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Lil Wayne drops 'Tha Carter V' Deluxe Edition, fans say 'can't believe how quick you get good music out'

'Tha Carter V' original served as a double album consisting of 23 tracks and had debuted at the number one spot on the Billboard 200

With the intention to celebrate two years of his much-acclaimed 2018 album 'Tha Carter V', Lil Wayne has dropped the deluxe version of the record by adding 10 songs that never made the cut in the original album. Lil Wayne, who also goes by the name of Lil Tunechi, has been teasing his loyal fans for quite some time but he only confirmed the big news by posting details on his social media accounts on September 24.

The American rapper, who celebrates his 38th birthday in two days, took to his official Twitter account and shared, “My sh*t drop TONIGHT!!!! To celebrate the 2 year anniversary of C5 and show love to the dopest and most loyal fans EVER I’m adding 10 songs that didn’t make the original album! Tonight at 12am EST let’s celebrate!!! #IAintShitWithoutYou #Carter5Deluxe”

The original version of 'Tha Carter V' was supposed to be released way before 2018, but it only got delayed due to the rapper’s highly-publicized legal battle with Cash Money President Birdman. This was Lil Wayne's 12th studio album and featured heavy collaborations with artistes namely Swizz Beatz, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Ashanti, Mack Maine, Travis Scott, Nivea and the late XXXTentacion.

Here is all the information about 'Tha Carter V' Deluxe Edition:

Concept

The cover art of 'Tha Carter V' Deluxe Edition features a semi-nude Lil Wayne showing his tattooed-covered back.  The multiple award-winning artiste can be seen raising his hands in the air in the shape of a 'V' which reminds us of 'The Carter V'. The name of the album is written in a sleek font above his head where we can also spot the text 'Deluxe Edition'.

Tracklist

 'Tha Carter V' original served as a double album consisting of 23 tracks and had debuted at the numero uno spot on the Billboard 200. Now, Lil Wayne has added 10 more tracks to the Deluxe Edition which makes it a total of 33 tracks overall.

Three of the singles namely 'What About Me' featuring Post Malone, 'In This House' featuring Gucci Mane and the Tay Keith-produced 'Hasta La Vista' were previously released as stand-alone bonus cuts in November 2018. Here's how the tracklist looks like:
 
'Life of Mr Carter'
'Holy'
'More To The Story' feat Raekwon
'Scottie'
'F Him Good'
'Siri' feat 2 Chainz
'Lost'
'In This House' feat Gucci Mane
'What About Me' feat Post Malone
'Hasta La Vista'
 
You can listen to 'What About Me' featuring Post Malone here:

What are fans saying?

Lil Wayne fans were eagerly waiting for the new project to drop. The moment the Grammy-winning artiste shared the details, his fans stormed Twitter to express their joy. One fan said, "Dope! Can’t wait can’t believe how quick you get good music out it’s awesome man. Get back to mars. How many #Teslas you got @elonmusk" One elated fan tweeted, "Finally the world gets to hear Life Of Mr Carter Goat thank you @mackmaine."

One user took to the micro-blogging site and stated, "Tunechi you're a genius, holda holda holda I know Tunechi dont come without WAYNE." Another fan added, "Carter V Deluxe @ midnight...wow. its been 2 years since that @LilTunechi classic dropped. That album came right on time man. I was on one around Sep. '18. This album put me in the zone cause Wayne was back....the energy was huge. For me anyway. LotsaBangers2. Whew!"

Where to stream?

Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' Deluxe Edition is now available on multiple platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube.