Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

[snoon13]

Can we please make one of these? I would love to compile a timeline that maps out Wayne's career.

Something like..

*Just an example
1. Hot Boys

2. Signed Drizzy

3. Filmed the Carter Doc.

4. No Ceilings

5. Jail

6. S4TW

The minute details would be really cool to see all put together. For instance, I'm interested as to see what Mixtapes Weezy came out with before and after LFLS and different details..would be cool to see

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Here's what we got so far: (Edit)
I'm gonna try to do something more "homemade"
1982 - Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is born
1987 - Dwayne graduates Kindergarten
1994 - Dwayne meets Bryan Williams (Baby); signed to Cash Money; started using the name Baby D to rap with; started recording an album with Lil' Doogie (B. G.) to make the group The B. G.z); shoots himself in November and takes a break from rapping; Baby D meets friend Cortez Bryant
1995- The B. G.z release True Story, Baby D only appears on 3 tracks because he shot himself while the album was still being made
1996- Baby D loses his stepfather to a homicide
1997 - Baby D, now Lil' Wayne returns to music now in the group Hot Boys, with Lil' Doogie(now B. G.), Juvenile, & Turk; Hot Boys release Get It How U Live!!
1998 - Lil' Wayne starts working on Hot Boys next album Guerrilla Warfare and his own solo album Tha Block Is Hot; he gets a girl pregnant and has a daughter the same year
1999 - Hot Boys release Guerrilla Warfare and Lil' Wayne releases Tha Block Is Hot; Hot Boys start recording tracks for their next album; Lil' Wayne starts recording for his next album Lights Out; Lil' Wayne drops out of high school; Lil' Wayne wins B. E. T.'s Best New Artist award
2000 - Lil' Wayne forms the group Sqad Up with rappers J Gudda (Gudda Gudda), Peanut (Kidd Kidd), Supa Blanco, Raw D. I., T-Streets, Raj Smoove (the D. J.), and Cortez Bryant (manager); Lil' Wayne releases his second album Lights Out; Lil' Wayne, now 18 years old begins to use profanity in his raps
2001 - Lil' Wayne starts working on untitled at the time album 500 Degreez; Lil' Wayne becomes the only Hot Boy after all members of the group leave; he also starts recording S. Q. 7, a mixtape where he raps 10000 bars straight; he also starts recording mixtapes S. Q. 1 & S. Q. 2 with Sqad Up; Lil' Wayne gets shot for the second time while on tour by groupies
2002 - Lil' Wayne releases S. Q. 1 & S. Q. 2; he also starts working on mixtapes S. Q. 3 & S. Q. 4. and releases them; he releases his third album 500 Degreez, a diss to former Hot Boy, Juvenile; Lil' Wayne cuts his signature braids and starts to grow dreads; Lil' Wayne's mother has a son named Semaj; Lil' Wayne starts record label Young Money; Lil' Wayne expands to work with artists outside of Cash Money
2003 - Lil' Wayne starts recording mixtapes S. Q. 5, S. Q. 6, & S. Q. 6: The Remix and releases them; Lil' Wayne starts recording his fourth album Tha Carter; he decides he won't use some of the songs he recorded for Tha Carter and makes a mixtape out of those songs called Da Drought and releases it; he creates a nickname for himself, Weezy F. Baby, the F stands for "Fuckin'"
2004 - Lil' Wayne releases Tha Carter; he breaks up with Sqad Up; still having leftovers from Tha Carter he releases Da Drought 2; he also releases a mixtape called The Prefix; Lil' Wayne signs his first artist, Reel, to his Young Money label; after the success of Tha Carter he starts working on the sequel, Tha Carter II; he marries the mother of his daughter; Lil' Wayne discovers artist Lil' Chuckee
2005 - Lil' Wayne signs rappers Boo, Curren$y, & childhood friend Mack Maine to his Young Money label; they release a mixtape called Lil' Wayne Presents: Young Money The Mixtape; Lil' Wayne releases another mixtape called Dedication; he again releases a mixtape called The Suffix; he then releases his fifth album Tha Carter II; due to Hurricane Katrina Wayne moves to Miami, Florida; Lil' Wayne gets pressured to sign with Jay-Z (his idol) but in the end he declines
2006 - Lil' Wayne starts working on a duo album with Baby (now Birdman) called Like Father, Like Son, they release it (some of Lil' Wayne's verses on this album are ones that didn't make the cut for Tha Carter II); he releases a mixtape called Dedication 2; he starts working on his sixth album Tha Carter III; By this year Lil' Wayne is featured on multiple songs and becomes the "go-to-guy" for a hit single; Lil' Wayne releases a mixtape called Lil' Weezy Ana; Lil' Wayne is charged for marijuana possession; he starts recording Da Drought 3; Lil' Wayne discovers artist Shanell while on tour; Lil' Wayne divorces his wife; Lil' Wayne and friend Juelz Santana release a mixtape called Blow and start working on a duo album; Lil' Wayne's releases a mixtape called The Carter Files, consisting of more leftovers from Tha Carter; the "F." in Weezy F. Baby no longer stands for anything specific
2007 - Lil' Wayne releases Da Drought 3; Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter III, almost ready for release, leaks on the Internet countless times; Lil' Wayne attends and performs at the Grammy's for the first time; Lil' Wayne picks up autotune; he is charged with carrying a weapon; he releases a 5 track E. P. called The Leak, which consisted of songs originally for Tha Carter III that leaked; T-Streets, Kidd Kidd, and Gudda Gudda return to Lil' Wayne; Lil' Wayne discovers artists Nicki Minaj (who featured on Da Drought 3); Drake, Tyga, & Jae Millz
2008 - Lil' Wayne releases Tha Carter III which went platinum in a week, becoming Wayne's most successful album to date; he starts working on his seventh and eighth albums Tha Carter III: Rebirth & Tha Carter IV; he decides to just name Tha Carter III: Rebirth, Rebirth, and make it a rock album; Lil' Wayne discovers artists Lil' Twist, Cory Gunz, & Short Dawg; Lil' Wayne signs T-Streets, Lil' Twist, Lil' Chuckee, Shanell, Gudda Gudda, Kidd Kidd, & Tyga to Young Money; Kidd Kidd gets kicked out of Young Money; Lil' Wayne releases Dedication 3; Lil' Wayne and his Young Money crew start working on an unnamed group album

