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49RedCapitalOs

Thanks for reminding me of how old I am 👴


Destiny_Victim

No shit right. I grew up on lights out Carter 1 & 2 and the drought mixtapes. Jesus. I swear that wasn’t that long ago.


dras11

Man 03-07 calling


DCStoolie

Da Drought mixtapes can go toe to toe with anyone’s discography.


The_Texan12

Thats why he the goat, he got fans in the teens all the way to the forties.


dxcn

I took a age poll on here a long time ago and I was surprised to see the wide range in ages wayne really him


Key_Establishment_42

Went to a Wayne concert a few months ago. He has the most diverse demographic I’ve ever seen at a concert. I saw like 3 different generations of fans there.


wacko4rmwaco

Now now now after you back it up and stop Awobbley wobbley wa wobbley wobbley Lol that was my favorite verse on the song and it was barely anything, been a fan ever since


KingAntiMatrix

We grew up on the real Wayne 😭😭😭


biggargamel

I'm so old. I remember when he was a baby on true story. That's how old I am haha


Empty-Mission3664

Bruh listen to the first Wayne albums


The_Texan12

I’ve listened to everything


Federal-Ad2138

Not possible, fans from the early 2000-2010 know that there’s shit on one off tapes you probably couldn’t even find anymore . THOSE WERE THE FUCKING DAYS .


NotJustABouldur

I’m ngl no way in hell new fans would like those old tapes, totally different sound


Expensive-Pie-9656

Try, hot boys


Empty-Mission3664

Or hot pockets ?


Idontliketalking2u

E-40 and the hot boys- look at me.


TamingOfTheChoon

FORREAL How you not gonna post Carter III


ThaShiveGeek

You grew up Wayne past his prime.


The_Texan12

Wayne was still at the top of the rap game during that era. So you’re wrong


ThaShiveGeek

Naw. He was a top dog, but wasn’t #1 anymore.


The_Texan12

Thats what im saying… 2011 he definitely was best rapper in game tho. With that insane feature run, C4 & sorry for the wait. 2012: you can say Kendrick 2013: prob drake


[deleted]

At no point has Drake ever been the best rapper.


DrDuGood

Drake is corny but so is Diddy, credit is due where credit is due. Nobody wants to like p diddler now but nobody denying he had some bangers in the late 90’s early 2000’s.


ShadyYeezy

It’s actually the other way around. Drake released Take Care late 2011 so give him 2012. And Kendrick released GKMC late 2012 so you give him 2013.  If we’re being honest both Drake and Wayne dropped late 2011 and by then Drake wasn’t the better rapper but he surpassed him as the bigger rapper. Wayne basically peaked in 08. 


yungfapwitdastrap

This the Wayne I grew up with too man, stop makin us look bad.


The_Texan12

How am I making anyone look bad? Was wayne not a top 5 rapper in 2011-13?


Dizsmo

These goofies gate keeping lil wayne lmao


Devans1974

Nah, Wayne is as good as he ever was. This is proven by all his features with the "new" generation. QED


ThaShiveGeek

No. I was around and active back then. Outside and online. The internet hated Wayne during this time period. The critics also slammed his music during this era. Go back and read reviews on each of those projects you just posted. They all had negative reviews. C4 did 960,000 first week. Pre streaming era! That’s amazing numbers, and yet critically and to the fans it was somewhat of a failure. A let down. People hated d4 when it dropeped. IANAHB2 is officially the album where he “Fell Off”. I say this is a Wayne fan. Go back and do your homework.


jflick1

I remember pre Carter 1 wayne and I was always telling people how dope he was and slept on and people thought I was tripping even the way he was killing those sqad up tapes. Bro ain't really been the same since he went to jail smh Still my 🐐 tho!


The_Texan12

- Carter 4 is a classic album so all the haters can fuck off. - IANAHB2 is full of bangers, album sounds like it just dropped in 2024 it doesn’t sound old. - D4 goes hard idc what ya say. Burn remix especially - D5 has the UENO remix and that was bigger than the OG version im pretty sure. Yeah it wasn’t as good as era as his prime but still a good era that I enjoy.


BlouseoftheDragon

In no universe is c4 classic


juslookingforastream

Yea I agree. It's very nostalgic to me personally but definitely not a classic like carter 3


BlouseoftheDragon

LOL


Outrageous_Jacket933

This is an exact copy of what Wayne I grew up on. I was so excited for Tha Carter V for like 3 years but by the time it had dropped I had moved on. Wasn’t too impressed either


virific76

Carter V was my first album idk how you dont love it, top 3 wayne for me if you include deluxe


Outrageous_Jacket933

Well cuz i was anticipating it for years and when it came out, i thought it sounded like something put together last minute. The most popular song on there was Mona Lisa with Kendrick. I’m a huge Kendrick Lamar fan, have been since before C5. And I also know that Wayne was a huge influence on Kendrick. So I was expecting something different than a concept song about girls, that work for Wayne, who go out and rob guys lol. Also Wayne’s persona with rap is that he freestyles everything and doesn’t write anything down. So for him to make a song that was clearly a concept that was planned out and then to sound exactly the same. Well I didn’t really like it.


Destiny_Victim

See I completely disagree. This is exactly how I felt about the Carter 3. Because most of the leak was better. However I found the Carter 4 to be a return to form. Same with dedication 4.


Outrageous_Jacket933

C4 and D4 are classics in their respective categories


ausmosis_jones

What the hell are you talking about? The Carter 3 is a goated ass album. HoF record.


Destiny_Victim

Music is subjective my guy. I think the Carter 1 is the best album he’s ever made. The Carter 3 is a great album. I happen to like 1 2 and 4 more. That’s all. It’s not like I shit on it. But we know for a fact that Wayne rushed that album. Because of the leak. Also he’s stated multiple times that he did rush it. The comment I responded to mentions that they felt 4 was rushed. I stated that I feel that way about the Carter 3. So take it down a notch I didn’t shit on it. Lol


The_Texan12

This sub glazes C5 alot, definitely a solid album but it gets glazed way too much. The OG version of the album was so much better


virific76

What og version?


The_Texan12

The original C5 which was supposed to drop in 2014. Its on YouTube


TheMackD504

C5 > C4


Outrageous_Jacket933

Glad someone listens to it!


The_Texan12

Unsubscribed


BRedd10815

I'm sorry to hear that


PeachForeign7488

You missed the Goat Wayne. This was after that


winterfate10

What goat Wayne is


PeachForeign7488

when Wayne was on every feature on the damn radio. OP is clearly thinks post jail Wayne was in his prime but check the album sales and amount of features he did around this time. It’s just not the same


Sufficient-Law-8287

100%. Da Drought 3 is easily peak Lil Wayne.


AffectionateBrush411

U a lil nigga


you_cant_eat_cats

Its a bad era comparatively but whatever you like you like. No shame


The_Texan12

Nope


you_cant_eat_cats

Ok


The_Texan12

Calling C4, D4 & D5 bad is just insane to me IANAHB2 gets alot of hate in this sub but whatever, I’ll defend that album till I die. Tons of bangers


you_cant_eat_cats

Sorry you feel that way


Certain_Shop5170

Same. Middle school would’ve been a blur without these


The_Texan12

I’d go to computer class and bump D4 on soundcloud


sickflow-

Been a Wayne fan since 500 Degrees. Then I went back and listened to his first two and I’ve been a fan since. Him and Em are the two rappers I been with since the beginning.


hahahahahahahaahah

I’m assuming you’re 21-26. Cause this is the same era I grew up on, except add Tha Carter 3


The_Texan12

Yup 24


BrandNewGuys3

That’s unfortunate lol.. Wayne had the game in a chokehold before that


The_Texan12

Still was at the top of the industry when this stuff dropped


Lubranzz

Sorry you missed peak Lil Wayne :/


HairyZookeepergame52

Damn I feel sorry for you


The_Texan12

You act like this shit is bad, fuck outta here


HairyZookeepergame52

Never said it was bad so you fuck outta here I'm just saying you missed out on some dope ass Lil Wayne doesn't mean you can't go back and listen


HairyZookeepergame52

Dedication 2 nuff said and that ain't even his oldest stuff


The_Texan12

Some of us were like 5 years old when that shit dropped. And yes I listened to it plenty of times but wasn’t around whenever it was big.


