Tha Carter IV
by Lil Wayne
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5.0

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  2. Mixed: 60 out of 280
  3. Negative: 105 out of 280
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  1. Shady313
    Mar 22, 2015
    3
    3/10 .................................................................................................................................................
  2. Sci-Fi-Dude1456
    Nov 6, 2013
    0
    This album is terrible. Compared to Tha Carter 3 and 2, this pales in comparision. Every song on here is except for 6 foot,7 foot. Don't buy this album EVER. Your ears will bleed.
  3. hiphop97
    Oct 10, 2013
    0
    How does awful music like this actually get released? This guy has no talent and does not deserve the fame he has. Why do so many people listen to this idiot? In fact the whole record label produce terrible "music" Just quite lil wayne you are not 2pac.
  4. Magazine
    Sep 29, 2013
    0
    I'd rather dip my dick in a some strong liquor and then drag my balls across a field of Venus flytraps than listen to this cancerous piece of garbage again.
  5. JordanDaBarclay
    Apr 11, 2013
    0
    Typical Lil' Wayne, Cursing and rhyming N@#$A with N@#^A in almost all of his songs, This is just as bad as Tha Carter III. Yeah, that's right boys, I said it. Tha Carter III is just as bad as this abomination, WAT IS WRONG WITH YOU 61 PEOPLES DAT GAVE DIS A POPULAR REVIEW?!?!?!
  6. 1stBorn
    Nov 18, 2012
    3
    Well, what can I say about an artist whom everyone has talked about? Everyone has an opinion on him, so what makes mine different from everyone elses? Well I can say this, there was a gap (from 2004 to 2008 maybe 2009) when I could safely say I liked Lil Wayne. Tha Carter I & II were terrific albums. No they weren't classics, but they were very impressive, his mixtapes were great too andWell, what can I say about an artist whom everyone has talked about? Everyone has an opinion on him, so what makes mine different from everyone elses? Well I can say this, there was a gap (from 2004 to 2008 maybe 2009) when I could safely say I liked Lil Wayne. Tha Carter I & II were terrific albums. No they weren't classics, but they were very impressive, his mixtapes were great too and Lil Wayne was in his prime. I was probably one of the few people who defended Tha Carter III, not because I loved it, but because I thought there were enough good songs to outweigh the bad. Then Rebirth dropped and my opinion of him dropped as well. So yeah I wasn't really excited for this project. But hey, you know what Wayne was out of prison, he sobered up from cough syrup and I even liked 6'7' a lot. I got a little bit excited when I saw Tech N9ne, Andre 3000 and Nas were on the album. So of course I listened. And, big shock, I didn't like it. The production sounds bland compared to his other albums, he sounds tired as hell and every feature (except Shyne and T-Pain of course) sounds better than Lil Wayne here. It's sad when people say the two highlights of your album are the songs YOU are not on. Not only that, but Wayne's lyrics are as goofy as ever. With lines like "Hear no evil, see no evil, #HellenKeller" or "We're in the belly of the beast and she wants an abortion" or "All about my riches, My name should be Richard" or "All I had to do was put two and two together/ But that just makes four, but not 'four-ever'" or especially "Don't **** up with Wayne/ 'Cause when it Waynes it pours." I don't remember Tha Carter III ****ing up this badly. The worst thing is Weezy's singing on songs like How To Love and Abortion. By the way, when I saw the title Abortion, I thought to myself "Wow Lil Wayne is actually going into details about the tough time going through an abortion, for both the male and female. Shedding a new light on the subject". I perhaps gave him too much credit. So yeah this album sucks, what did you expect? Wayne will probably continue down this path until it stops making him money and he'll find something new to do. Whoopty doo.… Expand
  7. bibbitybob
    Jul 22, 2012
    0
    I remember the days when rap was about stuff that actually made sense, such as Tupac's "Changes." I expected Lil Wayne to be better than this. He reuses beats a LOT and has pretty much no originality in this album. This is not worth your money. Do not get it, unless you like whiny voices trying to relate to the "hood."
