Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Lil Wayne Takes Off
Posted by Bossip Staff
Lil Wayne must be giddy than a mf right about now:
“The excessive leaks and bootlegging of Lil Wayne’s new album haven’t prevented it from being a hot seller: The rapper’s “Tha Carter III” sold 423,000 copies in its first day of release, according to Billboard magazine. With such sales, Lil Wayne is on pace to sell about 900,000 copies of the CD in its first week and post the best sales debut of the year. “
Ole buddy boy may break a record with this new endeavor. Time will tell……
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What a ^%$&$%$ man!! The magazine WEALTHY GOSSIP reported he joined the free interracial dating site Bl ackce ntury DOTC o m and he is mentioned to find his sugar girl there! the magazine fools he?? or fools us.
Yeah I’m in the top 5!!! That is a good feat for him. Congrats Weezy!!! Now get your finances in order like the lawyer says.
Wow….good for him. Now let’s see if we can get him some financial literacy cl*****es….:)
if you do not have the album, go cop it IMMEDIATELY!
Well…for everybody that said the album was garbage….
Evidently it’s hot garbage.
Critics need to realize they can’t knock the hustle.
Those sales are from a strong fan base coupled with new fans from his recent colabos/mainstream hits.
Say what you want about an album – the #’s don’t lie.
*I wonder if Kelly Rowland is eating her words after her poor sales saying it’s not just her w/bad sales and the comment about people not selling anymore thanks to downloads, the internet & lack of interest?
GO WEEZY!!!
of course my man is gonna break records, yall was stupid to think weezy was fallin off. NEVER! and ***** what ya boy said, the carter III is off the chain, just like all of his *****
morning
Who are these people that are buying? Is this internet sales? Store sales? Who is driving to the store to buy cds and what store is this that are selling any cd like hotcakes. Major cd stores are closing down. If the everyone bootlegged from the internet where are the sales?
I’m 39 years old and my daughter had me listen to song on his joint where he’s talking about being mis-understood. He started talking about Al Sharpton, I was laughing my @ss off!!! Now, when the boy raps I can’t understand him but when he was on 106 and Park the other day promoting his c.d. the boy talks with a lot of sense.
Fact is, I’m not surprised at all. Lil Wayne is more than a rapper, he’s a walking story. Personally I’m not much of a fan of his music, but the guy has that “it” factor right now, with all the alleged tales of drug abuse, suspect gay behavior and most of all, his penchant for making hits. I’m not sure if this was intentional, but Wayne is beyond just being a rapper, he’s a personality much like Kanye West is a personality, you’re buying the Wayne brand along with the music. I don’t even really listen out for Wayne’s music yet I know of a ton of songs either on mixtapes or bootlegs. That’s why Wayne is selling, plus he’s in our face 24 hours a day on TV. I’m not shocked at all. It’s actually a good thing if you’re a fan of hip hip.
@ AND…
hot garbage?? SMH and LMAO…that is true!!!
GO WAYNE!!!! KEEP MAKIN THE HATERS HATE U EVEN IF UR MUSIC IS GARBAGE (some of it isn’t)
I will download 2 or three tracks from an artist If I like them I go buy the cd. The music industry needs to understand good music will sell. People are tired of this 2 single and 10 filler song *****
AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU THE BEST GO HEAD AND DO THE WEEZY WE AND PHONE HOME!!!!!
Carter 3 is fire and so is WEEZY BABY….. Congrats baby!!!!!!!!!!!
When you’re hot you’re hot. People can hate on Wayne for being at the top of the game, but his sales speak for themselves. He is the hottest right now. I can’t wait to hear his CD which I will be copping today.
Man, the Carter III is seriously off the hook. Let me tell you, I’ve never been a huge fan of Weezy. My sis and all my friends are fanatics and I’m like I just don’t get it…well, I got the cd and I haven’t taken it out of the cd player once and I’m addicted already. The cd is REALLY REALLY GOOD! He really is one of the best rappers alive…and Mr. Carter(track 2) is ALWAYS stuck in my head and you’ve got to hear what Jay-z says. All I have to say is anyone who doesn’t like the cd…you must not be giving it a chance b/c if this can make me a fan after never really caring before then he’s really that good. GO WEEZY F. BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw someone with this damn CD in there car this morning. That dumb ***** CD cover.