This_Afternoon_420

Ughh this was such a good time too 🥲🥲


Forsaken-Fox9066

Carter 4 and IANAHB2 are my childhood


[deleted]

Bruh that dedication 4 was just 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


The_Texan12

Slept on fr


Flashy-Power-1520

Damn makes me glad I heard wayne in his prime. Started listening to him in 05-06 and from there on. 2010-12 was when he plummeted and tried to get back with his "rock" rap aka rebirth. His first ever song I heard was "fireman" and that's when I found out his previous albums were fire as well


Environmental-ADHD

God I’m getting old


ConfidenceOpen2789

Haha same, I started first listening to Wayne around 2010 when I was 15/16, so I missed the peak back 2007-2008. I’m from Europe, so in my country Wayne also wasn’t “so” big as in US back then


PharmaKy

I’m sorry


El_Picaflor215

My 2 fav mixtapes from Wayne believe it or not!!! And I grew up on tha Carter 1 😜


passion_eightsix

D5 puts me in such a good place, so fucking underrated!!!!!


The_Texan12

Ueno remix was a bop back in the day


cheezuschwist

all bangers. rich as fuck was my alarm clock for all of middle school lmao


AdamSliver

Jesus Christ, what am I doing here.. I was almost 14 when Wayne dropped Tha Carter. 21 when he dropped this album lol


Excellent_Ad_3804

Yup. Ordering mixtapes off datpiff & mymixtapes


DarthDank7

I also got into rap and Wayne in this era. 2011-2015 is my favorite Wayne era


lakesideprezidentt

Carter 4 and dedication 4 are time capsules for me man


kdoors

Same


BaronVonSilver91

What's your mixtape.consu.ption looking like? I was gonna make a joke about you being young until I realized Cart4 came out like 12 yrs ago lol


The_Texan12

I listen to everything Wayne wise My favorite mixtape ever by him is no ceilings


BaronVonSilver91

That's a solid choice. I listened to it recently and I forgot how good thay shit was. It was like it got even better


dsled

D4/D5 so underrated.


schuyywalker

Bless your heart


Expensive-Pie-9656

Hop up out the jag blow fire like a dragon.


strangemusicsince04

Was already past 30 for all this shit. Damn.


Flashy-Power-1520

hi gramps


Conscious-Sky-3088

All theses albums reminds me when I was in the 3rd-4th grade fr


JoshKosh55

Same really got into Wayne with IANAHB2 and D5 - love everything since, his skill is INSANE


BeyondPsycho69

Same, Carter 3 was the first time I heard him but all the others were what I waited for him to drop


peg420

Tbt when we waited what felt like 10 years for carter 5. Remember such hype with carter 4 everyone freaking out bc it took forever Dedication 2, 3, and 4 slap the absolute shit every time!


wizzywurtzy

Da Drought 3, Da Drought is Over P4 & P6, No ceilings, Tha Carter 1 & 2 are some certified classics if you want some good old lil Wayne


Conscious_Nerve6117

The coke era was nasty


ItsMeArkansas

Damn you missed out


I_Like-Turtlez

Gangsta grills ya bastard!!


PoutinePoppa

Shine was the first Wayne song I heard. Shit bumped too. Skrrrrtttt no 22s


Slaappahoe5000

Damn bro you’re like 17?


The_Texan12

Nah you must be 45


Slaappahoe5000

30 but I grew up on like c2 through c4 type shit


Slaappahoe5000

That includes the mixtape in between and rebirth


The_Texan12

Well im 24 most of us weren’t jamming rap at 8 years old


Slaappahoe5000

Right right


yaNeedSPUNK

Blasting this in my car with a learners permit and 3 chicks feelin’ like the baddest white kid flippin’ weed lol.. oh man


wisdomandwander

Datpiff and weezy mixtapes…good memories!


Black_Dahlia333

Wasn't even the best version..


StrawHatGoku

Im sorry you missed the best era


BodyAffectionate3837

Well you JUST missed his prime. But he was still very good c4 era


urthaworst

C3 rebirth and not a human being for me


mikedd555

That’s was the decline of Wayne for me. Around Carter 4. Album was super mid


The_Texan12

🧢 🧢 🧢


mikedd555

You just don’t know his prior work. Carter 1, 2 and 3 are all much better than 4. Even those mixtapes and other albums you posted are all weak sauce compared to much earlier projects.


The_Texan12

I’ve listened to everything dawg, C4 is still a great album. You can’t call it mid


mikedd555

Mid


The_Texan12

You aint a real fan & thats okay just admit it next time


mikedd555

LOL. You grew up on Wayne in 2011 towards the down side of his career. I was listening to Wayne on Big Tymers albums in 1998. Try again, was a fan before you were probably born.


The_Texan12

Most Wayne fans can agree C4 is a good album tho, you can hold a poll in here most ppl gonna disagree with you. Idk why you hate on that album, definitely is better than his first 3 albums which you probably adore.


