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With no fanfare and a Christmas release date, Lil Wayne's five-song, digital-only EP The Leak sold 2,400 copies during its first week in e-stores. It missed the digital-sales chart; the No. 50 album on that list, the High School Musical soundtrack, sold 3,300 copies. [XXL]
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Lil Wayne possesses an unquantifiable charisma. And he's the perfect artist to own this time, when album sales are bunk and only sheer bombast and constant reinvention reign supreme. He's a symbiote attached to this rapidly changing game - as it moves, he moves. Since the formal announcement of his dominance - his fourth album, Tha Carter (Cash Money, 2004) - no MC has been so fierce, so alluring, so present.
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A second Hot Boys album, Guerrilla Warfare (1999), preceded Lil Wayne's solo debut, Tha Block Is Hot (1999). The solo album went double platinum, peaking at number three on Billboard's album chart and spawning a Top Ten hit with the title track. Lil Wayne's second album, Lights Out (2000), failed to match the success of its predecessor, nor did 500 Degreez (2002), his third album. By this point in time, Lil Wayne was the only remaining Hot Boy on Cash Money -- all other members had defected -- and the future didn't seem promising for him or the label. Consequently, he purportedly scrapped work on his fourth album and instead released the recordings as an underground mixtape, Da Drought (2003), his first of many to follow.
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Following Big Tymers' Hood Rich on up the charts, Lil Wayne's third album tries to trump the big Cash Money hit by ex-labelmate Juvenile (400 Degreez). With the smooth, laid-back productions of Mannie ...Read full review
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DJ Drama has confirmed that he's working on the third installment of his Dedication mixtape series with Lil Wayne. Wayne is the current mixtape king, and his best work is considered to be the Dedication series so there will be huge anticipation. His official album The Carter III is scheduled for release in the first quarter, and he recently released a digital LP titled The Leak three weeks ago. MORE
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The curtain is just about ready to be raised on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III LP. Weezy was in Miami on Monday with legendary photographer Jonathan Manion, shooting artwork for the album, and pretty soon he'll be going back in front of the camera to film the first video for the effort. The song is called "Showtime."
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