[Noles]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

Lil Wayne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Probably the most detailed you'll get.

[vbjrob22]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

Lil Wayne Timeline (Lil Wayne Timeline)

• 1982: Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. on September 27 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1994: Played the role of the Tin Man in his school’s production of The Wiz
• 1994: Signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 11, as a member of the rap group The B.G.’z
• 1995: He accidentally shot himself with a .44 calibergun
• 1997: Joined the Hot Boys with fellow Cash Money rappers B.G., Juvenile, and Turk
• 1997: Hot Boys debut album, Get It How U Live!, is released on October 285
• 1998: Daughter, Reginae Carter, was born on November 28.1
• 1999: Released his first solo album, The Block is Hot, on November 26
• 2000: Released second album, Lights Out, on December 19
• 2001: Had a feud with former Cash Money and Hot Boy partner B.G..
• 2002: Released third album, 500 Degreez, a reference to an album released by Juvenile called 400 Degreez, on July 23.
• 2003: Let 'Em Burn was released. The album was a collection of previously unreleased Hot Boys tracks5
• 2003: Released SQ1-SQ7 mixtape5
• 2003: Released Da Drought mixtape5
• 2004: Released Da Drought 2 mixtape5
• 2004: Released The Prefix mixtape5
• 2004: Married high school sweetheart, Antonia "Toya" Carter, on February 141
• 2004: Released Tha Carter on June 29. It is later certified Gold by the RIAA selling 878,00 copies in the U.S.. 5
• 2005: Enrolled at University of Houston
• 2005: Released the Dedication mixtape with DJ Drama5
• 2005: Released Tha Carter II on December 6. It's his biggest selling album with 980,000 copies sold in the U.S. alone. 5
• 2005: Named president of Cash Money Records
• 2005: Established Young Money Entertainment
• 2006: Divorced from wife Toya1
• 2006: Released Dedication 2 mixtape in May
• 2006: Arrested for drug possession on August 15.3
• 2006: Released Like Father, Like Son with Birdman on October 315
• 2006: Released the Blow mixtape with Juelz Santana5
• 2007: Arrested on gun charges on July 243
• 2007: Released Da Drought 3 mixtape
• 2007: Appears as himself in the comedy Who's Your Caddy?1
• 2007: Arrested in connection with an outstanding felony drug possession charge in Georgia on October 5.3
• 2007: Premiers new song Gossip at the 2007BET Hip Hop Awards on October 17.
• 2007: Digitally released a 5-track album, entitled The Leak on December 25
• 2007: Named the "Hottest MC in the Game" by an MTV poll
• 2008: Arrested on felonydrug charges on January 22
• 2008: nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
• 2008: Released Tha Carter III on June 10. The album sold 1.5 million copies in its first week, in the U.S. alone5
• 2008: Became the first hip hop act to ever perform at the CMA awards
• 2008: Plead not guilty to drug charges in Arizona on May 63
• 2008: formed hip-hop duo, T-Wayne, with musician T-Pain on June 19
• 2008: Named the "Best Rock Star Alive" by Blender magazine
• 2008: Son, Dwayne III, was born on October 22
• 2008: Released Dedication 3 mixtape with DJ Drama5
• 2009: Appeared on the “1st & 10” segment of ESPN’s First Take on January 61
• 2009: Presented the “Top Ten List” on the Late Show with David Letterman.
• 2009: Appeared on ESPN’s Around The Horn on February 101
• 2009: Appeared on an episode of The View on April 241
• 2009: Released No Ceilings mixtape5
• 2009: Listed number 2 on MTV’s “Hottest MCs In The Game”
• 2009: Son with actress Lauren London, Lennox Samuel Ari, was born on September 9
• 2009: Plead guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.3
• 2009: Son with singer Nivea, Neal, was born on November 30
• 2009: Released collaboration album with Young Money, entitled We Are Young Money, on December 23
• 2010: Underwent extensive dental surgery on February 167
• 2010: Released Rebirth on February 10. This album was Wayne’s seventh studio album, and first rock album.
• 2010: Provided the voice of Trap Jesus on Freaknik: The Musical1
• 2010: Began serving one year prison sentence at Rikers Island on March 83

[snoon13]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

Lil Wayne Timeline (Lil Wayne Timeline)

• 1982: Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. on September 27 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1994: Played the role of the Tin Man in his school’s production of The Wiz
• 1994: Signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 11, as a member of the rap group The B.G.’z
• 1995: He accidentally shot himself with a .44 calibergun
• 1997: Joined the Hot Boys with fellow Cash Money rappers B.G., Juvenile, and Turk
• 1997: Hot Boys debut album, Get It How U Live!, is released on October 285
• 1998: Daughter, Reginae Carter, was born on November 28.1
• 1999: Released his first solo album, The Block is Hot, on November 26
• 2000: Released second album, Lights Out, on December 19
• 2001: Had a feud with former Cash Money and Hot Boy partner B.G..
• 2002: Released third album, 500 Degreez, a reference to an album released by Juvenile called 400 Degreez, on July 23.
• 2003: Let 'Em Burn was released. The album was a collection of previously unreleased Hot Boys tracks5
• 2003: Released SQ1-SQ7 mixtape5
• 2003: Released Da Drought mixtape5
• 2004: Released Da Drought 2 mixtape5
• 2004: Released The Prefix mixtape5
• 2004: Married high school sweetheart, Antonia "Toya" Carter, on February 141
• 2004: Released Tha Carter on June 29. It is later certified Gold by the RIAA selling 878,00 copies in the U.S.. 5
• 2005: Enrolled at University of Houston
• 2005: Released the Dedication mixtape with DJ Drama5
• 2005: Released Tha Carter II on December 6. It's his biggest selling album with 980,000 copies sold in the U.S. alone. 5
• 2005: Named president of Cash Money Records
• 2005: Established Young Money Entertainment
• 2006: Divorced from wife Toya1
• 2006: Released Dedication 2 mixtape in May
• 2006: Arrested for drug possession on August 15.3
• 2006: Released Like Father, Like Son with Birdman on October 315
• 2006: Released the Blow mixtape with Juelz Santana5
• 2007: Arrested on gun charges on July 243
• 2007: Released Da Drought 3 mixtape
• 2007: Appears as himself in the comedy Who's Your Caddy?1
• 2007: Arrested in connection with an outstanding felony drug possession charge in Georgia on October 5.3
• 2007: Premiers new song Gossip at the 2007BET Hip Hop Awards on October 17.
• 2007: Digitally released a 5-track album, entitled The Leak on December 25
• 2007: Named the "Hottest MC in the Game" by an MTV poll
• 2008: Arrested on felonydrug charges on January 22
• 2008: nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
• 2008: Released Tha Carter III on June 10. The album sold 1.5 million copies in its first week, in the U.S. alone5
• 2008: Became the first hip hop act to ever perform at the CMA awards
• 2008: Plead not guilty to drug charges in Arizona on May 63
• 2008: formed hip-hop duo, T-Wayne, with musician T-Pain on June 19
• 2008: Named the "Best Rock Star Alive" by Blender magazine
• 2008: Son, Dwayne III, was born on October 22
• 2008: Released Dedication 3 mixtape with DJ Drama5
• 2009: Appeared on the “1st & 10” segment of ESPN’s First Take on January 61
• 2009: Presented the “Top Ten List” on the Late Show with David Letterman.
• 2009: Appeared on ESPN’s Around The Horn on February 101
• 2009: Appeared on an episode of The View on April 241
• 2009: Released No Ceilings mixtape5
• 2009: Listed number 2 on MTV’s “Hottest MCs In The Game”
• 2009: Son with actress Lauren London, Lennox Samuel Ari, was born on September 9
• 2009: Plead guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.3
• 2009: Son with singer Nivea, Neal, was born on November 30
• 2009: Released collaboration album with Young Money, entitled We Are Young Money, on December 23
• 2010: Underwent extensive dental surgery on February 167
• 2010: Released Rebirth on February 10. This album was Wayne’s seventh studio album, and first rock album.
• 2010: Provided the voice of Trap Jesus on Freaknik: The Musical1
• 2010: Began serving one year prison sentence at Rikers Island on March 83

