Lil Wayne new album drops, treating fans to highly anticipated 'Carter VI'
After years of anticipation, "Tha Carter VI" is finally here.
The sixth installment in Lil Wayne's signature musical series, which dropped Friday, June 6, is a 19-track opus, flexing the rapper's tongue-twistingly fast rhymes and dirty South style.
Blending soulful background vocals with a high-pitched trill, Wayne name-drops everything from Taco Bell to Tupac. His verses are chock-full of vivid imagery and double entendre, and his feature list is a mile long with artists from in and outside the genre, including BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll, Big Sean, Bono and 2 Chainz.
Lil Wayne 2025 tour to kick off same day 'Carter VI' drops: How to get tickets
After releasing the original "Carter" album in 2004, Wayne has followed up the project every two to three years since with a new release, with the exception of "Carter V" which was delayed a number of years. Fans have waited almost seven years for "Carter VI."
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Wayne will waste no time promoting the album – he is expected to hit the Madison Square Garden stage June 6, his first time ever headlining the historic arena.
How to get Lil Wayne tour tickets, presale details
In support of his new project, Wayne is headed out on a 34-stop tour, treating fans to a set list that celebrates many of the biggest songs from his two-decade "Carter" album series.
Rappers Tyga and Belly Gang Kushington will open for Wayne.
Tickets for Lil Wayne's tour stops will go on sale at 10 a.m. ET June 6 through Ticketmaster, following various presale windows that started June 4.
Both the artist and VIP presale kicked off June 4 at 10 a.m. ET, while the Live Nation presale began June 5 at the same time.
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