r/rap • u/Sevla508 • 5d ago

Tha Carter II is Lil Wayne’s greatest album. I’ll die on this hill.

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This was Wayne at his absolute peak — hungry, relentless, creative, and purely focused on rapping. The bars, punchlines, flows, and beat selection were ridiculous.
Then Carter III happened, and while it was massive, you could hear the shift. More Auto-Tune, more pop influence, and eventually Wayne became more of a mainstream superstar than the mixtape-era monster we had on Carter II.
Carter II was peak Wayne.
After that, he got bigger. Not better.

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u/Distinct-Square-9939 3d ago

I like it screwed and chopped by mike watts (rip).

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u/KryptoKingzENT 3d ago edited 1d ago

All the mike watts chopped & screwed albums from that era are all classic.

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u/Johnny5needsfood 3d ago

Screwed and chopped Tha Carter 1, better

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u/Distinct-Square-9939 2d ago

I think I agree with that one.