This is great, but it's still incomplete. YM signs, etc. BIG events. We can use this as the backbone and go from here.

I think it would be a great sticky for the site.

[Tunechi Lionches]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

I'm gonna try to do something more "homemade"
1982 - Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is born
1987 - Dwayne graduates Kindergarten
1994 - Dwayne meets Bryan Williams (Baby); signed to Cash Money; started using the name Baby D to rap with; started recording an album with Lil' Doogie (B. G.) to make the group The B. G.z); shoots himself in November and takes a break from rapping; Baby D meets friend Cortez Bryant
1995- The B. G.z release True Story, Baby D only appears on 3 tracks because he shot himself while the album was still being made
1996- Baby D loses his stepfather to a homicide
1997 - Baby D, now Lil' Wayne returns to music now in the group Hot Boys, with Lil' Doogie(now B. G.), Juvenile, & Turk; Hot Boys release Get It How U Live!!
1998 - Lil' Wayne starts working on Hot Boys next album Guerrilla Warfare and his own solo album Tha Block Is Hot; he gets a girl pregnant and has a daughter the same year
1999 - Hot Boys release Guerrilla Warfare and Lil' Wayne releases Tha Block Is Hot; Hot Boys start recording tracks for their next album; Lil' Wayne starts recording for his next album Lights Out; Lil' Wayne drops out of high school; Lil' Wayne wins B. E. T.'s Best New Artist award
2000 - Lil' Wayne forms the group Sqad Up with rappers J Gudda (Gudda Gudda), Peanut (Kidd Kidd), Supa Blanco, Raw D. I., T-Streets, Raj Smoove (the D. J.), and Cortez Bryant (manager); Lil' Wayne releases his second album Lights Out; Lil' Wayne, now 18 years old begins to use profanity in his raps
2001 - Lil' Wayne starts working on untitled at the time album 500 Degreez; Lil' Wayne becomes the only Hot Boy after all members of the group leave; he also starts recording S. Q. 7, a mixtape where he raps 10000 bars straight; he also starts recording mixtapes S. Q. 1 & S. Q. 2 with Sqad Up; Lil' Wayne gets shot for the second time while on tour by groupies
2002 - Lil' Wayne releases S. Q. 1 & S. Q. 2; he also starts working on mixtapes S. Q. 3 & S. Q. 4. and releases them; he releases his third album 500 Degreez, a diss to former Hot Boy, Juvenile; Lil' Wayne cuts his signature braids and starts to grow dreads; Lil' Wayne's mother has a son named Semaj; Lil' Wayne starts record label Young Money; Lil' Wayne expands to work with artists outside of Cash Money
2003 - Lil' Wayne starts recording mixtapes S. Q. 5, S. Q. 6, & S. Q. 6: The Remix and releases them; Lil' Wayne starts recording his fourth album Tha Carter; he decides he won't use some of the songs he recorded for Tha Carter and makes a mixtape out of those songs called Da Drought and releases it; he creates a nickname for himself, Weezy F. Baby, the F stands for "Fuckin'"; Lil' Wayne joins the Blood gang
2004 - Lil' Wayne releases Tha Carter; he breaks up with Sqad Up; still having leftovers from Tha Carter he releases Da Drought 2; he also releases a mixtape called The Prefix; Lil' Wayne signs his first artist, Reel, to his Young Money label; after the success of Tha Carter he starts working on the sequel, Tha Carter II; he marries the mother of his daughter; Lil' Wayne discovers artist Lil' Chuckee