  8. nicrax96
    Jul 7, 2012
    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)
  9. keep_yr_bias
    Feb 22, 2012
    0
    F*** Lil Wayne. He was already the most overrated rapper in the history of rap, but this album made me want to throw up. The album is just flat out lazy. At least during his mixtape run several years back he was working his ass off. It's pretty pathetic that for he turned in this crap after all the hype for the Carter IV. There isn't one... repeat NOT ONE.... good song on this f***ingF*** Lil Wayne. He was already the most overrated rapper in the history of rap, but this album made me want to throw up. The album is just flat out lazy. At least during his mixtape run several years back he was working his ass off. It's pretty pathetic that for he turned in this crap after all the hype for the Carter IV. There isn't one... repeat NOT ONE.... good song on this f***ing album. His beats are generic, but his lyrics are even worse. His metaphors and wordplay are as elementary as they come. This album is just as often R&B as it is rap, and both aspects are s***. For a guy to call himself the best rapper alive, he better just stick to rap. Nobody wants to hear his crooning bulls***, but I guess that's what happens when you allow artists such as Drake and T-Pain on your album. The best song on this album is the track with Andre 3000 and Tech Nine, and it's funny because Lil Wayne isn't even on that song. I've realized that all of Waynes music is geared towards one age demographic. 12-18. If you're older than that and you like this album than you have no dignity. I will never listen to another Wayne song again, and I almost feel ashamed that I ever liked him to begin with. To hell with this corny fake a$$ poser. Go read the review from the Big Ghost Chronicles. If you hate this album as much as I do, you'll be grinning from ear to ear just reading it.… Expand
  10. Procritic1
    Feb 20, 2012
    0
    This is some ****
  11. RonaldOVOXO
    Feb 4, 2012
    3
    Lil wayne has put so much effort in his albums that it becomes a trashy album. Ever Since Tha Carter III lil wayne went down hill. I dont like lil wayne but Tha Carter II is one of my favorite albums of all time. If lil wayne can go back to those days I'll start comparing him to artists lil Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z, Kanye & Canibus
  12. cman12314
    Dec 11, 2011
    0
    **** this
  13. OddSuperFuture
    Dec 3, 2011
    0
    Piss poor. Literally un-listenable. Wayne fell all the way off. From poor choice of beats to abysmal lyrics, this really is a terrible album and sits at the bottom with rebirth of Waynes discography.
  14. DirtyMexicans
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Dont care what any one says but Lil Wayne cannot rap anymore, the album has bad production, the songs sound weird. It's an album that proves lil wayne should just retire. HE CAN't RAP.

    Yh he can get some big names to rap with him, but that doesn't matter when lil wayne ruins every song with his vocals and slow and uninspiring rapping. Most disappointing rap album of the year.
  15. JawsPapi87
    Oct 24, 2011
    3
    There's nothing of value here. He's not skilled, hard-core, interesting or original. Lil Wayne is an oil spill in the already polluted ocean of today's music that should have been cleaned up much quicker.
  16. DreamVillain
    Oct 6, 2011
    0
    Lil Wayne has got be one of the worst rappers of all time, and this album proves it. Please do not buy this abomination, you will regret it. This is not Hip Hop, it's pop. And Wayne's singing is absolutely awful. I don't know how anybody could like this. The critic's that gave this album a good score must have been paid. Don't buy this.
  17. karimelleithy
    Oct 2, 2011
    1
    There's plenty of great rapping on Tha Carter IV, but it isn't coming from Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne has deteriorated as a rapper and because he has consistently focused on mainstream-pop songs, his rapping skills have too. Shame to the game.
  18. CriticalCritic
    Sep 23, 2011
    1
    I simply do not understand what is so great about Lil Wayne. His voice is horrible (probably because of all the drugs he likes to use), and it is unbearable to have to listen through one of his songs. Surely there must be a more deserving and better artist to spend your money on, right?
  19. TylerAndrews17
    Sep 17, 2011
    0
    this album is **** terrible. its like he went to a drive through and ordered a **** with extra cheese. the only good part about this album was when Cory Gunz killed it in "6 Foot 7 Foot" that's really about it.
  20. Binki
    Sep 9, 2011
    0
    Lil Wayne is one of the worst rappers ever, he proves it here once again. Don't know where his popularity comes from but it's certainly not his talent.
  21. jhirsohn
    Sep 8, 2011
    0
    Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo watch the throne
  22. Muhammadomer
    Sep 8, 2011
    2
    wow!! this is a album from a rapper who call himself the king of hip hop. i am amazed at the poor quality of this album. with songs as poor as how to hate, this album is total. worst CARTER ever. i used to admire lil wayne but not after this album. i thought carter 4 would be the best rap album of 2011 but i was wrong. hell the sequel is still the best rap album on my list.
  23. myUZIweighsAton
    Sep 6, 2011
    0
    where an album like illmatic, blueprint, and mbdtf is made for the people and have goals of advancing rap, the carter 4 is made for the sheep of society with the lone goal of seliing records.