The Mr. Carter track is hot.
@ Brutally Honest: That was delivered like a scholar… You hit it on the head bruh… Dude is hot right now, but groupies blow things out of proportion… More power to rap music.. I just hope some intelligence is sprinkled in there somehow..
hmmm i have been hearing a lot of positive reviews about this album..i will be making my way to Target later.
Versace
Target & Best Buy always have the new music for $9.99 the first week out..i drive to the store at least once a month to buy cd’s.. at $9.99 i can’t lose.
Tell us how you really feel AlphDapalf…:-)
I stated in the post the other day about Weezy’s strong fan base and apparently I (and others who disagreed with the critics having an effect on album sales) were right. Not one of the 400,000+ that copped the album (N.E.R.D. was first priority) but that’s a hellava milestone for him.
@ Brutally…say that.
@ Kam…no pun intended, lol.
At first I gave the album a 4 of 5 but I change that to a 3 of 5 after listening to it for a week. I only really like about 5 songs.
I enjoy the album…i have toput it on Random to hear the whole thing because I am constantly repeating Mr. Carter!
Love’s it
weezey f baby (please say the baby)
p.s.
the song dr. carter is nice too….i like the images he paints with his words…
hate on him all you want he’s got talent!
That is one ugly ***** n!gger!
godam that much in ONE day?!!!..wow..hahaha o i had mr carter with him an jay-z on my my*****e page..like 4dayz b4 da album came out
Go Weezy! That’s my Weezy keep doing your thang!
LdyK…Love the Dr. Carter track!
Jun 12, 2008 – 9:50 am k.k(Check me out!)
godam that much in ONE day?!!!..wow..hahaha o i had mr carter with him an jay-z on my my*****e page..like 4dayz b4 da album came out
LET THE TRUMPETS BLARE! LMAO!
GO WEEZY!!!!
SHUT THEM HATERS DOWN, DOWN, DOWN!!!
IN THE WORDS OF JAY Z “WOMEN LIE, MEN LIE, NUMBERS DON’T”
It’s about time he got smart enough to make himself some money and get off of other folks’ remixes
@pm
Amen!
@Sinner Man
PHONE HOME!!!!!!!!! WEEZY PHONE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeez Lil’ Weez…
I like the CD………….and Mr. Carter is not I repeat is not the hottest joint on there!!!! Get off of Jay Z’s *****! This is Weezy’s *****!
Now thats how you let the beat build beaaaaaaaaaaatch!
Im sooo happy to hear that about Wayne’s new cd mann. I have had the cd for a while bootleg and Im even thinking about gettin the official copy now. YES this cd is RIDICULOUS…I’ve been tryna tell ppl!
@j I saw him on 106&park the other day and he DEFINITELY knows how to talk. He is like no other and he showed a good side to him (even tho he brought the cup of lean to da show!) I respect him for real. All that BS about his personal life Im like whatever…Im here for the entertainment and the likes of good music. BELIEVE DAT….
WEEZY MAKES GOOD MUSIC NO LIE….
IF YOU DONT LIKE WAYNE…I WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU DO LIKE AS A RAPPER??!!! *****ODY PUTS WORDS TOGETHER LIKE WAYNE….now THAT’S how you let tha beat built beeeitch hahaha
STARTED OUT HUSTLIN ENDED UP BALLIN ***** I’M THE SH*T GET THE F*CK UP OUT MY TOILET
I’m really happy for lil’ Wayne, if nothing else he is unique. I find his flo’ quite refreshing – especially when there are soooo many MCs that sound the same.
I wish him success.
Not a fan, but it is obvious he has a lot of folks wanting to hear what he has to say…
I wish him success
Negrodamus Believes the c.d. was given away at local high schools in exchange for student’s guns.
I am sooo happy for him!!! He deserves it because of all the bangers and flows he has put out in the past two years. The thing about it is we as people hate on each other so much that there was a conspiracy to bootleg him so he wouldnt sale but it didnt happen. I know alot of people that had the bootleg went and got the actual album too soo… CONGRADS to Wezzy B. and dont let haters prosper.
