Tha Carter

Tha Carter
Tha Carter
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released	June 29, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Southern hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	79:07
Label	Cash Money; Universal;
Producer	Mannie Fresh; Lil Wayne; Raj Smoove; Leslie Brathwaite; Jazze Pha;
Lil Wayne chronology
Singles from Tha Carter
	"Bring It Back"; Released: April 17, 2004; "Go D.J."; Released: October 5, 2004; "Earthquake"; Released: March 27, 2005;

Tha Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on June 29, 2004, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records.^[6] The production on the album was mostly handled by Cash Money's former in-house producer Mannie Fresh, before Mannie left the label. A chopped and screwed version of the album was also released by Cash Money Records in 2004. The album spawned four sequels: Tha Carter II, Tha Carter III, Tha Carter IV, and Tha Carter V.

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.^[7] The album was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 2020.^[8]

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