'Tha Carter IV' DELUXE Album Cover REVEALED!!!!

While you are vibing to Lil' Wayne's "Sorry for the wait" Mixtape, the rapper is busy finishing up the last few touches to 'Tha Carter IV'. The oft-delayed project is set to impact in August, but we got the 1st look at the DELUXE cd cover! Want to see??


TAKE A LOOK!

THOUGHTS????

Well, it is not too much different from the original.  The colors are the only change.  So hopefully, the DELUXE EDITION will have even more HOTNESS

on it! 

Not quite sure what Wayne has in store for the Deluxe Edition, but you know it will

be GREAT!  Right?

Right.  We shall see in August.

Lil' Wayne says 'Tha Carter IV' is done! Then what's the hold up?

During an interview with MTV News last week, Lil Wayne confirmed that the recording of the highly anticipated fourth installment of his Tha Carter series is finished and will drop at the end of August, a day after the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards air live on August 28.
'XXL Mag also adds that Lil' Wayne tapped Nas, Shyne and Jadakiss for an all-star posse cut that will close out the LP.




Contributing writer Shaheem Reid, who interviewed Weezy for XXL’s July/August 2011 cover story, had a chance to preview the disc and got a rundown of all of the set’s guest stars. As expected, Wayne has songs with his Young Money crew, along with Busta Rhymes, Bun B, Tech N9ne, Cee Lo, John Legend and will.i.am. Swizz Beatz, Bangladesh, Polow Da Don and Boi-1da all provided beats.

What can we expect from the Young Money lieutenant?
Judging by the latest Carter IV single, the album will offer even more diversity. According to Wayne, the acoustic-flavored, sing-songy "How to Love" was actually inspired by Tupac Shakur.


"That song is just sweeping the world. It's touching every woman, that's what it was for," Wayne said. "It was like Tupac had 'Keep Ya Head Up' and it was a message to women and little girls across the world just to keep your head up even though things are hard. That's what my song was."

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Until August 29, enjoy the mixtape, 'Sorry for the wait', until we get the album!

WTF Moment: Lil' Wayne & DJ Khaled #betawards edition

 Last night's BET AWARDS was filled with many WTF moments, but this one stood out to me.  CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CAPTION THIS FOR ME?

I was like, wow, MONSTERS! The song and performance was on point!  One of my favorite songs of the summer so far.  But this image just scares me just a bit.  It looks like a BIG OWL trying to feed a little hatchling fresh out the egg some food it had regurgitated in it's mouth for its young!  That was some vivid imagery i just came up with right!?  Maybe it's too much drugs on my part.  And when I say drugs, I mean pharmaceutical, OTC drugs, not the other stuff.  I am sure you guys know how annoying it is to have a cold in the summertime.  It's the worse!!!!!  So you take any and everything you have left from the winter to get over it.  So now I am 'high' so to speak, so whatever else comes out of my head, I am going to simply blame it on the Dayquil. 

Yeah, back to the pic. WTF is going on here?  Readers, let me know... LOL I am going to put my head down on a cold pack of chicken breasts.  Good night/afternoon.

'One Man & a Band--Man!' Lil' Wayne says he's solo dolo when it come to his MUSIC!

Lil' Wayne is indeed EVERYWHERE these days!  Guest features, a successful tour, and one of the hottest most bankable record labels under his belt.  What can't Wayne do?  Hold the stage alone?  He can do that too, and Lil'Tunechi proves it with his new MTV Unplugged set.  Lil' Wayne and a band rock out to some of his classics and some of the new tracks that we are waiting to hear on on the highly anticipated , 'Tha Carter IV'.  But Wayne says that he is a one man show--he is not big on bringing in a slew of artists to perform with him onstage. 
"If they are not Young Money and they are just an artist that I've done a song with and they're in the town that night and they ask, 'Can I come out?' Say, 'Yeah,' " he said. "But if you go to a Lil Wayne show and you're a real Lil Wayne fan, you'll know: He's up there from start to finish by his self."




He explains his hesitation in having a lot of people on stage with him:

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 Take a sneak peek

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If you liked that, then you have a lot to look forward to this Sunday when Wayne unleashes 'Lil' Wayne: Unplugged'.

Hot 97.5 Summer Jam 2011--"I'm on one"- DJ Khaled,Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross, & Drake

 Hot 97.5 had it's annual Summer Jam concert at Giants Stadium on this past Saturday. As usual a bevy of stars were on had to promote their latest, and to shine and rock the stage alongside their contemporaries. Arguably, this jam is shaping out to be one of the 'songs of summer 2011', DJ Khaled's 'I'm on one', which features, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross & Drake. This track is so smooth--it screams 'SUMMER BANGER'! The All-Star cast took to the stage to offer up an energetic live set! Take a look!





Thanks to MissInfo & HotNewHipHop for the exclusive

BET Awards 11---The Nominations are in!!

It is almost time for the biggest awards show on television...that's right BET AWARDS 11 is approaching! And with that, the nominees have been cast and the stage has been set!


BET Networks  announced that actor/comedian Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year's BET AWARDS, ranked among the Top 5 Cable Award Shows every year among total viewers. The brightest night in music will broadcast LIVE from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. on BET.


Chris Brown Leads with 6 Nominations, Lil Wayne Receives 5 and Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake Tie With 4 a Piece




Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars Go Head-to-head for Best Male R&B Artist Along with Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Usher.






 

Other NOMINEES INCLUDE:

Best Female R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Marsha Ambrosius

Keri Hilson

Jennifer Hudson

Rihanna

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

B.o.B

Drake

Lil Wayne

Rick Ross

Kanye West

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj

Diamond

Cymphonique

LoLa Monroe

Best Male R&B Artist

Chris Brown

Cee Lo Green

Bruno Mars

Trey Songz

Usher

Video of the Year

Marsha Ambrosius – “Far Away”

B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore – “Airplanes”

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”

Keri Hilson – “Pretty Girl Rock”

Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair”

Kanye West f/ Pusha T – “Runaway”

Viewer’s Choice Award

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”

Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”

Mindless Behavior – “My Girl”

Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”

Rihanna f/ Drake – “What’s My Name”

Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”

For a complete listing of the nominees log onto BET.COM

 I am sure you are happy for some of the nods and scratching your head at others.  But one thing is certain, BET manages to always put on a star-studded, action packed show that you won't want to miss! 

Did some of your faves not make the list?  Log onto BET.COM and talk about it!