The fact he redid the album from scratch after the original album was leaked and he still debuted at #1 and sold a million copies in a week

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

I still don't think he really sold a million. I don't know anyone who had the actual physical album

@pilszdoe

2 жыл бұрын

truly greatness to do that never heard of that until Wayne did that

@holagovito

2 жыл бұрын

I still listen to The Carter 3 Sessions every summer

@Dada-ee8hv

2 жыл бұрын

@@SwagSurf-od3vx he did.. and I know a lot of people who did too actually.. I don’t think they would lie about that.. but that’s just me tho lol 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

@Terrapin47-s8y

2 жыл бұрын

@@SwagSurf-od3vx “I don’t know people who bought the album so he didn’t sell a million copies “ sounds stupid I’m sure you’re not tho

Man, this album was everywhere, you couldn’t go nowhere without hearing lollipop.

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

Lollipop aged horribly

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

@doogie Five-Four nah

@Journeyman89

2 жыл бұрын

I went to 3 proms that year and it was played at all 3..Memories

@tbj4855

2 жыл бұрын

@@SwagSurf-od3vx facts sounds so damn bad now

@SmokeStack-yk3kz

2 жыл бұрын

terrible song

6th grade 2008 i remember you couldn't go nowhere without hearing a single from 3 albums: 808s and heartbreak papertrail and Carter 3

@holagovito

2 жыл бұрын

Aye youngster....you forgot The Recession 😂

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

@@holagovito recession is a classic

@devonasjohnson139

2 жыл бұрын

I must be old lol I was 22 in '08 ....damn

@flymartian33

2 жыл бұрын

Same early 2008 I was in 6th grade Lil Wayne took over the whole year

@flymartian33

2 жыл бұрын

@@devonasjohnson139 not that old lol don't feel too bad

literally everyday i used to come home from school and check the hiphop sites for a new Wayne song and everyday Wayne would deliver. there will never be a more dominant run in hiphop. what Wayne did in the 00’s is the equivalent to the 90’s Bulls.

@flee6965

2 жыл бұрын

This literally was me everyday after school too. Really a great time!

@Kevincollins1990

Жыл бұрын

Mixfiend was the place mixtape Era greatest time in hip hop!

@rawbrenaissance.

Ай бұрын

You had to be there..

To me Tha Carter 2 is Wayne's best work and I remember the Lil Wayne era, every feature he was on he's killing it I still remember the first time I seen the Got Money video it was a world premier on 106 & Park and I remember his BET Awards performance he did with T-Pain that was the day that I called him my favorite rapper and if I ever want to be a rapper I'm following his blueprint Lil Wayne definitely one of my top 5. Speaking of top 5, here's my top 5 songs off the album 1. Comfortable 2. Mr. Carter 3. Tie My Hands 4. Mrs. Officer 5. Let The Beat Build

@leeguidry9850

2 жыл бұрын

What about 3peat? For an intro tune that shit goes hard

@lancemccaughan3539

2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Carter

@BMFANTASY

2 жыл бұрын

Misunderstood?!?!?

@SneakyJay630

2 жыл бұрын

This is MY top 5 not everybody else's

@hunchogringo

3 ай бұрын

@@BMFANTASYtop tier

5:25 Lil Wayne's first album Tha Block Is Hot was also already platinum. People seem to forget about that album

@renaldsunset

2 жыл бұрын

💯🔥🙌🏽 That’s because ‘’old heads’’ like me known Weezy way before tha Carter albums. I even bought the 400 degrees album

@camronshean1758

2 жыл бұрын

@@renaldsunset 400 Degreez is Juvenile's album if your talking about Lil Wayne's 3rd album that's 500 Degreez

@renaldsunset

2 жыл бұрын

@@camronshean1758 Oh yes my bad 500 degrees ! I bought it when I was in the south of France back in 04-05

NOBODY was selling a million plus first week back in 2008. Everybody had limewire and datpiff had just started taking off. For him to do that then when even pop and country albums weren’t going platinum bc of piracy shows how everyone respected Wayne enough to go out and buy the CD. We knew it was a classic before we heard the first word. I bought it the day it came out. It was in a red case and the track listing on the back wasn’t right so it came with a paper insert with the correct track listing.

