Review #95: Lil' Wayne "Tha Carter III"

I regret some of tha ratings...

Reviewed on 6.10.2008 & 6.11.2008 (Review No. 95)

Watz good it's Frankie, enjoyin' this day a whole lot!! First off, it's tha BIG, BIG day for Weezy F Baby! His album "Tha Carter III" FINALLY hits tha stores!!! I'm rockin' my Lil' Wayne 25th birthday edition shirt (signed by Weezy) that I got online (thanx to a Myspace bulletin he posted) in honor of his special day today! Also, I'm listenin' to nothin' but Weezy all day today on my iPod (NO ONE ELSE)!! Well, I gotta take a break from tha Weezyness on my iPod for 2 hours as I do this review (and it's more Weezy). I didn't get to a store today (like Target) to get tha album. Whenever I go to Walmart again, I gotta go to Target to get this CD 'cause I need to get a copy! Today was special though: Instead of goin' to Walmart, I went to Wegmans, bought a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket and I won $100!! That's watz good!! Now, here goes my review for Lil' Wayne "Tha Carter III". And because it's gettin' a lil' past 5 PM, I'm gonna start it at 5:04 PM in honor of New Orleans (504). Start Time: 5:04 PM | Video Game Playing: Donkey Kong Country 2 (Diddy's Kong Quest) (for Super Nintendo) (on my countdown)


Disclaimer: I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0; each rating iz my own opinion! I only please myself wit my ratings! I don’t care how lyrical you are, as long as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and then lyrics. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings. If a song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6 rating, I pretty much really love it, as it’s considered mindblowin’ when I hear it! Any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. Anything I type before “ >>> ” iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song; anything after I type “ >>> ” iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening to it. If you sound like anything too mainstream for me or have auto-tune in your vocals, I’m not buyin’ it!

© 2008 CD Review (Review #95) reviewed on 6.10.2008 & 6.11.2008 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.

01. "3 Peat"
I know this whole CD I'm gonna have a high AL (anticipation level) on each track, lol. Let's see how this SPECIAL CD gon start!!! >>> A good/different start for me. Definitely likin' that beat a lot and it's a good intro track for Weezy. Sounds like "I'm Me" towards tha end. Great sequel to that song tho even tho this iz short. My Rating: 4.3


02. "Mr. Carter" Feat. Jay-Z
High AL for this (of course). Let's see what he did wit tha boss himself, Jay-Z!! >>> Feelin' tha beginning. I like all those things about tha seasons!! Real tight Weezy!! Yeah I agree wit you: 2 words you'll NEVA hear: "Wayne quit." You'll NEVA quit!! I like tha sample to this and tha beat iz a nice East Coast/Southern beat. Jay did his thang. I'm just lovin' this right now!! Love that beat change when you spit at tha end of Jay's verse into yours! Wow GREAT ending wit that crowd at tha end!! My Rating: 4.5


03. "A Milli"
I guess it's spelled without an "e" at tha end. Well this iz tha 1st song I already know. Music Choice givin' it lots of burn here and there (both Music Choice Hip-Hop And R&B and Music Choice Rap). I actually really like tha version wit Cory Gunz (that's 1:56 in length) 'cause Cory Gunz KILLS IT!!! Anyway, this version iz real good too. I HOPE it says "a million here, a million there" in tha beginning of tha 2nd verse 'cause tha full version I have doesn't have that for some reason. And Weezy sounds a lil' random on this (in a good way). It's like a random speech on a tight beat! Love it! >>> 3:41 in length? It's about a minute less than tha version I have. I still HOPE this iz tha one I'm asking for!! I love how that beat sample iz so repetitive throughout tha whole damn song!! It makes ya go nuts in a good way!! TIGHT BEAT too!! YES IT JUST SAID "a million here, a million there!!!" YEAH!!!!! "I don't owe you like two VOWELS;" LOVE THAT LINE, ESPECIALLY when you say "vowels," it sounds like you had an attitude! Love it!! Love tha "even Gwen Stefani said she couldn't doubt me" line. Actually, I'm glad it's this short wit that fade at tha end 'cause tha long version I have, it's just tha beat at tha end and it made me mad 'cause it threw me off. My Current Rating: 4.9


