Tha Carter IV
by Lil Wayne
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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 280 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 115 out of 280
  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. every1acritic
    Jul 3, 2019
    7
    Find it to be more accessible than anything he has done before. Not crazy about the three love songs but I am crazy about the other 12 cuts. Every album he has put out has had throw way songs, In my opinion this has less of those than any other 'tha carter' album.
  3. tonto
    Jul 9, 2021
    8
    It's not as good as his previous installments in Tha Carter series, but there are some great tracks on here. It's lead single, 6 Foot 7 Foot, produced by Bangladesh, is similar to the stellar A Milli from Tha Carter III. Described as "A Milli" on steroids, it is an up-tempo club banger, with some of Weezy's best wordplay and dexterous lyricism. Wayne's flow accompanies the beats well onIt's not as good as his previous installments in Tha Carter series, but there are some great tracks on here. It's lead single, 6 Foot 7 Foot, produced by Bangladesh, is similar to the stellar A Milli from Tha Carter III. Described as "A Milli" on steroids, it is an up-tempo club banger, with some of Weezy's best wordplay and dexterous lyricism. Wayne's flow accompanies the beats well on most of the tracks. How To Love is another standout track, a hip hop ballad with a smooth guitar-driven instrumental. Wayne's singing is impressive even without auto-tune. John featuring Rick Ross is an aggressive trap single and is effective for what it tries to accomplish. Mirror is another rap ballad featuring Bruno Mars, and produced by Mars' production team the Smeezingtons and Ramon Owen. It has moody, reflective lyrics, and is an engrossing effort. Other decent songs on the album include It's Good feat. Drake and Jadakiss, MegaMan, and Blunt Blowin. Overall, not Lil Wayne's best project, but still a strong outing from the rap superstar.… Expand
  4. 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.
  5. kalijente
    Oct 7, 2013
    7
    I simply don't understand the hate. This is pure wayne "rapping his ass of" except in couple of songs.I love it. Better than most of the albums that came out in 2011.
  6. anggy12002
    Sep 26, 2013
    5
    It's hard not to be biased on this album coming off Tha Carter 3. Wayne produces an album here that isn't up to par with Tha Carter 3 but is decent none the less. First of all there is too much singing. Second, at points this feels like this should be a Young Money compilation. I feel I Am Not a Human Being was what this should have tried to be. The only track I honestly hated was How toIt's hard not to be biased on this album coming off Tha Carter 3. Wayne produces an album here that isn't up to par with Tha Carter 3 but is decent none the less. First of all there is too much singing. Second, at points this feels like this should be a Young Money compilation. I feel I Am Not a Human Being was what this should have tried to be. The only track I honestly hated was How to Hate featuring T-Pain. On the other hand, there are lots of catchy tunes such as Blunt Blowin', Six Foot Seven Foot, Abortion, and Mirror. Overall, if your a Wayne fan I recommend it but hardcore rap fans can pass and just download Six Foot Seven Foot… Expand
  7. 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.
  8. JamieVic
    Sep 3, 2014
    5
    I had high expectations of Tha Carter IV but I was left almost disappointed. Some of the tracks are absolute bangers but the album lacks creativity and isn't too original. Some tracks sounded too similar and some of the flows weren't flowing with the track. The parts of the album, that I most enjoyed were the features not being the highlights of the album, some of Wayne's catchy lyrics andI had high expectations of Tha Carter IV but I was left almost disappointed. Some of the tracks are absolute bangers but the album lacks creativity and isn't too original. Some tracks sounded too similar and some of the flows weren't flowing with the track. The parts of the album, that I most enjoyed were the features not being the highlights of the album, some of Wayne's catchy lyrics and the production of the album. It's safe to say Weezy doesn't have too much pressure to make Tha Carter V a better album.… Expand
  9. ihavevocaloid
    Apr 4, 2015
    6
    Overall, this album was a decent listen. It's a typical Lil Wayne album, little lyrical talent and mostly good beats. Why did he even record "How to Love"? It's not even close to being a rap song, and rapping is what Lil Wayne is best at doing. He also didn't need to use the same beat on the intro, interlude and outro. Those are my major complaints about the album, otherwise it was decent.Overall, this album was a decent listen. It's a typical Lil Wayne album, little lyrical talent and mostly good beats. Why did he even record "How to Love"? It's not even close to being a rap song, and rapping is what Lil Wayne is best at doing. He also didn't need to use the same beat on the intro, interlude and outro. Those are my major complaints about the album, otherwise it was decent. Highlights: "John", "Outro", "6 Foot 7 Foot", "Up Up and Away". Worst song: "How to Love"… Expand
  10. Emj
    Apr 7, 2015
    10
    C4 is amazing
    Great album overall one of the best he's made. Liked all of the songs on the album and still one of his best to date. President Carter espiecially was great
  11. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    4
    This album is just bad. It's just a horrible mix of sounds and experiements, none of which stick the landing besides How To Love, which somehow sounded great. And Blunt Blowin' is an OK track that wouldn't sound totally out of place on TC2 or 3. Not much to say except don't listen to it.
  12. JoeBennet14
    Nov 28, 2017
    5
    To put it nicely, this is not Mr Carter's finest work. A poor album, saved only by the fact it has a few standout songs. 'Nightmares of the Bottom' and 'Mirror' actually being two of Wayne's best tracks, paired with the hilarious '6 Foot 7 Foot'. Still, all things considered, this is a mediocre album at best, and probably the worst entry into 'Tha Carter' series.
  13. pinkzeppelin4
    Oct 5, 2018
    10
    Underrated, overhated, and much better than we remember. Realistically I'd give this album a 6 or 7 but this user score is ridiculously low so whatever. C4 is easily the worst of the Carter series, released to mixed critical reception, the main complaint being its inclusion of several of Wayne's worst lines of his career. While there are laughably bad lines throughout this record, theUnderrated, overhated, and much better than we remember. Realistically I'd give this album a 6 or 7 but this user score is ridiculously low so whatever. C4 is easily the worst of the Carter series, released to mixed critical reception, the main complaint being its inclusion of several of Wayne's worst lines of his career. While there are laughably bad lines throughout this record, the album seems to get little to no praise for it's great production.
    While Carter IV may contain clunkers like How to Hate, it is also packed full of some of Wayne's best and most memorable songs. 6 Foot 7 Foot, How to Love, MegaMan, Blunt Blown, John, President Carter, Nightmares of the Bottom, She Will, Interlude (with a nice out-of-nowhere verse from **** Andre 3000), just off the top of my head. These tracks alone make up over half of the damn album. While being obviously inferior to it predecessor, Tha Carter IV is nowhere near as bad as critics say it was.    … Expand
  14. omararcher
    Aug 29, 2022
    8
    Acecritic Is depressing how sad your life is hating on a great album, and talking dumb **** u should honestly kill yourself
  15. calebcorleone
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    Solid body of work. Not Wayne's best in my opinion but an underrated album that received an unfair amount of hate due in part to it coming out around around the peak of his stardom. His popularity, confidence, and eccentricity made him a target.
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60

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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