This was probably the last greatest album release in rap,the anticipation,the mixtapes before,and the carter 2,led up to a album that held up to the hype.

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

Nah you had Kendrick gkmc Kanye mbdtf And j Cole eventhough sideline story was trash lol

@BIG-7777

2 жыл бұрын

@@SwagSurf-od3vx I feel ya bout those albums but them joints wasn’t anticipated like the carter 3.

@travisjackson2987

2 жыл бұрын

Future DS2 not as big as carter 3 doe

@NSmith-hh1ys

2 жыл бұрын

Most anticipated album of all time.... remember he took an album hiatus from Carter 2 to Carter 3.

@jimmybones45

2 жыл бұрын

🗑️

I remember when he performed Gossip Live on BET ..it still gives me chills

@karynneal5277

2 жыл бұрын

yes i remember that!!!

@flee6965

2 жыл бұрын

I say this every time I watch or refer to it

@Saluteme10288

2 жыл бұрын

Yea man that shit was dope

@RockSmith-rl9qr

Жыл бұрын

Yea man shit was priceless

@kingpbl41

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I feel like I'm the only person on this planet that fucking holds that so dear and actually saw it... Performance was a fucking Masterpiece

I still prefer C2 as an album but can’t deny the impact of C3 even if to me there’s some filler on there. Also brings back great memories of the summer before senior year. Top tracks: “Mr. Carter”, “Comfortable”, “Dr. Carter”, “Tie My Hands”, “You Ain’t Got Nothin’”

@nolajets6382

2 жыл бұрын

Same age my boy summer 08 was lit 😂✊🏾

@leeguidry9850

2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you….. da drought 3 was in by this time too…. ‘08 the summer was all about WAYNE…..my 2 year old at the time used to scream out “macaroniii” at the perfect time of the song

@leeguidry9850

2 жыл бұрын

C3 was probably the last CD to sell over a million copies in first week…. It used to happy often before this but this definitely one of the last over a million sold …. Shortly after that became a different game

@jaybreak4206

2 жыл бұрын

Carter 1 was his best to me him and mannie fresh are unstoppable together 💪🏽 🔥

@leeguidry9850

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaybreak4206 it was very good…. It is my favorite but the carter was more a local thing when it first was released….. the carter 3 was when the world got on Wayne…. But I do agree the carter was awesome

This is back when he was “Weezy f. Baby”.. back when he was hungry.. “the rapper eater”. Back when he repped Hollygrove and it made me feel like I was from there lol. You had to be there to understand the impact. The flow, delivery, bars, creativity was so unmatched and everybody in the rap game knew it. Like EVERYONE. He literally jumped on anyone’s song (or the remix) and it literally wasn’t their song anymore. And don’t let me get started on the chemistry between him and Juelz. The flick of the lighter before he set the booth on fire.. smh 🤦🏾‍♂️. This video brought back so many great memories, I literally fought back tears. Truly my favorite rapper ever and idc what anyone says he’s still the best rapper alive 🐐

What really needs a video is Lil Wayne's mixtapes and features 2006-2009.. littleraly the greatest 3 years of rap Period ⚜️🐐

@masterplayer2017

2 жыл бұрын

So everyone likes music from when they were a kid. Brings them memories of better times. That's why your parents are still listening to music from the 70s it's when they were kids. I agree I loved those 3 years I was 20 to 23 and in college. Everytime I hear lollipop I think of the parties and fun times. It's like 14 to 21 years old any music that came out during those years of your life will always be your fav

