Unless you’re Jay-Z and Kanye West, it’s an industry rule of thumb that an artist’s album will leak days – or even weeks – in advance.
So when Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV leaked five days in advance, the Young Money head honcho did the only thing he could: take it in stride.
We did real good this time, real good,” said Wayne in an interview with MTV News following his VMA performance. “It just means people want to hear it. I mean, ’cause there’re people’s albums that come out that can be leaked and don’t leak, so I’m glad mines leaked.”
Clearly, the leak hasn’t significantly slown Tha Carter IV‘s sales down, as the album is projected to sell just under one million copies in its first week, and has broken the the first-week iTunes sales record.
“I think we should still do well,” said Mack Maine of the project. “The leak shouldn’t have affected it that much. Actually, this is the first time that the albums leaked so close [to the release date]. Tha Carter III leaked two weeks before and we still did [1 million] the first week. So if history repeats itself, we shouldn’t have any problems.”
Watch the interview below:
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“Someone tell Kanye West to keep his clothes on, and if Wayne’s E.T.-ish, then tell him phone home.”
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I’m not a Wayne fan but fuck me he has gotta loyal followin!
get every 8-15 year old thinking you’re the best rapper alive = $$$
Or a loyal label that buys lots of albums. 2nd and 3rd week sales are always a good way to tell how an album really sells.
LOL @ you thinking Wayne’s fanbase is only 8-15 year olds. Fucking ignorant faggot
OH NO! we forgot Jason’s birthday! Happy 16th Birthday Jason!!!! Here son, we got you this life-size, anatomically correct Lil Wayne blow up doll just like you asked for sweetie!
I hate this motherfucker with every fiber of my being.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ YOU
I LAUGH WHEN I SEE ANGRY LIL WAYNE HATERS
then why click on his news threads? fucko
Numbers Lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Platinum in a week congrats weezy
how can anyone fuck with this guy after he wore skin tight leopard print jeggings on tv? i thought he was supposed to be a blood???
Because he is Lil motherfucking Wayne.
It’s that simple.
The rules don’t apply to him, he’s just that awesome
who gives a fuck what people wear, its 2011, grow up, are you interested in weezy the model or weezy the rapper? fuck off, log off
yea im one to listen to the music and not care about the artist but still.. those jeggins were fuckin gay
C4 is doin numbers and u sill haters can’t stop. My baby weezy is so fuckin fine. my god that C4 is just right for that special moment when u workin your dick. mmm… just picturin weezy’s big built body..
All I hear is hate hate hate don’t fucking buy the album sucker yeah you hater I’m tired of people talk in shit is a great album is classic stop fucking Hating you hoes only bitches hate
lol did you just say it was classic? you must’ve bumped your head
I dont hate lil wayne and I think most of us dont. We were expecting a better album and got a weak mixtape. He is on his way down now, he hit his peak a few years ago, no one noticed because he’s been in jail, but his time has past. Its OK, happens to most rappers and thats what differentiates the greats with the mediocre. The best tracks with Wayne actually on them are all 6 months to 1 year old and played. Nothing special here
@Antoine, did you just say Wayne is on his way down? Correct me if i’m wrong but both fans of Jay and Kanye couldn’t even beat the fans of Wayne in sales so how is he on his way down???
He doesn’t have the best material out but he is surely on top right now in terms of sales and being popular. Just like Jay said, numbers don’t lie…
havent even listened to this album because of the lackluster singles and bad reviews… but props on breaking all the sales records
I like Penis!
you losers think you can make fun of me? I only have eyes for my baby boo weezy’s dick you moron. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Don’t get mad at me! We both love Weezy’s dick in our ass. There’s no need to Argue!!
jra | September 3, 2011 11:11 am
I heard the album the album wasnt what i expected but never the less a solid album and better then the rest on the competing
Jay z and Kanye west collaborative album Watch The Throne – Defenetly got some crazy songs but how long before you start skipping and is it just me or did kanye kill jay z on the album. 1st week (weak) sales 436k
Game RED ALBUM- nothing you could say about game he a cool dude but fails to stay relevant 1st week sales -95k
Eminem and Royce da 5’9 Bad meets evil- Good album exept for having sombody on the album no one cares and i know eminem is trying to put him in the game but the truth is no one really cares if hes nice theyll just listen to royce and say hes nice and then move on so this is a failed attempted in trying to push an artist but respectable— first week sales 167 k
I doubt slaughter has that mainstream appeal also, hip hop is so diverse, but nothing wrong with straight rawness and reality
Royce da 5’9 is one of the best rappers out there. Listen to Death is Certain and Independents Day. He’s not well known but he is not a weak rapper at all. Lyrically, he goes toe to toe with Eminem, except on Bad Meets Evil lol
Lil wayne doesn’t make good or introspective music at all. Lil wayne 30 years old catering his music to as many eminem fans as possible. This guy has like 5 or 6 kids i think and try to pretend he still 15 or 16. When does he drop the lil’ in his life. Hate on a man 10 years your senior then get his lyrics tatted twice on your body, that’s so blood. The last thing i liked lil wayne on was hollywood divorce and i think at the time i was sympythetic for hurricane katrina victims. I would like to see how much longer he keeps this pace up since he said he retireing in two years.
Stop hating dick suckers he sold one million c4 album in a week no rappers on the east coast not doin that now haha go Wayne
can you please learn how to spell… noone can understand you
That doesn’t make it good, that makes it popular, you cunt.
Yep, it doesn’t make it good but popular, so what’s your point? Jay said it himself, numbers don’t lie so deal with it!
SMH at these haters!
^^^Exactly.
What’s the point?
half of the haters here just hate to follow others who hate him. If you dont like him why read shit about him cant understand you haters. Hes obviously not the worst rapper if their are millions of people buying his album and who like his music/ #get off the mans dick
lil kids/girls buy his albums wtf are they going to know about real rap??lol im not a hater either im happy for him but atleast dont dickride n defend him like hes your daddy
#hashtagsareonlyusedintwitter.
did you stop to think that his own camp buys multiple copies to jack up sales?? You dont lose a lot of money doing that since you get a portion of it back from royalties.. Oldest trick in the book.
^^^No, you fucking retard, that is against the law and is a FEDERAL OFFENSE. You can’t get away with doing that.
lil kids/girls buy his albums wtf are they going to know about real rap?
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MILLIONS of people buy his album, that includes ADULTS you retard
At lil wayne aint bitter about it
Kanye West and Jay album,didnt leak and they still cant fuck with LiL wayne when it come to sales
You do kno dat Kaynes Last 3 albums and Jay’s LAst 3 albums sold more den Waynes last 3 albums right? if you combine Waynes sales from da last 3 albums and jays sales from his last 3 albums jay sold more overall.Waynes “Actual” fame started in 2007 so he juss started selling records da other day.so how about you stop sucking dick
Shut the fuck up, who is talking about last 3 album sales? Find another excuse to not accept the fact that Wayne is going to sell more than WTT.
You fools are always find an excuse to argue when your favourite artist is beaten, deal with it fuckhead! I honestly don’t like Wayne but give credit where it’s due.
Carter 2 went 2x,The carter 3 went 3X platinum,i think carter wll do the same…you have to understand wayne isnt 30 yet..Wayne is the most anticipated artist ever now.say what you want….jay didnt drop his 1st album til he was 27..wayne already had Carter 3 out by his 27th bday..
Jay-Z’s one album by 27>than Lil Wayne’s whole catalog at 27.
Wayne only started selling records in 08 within his whole 15 years rapping so stfu niggas trash
^^^Lil Wayne’s DEBUT album “Tha Block Is Hot” in 1999 is PLATINUM you dumb fuck
THIS IS THE CRAZIEST TRACK I’VE EVER HEARD ,
LOWKEY FT M1 DEAD PREZ – OBAMANATION
SAMPLES GLEN BECK TO LOL CHEECK THIS OUT !!!!
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any good lyrics on the album? i didnt get it yet
And by the way..wayne has been famous since 2000…Block is hot went 2x platinum…lol..do your research….
Does it make me a pedophile if I can only come while jerking off to the “Tha Carter IV” album cover?
Is it ok for me to eats waynes ass with a sppon? i mean come on its only sophisticated and guys in jail call it tossing da salad but in my case im tossing da martian.its kinda dreaded down der,hopefully he’ll give me a piece of his profit for wat im doing (tearing and sobbing) help me jesus I Feel Like Dieing (waynes voice)I juss gotta keep licking da Lollipop even doe its 500 Degrees down here,cant wait till da Fireman comes.Gosh I Love Dis
He’s glad cause he gets to keep all the money he’s suppose to give to PRODUCERS
my preview of tha carter IV by Jesus
okay so i bought this CD. uploaded it to my HTC Thunderbolt. and thought. ill listen to this at work. so as i was listening. i was actually noticing the lyrics. most of em went like this
Weezy F Baby, and the F is for…
or..
Fuck the world thats…
or…
lifes a bitch and…
did i enjoy the album? shockingly yes. however it was thanks to Outro Interlude How To Hate and the lead single 6 foot 7 foot. will i buy the carter 5? probably not. in other news. WATCH THE THRONE or MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY for album of the year. and fuck MTV im talking Grammys. MTV is judged by a bunch of Lady Gaga clothes designers
+1 on this
lil wayne suffers from “i got locked up. now my music sound dated syndrome” it’s not bad, but it’s not Carter2…
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“slown” isn’t a word, you fucking retard.
Already got more comments than the ”true rap shit” hahahahahahahaha.
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park
BASEDGOD MURDERED HIM ON HIS OWN SHIT
lmfao.. wut the hell did u smoke
He doesn’t care about the leak yet nearly all of the links have been deleted from hosting sites. The album sucks anyways
I love when people mention sales like that translates as something being good. Just because a bunch of sheeple buy something does not make it good. That goes for every aspect of entertainment, look at Avatar…highest grossing movie of all time, but it fucking sucks. Pocahontas in space, how original.
preach!
A backpacking nerd loser white boy hating on Wayne. Now THAT’S original. NOT
this guy is smart
Its alot of things that society dictates as HOT and its not like Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, Lady Gaga, and Lil Wayne. Society can’t think for itself we would rather have MTV, BET, 106 & Park tell us who’s hot instead of giving true artist there due. Im glad it leaked because if your still going platinum after your fan base listens to it then their crazy.
exactly, ppl dont realize that if sales are an indication of talent then 50 cent is better than all of the rapper out there
Sales are an indication of how much you’re dominating the game.
And the fact is, Wayne is on top of the game as of 2011.
@jason the only reason his album is selling is cause ppl were expecting his album to be good like his old stuff like the droughts and even carter 3 cause the album was so hyped up it has nothing to do with how much hes dominating or on top cause he really isnt at all like he used to be the albums just ok at best… i was disapointed
album sales mean your making mad bank so it does matter. nd avatar was bomb your just retarded
So because you think something isn’t good then that means its not good. Other people like Avatar and Tha Carter IV. Everyone has different tastes.
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I BET FANS ARE happy TOO. THEY GOT TO LISTEN TO THE LEAK BEFORE IT DROPPED. SO THEN THEY KNEW NOT TO WASTE THEIR MONEY ON THAT TRASH! LOL
go fuck your self you fucking hater you just cant understand what lil waynes saying
my dream is to re-enact 2 girls 1 cup with lil wayne. i am more than willing to eat his shit on camera. lil wayne’s shit has the power to put an end to worldwide hunger!!!
can yall please stop hating on a nigga!
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This makes me wonder whether the added precautions taken to avoid a “Watch the Throne” leak were really necessary.
From an artist stand point I can see why Wayne would be happy about the leak. But. from a business stand point I would have been upset because it was a lo9st of money. However if he really does it for his fans like he says he does then there shouldn’t be an issue.