5th time’s a charm?
Lil’ Wayne had a rough 2013. By most artist’s measures, selling over 200,000 copies of your album (I Am Not A Human Being II), and achieving two top 40 singles off said project would usually result in a meeting with the label to request a heightened budget, but for the 31 year old rapper 3 years removed from nearly going platinum in a week, again, that doesn’t cut it.
Weezy tweeted about feeling the need to do more in 2014, after being left off every major award show’s nomination/performance list, and just 6 weeks into the new year, Wayne has made his presence felt. Last night, during a private show at The House Of Blues in New Orleans during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend festivities, Drake made the impromptu announcement that Wayne’s 11th solo LP, Tha Carter V, would be released on May 5th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnhrtto3hMo
There’s no new music out, and other than the remix to YG’s top 20 single, “My N***a”, Wayne hasn’t been in the mainstream spotlight, but his 2013 was rather underrated, and there may be light at the end of the tunnel this year for the YMCMB CEO.