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Lil Wayne drops 23-track album featuring collaborations with the late XXXtentacion, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Ashanti, Travis Scott and more.
The secret countdown, as TMZ uncovered, is over and Lil Wayne's "The Carter V" is now available, as anyone on social media can attest to. The release has absolutely taken over Twitter's top trending topics.
The album's release quickly pushed the NFL and its "Thursday Night Football" game out of the limelight. Suddenly, the top trending topics were various collaborators and song titles off of the release including "Wayne," "Kendrick," "Mona Lisa," "Ashanti," "Snoop," "Dark Side of the Moon," "Open Safe," "Mack Maine," "Open Letter" and of course "#CarterV."
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View StoryIt was a powerful statement about Lil Wayne's dominance in the rap industry, and his powerhouse performance didn't stop with taking over social media. Almost immediately, "Tha Carter V" emerged at the top of Apple's iTunes charts, according to Headline Planet.
If this response is any indication, he'll soon find himself atop several other sales charts as well. And if the enthusiasm of his fans throughout the night on Thursday are any indication, he might find himself taking home some more trophies come awards seasons as well.
With 23 full-length tracks, the long-awaited release is a tour de force from the artist some have considered the "greatest of all time" in his field. It features collaborations with the late XXXtentacion, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Ashanti, Travis Scott, Mack Maine, Nivea, Sosomann and his daughter, Reginae Carter.
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View StoryYou could practically share in the highs and lows of fans through social media as they experienced the full album, taking in Wayne's powerful lyrics and strong messages. That engagement alone is a rarity in today's single-driven music world. And one thing's almost for certain.
This response has us jamming to the album on loop right now, but not shuffle. We need to experience it as the G.O.A.T. intended.
Check out some of the most passionate and hilarious responses to "Tha Carter V" below:
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View StoryWhen i heard Lil Wayne's Lighter Flick and Inhale #CarterV pic.twitter.com/h6KemHxzWD
@qwabeye
Lil Wayne right now... pic.twitter.com/CEbSQpjB5k
@chazzington_
When Wayne said,
@CaptainSavage15
“The dirt under your feet could be the grave you feel
You don't know how dead you feel, til you dead for real” pic.twitter.com/KU1rdnpxt8
To every artist out there, Lil wayne just dropped Carter V, so this is not the right time to drop anything ain't nobody gon listen to your shit.
@royzkingin
Lil Wayne: *lighter flick*
@ahoopes00
Me: pic.twitter.com/3TJzeE6iFy
me when Wayne said “can't talk to myself cause mama said don't talk to strangers” pic.twitter.com/NCs9HgZftU
@ImHypeWHO
“Lil Wayne not even that go...” pic.twitter.com/yeG2KUkuUN
@BigOose1
This Wayne album is 😩👌 The wait was worth it. pic.twitter.com/XCVUKVWwz8
@yrn_bjones
I need a moment.... Mona Lisa just took me to a place #CarterV #ThaCarterV pic.twitter.com/8ZGF1WDQL9
@BET
Between this Erykah Badu sample & Uncle Snoop sliding right in on this beat, Dope N****z is a whole vibe. #ThaCarterV #CarterV pic.twitter.com/MvBAV11VZ0
@BET
wayne should get a job as an english teacher at some point
@jesserutherford
#MonaLisa deserves a Grammy , Oscar , Emmy , BET , Golden Globe. Give Wayne everything.
@Anele_Mkung
Wayne and Snoop ON A SONG!! pic.twitter.com/kYJXitSwbH
@ChopoTrill
*Lil Wayne ft XXX “Don't Cry” plays*
@Sanchez_Kaat
Me: *cries* ....*sobs* pic.twitter.com/GHqtfDT9wz
Open Safe pic.twitter.com/QwYX7Sf8Es
@AsToldByKia
lil wayne just killed all these rappers don't @ me
@1funnymike
Eminem brought rap from dead to coma,
@theDamorela
Lil Wayne brought Rap out of Coma to Life#CarterV
wayne's rhyme scheme is one of, if not the best, we will ever hear.
@eyebrowpapi_
Lil Wayne bringing back Ashanti and Nivea is giving me all the early-2000s vibes where the beauty and the talent were 💯 real.
@prilalalala
Mona Lisa though?! The Weezy and https://t.co/Gk2UIKWqJ2 feature we've all been waiting for 🙏🏾 #CarterV pic.twitter.com/64s1HCDANn
@BETMusic
Me listening to the voicemail from Wayne's mom, before a beat even come on. #CarterV pic.twitter.com/w9Wjk0rQrG
@janarrickj
Wayne really just made me listen to a Nicki Minaj verse and not turn my entire phone off. This man really is a legend.
@BARRYGOODGFX
wayne and snoop riding this mf pic.twitter.com/rp6ochAt3P
@KayanoReeves
XXXTentacion Fans Listening to Don't Cry on Lil Wayne's #CarterV pic.twitter.com/gWr3FkTbtc
@domislivenews
Lil Wayne walking out the studio when he finished #CarterV pic.twitter.com/GOkzwd6wbs
@tinotendajoe01
Wayne wasn't playin with Open Safe pic.twitter.com/x4ZgdnvG5T
@Dmoney3k
Bruhhhhh Nicki Minaj got some PIPES!! Those vocals on “Dark Side of The Moon” are nice af #CarterV pic.twitter.com/Y7PwEcqQ77
@_OhDontMindMe_
When Lil Wayne said:
@Discover_simpea
“Thank God Weezy back,
Order is restored,
All is right with the World “
I felt it, in my soul #CarterV pic.twitter.com/fw7WkHu9wQ
Wayne and Kendrick arriving at the studio pic.twitter.com/SxdNeutI95
@DarkKent__
This is my car after listening to Wayne & Kendrick destroy Mona Lisa pic.twitter.com/LblYfhVW1W
@BlackMamba_80
How Mona Lisa looking at Wayne and Kendrick right now pic.twitter.com/Sci7ng1DN8
@KingJosiah54
Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj are the fucking best duo. They really RAP rap.
@ToughGuyBrown
Lil Wayne is really just the G.O.A.T. alone for putting Ashanti and Nivea on #ThaCarterV. Put some respect and spotlights on our female R&B excellence! pic.twitter.com/Mw61kGWjbJ
@Creat1ve
Listen to C5 as I was trying to go to sleep was a mistake. Wayne did it again pic.twitter.com/3g4CESjvdZ
@kalebtrow
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