New Orleans stand up! Tha ablum is hawtt! I got tha bootleg and the real disc.
Its funny how there were tons of negative comments on the previous ‘Lil Wayne’ blog, but now that he’s receiving props on his album, no one has anything to say. What a negative world we live in. People sit around and wait to watch other’s fall, but remain silent when someone rises. If this article were about his drug addiction-everyone would have some type of comment about it. Keep shytin on em’ Wayne. The album is great. esp tracks 1-14!!! (That covers them all)
Like Weezy said on Got Money,”***** I’m the bomb, like tick, tick”. Numbers don’t lie.
LOL @Negrodamus -
I am no longer a rap fan, but I heard the album last night. It was pretty hot, better than most of the BS they call rap now. I just hope baby boy get his self together. I would hate to see him self destruct financially or on his health. Right now he is his own worst enemy. Damm the haters.
So some think he’s music or rap…he’s a clown fool and all ya’ll wasting money on a drugged up, talking ignorant azz are help to spread his destructive message. I wouldn’t ***** on him if he was on fire…talking about how he would kill kids…F*CK HIM!
Negrodamus Believes any “real” Lil Wayne and not a post-traumatic star struck teenage ***** slobber will agree that this album is a dissappointment. Lol he’s been working on it for 3 years now and this is what we got? Mumbling, boring beats and sloppy word-play..
I don’t hate lil wayne, but I don’t polish his bishop like others who think this album is hott..
When I heard The Carter 2, I was ready for the next thing..Then Dedication 2 came out and he blew me away..After that it became saturated and repetitive..
Why does the “best rapper alive” need to be on a remix with Mario and Lloyd?? Lol wtf?? Think about when Jay-Z does a remix..He owns that ish…
Best of me~ Jay-Z and Mya= Cl*****ic
Frontin~ Jay-Z and Pharrell= Cl*****ic..
That’s the problem with Lil Wayne..His fans are idiots and need a hip hop dictionary…
I can name 2 tracks from Big L, that’s better than anything Lil Wayne ever dreampt of…
Flamboyant and Put It On…get on youtube..if you can.
This is just 900.000 examples of conspicuous consumption. Who would pay their hard earned money for this monkey’s bull*****?
Damn when was he talkin about killin kids??? That makes me wanna hear some “These are our Heroes”.. Most of his fans wont know what that song is…
@ Negro: Excellent selection of Big L tracks… He was a beast his old ***** is still trumpin most peoples new *****… R.I.P. Big L
On a sidenote: Least he will make enough money to get out of DEBT. Now ya’ll can work on trying to make him rich. And anyone who uses that “He dont look broke” line is a *****in idiot.
Happy Thursday Peoples!!!!
Say wat u want about wayne but dude is do’n his thing…
Check ya billboards
2 All Haters
wayne damn near sold more copies than mariah carey n 1 day than she did n 1 week and he sold more than usher n 1 day…c’mon KEEP HATE’N HATERS
yea they mad
wayne reppin NEW ORLEANS JUS LIKE I’MA DO
DOWNTOWN 7TH W/D HARDHEADS PRIEUR n’ COLUMBUS (PnC) ALL DAY represent yo hood
@ Negrodamus…..I kinda agree with you HOWEVER…you have to think about it…is anyone else producing ANY TYPE of fire like wayne is? You may be disappointed b/c of how good ***** like tha dedication 2 was compared to now (in which I am) but reguardless……….No OTHER rapper right now can lay it down like him. Is it interesting to listen to ANY other rapper other him? nahhh cuz really no one has any reeeal creativity
@ Cage….dont know what that person was talking about wayne NEVER said anything about killing kids…lol dumb people thats how rumors get started!
THAT CD IS AMAZIN REAL HIS CONSEPTS ARE UNBELIEVABLE
HE IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE
DONT SLEEP ON THA KEAK DA SNEAK ALBUM EITHER
PLIES STAYED ON THE SHELF
NEW GHETTO CL*****IC!!
“HANDCUFF YA BROAD” AT
http://www.my*****e.com/thagrindaholic
@ St. Boner–Monkey’s bull*****? Get off this post if you dont like wayne. Its obvious you havent heard or REALLY listened to his music. so stop with the ignorance!!