04. "Got Money" Feat. T-Pain
Hot 97 (in New York) puttin' this one (and "A Milli") on tha spot right now wit "Lollipop". Major burn on Hot 97. *Checks to see where it's ranked currently…* "Lollipop" iz No. 1, "A Milli" iz No. 7, this song iz No. 13, "Mr. Carter" iz No. 21 and "Comfortable" iz No. 75. Other Lil' Wayne featured songs on Hot 97's Top 100 of tha week are: "Love In This Club Pt. 2" at No. 10, Lloyd's song "Girls All Around The World" at No. 25 and DJ Khaled & Tha Crew's "Out Here Grindin'" at No. 73. To see tha chart, you go to http://www.yes.com/#WQHT?chart. Music Choice Rap iz playin' this one here and there. I can't wait to finally hear it!! VERY HIGH AL on it!! I heard from Wikipedia that it has an auto-tone in it! >>> Play-N-Skillz on tha beat. Yeah this iz on some HOT shit!! This iz tight. Gives me a feel like "The Boss" by Rick Ross & T-Pain 'cause of T-Pain bein' featured. REAL HOT right here!! That "bitch I'm tha bomb like tick, tick" line was good shit. Tight track right here!! My Rating: 4.6


05. "Comfortable" Feat. Babyface
I thought it was good to bring back Babyface outta nowhere wit this one! Music Choice Rap been playin' this for a few months now. They only played it like 5 times though (that's how much I heard it). Anyway, lookin' forward to reviewin' it! >>> Yeah tha hook iz tight. I like that Kanye West beat too! I like how you mention Khia's "My Neck, My Back". Yeah tha whole song iz tight, especially you rappin'. My Current Rating: 4.4


06. "Dr. Carter"
Another song wit "Carter" in tha title huh? High AL for me! Definitely dying to hear more from you!! >>> I like tha intro. What's wit that 1st verse? I heard you say that before wit tha "heart…bass" line and tha "capture me like a gallery" line. That whole 1st verse iz from one of your previous songs. I was hearin' it today when I had your songs on shuffle. Hey I liked tha end of tha verse though 'cause it went right into somethin' else. This iz soundin' like a real interesting song right here! Definitely feelin' it!! I like tha beginning of tha 3rd verse a whole lot!! You said "honey oats" I see… One of my favorite cereals iz Honey Bunches Of Oats. Now-a-dayz I've been chokin' on that shit too much, but that's my favorite cereal of all time! Been eating it for over 10 years! Great beat too! Sounds like Kanye. My Rating: 4.6
EDIT: Okay I was lookin' and lookin'… Where I originally heard tha 1st verse of this song was on "Bonus Track 2" from tha "In The Carter Chronicles" mixtape I got in February 2008. You was just freestylin' somethin' acapella wit no beat in tha background.


07. "Phone Home"
Oh yeah forgot to mention, MTV Jams has been playin' lots of your videos back to back and non-stop during last weekend and up until today. Good shit! I actually was glad to see you introduce them and shit and I'm REAL glad I got to see them (they were all good) as well as jointz you were featured in. Thumbs up to MTV Jams. Well high AL for this one. Tha title gets me curious to hear it just like wit tha "Dr. Carter" song! >>> A Cool & Dre production wit a REAL TIGHT beginning intro!!!!! One of tha best intros I heard!! VERY INTERESTING!! What's wit tha "phone home" parts? This sounds tight tho! This iz ur prospective as a martian. Interesting. I don't like tha hook tho. It sounds weird to me… Reminds me of N.E.R.D. "Everyone Nose" (even tho I like that one). I like that "I'm rare…" line! VERY HOT and VERY INTERESTING song right here! I have a feeling people gon be hating on it 'cause of tha hook tho, but fuck tha haterz!! My Rating: 4.7


08. "Tie My Hands" Feat. Robin Thicke
I swear, this CD looks like it's gettin' better and better!! Tha sequel to "Shooter" I see right here… Who would've guessed… VERY CURIOUS wit a VERY HIGH AL for this one!!! >>> A long song at 5:19 on tha length… Good smooth intro. This iz good for a slow jam. Good parts by you and Robin! BTW, a VERY GOOD 2nd verse by tha 2 of you guys!! Great slow jam! My Rating: 4.2


½time: It's off to a VERY GOOD start! Lovin' all these different types of songs here! Hopefully tha rest of this CD turns out to be REALLY GREAT!!!


