Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
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Metascore
60 out of 100

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4.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 168 Ratings

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  • Summary: The ninth studio album from the rapper features special guests such as Drake, T-Pain, and Rick Ross.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. BBC Music
    Aug 31, 2011
    80
    If you thought him too weird for your tastes previously, Tha Carter IV is the album to introduce you to the never boring world of an artist whose importance remains so significant that, should he finally collapse like the star he is, he's likely to take half the rap game with him.
  2. Consequence of Sound
    Aug 31, 2011
    60
    Overall, by the end of the album it feels like Wayne maybe pushed Tha Carter series one installment too far.
  3. The Quietus
    Sep 6, 2011
    60
    Each featured artist at the top of their games, masterfully dominating their segments, leagues above Tha Carter IV's comparatively tired host.
  4. Village Voice
    Aug 30, 2011
    30
    This is a bad rap album, and one that needed the shock of Internet promotion that the Jay-Z diss on "It's Good" gave it when C4 leaked.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 99
  3. Negative: 55 out of 99
  1. Acecritic
    10
    his voice sucks and he shouldn't be in the music industry. i wish that he just quit. why is he allowed to make music? it is not good at all. how can anyone like it? ufr6sa35as5etrtdfygu its depressing how many fans he has.… Expand
  2. Jacksjus
    8
    Some of y'all are on here just hating. Me I am not much if a fan, but the production alone on this album makes it atleast a 7. Lil' Wayne will always rap the same but with good production here it makes for his best album since The Carter 3.… Expand
  3. Spongebob
    5
    Tha Carter IV is a major flop with it's inconsistents lack of Lil Wayne. It has good songs but not enough to say it's better than Tha Carter III. Listening to this album it's almost like he's trying to be like Drake. The production is terrible having no stand out beat. He talks about the same things he has been saying. An album with Drake on there twice can't be terrible but it seems has Wayne's laziness can reverse that. I wish I never bought this album!… Expand
  4. nicrax96
    2
    all the attention is put on the singles and that is not something bad but when you hear the other tracks you realise that his lyrics are the worst of any of previous wayne records.
    one of the biggest problem for me is the auto-tune in the album. and that although there are good guests like andre-3000 the rest suck like drake and nicki minaj (especially t-pain)    … Expand

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