@T.Maximus

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterplayer2017 I get it. But I like songs that came out before I was a teenager more than after..we all have our own opinions, and honestly I was not feeling wayne when he was at his hottest. But I can't deny he had the world in his hands everyone I knew was bumping him, it wasn't escapable lol I now like wayne and appreciate his contributions to hip hop

I said this in the community post but this is easily my favorite album of all time. Even my granny was listening to “comfortable” so many great songs 3 peat, comfortable, dr carter, phone home, tie my hands, shoot me down, don’t get it, let the beat build 08 Wayne was special

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

Phone home was 🗑️

@marcuswindham4259

2 жыл бұрын

@@SwagSurf-od3vx phone is the worse song every recorded by Wayne I only listened to that song ONE TIME when it FIRST CAME OUT after that I NEVER listened to it all the way through ever again

I think Tha Drought 3 is lil Wayne's best work PERIOD! NOBODY could fuck with that Wayne right there, he was seriously the greatest of all time on that album/mixtape!!!

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

I'm not mad at that opinion, Da Drought 3 was a classic mixtape. Personally, I still think Tha Carter 2 is Wayne's best project.

@eyeswideopen8836

Жыл бұрын

@@vexotimmer2675 C2 is a VERY close 2nd so like you, I'm not mad at that opinion neither. Tha Carter let us know he arrived, C2 and on, is when he let us know he wore the crown!! His word play, punch lines and overall craftsmanship is unmatched!

Wayne should’ve let Kanye executive produce the whole album, in my opinion. I feel like it would love been even more classic & influential than it already is but who knows…

@Pharoah510

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! 🤦🏿‍♂️ but he turned yeezy away. Kanye gave that man hella beat CD’s and only 3 songs came out from those collaborations smh. Shit been messing with me since 07 😂 i only wanted to hear weezy with Ye and Just Blaze

@loudy12

2 жыл бұрын

Wayne is music he doesn't need Kanye coming around changing or even having a big imprint on his magum opus

@flygod916

Жыл бұрын

@@loudy12 I felt it could have made it better with ye producing it and tbh he was music lol everything after this was the decline I think C4 was good but about it lol

@loudy12

Жыл бұрын

@@flygod916 that would be a bad idea to let 1 guy produce ur whole album. They not even cool like that.. mannie fresh did that for tha Carter.. why would wayne just randomly give ye all his c3 hype foh

@flygod916

Жыл бұрын

@@loudy12 cause ye produce better then anyone Wayne ever let produce in his camp and that one producer shit ain't even true some of the best albums in hip-hop was one producer lol foh

I was going into my freshmen year when Tha Carter III came out and man.. no rapper has even came close to Wayne’s prime era. I remember when lollipop came out and that was played EVERYWHERE! What a time man truly

I bought this album as a graduation present to myself. The Carter 3 was my favorite of the "The Carter series". My favorites off the Album was Comfortable (ft Babyface) 3 peat Mr. Carter Tie My Hands Let The Beat Build And Dr. Carter 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@terrellhubbard

2 жыл бұрын

Playing with fire. Shoot me down Misunderstood. Lala.

@garretindall2820

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrellhubbard shoot me down was dope too 💪🏽

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrellhubbard lala was so trash

@antant9360

Жыл бұрын

Tie my hands Comfortable You ain't got nothing

There is definitely a lot more to Waynes run during this time but this video definitely is more in-depth than most about this era GOOD JOB

My 5 Favorite C3 Songs: 1. Mr.Carter 2. You Ain't Got Nuthin 3. A Milli 4. Lollipop 5. Got Money

I though it was funny that the song La La La was originally supposed to be an instrumental for the shrek 3 soundtrack such a fun little fact and yes Cory Gunz should’ve stayed on the track Amili

I Wished I Feel Like Dying was on The C3 😫

@camronshean1758

2 жыл бұрын

It's on The Empire & Lil Wayne's The Drought Is Over 2 The Carter 3 Sessions mixtape

