good one by any other benchmark.
Top Tracks: Blunt Blowin’, 6 Foot 7 Foot, She Will, Interlude, Outro
Rating: 7/10
Release Date: 29 August 2011
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