Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper
Lil Wayne released June 10, 2008 on Cash Money Records. The first three singles released from the album, (
Lollipop,
A Milli, and
Got Money), have all achieved top ten success on the
Billboard Hot 100. The fourth single,
Mrs. Officer, reached the Top 20 quickly in 4 weeks after Wayne confirmed this song to be an official single. The album received positive reviews and from several music critics and publications, while it earned universal acclaim, according to the website aggregator Metacritic,. Metacritic. Accessed December 4, 2008. following an anticipated release. On New Year's Eve, it was named one of the top-selling albums of 2008 in the United States, selling 2.88 million copies. .
Billboard. Accessed December 31, 2008.
Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper
Lil Wayne released June 10, 2008 on Cash Money Records. The first three singles released from the album, (
Lollipop,
A Milli, and
Got Money), have all achieved top ten success on the
Billboard Hot 100. The fourth single,
Mrs. Officer, reached the Top 20 quickly in 4 weeks after Wayne confirmed this song to be an official single. The album received positive reviews and from several music critics and publications, while it earned universal acclaim, according to the website aggregator Metacritic,. Metacritic. Accessed December 4, 2008. following an anticipated release. On New Year's Eve, it was named one of the top-selling albums of 2008 in the United States, selling 2.88 million copies. .
Billboard. Accessed December 31, 2008.
Due to an original December 11, 2007 release date,
Tha Carter III was named the #1 most anticipated album of 2007 by
XXL.
XXL (October 26, 2007). Accessed October 26, 2007.Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Matt Barone, Hillary Crosley, Thomas Golianopoulos, Brian Miller (January 30, 2007). .
XXL magazine. Accessed January 30, 2007. and the #3 album of 2008 by Rolling Stone. The cover, featuring a baby picture of Lil Wayne, follows designs of album covers done by American rappers
Nas (Illmatic) and
The Notorious B.I.G. (Ready to Die). Accessed July 3, 2008 In December 2008, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 51st Grammy Awards, winning the Best Rap Album award.. Metacritic. Accessed December 4, 2008
Tha Carter III was certified 3x multi-platinum by the
RIAA on Februay 12, 2009 with sales of over 3 million copies, making it
Lil Wayne's highest selling album to date.