21:41 I wonder why Lil Wayne didn't just feature Jay-Z on Dr. Carter like Lil Wayne did on Mr. Carter, since Lil Wayne wanted to have Jay-Z on the song anyways and it would have made it funny cause both songs have the name Carter in their title. There couldn't have been any other two songs with a perfect title for the both of them to do together on the album

what's up bro man when Tha Carter 3 came out I remember playing it like crazy back in 08 I graduated a month before the album came out and I also got it on release date favorite songs are 1. Tie My Hands, 2. Mr. Carter 3. Got Money 4 A Milli 5. Dr. Carter much love to you my brother and I am from Columbia South Carolina

I remember that a mili with Corey gunz, my older brother limewired that song from a friend and every cd he burned had that song on there it was too heat. What a good time

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

I got a question I want to ask you about burning CD's. Let me know whenever you get this message, bro.

@osiriskid0

Жыл бұрын

@@vexotimmer2675 what’s ur question even tho burned dvds are dead iTunes/media players are the wave

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

@@osiriskid0 My question is basically how would I go about burning a particular CD from an artist on my laptop? Is it as simple as putting a blank CD inside my computer and googling the artist and their album and looking for a download link or something?

The carter 3 was so fire especially when the intro came on 😎

that dj that leaked his shit thought he was doin sum 💀

thank you bro for this needed for the young generation on how big Wayne was in his prime 1 Mill a week only ( MC Hammer Eminem 50 Cent Lil Wayne) did as Hip-Hop artist truly legendary might not ever been seen again

@camronshean1758

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot about Drake lool. Views sold a million in a week

@NSmith-hh1ys

2 жыл бұрын

@@camronshean1758 streams or hardcopies? Wayne sold a mil first week all hard copies. Never will be done again literati bc CDs are virtually obsolete.

@pilszdoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@camronshean1758 no Views didn’t sell A Million a week Views sold 852,000 copies first week but with 1.04 Album-Equivalent units from streaming

@pilszdoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@camronshean1758 Wayne sold A Million all hard copies bro you had to get out your bed go buy yourself not just play it on an app

@camronshean1758

2 жыл бұрын

@@pilszdoe Yeah we all know back then when albums were sold they were physical copies but now it's streaming and online so people aren't buying physical albums anymore like they used to. So they count the streams as sales cause how else are they supposed to measure it. The times have changed so it's not the artists fault that people don't buy music the same way. If streaming and all that never happened then they'd be selling physical albums just like back then but streaming and all that came along and people got lazy

Omg I kept clicking your page yesterday for this

Love these breakdowns.. excellent videos!!

Lil Wayne wrote "A-Millie", thinking the sample was saying "I'm Ill'n" 🤣 too funny

50 cent talking shit towards Wayne really pushed him to create a classic

3peat greatest intro still to this day

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

It was a dope intro, but it's not even better than "Tha Mobb" from Carter 2.

I consider Wayne's first album and his Drought And Dedication both series selection of mixtapes and true classics yeah

Done went back to back with 2 great video 👍 enjoying the content ya got going on keep it up and we need that Jay-Z and lil Wayne history video no doubt it be a banger

Favorite HipHop channel glad i found yo vids

Been waiting on this vid

you gotta drop that video w Jay and Wayne lol dope video as always clout 👍🏾

Keep em coming👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

My top 5 are: Mr.Carter Mrs.Officer Let The Beat Build A Milli Lollipop

C3 was an undeniable moment and classic album , as a fan I still feel like the First Carter is his best

@jaybreak4206

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I always say that finally someone agrees him and mannie fresh are unstoppable 💪🏽

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

I still think Tha Carter 2 is Wayne's best album, but yeah, Tha Carter 3 is definitely a classic from it's impact alone.

Yes PLZZZZ do Tha Carter and/or Tha Carter 2...I prefer both of those albums before C3 but it was still a great album.

Fun fact, the when the carter 3 first released, there were 3 editions, the OG only had 13 tracks. It didn’t have ms officer, Let the beat build or playing with fire. Those songs were in the “ deluxe edition” the third edition was a double disc with the leak EP.

Yessirrrr pt 3💪🏽

Keep up the good work.

Wayne's c3 imo is the best rap album of all times and its up there with Thriller. This album is phenomenal and Im including all its sessions

Empire & Mike Pratt/Worldwide Legacy ATE in the summer of 2007 off Wayne leaks. Good work again my boy.

I Love these videos!!! Please keep it going!! Can you PLEASE DO YOUNG GUNZ first album??? Instant classic please! And the dynasty roc la familia?! Love it dude!

Worth every trauma/mission the album has been through. This album is the modern day " reasonable doubt/hip hop bible "

Crazy how C3 is now a classic. Man we are officially old!

Greatest album I ever heard..

This dope af man growing up in the 2000s a lot of moment and eras got lost in time we need these videos to show the importance of those times man I remember buying da carter 2 CD at target bra when I pressed play and when Tha Mobb started playing Nigga I instantly new this nigga is the future ain’t no doubt about it GOAT is an understatement

The greatest album that never officially released! The carter 3 leak had the streets goin crazy! I remember hearing I feel like dying the first time with some sounds. Shit was insane..you had to be there! Freshman year of college was LIT

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I think the original Carter 3 and the original Nas album, "I Am...The Autobiography", are the two greatest rap albums that never officially released.

I love the Carter 3 it's absolutely a classic to me there is no skips on that album he has the perfect blend of radio/club hits slow jamz conscious/lyrical wordplay with a tad bit of experimentation/artistic creativity Wayne was in his prime in 08

@goldwerewolf8651

2 жыл бұрын

naw pussy monster was a skip

Such a well rounded album. Got a bit of everything. Weezy were probably the actuall best rapper alive there for a period of time. Whatever you thought about the south taking over and NYC becoming irrelevant, you couldn't deny Wayne's greatness. Back then you might not have likes his singing/rapping style, but now, seeing how the game evolved, it's really undeniable.

I bought the album when it came out, what a classic! Also, I didn't know Playing With Fire was replaced by P*ssy Monster. But that kinda makes Playing With Fire more special in my mind haha.

My favorite Carter is 4 too. I don't hear people say that often, so I'm glad I found someone else

Fire to know that I have a hard copy of Carter 3 with Playing With Fire on it

Appreciate you!

omg this gives me soooo many memories me and my cousins in my black camry couldn’t tell us nothing my favorite was 3peat and let the beat build and but overall he did that!!!

Dr. Carter was my favorite song on the album.

By the time carter 3 came out…. His mixtapes were all so fire that the carter 3 was just a continuing of him killin it and wasn’t something that mainstream made it out to be with the whole storylines of how long we waited.

Carter II was The Better Album But Carter III was An overall commercial success

the whole late 2000s were an amazing time to be alive

Lollipop was SOO huge.. Rest in Peace Static Major.. a Static video would be lit 🔥

Fam u way to underrated

I never really liked rap until I heard Wayne and his unique, creative, double entendre style of rapping, easily the best in the Rapper game.

Nobody could hold a candle to Wayne from 05-10

When a Millie was popping every radio station played a different version lol and we as kids use to play different versions of it

Almost Every Carter Album That Came Out Cash Money Records Endup Getting Sued weather for Producing or Writing infringement that Record Label Stay in Court for NOT Paying People what They Owed..🤔💯💯

Birdman bought those albums nuff said. Keep up the great work tho Cancun

Static Major Took the Oath n Was Sacrificed for "Lollipop". 🙏

Heavy Gratitude Ps One of the best albums, ever. Pps Comfortable , Dr Carter and Please Don't Shoot Me Down are my 3 favorite tracks. Ppps Betty Wright ft Lil Wayne Grapes On The Vine is a classic.

