Tha Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on June 29, 2004, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. The production on the album was mostly and frequently handled from the Cash Money's former in-house producer Mannie Fresh, before Mannie left the label. The album spawned four sequels: Tha Carter II, Tha Carter III, Tha Carter IV, and the yet to be released Tha Carter V.
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Background
The title of the album was based on "The Carter", which is the empire crack house from the 1991 movie New Jack City, and his last name.
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Singles
The album's lead single, "Bring It Back" was released on April 10, 2004. The song serves its production and as a featured guest vocals from then-Cash Money's frequent record producer Mannie Fresh.
The album's second single, "Go D.J." was released on October 5, 2004. Mannie Fresh's production were also featured on this song (the same producer, who recently produced the song "Bring It Back"), in which latter released as his first single.
The album's third single, "Earthquake" was released on November 16, 2004. The song serves its production and as a featured guest vocals was from a fellow record producer Jazze Pha.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 116,000 copies in the United States. On September 7, 2004, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of November 2005, the album sold 878,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
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