09. "Mrs. Officer" Feat. Bobby Valentino
Damn I'm LOVIN' this!! First, a Mr., then a Dr., and now a Mrs.!! Good shit!! Let's see tha sequel to "Tell Me (Remix)"!! High AL!! >>> Good a long one at 4:47! Lol @ Bobby doin' those police siren imitations! Good shit right here. Who was on tha 3rd verse? Anyway, I'm gonna give it tha same rating as tha one wit Robin Thicke. I prolly like this better, but we'll see at tha end. BTW, no offense, but I hope this iz tha end of tha features wit songs about girls (excluding "Lollipop" coming up). We need tha gutta shit now to change things up! My Rating: 4.2


10. "Let The Beat Build"
This looks like some good shit! Hope it's as gutta as it looks! High AL for this!! >>> A long one at 5:09 on tha length. Sample sounds weird… I didn't expect it for this type of song… I like how tha "beat builded". Tha sample iz annoying (people would prolly hate on this song), but of course, your rhymes always save songs like this! I always enjoy tha rhymes!! My Rating: 3.8


11. "Shoot Me Down" Feat. D. Smith
High AL… Hope it's gutta unlike tha last song!! >>> Another good length @ 4:29. It's pretty good… Beat reminds me of some old song… This'll be one of those songs that you'd get used to and really like prolly… My Rating: 3.9


12. "Lollipop" Feat. Static Major
I thought this would be earlier in tha CD… Anyway, I wanna say R.I.P. to Static Major. It's real sad that he's gone. I remember when I first heard/saw him on that David Banner "Crank It Up" joint. That joint/video was SICK as FUCK!!! And this iz prolly Static's biggest song right here. Too bad he's gone. Anyway, I predict this'll be tha No. 1 video on Notorized: BET's Top 100 Videos of 2008 when that countdown goes off on December 31, 2008. Tha big Lil' Wayne song that's been No. 1 on a ton of charts/countdowns/etc.! Congrats on all that! Great video too! Oh yeah when I hear this, this reminds me of a few 2002 Ambient songs by Vertigo Deluxe that Music Choice Sounds Of The Seasons play (just by hearin' tha hook and that certain beat in tha hook). Also, I'm definitely feelin' tha remix wit Kanye West and I'm also feelin' tha Klubjumpers/Mike Bordes remix too (Dance remix)!! My Current Rating: 4.5


13. "La La" Feat. Brisco & Busta Rhymes
Izn't this a lil' old or iz there new verses on it? High AL on re-hearing!! >>> Those sounds in tha beginning of tha 1st verse sound like "A Milli" and that girl "la la"ing sounds like Kerli "Walking On Air" (tha intro). VERY GOOD rhymes by Weezy tho on this!! This izn't tha same thing I heard before (which was somethin' like "I blow on my la la…" or somethin' like that). Brisco iz tha SHIT! I really like him as a rapper! He had a GREAT verse, especially that "horny" part at tha end. I do like tha hook and all that's goin' on wit this joint. Busta Rhymes doin' his THANG too! VERY GOOD beginning of his verse! REALLY LIKE that "money fuckin' retarded! Call it down syndrome money." I like that "nigga I'm tha shit, get tha fuck up out my toilet" line! My Rating: 4.5


14. "Playing With Fire" Feat. Betty Wright
Izn't she from way back in tha day? C'mon now… Where's tha gutta type of songs wit tha gutta type of features? No. 13 was good, but I don't know… I guess high AL 'cause of you Weezy… >>> Actually she sounds real good on this. I didn't expect her to get down tha way she iz on this. This whole joint sounds tight. This iz pretty gutta unexpectically. Good shit right here. My Rating: 4.4


15. "You Ain't Got Nuthin'" Feat. Juelz Santana & Fabolous
I can't believe this iz almost over… But this looks like more gutta shit right here!! VERY HIGH AL on tha collab!!! >>> Good it's 5:27!! Fabolous's part was tight (of course)! Of course, Juelz killed it. He MURDERS everything he touches!! Lol @ that auto-tone! Lol @ you and mentioning "baby" a lot. I like it tho. Weezy F Ba-by! Of course you did yo thang on this! As always, good shit!! My Rating: 4.5


16. "Don'tGetIt"
Iz that how it looks? All as one word as a title? Well we're at Song No. 16 right now and all tha faith iz on No. 16!! This iz Weezy so what could happen? Very high AL!!! >>> 9:52 on tha length? Wow it's so long… Iz this 2 tracks in one or one track? Sounds tight wit tha beat and tha sample!! This was a real interesting song wit a real interesting outro wit you talkin'! My Rating: 4.4
EDIT: I didn't realize this was tha last joint. I thought there was 17 at first, but naw, there was 16. Good shit either way.


Overall (Part 1): End Time: 7:18 PM. Well I can say that this was DEFINITELY a VERY, VERY GOOD CD!! Love your music and your rappin' as always!! I've really liked you as a rapper & person since Summer 2002 (when I first heard/seen tha video for "Way Of Life"). I've only been big wit lovin' music since Summer 2000 by tha way. I considered you my favorite rapper on February 20, 2007. However, if more of tha beats could have been more Louisianaish (like beats like "Tha Block Is Hot", which iz str8 up Louisiana feelin'), then I would've liked it more. Still good shit. Nice mix of East Coast/South music!! REAL GOOD LUCK to you and your success still in tha future! I said a prayer for you right before I went to sleep last night. I predict (this iz just a guess) that this CD iz gonna sell 867,323 copies in its first week!