St. Boner is a white dude— ignore him
Go Wayne!!!!!!!!!!!
Well this is good & bad news. Good for that de Andre fella who want’s payment immediately on that faulty loan & Bad for little Weezy…..who planned on purchasing a more up to date one. Stay tuned. lol
THIS ALBUM IS NOT GREAT ITS AIIGHT I LIKE ABOUT 3 SONGS LIKE THAT THAT, I MEAN HE DID TO MUCH HYPING TO RELEASE THIS TO ME, ITS AIGHT IT DON’T COMPARE TO TRILL(BUN B) OR RICK ROSS, HE’S JUST HOT RIGHT NOW AND SELLING ALOT OF ALBUMS DOESN’T MEAN YOUR ***** JUST TIGHT TO DEATH HE’S GOT A STRONG FAN BASE, AND HAS ATTRACTED MORE WITH THE LOLLIPOP SINGLE. ANYWAY TO ME THIS IS NOT HIS BEST AT ALL HE SOUNDED EXTREMEMLY HIGH ON SOME SONGS, HE WAS VERY REPETICIOUS TO ME. BUT I DO LIKE WAYNE BUT HE NEEDS TO CONCENTRATE ON THE NEXT ALBUM AND NOT SO MUCH ON BEING THE BEST ALIVE THAT’S MY OPINION I DO LIKE WAYNE BUT HE’S GETTING A LITTLE BIG HEADED FOR HIS ***** TO NOT BE ALL THAT AT ALL ,,,,, TO ME THAT’S MY OPINION. ***** TO ME HE AIN’T EVEN GOT JEEZY
^^^^^^^^^^shut up and stop being jealous…………..beaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatch!
The fact that a Hip Hop album can generate over 250K the first week in this age of downloading and bootlegging is an amazing feat.
Another thing about Wayne that makes you want to notice him is that he’s FLAWED and people in the hood or people who grew up in the hood (like myself) can relate to him. Father died young, not much of an education, but look at him, he’s the biggest rap star in the world right now outside of Kanye West and 50 Cent. The other dynamic at work is the white suburban dynamic, Wayne doesn’t market himself to them, yet they will make up over half the sales in the first week. Just being who you are is what the public wants, it confuses me that other record labels havent figured this out. Wayne is on stage throwin bottles, drinkin syrup, threatening DJ’s and look what it’s got him. For the record, he aint the best rapper out right now, not to say he’s garbage because he’s improved MIGHTILY since he started and is on the upper echelon lyrically, but the kid has breathed life back into Hip Hop, the next unknown cat who gets a big budget can owe a lot of that to 50, Kanye and yes, Lil Weezy
@ bossip PLEASE stop posting this pic of Weezy everytime yall write about him. I’m sick and tired of throwing up my lunch when I see this *****!!!
sorry, that ugly photo really made me uninterested in any article you have about this boy.
i just wanted to comment on that.
LIL WAYNE IS A BEAST!
@ OnthatGoose: Thanks, bruh… I thought i was the only one that saw that *****….
Question: What’s the difference between not liking something and “Hatin”??? Big difference, but it seems like that word gets overused. Get a *****in thesaurus.
Im not a lil wayne fan at all, and am shocked that people find his album to be “great.” Nonetheless I never trust peoples’ taste in music nowadays.
There is no denying that his song lolipop is dreadful, but I will listen to the rest of the album to see if he is worthy of the hype. But I doubt it! And he is incredibly ugly!
He’s selling all those cd’s in the south, look at the breakdown, the west, east and north aint buying that chitlin’ okra and greens ringtone rap.
what you talkin bout its6amhogetout! I bought that album and I live up north!!!
@ Pumpkin–yeah dont judge lollipop to waynes entire album. Thats probably the worst track on da album! Go get it try it out…wayne wont be so ugly once you catch his swag!!!