  24. KreamCheese
    Sep 5, 2011
    0
    i use to love lil wayne, untill i heard this peice of poo of an album... what is this? its just hurting my ears. i just wanna call lil wayne and say SHUT UP YOU RAP TOO MUCH BULLSHEE IN THIS ALBUM. also carter 3 was 20times better thanks.
  25. JawDropper
    Sep 4, 2011
    2
    This album has some very good production. I really like the production on songs like 6 foot 7 foot, It's Good, She Will, Megaman, Nightmares of the Bottom and the chilling President Carter.
    These beats are really nice and I can listen in pleasure. Nothing Kanye West or The Neptune's level but still excellent nonetheless. Where this album falls apart is the lyrical    This album has some very good production. I really like the production on songs like 6 foot 7 foot, It's Good, She Will, Megaman, Nightmares of the Bottom and the chilling President Carter.
    These beats are really nice and I can listen in pleasure. Nothing Kanye West or The Neptune's level but still excellent nonetheless. Where this album falls apart is the lyrical aspect. Other than President Carter and maybe 2 or 3 other verses here and there this is a criminal perpetration both against the lyrical aspect of hip-hop and the English language itself.
    Punch-line after punch-line after punch-line after more and more punch-lines. This would be slightly forgivable if 2 things were to occur.
    A. The jokes were actually funny.
    B.They said anything even close to substantial in regards to society, politics, or even anything other than gangster culture and braggadocio.
    IN FACT, as sad as this may be, the best songs on the album lyrically DON'T EVEN FEATURE LITTLE WAYNE But they feature verses from greats like Nas, Andre 3000, Tech N9ne, and a great verse from Cory Gunz. Not only is that sad but when Nas mentions great lyricists ON LIL WAYNE'S ALBUM he doesn't even mention Lil Wayne but mentions Kanye West and Eminem as "lyrical tyrants".
    Wayne's flow is very boring and his voice is incredibly annoying at times. Experimenting with autotune ended when Kanye West did 808's and heartbreak and made autotune amazing (though literally nobody else repeated the success) and then killing it. Lil Wayne obviously didn't get the memo.
    This album has so many abysmal jokes and punchlines it's like a Yakof Smirnoff comedy show with some good musical interludes in-between breaks(The production on some songs).
    Here are some brilliant quips from both the self proclaimed AND consumer proclaimed "greatest rapper alive".

    "Bitch I'm straight, but my girl is a faggot."
    "All hail Weezy, call it bad weather."
    "All my bitches nasty like a cold dinner."
    "Don't **** up with Wayne/ 'Cause when it Waynes it pours."
    "Nothing standing in my way, like nothing's my security"
    "We jack son then light up that 'L'/ Samuel." "Boy I send them bloods at your ass,like a tampon"
    "Go bald, Steve Harvey."

    And of course this gem of lyrical dexterity-
    "I woke up this morning, dick rock hard, and I ashed my blunt in my Grammy award." from the song "Abortion" P.S this song has nothing to do with the emotional, social or political effects of abortions let alone abortions themselves.
    I never liked Lil Wayne before I admit, but I didn't constantly bash his awfulness. After being subjected to this I have to ask why people ever respected or listened to him in the first place and why wasn't I bashing him.    … Expand
  26. RelytSaihtam
    Sep 4, 2011
    0
    Lil Wayne is, by far, the worst rapper of all time. I cannot even fathom how he is so popular and how people find him so appealing. I listened to this garbage-tier album solely on the premise of wanting to hear his other collaborators like Bustah, Andre, and Tech (Arguably three of the best in the industry); and I wasn't disappointed by their performances, but as soon as Wayne's bansheeLil Wayne is, by far, the worst rapper of all time. I cannot even fathom how he is so popular and how people find him so appealing. I listened to this garbage-tier album solely on the premise of wanting to hear his other collaborators like Bustah, Andre, and Tech (Arguably three of the best in the industry); and I wasn't disappointed by their performances, but as soon as Wayne's banshee like voice started to screech out in the track, I was immediately overtaken by the sensation of wanting to gouge my eyes with a pen knife just so my mind would be distracted from what I was hearing... it was honestly that bad. Long story short, garbage rapper makes garbage album. If you really want to get your rap fix, pick up some Bustah Rhymes or Tech N9ne, or Mos Def, or somebody that's not Lil Wayne. You'll thank me later...… Expand
  27. DeadSeagull
    Sep 4, 2011
    2
    Well this was pointless, Lil Wayne should've made this a mixtape instead of getting rich off of this **** The production is boring and cliched, the concept is nothing new, and the lyrics are just a mix of metaphors and similes anyone can think of. How to Love was surprisingly the best one. I think it's selfish dissing Beyonce and Jay-Z over money. Get real Lil Wayne, I don't care if youWell this was pointless, Lil Wayne should've made this a mixtape instead of getting rich off of this **** The production is boring and cliched, the concept is nothing new, and the lyrics are just a mix of metaphors and similes anyone can think of. How to Love was surprisingly the best one. I think it's selfish dissing Beyonce and Jay-Z over money. Get real Lil Wayne, I don't care if you are hard-working, it seems you haven't worked hard enough.… Expand
  28. 2hip2beahipster
    Sep 3, 2011
    1
    This album isn't dope nor is it very fresh -- in both senses of the word. Seems like I've heard this before, oh yes I have, on the radio. Just a bunch of shallow songs that just beg for airplay, that's it. Wayne uses his mixtapes to get his creativity out, and he uses his albums to remain the cash cow that he is. Simple as that.