Continuation: It's 9:23 PM right now on June 11th and today I went to Target to buy tha CD itself, so I'm gonna also review tha bonus tracks and tha "The Leak" CD it came wit. Here it goes:


Bonus Disc

01. "Action"
I heard this was "Lights Camera Action" (a.k.a. "Showtime") from a while back. Anything added to it? Length iz a lil' longer than tha one I have so let's see what's goin' on here. >>> Tha vocals sound more professionally edited on this version. I think I like my other one better. Always loved that beginning "I'm in love wit a beauty / she iz a cutie." I thought that was tha hook at first. This was tha 1st song from you I heard you use tha auto-tone in. 1st verse of course was great. WTF iz wit that girl on tha 2nd chorus? Lol @ "I don't give a fuck about a dog asshole." 2nd verse was real stupid, especially wit all those imitations like "I'm So Hood". 3rd verse was aight. Wow this REALLY blows!!!!!! This iz tha 2nd time I did this on a review (previous time was comparing "No Air (Benassi Radio Edit)" to "No Air (Future Presidents Remix)" by Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown because tha Bneassi Radio Edit (which has a hot beat) was a version I didn't really like too much at first on a review)). I'm goin' to actually review tha version I have wit Juliany & Main Event, who had MUCH BETTER verses than Lil' Wayne's 2nd & 3rd verses!! >>> Yeah I rather have that "not professionally edited vocals" part in tha beginning than tha one on tha bonus disc!! Yeah Juliany has skillz! MUCH better verse by him than Lil' Wayne's 2nd stupid verse! Yeah Main Event has prolly tha best verse in tha song!! My favorite parts from him: "diggin' like a pirate tryna find tha hidden treasure" and "100 pack of rubbers like I'm tryna break a record." TIGHT SHIT!!! My Rating: Version On Bonus Disc: 2.6 | Version Wit Juliany & Main Event: 4.6


02. "Whip It"
Okay this another new joint so high AL on it!! Better not blow like that piece-of-shit version of "Lights Camera Action (Showtime)"!! >>> Good start so far. Beat speed sounds like "Walk It Out" wit all those electronic sounds! "I ain't Santa Claus, but I make it rain, dear." Nice line!!! Wow it took 2 minutes to get to tha hook, lol. I mean it's good, but a lil' too commercial sounding? "I'm fly like tha flyers they passin' out." This was a good line too! Aight this song iz goin' on too long… I don't mind you rappin', but that beat should change up at least! My Rating: 3.5


Aight now to "The Leak", which I have reviewed all these songs in tha past already on my review to "In The Carter Chronicles" 4 months ago, but I FUCKIN' LOVE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF 'EM!!!!! BTW, I don't have tha time to re-hear them 'cause I gotta listen to http://www.crescentcityradio.com in 10 minutes wit my dawg Alex (who does tha show). Curren$y iz supposed to check in so I gotta hear it! I'm just gonna pretty much copy/paste my previous review along wit addin' some extra shit and different ratings (some went up). This iz tha 1st time I'm reviewing songs without playin' tha song!:


"The Leak" Disc

01. "I'm Me"
My original review: It's always anticipating to hear new Weezy music, especially on Music Choice. This one iz good, and I like all them old Weezy samples in tha beginning & tha end. This a good joint right here throughout tha verses & tha hook. My favorite part iz at tha end of tha hooks where there's an echo (especially when it's "BITCH…BITCH…BITCH…BITCH…."
To add to this: I actually only gave this a 4.2 rating. I actually love this song now and it could have a chance to become my "Anthem Of Tha Year". Its gotta go up against Rocko "Umma Do Me", which currently has tha title. Tha official award for this (and other awards) go off January 2009! Love any hook that can explain that you're yourself!! My Current Rating: 4.9 (Nice +0.7 boost)


02. "Gossip"
My original review: Was tha predicted single for "Tha Carter 3: The Leak" CD. I liked this joint a lot and had it (of course) before anyone at my college. I got this October 26, 2007 @ 8:58 PM. Let's see what I'm gonna quote from this joint as I hear it for tha like 100-somethin'ith time. >>> "I'm tryna be polite, but you bitches in my hair like tha fuckin' po-lice." That was tight, and tha way "police" was said. I like how tha hook iz different parts of different ladies.
To add to this: Still really feel it and I like on tha "Hottest MCs In The Game" for 2008 on MTV, this plays at tha beginning where they say "Wayne was tha hottest MC of 2007." My Current Rating: 4.4 (+0.2 to my original 4.2 rating)


