Tha Carter V
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Tha Carter V
Tha Carter V is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on September 28, 2018, by Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records and Universal Music Group.[1]The album's features include Swizz Beatz, XXXTentacion, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, Sosamann, Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Ashanti, Mack Maine, and Nivea. - Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
It’s an album full of fire and passion from an artist who doesn’t have anything left to prove.
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Pitchfork
The long-delayed album captures Wayne how we want to remember him: openhearted, word-drunk, and exhilarated by the possibilities of his own voice.
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Consequence of Sound
Weezy proves he doesn't need to update his style to appeal to the next generation.
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NME
With ‘Tha Carter V’, he could have owned his outlier status – and, true enough, that’s what much of this album represents.
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SPIN
Tha Carter V is overstuffed with everything one could possibly feel, but it also never feels unfocused.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Tha Carter V is not Lil Wayne’s crowning achievement, nor is it even the best Carter project.
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The Guardian
The beat is (just about) still on.
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The Atlantic
The rapper’s long-awaited album captures a sense of hard-earned triumph—and dread.
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Stereogum
Compared to his mixtape peak, the Wayne of Tha Carter V is maybe 80% of what he once was
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Noisey
It’s heartwarming in ways a Lil Wayne album has never been before, but it’s also boring in ways you never thought a Lil Wayne album could be.
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Complex
On the track, he’s both reflective and defiant, a combo berthed by the unlikelihood that he’s still here.
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The Ringer
Tha Carter V is better than Tha Carter IV, and Wayne seems both reinvigorated and contented, which is the most that anyone could reasonably ask of an album five painful years in the making.
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XXL Magazine
Lil Wayne is at his most personal and passionate on 'The Carter V' Album.
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The Fader
Tha Carter V feels like Lil Wayne has finally gathered some sort of peace in a life that looks to have been filled with all of the collateral damage of being a child star, plus more.
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DJ Booth
'Tha Carter V' is long and filled with fat and filler, but what weakens the album doesn’t overshadow its most enjoyable strength: Lil Wayne.
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Entertainment Weekly
Ultimately, Tha Carter V sounds like someone chasing after their own glory days, with half-hearted energy, barely even believing themselves.
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High Snobiety
Tha Carter V is a testament to the notion that when its creator is feeling inspired, he has the look and feel of one of the greats.
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UPROXX
Tha Carter V is a much-needed reminder of how much Wayne has contributed to the game — and, if we’re lucky, how much he still has to give.
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All Music
For all the excess and buildup, this exhibits Wayne on an upswing, lucid and invigorated.
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Clash Music
Against all the odds this is a triumph.
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OColly
The album is well done. “Tha Carter V,” takes its listeners on a journey that is sad and upbeat.
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The Daily Nebraskan
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter V’ excites, elicits strong emotions.
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The Highlander
With a bloated tracklist “Tha Carter V” fails to make an impact.
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People
The project was first teased in 2012, but it still deeply reflects how hip-hop has changed in the years since, particularly with the rise of trap and rap-rock.
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Popdust
Even though it's been seven years since C4, "Tha Carter V" shows Wayne's enduring ability to craft a body of work that speaks to the current climate.
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Okay Player
The album proves that the legendary rapper is still one of the most exciting rappers in music.
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The Musical Hype
Despite its incredibly delayed release, Grammy-winning southern rapper Lil Wayne exceeds expectations on the highly-anticipated ‘Tha Carter V.’
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Hiphopdx
What Carter V does bring to the equation, however, is a confident and sturdy body of work from one of rap’s greatest anomalies.
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The Weekender
Across “Tha Carter V,” Wayne sounds triumphant, happy to be free from the cage Birdman had him in.
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Gigwise
This long-delayed album doesn't entirely resonate but has some magic in there.
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Vulture
Tha Carter V Is Lil Wayne’s Best Album in Years.
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Sputnik Music
You've always been my rock.
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Omaha
Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' isn't very good.
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LilWeezy
Tha Carter V is its own crowning glory.
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Cliche Magazine
Lil Wayne was able to deliver us all a present like no other.
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Soul in Stereo
Tha Carter V is an exhaustive redemption song cluttered by needless filler.
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MTN Pulse
While many thought the Album would sound stale and outdated after years in the shelf, Wayne’s big return feels miraculous.
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The Star
The album might not be his greatest project ever, but it’s a brilliant return, one we had not foreseen.
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