2005 - Lil' Wayne signs rappers Boo, Curren$y, & childhood friend Mack Maine to his Young Money label; they release a mixtape called Lil' Wayne Presents: Young Money The Mixtape; Lil' Wayne releases another mixtape called Dedication; he again releases a mixtape called The Suffix; he then releases his fifth album Tha Carter II; due to Hurricane Katrina Wayne moves to Miami, Florida; Lil' Wayne gets pressured to sign with Jay-Z (his idol) but in the end he declines
2006 - Lil' Wayne starts working on a duo album with Baby (now Birdman) called Like Father, Like Son, they release it (some of Lil' Wayne's verses on this album are ones that didn't make the cut for Tha Carter II); he releases a mixtape called Dedication 2; he starts working on his sixth album Tha Carter III; By this year Lil' Wayne is featured on multiple songs and becomes the "go-to-guy" for a hit single; Lil' Wayne releases a mixtape called Lil' Weezy Ana; Lil' Wayne is charged for marijuana possession; he starts recording Da Drought 3; Lil' Wayne discovers artist Shanell while on tour; Lil' Wayne divorces his wife; Lil' Wayne and friend Juelz Santana release a mixtape called Blow and start working on a duo album; Lil' Wayne's releases a mixtape called The Carter Files, consisting of more leftovers from Tha Carter; the "F." in Weezy F. Baby no longer stands for anything specific
2007 - Lil' Wayne releases Da Drought 3; Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter III, almost ready for release, leaks on the Internet countless times; Lil' Wayne attends and performs at the Grammy's for the first time; Lil' Wayne picks up autotune; he is charged with carrying a weapon; he releases a 5 track E. P. called The Leak, which consisted of songs originally for Tha Carter III that leaked; T-Streets, Kidd Kidd, and Gudda Gudda return to Lil' Wayne; Lil' Wayne discovers artists Nicki Minaj (who featured on Da Drought 3); Drake, Tyga, & Jae Millz
2008 - Lil' Wayne releases Tha Carter III which went platinum in a week, becoming Wayne's most successful album to date; he starts working on his seventh and eighth albums Tha Carter III: Rebirth & Tha Carter IV; he decides to just name Tha Carter III: Rebirth, Rebirth, and make it a rock album; Lil' Wayne discovers artists Lil' Twist, Cory Gunz, & Short Dawg; Lil' Wayne signs T-Streets, Lil' Twist, Lil' Chuckee, Shanell, Gudda Gudda, Kidd Kidd, & Tyga to Young Money; Kidd Kidd gets kicked out of Young Money; Lil' Wayne releases Dedication 3; Lil' Wayne and his Young Money crew start working on an unnamed group album

[snoon13]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

1994 - Met Baby; signed to Cash Money; started using the name Baby D; started recording an album with Lil' Doogie (B. G.) to make the group The B. G.z); shoots himself in November and takes a break from rapping
1995- The B. G.z release True Story, Baby D only appears on 3 tracks because he shot himself while the album was still being made
1996- Baby D loses his stepfather to a homicide
1997 - Baby D, now Lil' Wayne returns to music now in the group Hot Boys, with Lil' Doogie(now B. G.), Juvenile, & Turk; Hot Boys release Get It How U Live!!
1998 - Lil' Wayne starts working on Hot Boys next album Guerrilla Warfare and his own solo album Tha Block Is Hot; he gets a girl pregnant and has a daughter the same year
1999 - Hot Boys release Guerrilla Warfare and Lil' Wayne releases Tha Block Is Hot; Hot Boys start recording tracks for their next album; Lil' Wayne starts recording for his next album Lights Out

Wow this is great. I'm gonna add this up to the post right now.

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We still need 2011...also there are a TON more events we're missing. This is literally just the beginning. This could get really cool.

[gaurang]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

2008: Released Tha Carter III on June 10. The album sold 1.5 million copies in its first week, in the U.S. alone5

I thought it only sold like 1,010,000 or something

[snoon13]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

Damn Tunechi Liones is killin it..

[Tunechi Lionches]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

2009 - 2011 when I wake up in the morning

[snoon13]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

good shit bro

[Franknstein]

2008: Released Tha Carter III on June 10. The album sold 1.5 million copies in its first week, in the U.S. alone5

I thought it only sold like 1,010,000 or something

It sold 1,005,545.
Lmfao at 1.5 million.

[Noles]

Re: Lil Wayne Timeline; Interesting

2009 - In February 2009, production company RMF Productions filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against Wayne, following a $100,000 advance payment for three shows, all of which were cancelled by the artist.

On October 2009, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Cash Money Records, and various music distribution outlets were sued for copyright infringement by Thomas Marasciullo, who claims his voice was used without permission. The rappers asked him to record some "Italian-styled spoken word recordings" in 2006. The lyrics were allegedly used on "Respect" and other tracks from the rappers' collaboration album Like Father, Like Son and Birdman's 5 * Stunna.

2010 - In an interview on MTV's Mixtape Monday, Wayne asserted the possibility of the album Tha Carter IV. Following Tha Carter III's achievement of selling over 3 million copies, becoming 2008's best-selling record, Wayne re-signed with Cash Money Records for a multi-album deal. Wayne said Tha Carter IV will be released in 2009 just before the holidays. Birdman had previously stated that Tha Carter IV would be packaged with Rebirth as a double disc album. However, Wayne denied this idea saying that "Tha Carter IV deserves Tha Carter IV". He went on to say that We Are Young Money may be packaged with Rebirth. However, it was later confirmed that Rebirth and We Are Young Money will be released separately and that Tha Carter IV will be released during 2011.

He started from scratch on Tha Carter IV since getting released from prison. He recorded his first track since being released from prison and it was described as being "a 2010 version of A Milli on steroids." The album is set to feature multiple guests, including Tech N9ne. The first single "6 Foot 7 Foot" featuring Cory Gunz was released on December 15, 2010. It was available for digital download on iTunes December 16, 2010. The song is produced by Bangladesh, who also produced Lil Wayne's single "A Milli" in 2008.



2011 - On March 8, 2011, Weezy released another song called "We Back Soon." The song is produced by StreetRunner; It is more relaxed than "6 Foot 7 Foot" is, but will not be a track on Tha Carter IV. He also released a second single to Tha Carter IV called "John" on March 24, 2011, which features Rick Ross and is produced by Polow Da Don. On April 20, 2011, the official cover of Tha Carter IV was released. Tha Carter IV was scheduled to be released on May 16, 2011, but Mack Maine had confirmed that the forthcoming ninth studio album will be released in June 21, 2011 instead of May 16, 2011, because they need more time to make the album perfect and they'll have a "monster" single coming soon that will possibly be titled "Blows My Brains" or "She's Always In My Head". On May 26, the 3rd single, "How to Love" was released. Tha Carter IV was eventually pushed back to August 29, 2011. A song called "Dear Anne (Stan Part 2)" was released in June, when the snippet was released back in April. Lil Wayne said the song was throw away track for Tha Carter III. He said it was originally suppose to be on Tha Carter IV when it leaked, but decided not to put it one there. He said he's not a fan of the song since it was so old. Lil Wayne said that he that liked the beat, but not the lyrics, and was thinking about redoing "Dear Anne."

For preperation for Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne will release a mixtape titled, Sorry 4 the Wait. It was named this because he is saying sorry to his fans because they have been waiting on the release of Tha Carter IV. He said it will consist of about 10 tracks and will be similar to No Ceilings but better.

In recent interviews, Lil Wayne has stated that Tha Carter IV is very likely to be his final album, stating that his kids were a primary reason and that he "would feel selfish still going to the studio when it's such a vital point in [his four kids'] lives, not to be there." He also stated that he wanted to retire before people were saying "Yeah, it's about time, [sic] dawg."

Lil Wayne said that he that liked the beat, but not the lyrics, and was thinking about redoing "Dear Anne." In July 2011, Lil Wayne confirmed in an interview with MTV that Tha Carter IV is finished.