Bush's handling of the Katrina disaster. Tha Carter III was promised for but didn't arrive until a year later, setting off Wayne's infamous reputation of delayed releases. Part of the problem became unauthorized leaks of the album's tracks, something combatted by the official, downloadable EP The Leak released that same year. Preceded by the number one hit 'Lollipop,' Tha Carter III arrived in May of , selling more than a million copies in its first week of release.
He also performed at that year's Country Music Awards with Kid Rock, but rather than rap, he played guitar. The guitar playing was part of Wayne's new involvement with rock music, including his help in signing Kevin Rudolf to Cash Money plus an appearance on Rudolf's massive hit 'Let It Rock. His rock album, Rebirth, would finally appear in early , which coincided with Wayne being sentenced to a nine-month prison term for criminal possession of a weapon. In , unfazed by criticism that a controversial verse he contributed to Future's 'Karate Chop' -- he made a reference to Emmett Till, a black teenager gruesomely murdered in by white men -- was in poor taste, Wayne released a second volume of I Am Not a Human Being.
The album debuted at number two and featured the singles 'No Worries' and 'Love Me. Another track -- 'Nothing But Trouble' featuring Charlie Puth -- was released in as a contribution to the soundtrack for The Movie. That same year -- to make up for fan disappointment over Tha Carter V's delays -- Wayne self-released Sorry 4 the Wait 2.
These continued delays prompted the release of Free Weezy Album, yet another mixtape to tide over his fans. By the end of the year, he published a memoir about his time spent at Riker's Island Gone 'Til November and scored another hit with 'Sucker for Pain,' a collaboration for the chart-topping Suicide Squad soundtrack.
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Wayne would launch his solo career a year later with the album Tha Block Is Hot, featuring the hit single title track. It went double platinum but the rapper was still unknown to Middle America, since his hardcore rhymes and the rough Cash Money sound had not yet crossed over.
His second album, Lights Out , failed to match the success of its predecessor but it did go gold, and with an appearance on the Big Tymers' hit single ' 1 Stunna,' his audience was certainly growing. When Juvenile left the label, Wayne -- or 'Birdman Jr. The rest of the Hot Boys had defected and Wayne's planned album was scrapped, coming out instead as an underground mixtape called Da Drought. Wayne became enamored with the mixtape world after Da Drought drew so much attention from the hip-hop press.
He used these underground releases to drum up anticipation for his next official album, the breakthrough effort Tha Carter. Released in , the album seemed familiar on one hand with Mannie Fresh's production, but the Wayne on the cover was a dreadlocked surprise, and the rhymes he laid on the tracks showed significant growth. His marketing skills had become sharper, too, and it was no mistake that the album's hit single, 'Go DJ,' mentioned hip-hop's greatest tastemakers right in the title.
It reached number five on the singles chart, and with a guest shot on Destiny's Child's number three single, 'Soldier,' Wayne had officially crossed over. On the flip side, his street cred was supported by a slew of mixtapes released in , including the popular titles Dedication with DJ Drama and Tha Suffix with DJ Khaled. Cash Money's future was no longer in doubt and traditional music business rules no longer seemed to apply, as tracks would be leaked onto the Internet and various DJs' mixtapes.
With his alternative marketing scheme working in overdrive, the landing of Tha Carter II was a major event, selling over a quarter-million copies the week of its release.
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