  29. KreemyPuff
    Sep 3, 2011
    0
    Well I'm a Little Weyne fan but i must say, this is pretty **** awful. Where oh where has my Little Weyne gone, where oh where can he be. Is he under my bed? Is he inside my closet? Is he in mothers room? My search for Little Wheeziyena has not been successful in the least sense. You can call it, unsuccessful. Yes yes, very bad indeed. But i shall end this with a goodbye, and perhaps aWell I'm a Little Weyne fan but i must say, this is pretty **** awful. Where oh where has my Little Weyne gone, where oh where can he be. Is he under my bed? Is he inside my closet? Is he in mothers room? My search for Little Wheeziyena has not been successful in the least sense. You can call it, unsuccessful. Yes yes, very bad indeed. But i shall end this with a goodbye, and perhaps a future hello. Hello, Goodbye. My name is Karim, who are you? Little Weyne? Wheezi? Exactly who art thou? Pleasure to meet you Dweyne… Expand
  30. wtfman
    Sep 3, 2011
    0
    its time for Lil Wayne to retire from rap. Dude's unstable mental state due to heavy drug use is stopping him from delivering a decent/solid effort. The Carter 3 made me a Lil Wayne fan but everything since then has been in the range from disappointing to straight trash. To date, this is the worst Lil Wayne album. Most of us that true rap fans can see straight through this weak attemptits time for Lil Wayne to retire from rap. Dude's unstable mental state due to heavy drug use is stopping him from delivering a decent/solid effort. The Carter 3 made me a Lil Wayne fan but everything since then has been in the range from disappointing to straight trash. To date, this is the worst Lil Wayne album. Most of us that true rap fans can see straight through this weak attempt that still tries to establish Weezy as the best rapper alive. With the corniest punchlines I've ever heard this year all being rolled up into one album Weezy is definitely feeling himself way too much. Also the song with Drake and Jada is laughable. Going at Jigga is probably the worst career move he can do at this time. That man was a selling factor for he both Drake and Weezy on their best albums to date. Morons!!!

    I try to see some good to this album but it doesn't stem from Weezy at all. The Interlude with Tech N9ne and Andre 3000 as well as the second one with Bun B, Busta, Nas & Shyne are the two best tracks on the entire album. "C'mon sahn", was these two even meant to be on the album? They don't fit at all and makes Weezy look dumb on his own **** I think "She Will" and "Nightmares from the Bottom" may give him some radio play but with the album having 19 cuts with the deluxe version I can only recommend four tracks giving worth a listen. I know some will say he can do better but honestly i don't think he can. Wrap it up son, take care of your kids and pass the mic to someone that's hungry and wants to make dope music, As far being the best alive, Jay-Z has that tied down, if you're still rapping at that age and make a solid album like Watch The Throne then maybe I might actually buy another one of Lil Wayne's albums.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 12, 2011
    40
    In short Tha Carter IV flops not because it's straight-up bad, but because it's boring.
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  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Sep 11, 2011
    50
    We know he's capable of better. Whether it ever comes together on a Carter release is anybody's guess, but the prognosis isn't good.
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  3. cokemachineglow
    Sep 11, 2011
    78
    Beat-wise, IV doesn't attempt to outdo the top-dollar Carter III production, whose murderer's row of producers and beats is likely to remain unparalleled for some time. But Wayne uses the less showy selection this go-round to deliver a definitively rawer album that only smartens the impact of some of his career's best vocals.
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