@celebritycsi
u think he will finally pay for that car?????????
im tellin u when n*ggas get a piece of money in their hands, they will splurge like never b4….i hope he does the right thing though and pay his debts, and than go play
keep doin what u do weezy. do let them bring u down
Wayne is a beast and he is along with Kanye carrying hiphop. The only rapper that is close is TI and he ain’t been able to release nothin. I would also say Game (west coast Usually holds him down), but pls stop the hate. The problem is the East coast doesn’t have one rapper below 30 that most people will recognize by name ( C*****idy and Fab don’t count)
LIL WAYNE SUCKS.
Let’s not make this into a coastal war now shall we.
NO ONE today is honoring the original “philosophy” of hip hop anyway…NO ONE.
I give Weezy his propers. I have nothing against him, I’m just not a fan.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! WEEZY KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW
This bafoon cd was purchased by low life thugs , hood rats , who identify with him and white boys who purchase black bafoonry music to laugh at and support thier deragotory *****umptions of black culture.
They purchase his music in m*****, to make sure that this type of Prison culture lifestyle continues in the black community for a very long time.
No real talent ,..and no chance for the resurgance musical creativety and integrity of black music.
This conspiracy is TRUE(A.keys)
just boycott ALL FOX NEWS AND ALL FOX RELATED PROGRAMING stations including Fox Network and affiliates. Also boycott all sponsers(commercials) . Send emails to all sponsers such as *****e and pepsi that you will not buy products if they Fox news does not stop bias attacks against African Americans.
…send such related emails to Fox and related stations .
People we have to stand up and act, it may seem like a lot to do…but this is nothing compared to what they had to do in civil rights days, to help have some of the liberties we enjoy today.
….Remember they boycott a state transit company and walked everywhere they needed to go for almost 2 years(most could not afford cars then)!!!
If they did that was is giving up a couple of sodas and junk food,,,and sending some emails
YES WE CAN!!!
I was just thinking earlier about the whole “hip hop is dead” movement not too long ago, and how Weezy and Nas and Jay-Z and Lupe and Kanye and T.I. have really brought the game back. Whether you like Weezy or not- you cannot deny that selling almost half a mil albums in ONE DAY is bringing hip hop back for real. Oh yah and i sent bossip this tip!
Lil Wayne says, “LALA” LA LA to all of those who slept on him!!!
“*****es, I’m the *****; get the ***** out my toilet!!!”
I can’t lie…but whether or not you’re from the east,west,north,or south…butif you don’t feel Lil Wayne’s way of expression on this album; all I can say it at least listen to “PLaying With Fire,” that ***** goes off. You can’t deny that one.
lil waynes suck he bar far far the worst rapper out he ant talking bout nothing in his rymes and this is why hiphop died years ago cause when the south got into the game its not hiphop,its some old make it rain on hoes in every vidoe and everything else hiphop dont stand for and little waynes gay his kisses his so called daddey open mouth he does drugs just to ryhme,and inybody what iny sense can see what iam talking bout best rapper alive give me a break if thats true iam going to listen to rock music from now on
he’s no good.
just looking at him is torture. why would anyone want to buy his suck***** music?
congrats Weezy get your money, you are one of the best numbers dont lie
naughty dreads- check
excessive tattoos- check
drug abuse- check
fake gang affiliation- check
bling bling on everything- check
gangster fairy tales- check
drug kingpin duck tales- check
BUY YOUR -GANGSTER RAPPER STARTER KIT- TODAY
includes:
bandana- any color
fake diamond watch, chain, teeth- any color
dreads wig- black only
fake tattooes- *****orted styles
long tee- white only
styrofoam cup- white only
DRUG AND GANGSTER FAIRY TALES SOLD SEPERATELY
***** is straight garbage.
Here goes dis lil Ratatouille lookin MF again!
Didn’t I catch yo ***** in a sticky trap last week! Huh.
I refuse to support any MF dat look like they will:
Break into a church or my house
Steal my car, gps, rims, stereo, umbrella from da back seat, etc
Try to rob an ole lady, ole man, homeless person or cripple
They don’t wash day *****, brush day teeth, comb day hair or change day drawers
Sell drug to school kids or anyone else for that matter
Rob a pharmacy, snow ball stand, carry out, jiffy
lube or church
Jump bail, be in jail in a week or so, be wanted my the po po or featured on America’s Most Wanted