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Tha Carter IV
Hip-Hop · 2011 · 15 tracks · 1h 0m

Tha Carter IV

Lil Wayne

High-gloss stadium rap meeting vulnerable introspection. A massive, polished collection of punchline-heavy trap and experimental pop detours.

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The king of punchlines returns with a high-gloss, stadium-sized victory lap.

A high-stakes blend of untouchable bravado and the quiet paranoia of the top.

Tha Carter IV · vs · Lil Wayne
Studio Polished+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Intro
2:52
02
Blunt Blowin
5:13
03
MegaMan
3:18
04
6 Foot 7 Foot
4:08
05
Nightmares of the Bottom
4:41
06
She Will
5:06
07
How to Hate
4:39
08
Interlude
2:01
09
John
4:47
10
Abortion
3:44
11
So Special
3:52
12
How to Love
4:00
13
President Carter
4:15
14
It’s Good
4:01
15
Outro
3:52
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless, breathless delivery on 6 Foot 7 Foot where the Harry Belafonte sample creates a frantic, claustrophobic loop.
The jarring shift to a clean acoustic guitar on How to Love, marking a radical departure into vulnerable pop crooning.
The haunting, slowed-down vocal sample on President Carter that creates a dark, political atmosphere unlike the rest of the record.
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