03. "Kush"
My original review: An odd smooth/slow beat, but knowing Lil' Wayne, he can transform any type of shit into tha shit! "Bitches on dick like a glue-stick." OMG tight line! Those 3 lines about tha "turtles" was FUCKIN' HOT! Really likin' that nice smooth hook about tha "kush"! "Keep my shit together, not a screw loose." More fuckin' hot shit! "All this ice make me feel like a polar bear." I can't even keep my video game on. I gotta keep pausing it to quote some hot shit! This my favorite so far (that I didn't hear b4) wit tha MOST UNEXPECTED BEAT too! I might even play this for my Lil' Wayne pick for April.
To add to this, I didn't pick this for April 'cause I didn't think of anything to get. I forgot I even said that… I should've picked it for April. I picked "A Milli" wit Cory Gunz for my Wayne song of April. Anyway, I still feel tha same about it. It had a high rating for me originally, so I'm gonna keep tha same rating. Hope somebody gets this! If not, I'll play it! Oh yeah glad I got a "non-mixtape" version! My Current Rating: 4.8


04. "Love Me Or Hate Me"
My original review: This may be new for lots of people, but this iz old for me, yet a good oldie 'cause it was during a good timing (end of Spring 2007). This first leaked online on June 12th (as I got it then). I thought it was a freestyle to Lady Sovereign's "Love Me Or Hate Me", but it wasn't. It's a deep song, and I still love it today. Thanx to this song, every month (starting January 2008), I've been picking a new Lil' Wayne joint to play in rotation every single month, so major props to this joint. Yeah it was last month I heard someone bump this joint in tha dorm at my college. LATE, but it's all good. Just remember who had it 8 months ago! ME! I sometimes don't like hearing random people at my college bump this joint 'cause sometimes negative shit comes outta certain people outta my college, and when I had this joint, I was like tha only one wit it/that knew it. I wouldn't wanna see it turn into shit. Anyway, tha whole song/lyrics iz hot, especially tha "C-A-R, T-E-R / VCR" line. Even tho I had this on June 12, 2007, I neva got tha high quality version 'til around December/January.
To add to this: Wow tomorrow marks a year ago I got it already. When I saw it online, nobody really paid attention to it and it pissed me off. I felt as tho it was under rated. Now it's gettin' tha chance to get lots more exposure one year later! I gave it a 4.8 current rating on my previous review to it, so I'm gonna keep it 'cause it's still a current rating. My Current Rating: 4.8


05. "Talkin' About It"
My original review: Beat intro sounds like "Love Me Or Hate Me", only faster. "Ya know I'm comin' wit a gun like Nintendo." Nice. At least there was somethin' to quote in this. I like that hook too.
To add to this: This looks like tha more professional title than just "Talkin'" (as it was displayed on tha review I did previously). I like it slightly better. Glad I have a "non-mixtape" version now. My Current Rating: 4.4 (+0.1 on tha rating)


Overall (Part 2): End Time: 10:06 PM. Could've done without tha bonus tracks from Target, but I rather have "Whip It" than "Prostitute 2". Glad for tha "The Leak" CD! That made this CD look even better!! Gonna add tha 7 songs to tha rankings:


Rankings (according to my ratings):

23. "Action" 2.6
22. "Whip It" 3.5
21. "Let The Beat Build" 3.8
20. "Shoot Me Down" Feat. D. Smith 3.9
19. "Tie My Hands" Feat. Robin Thicke 4.2
18. "Mrs. Officer" Feat. Bobby Valentino 4.2
17. "3 Peat" 4.3
16. "Don'tGetIt" 4.4
15. "Playing With Fire" Feat. Betty Wright 4.4
14. "Comfortable" Feat. Babyface 4.4
13. "Gossip" 4.4
12. "Talkin' About It" 4.4
11. "Lollipop" Feat. Static Major 4.5
10. "La La" Feat. Brisco & Busta Rhymes 4.5
09. "You Ain't Got Nuthin'" Feat. Juelz Santana & Fabolous 4.5
08. "Mr. Carter" Feat. Jay-Z 4.5
07. "Got Money" Feat. T-Pain 4.6
06. "Dr. Carter" 4.6
05. "Phone Home" 4.7
04. "Love Me Or Hate Me" 4.8
03. "Kush" 4.8
02. "A Milli" 4.9
01. "I'm Me" 4.9