Agree, Carter IV is my personal favorite out the series as well

8:21 A Milli's original version is on The Empire & Lil Wayne's The Drought Is Over Part 5 Grand Closing mixtape

12:55 Eat You Alive features Ludacris and was put on The Empire & Lil Wayne's The Drought Is Over Part Six The Reincarnation mixtape

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

That song is so good, too.

1. A Milli 2. Mr. Carter 3. La La 4. Let the beat build 5. Tie my hands

@SwagSurf-od3vx

2 жыл бұрын

Lala? 🤢🤮

9:29 Lil Chuckee was also supposed to have his version of A Milli as a separate interlude on Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne said "I'm not gonna have skits on the album. [The different versions of A Milli] will be where the skits would be, it's gonna be like I'm calling home and the person who's on that track is gonna be, like, inside Tha Carter at that time. Only people I put on there is all new artists - artists I think is gonna be in this music shit for a long time. Tyga, Corey Gunz, Hurricane Chris, Lil Mama - it's gonna be ill. On the video, I'm introducing my artist, Lil Chuckee. He's 13 years old. He's hot in the South. He's got his own part for A Milli too."

This my freshman year of high school era…

U got to do the The Notorious BIG “ Life After Death”

Yeah I remember waynes albums sold units and everyone bumped Wayne especially the drought mixtapes

I think ppl still sleep on tha carter 1 That album had some bangers on it.

Any Carter album after 3 doesn’t matter. It’s like Jordans, anything after the 14s doesn’t matter…to me

Be honest tha Carter 1 was my favorite outta the series Carter 2 was dope Carter 3 had a couple of joints I could play on repeat 3 peat Mr Carter A milli Dr Carter Phone 📱 Home 🏡 let the beat build

He did his thing

Comfortable should have been the 3rd single. Blended two different generations perfectly

To this day I randomly just start singing 🎶LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA🎶

Misunderstood an stage on fire 🔥💯 my 2 favorite songs But gossip an I'm me and I told ya🔥🔥🔥

Best rapper alive

Drought 3 best tape ever dedication 2 and no ceilings 2 & 3

Da drought 3 is the best mixtape EVER by FAR!!!!

I'm str8 outta NOLA... HollyGrove 17th the spot where I was raised Top 5 1. Let The Beat Build 2. Playin' with Fire 3. 3Peat 4. Mr. Carter ft. Jay-Z 5. Got Money ft. T - Pain

real rap playin in the into 💯

I just remember 🌠THE DROUGHT IS OVER 2 Mixtape🌠 Then CARTER 3 came out.

Maybe do a series on the drought is over series

Tha Block is Hot sold over 200,000 albums first week and was certified platinum the next month. So he did have a platinum album before Carter 2. His first album. Lil Wayne was 16 years old....

Greates hip hop album of all time. Wayne is the GOAT

DO IT!!! Wayne and Jigga

Please do the Jay-Z and Lil Wayne video...You shi call it The untold story of the Carter's

13:01 Tha Carter III: The Rebirth. The Birth Of A New Beginning was gonna be another version of Tha Carter III with a mix of new songs and songs that were supposed to be on the original Tha Carter III album. Lil Wayne said "I don't know if we're gonna release Tha Carter IV now," "I think we're gonna release Tha Carter III - a new Carter III with none of the same songs, though. None of them. Not one! We don't wanna call the [next album] we got coming out Tha Carter IV. That was the dilemma we were in. We want Carter IV to be what everybody wants it to be. This is something brand-new, so we don't want it to be some experimental thing, cause some people are not gonna like this. I don't want them to not like Tha Carter IV. But I do have an album coming soon, very soon, and it's gonna be called ... Tha Carter III: The Rebirth. The birth of a new beginning."

@vexotimmer2675

Жыл бұрын

Damn, that would've been dope. I wish that project came to fruition.

Man imagine if this dropped in the streaming era!!!🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽420,000 sold first day!!!! SHEESH!!! Don’t forget that’s physical copies!!! The BIGGEST 🐐 🐐 🐐 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 🐐