Tha Carter III

The album that made Wayne a superstar dropped nine years ago today.

It's Carter season, baby. Lil Wayne went on ESPN today to unveil the cover art and release date for his rumored final "retirement" album and the last in his iconic series, Tha Carter V. With the album finally on its way Oct. 28, more than three years since Tha Carter IV, let's take a walk down memory lane and revisit each of Tha Carter album covers throughout the years, straight from the

Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' Recounted Through Oral History

Just two weeks after settling a $20 million lawsuit with the producer of "Lollipop," Weezy settles with beatmaker David Kirkwood...

Weezy and producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison reach confidential agreement in lawsuit over the hit single...

Lil Wayne is hip-hop's undisputed first-week king, but does his Carter series hold up next to Jay-Z's Lifetime and Blueprint franchises?

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After multiple delays and plenty of build up, Lil Wayne drops Tha Carter IV, an album packed with head-nodding beats and bars full of creativity and wit...

Just over a month before his long-delayed Tha Carter IV hits shelves, Lil Wayne offers up Sorry 4 The Wait, a mixtape that, while not on par with his strongest work, is able to remind why he's been able to climb to the top of the game...

Deezle accuses label of failing to pay for his work on Carter III tracks...

Al tells XXLMag.com about how "You Ain't Got Nuthin" was originally meant for his LP...

Weezy will have to show how much money he has made from Tha Carter III in a sample clearance case for a song that doesn't appear on the album...