Video: Lil Wayne Says 'Tha Carter IV' is Done, Release Date May 16

The most anticipated rap album of the year arrives in two months.

March 17, 2011

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We gave you a warning that it would be the year's most anticipated release and now we have a somewhat firm date for it. Lil Wayne revealed with MTV News' Sway that he had officially wrapped up Tha Carter IV and that the fourth installment to the Carter series will arrive on May 16. "If you're not doing anything, do me," [ll] says Tune. Let's see if YMCMB's other tentative dates stick.

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