Tha Carter V
by Lil Wayne
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 248 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 202 out of 248
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 248
  3. Negative: 14 out of 248
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  1. CSA
    Oct 1, 2018
    6
    Album wasn't anything great but it was just good. Felt like there were few fillers and the album kinda sounds like it was something from 2013 or smh. It didn't really feel fresh if that makes any sense. But glad that finally we hear Wayne's long awaited C5. Worth a listen but can't see myself bumping it more than few times.
  2. thedaywalker
    Sep 30, 2018
    6
    Lil Wayne is finally dropped Tha Carter V and after waiting for years i gotta say i am disappointed. The album is not bad, but for 23 songs there is a lot of really forgettable content.

    The production was great on most of the album, but for a rapper I call "the punchline king" Lil Wayne was far away from his best lyrically. But when he shines he truly shows how good he really is, his    Lil Wayne is finally dropped Tha Carter V and after waiting for years i gotta say i am disappointed. The album is not bad, but for 23 songs there is a lot of really forgettable content.

    The production was great on most of the album, but for a rapper I call "the punchline king" Lil Wayne was far away from his best lyrically. But when he shines he truly shows how good he really is, his flow and rhyming schemes are always brilliant. Unfortunately i wanted more of the album to be that way.

    In songs like Problems he has his try into mumble rap, which was a quick skip for me. The features are of great impact, and great feature by XXXTentation on Don't Cry got the album started with a screamer Kendrick Lamar and Wayne create a dynamic duo of good story telling, Snoop Dogg was right on his element in Dope **** and Reginae Carter in the song 'Famous' was surprisingly outstanding.

    I'm glad Wayne is back rapping and I hope this isn't his last album, because i'm 100% sure he can do far better

    Favorite tracks: Don't Cry, Uproar, Mona Lisa, Famous, Dope ****, Start **** off right, Perfect Strangers

    Least Favorite Tracks: Open Letter, Problems, Open Safe, Demon, Mess    … Expand
  3. FightDaGudFight
    Sep 29, 2018
    5
    Garbage album lil wayne dissappointed me this is a 6/10 at BEST its so disappointing for something we waited many years for, he should just stop rapping forever. I don't care what anyone says. This is just the quick, blunt truth
  4. tonto
    Jul 9, 2021
    6
    I think the only reason this album got better reception than Tha Carter IV is because of the wait. Really there's no song on here that are as good as the best songs from that album. Mona Lisa feat. Kendrick Lamar is a solid effort, with Wayne narrating a haunting story about a love interest and Uproar, produced by Swizz Beatz, is a catchy club banger. Other songs worth a purchase includeI think the only reason this album got better reception than Tha Carter IV is because of the wait. Really there's no song on here that are as good as the best songs from that album. Mona Lisa feat. Kendrick Lamar is a solid effort, with Wayne narrating a haunting story about a love interest and Uproar, produced by Swizz Beatz, is a catchy club banger. Other songs worth a purchase include Let It Fly, Can't Be Broken, Open Safe, Mess, Perfect Strangers, Used 2, and Let It All Work Out. It's a decent album, but not Wayne's strongest work.… Expand
  5. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    6
    This was a good project and a pleasant surprise. It featured some great lyricism, some captivating production and was an interesting direction for Wayne to take. I think it's arguably his most mature album and a nice addition to his discography. There's a lot of soul and flavor to this project. The main negative would be the overlong run time and forgettable tracks, plus some tracks thatThis was a good project and a pleasant surprise. It featured some great lyricism, some captivating production and was an interesting direction for Wayne to take. I think it's arguably his most mature album and a nice addition to his discography. There's a lot of soul and flavor to this project. The main negative would be the overlong run time and forgettable tracks, plus some tracks that reek of the era in which they were recorded.… Expand
  6. ronstoppable
    Oct 7, 2018
    6
    Decent album, had about 2 or 3 good songs. Enough to make it a really decent album, nothing too amazing though. Mona Lisa is probably the best rap song I've heard in a long time, and is what really brought my review up to a 6 without it, it's a solid 4 album.
  7. jacobfurness
    Sep 29, 2019
    5
    While this album has about 10-15 tracks that are quality, Wayne overstays his welcome on this one. Many of these songs simply should not have been included on the album.
  8. spenceryang8
    Mar 30, 2019
    6
    Lil Wayne is in rare form on the best parts of his fifth installment of the Carter series, but bogs this album's full potential down in a number of underwhelming cuts too.

    FAV TRACKS: DON'T CRY, DEDICATE, UPROAR, LET IT FLY, DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, TOOK HIS TIME, USED TO, LET IT ALL WORK OUT

    LEAST FAV TRACK: PROBLEMS

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. NOW Magazine
    Oct 10, 2018
    60
    After the long wait it’s not a disappointing effort, but it’s all over the place.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 8, 2018
    60
    It’s not that C5 is too little, too late; more that the baton between the generations passed some time ago.
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  3. Clash Music
    Oct 5, 2018
    80
    Tha Carter V was never going to be flawlessly executed--the odds were too stacked against it--but it certainly gives the audience the thrill we were hoping for. It’s a return to form, and a triumphant return for one of the greatest of all time.
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