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!

Summer of the "PUSH"-'Carter IV'-DELAYED,DJ Khaled-DELAYED!

Like Tisha Campbell sings, "Push...You got to Push... You got to push it til you get it right!"  That seems to be the mantra in the rap game this summer so far.  It seems everybody's cd is getting the 'PUSH BACK'.  According to Weezy himself, he spoke to Sway months ago and said 'The Carter IV' was 'Finished'.  Did he mean 'finished' as is 'D.O.A', or 'finished' meaning complete?

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 Well according to Universal Records, the home to Young Money/Cash Money Records, the new release date for Wayne's highly anticipated 'Carter IV' has been moved from June 21st to August 29th.  (Remember the initial release date was May 16th.) Wow, that's quite a push, one might even call that a shove!  No word as to why the delay.  Even with a single that is hotly bubbling right now, 'How to Love', where Wayne takes his hand at 'sing rapping', like his protege Drake has been known to do on occasion, there is still this album delay.  Hmmmm? I wonder if it has anything to do with the mixed reviews some of the album's singles have been getting?  Well at any rate.  Those that were eager to cop that disc on June 21st, sit on your hands because you will have to wait until the end of the summer.

Elsewhere in YoungMoney/Cash Money world, DJ Khaled took to Twitter to say that his 'We the Best Forever' disc has been pushed back to July 19.  Even with 'I'm On One' featuring Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne & Drake (which is shaping up to be one of the songs of the summer) steadily climbing the rap charts, there is still a delay on the project.  The summer is most definitely going to be hot!  We are just going to have wait a little longer for it.

"Harpo...WHO DIS WOMAN?" Lil' Wayne frolics on beach with MYSTERY WOMAN!

Lil Wayne was spotted shirtless holding hands with a mystery women walking down Miami Beach earlier this week.

No report on who the woman is or the nature of their involvement.  Potential new baby-mama.  We will see in 9 months.  Until then, the eagerly-anticipated 'Tha Carter IV' will hit the streets in a few more weeks.
EVERYBODY EXCITED?  Let's hope he can sell 'A MILLI' in his 1st week again!

Until then, enjoy the 2nd single 'John' Feat Rick Ross from the disc: