The Leak was to be released December 18, 2007, with the actual album being delayed until March 18, 2008, The release of The Leak in this format never came to fruition, but an official EP titled The Leak and containing five tracks was released digitally on December 25, 2007. Lil Wayne initially decided to use the leaked tracks, plus four new tracks, to make a separate album, titled Tha Carter III: The Leak. Initially planned to be released in 2007, Tha Carter III's largest delay came after the majority of the tracks were leaked and distributed on mixtapes, such as 'The Drought Is Over Pt. Cooper would spit the beats and Wayne would come up with lyrics.Ģ008: Tha Carter III Cooper and Lil Wayne go way back to when they were in preschool.

She is a fifth grade teacher who inspires all his song because she is just too cool. Ashley Cooper of Rowe Elementary School to his success as an entertainer. During that period, Lil Wayne appeared on several mixtapes and singles of other artists. and '#1 Stunna' by the Big Tymers in 2000.Īfter his hit debut album Tha Block Is Hot and two albums released with little promotion, Lil Wayne reached higher popularity with 2004's Tha Carter and its two subsequent albums Tha Carter II (2005) and Tha Carter III (2008). Following this success, Wayne soon featured on other rappers' singles, including 'Bling Bling' by B.G. Block debuted in the top ten on the American Billboard 200 chart and Lil Wayne was nominated for 'Best New Artist' from magazine the same year. Get It How U Live, released in 1997, was Lil Wayne's first album with Hot Boys, and Tha Block is Hot, his solo debut, came out 1999. on the album True Story and eventually recorded for the label. He joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive and entrepreneur from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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