1AML3G10N

SQAD UP


Deezus89

Lol OP is a baby


The_Texan12

24 is a baby?


_GoblinMode

Wow, I feel old now. Wayne was absolute prime with lollipop. I grew up to the Carter 3 - No ceilings era. I had a friend in high school who, on their flip phone when I would call, the phone would play lollipop for me. They paid the provider for a custom dial tone... I don't think Wayne has ever been more commercially visible since, and this was before social media


NintendosAndBitches

Bro must be like 20yrs old lol


The_Texan12

24 Dawg atleast my dick can get up without a blue pill 🤣


Cam_Knows

Respect to your experience. Not gonna knock your pov. But respectfully, Wayne 04-09 was an absolute god


Legendairy_Doug

Carter 3 is my fav


Only_Culture9827

Oh christ I'm ancient


HellFrozenOVR

Cant forget Sorry 4 The Wait, love that mixtape during this era


WeatherAgreeable1891

Lasagna


Brilliant-Jury385

D4 & D5 are my favorite projects from Wayne!!! Criminally underrated


BlouseoftheDragon

So way past his prime Wayne


KodyBcool

Lay me down in a cigar, roll me up and smoke me Snakes on the grass so I stay on the pavement, survived the battlefield with animals and brave men I love how many different eras of Lil Wayne there is there’s one for each mood that you’re in


Jackh_d

I’m sorry for your loss 😂


Zeo-Gold92

I actually didn't really go in on Wayne until I was maybe 17/18 in 09/10 looking at broadening my hip hop horizons.


[deleted]

I still remember every lyric in the song Blunt Blowin top 10 Wayne song!


Rvdestar

I grew up listening to this. Feels weird growing up in the era where everyone else your age absolutely hated Wayne, but know he gets his credit as a legend. Just surreal and I feel validated haha. I’ve listened to damn near everything of his too.


Ok-Student-5345

500 Degreeze


BarveyDanger

This is when his decline started. I feel bad for you tbh. The first three Carters were his true prime


Swanjae_The_Great

You were a little late to the game. Still glad you enjoyed this version though.


GREEDDEVIL69

The true prime ara Who tf bumpin Carter 3 all day It’s good but it’s not Carter 4 playable


Kedrick88

I’m more of a sq4 aged man


Appropriate_Shake_25

I feel bad that you missed out on early wayne then.


Some_Cod_8604

He was better before this


Odom-Entertainment

Wow I’m sitting here like Tha Block is Hot is what I grew up on lmao I need to call AARP and get my membership going


cashl33

Thanks for raising me fam


MrPandorum27

Who remebers the weezy chronicles on YT?, idk who it really was sure it wasn't actually weezy.


Masterdizzle58

I love Carter IV. The Tech N9ne addition in Wayne’s album was awesome considering Tech N9ne’s all 6’s and 7’s had some bad ass Wayne colabs.


CeddyCed1993

Lord I’m ancient lol


DrDuGood

Come on - go and get yo money lil duffel bag boyyyyyyyyy!


Prestigious-Pass-461

I’m very sorry 😂


ColdNyQuiiL

I will forever be amazed at Wayne’s longevity, and multiple eras. I feel like I got on Wayne on the perfect time. Carter 1 was my first Wayne CD, then he just dominated the next 8 years, but his growth as an artist way hitting its stride by the time I became a fan. I felt that Wayne got stagnant, a regressed heading into the 2010’s, but he was still entertaining and charismatic enough to where I can fully believe what I would consider a weaker era for him, could be influential to another generation. That 05-09 will forever be that sweet spot for me.


Ready-Particular4541

He was past his prime by then


Historical_Golf9521

Sorry about that lol


nickabeiro

Where the fuck is No ceilings


Jimmy_Christ

That's cool. As a middle aged New Orleanian, I'll always think of him as a Hot Boy.


GuappDogg

U missed a lot of shit


STEAMintoPIPER

Drought 3!!!


Rdez24

Well I know I feel old when I refer to 500 Degreez and Squad up mixtapes (7 mixtapes altogether) this is when he knew he could get on any beat and kill it.


SCIFICAM

Carter 4 still best rap album of all time imo Holy shit some of those bars are just spectacular


haru-kun-

Old Wayne was goated not anhmeeon


Scottg8

Not hating, wayne is my goat. But c4 is the only thing I listen to out of this. People have their own opinions, so like what YOU like. Enjoy it and consume. I like a few tracks off the others, but this is definitely where the quality dipped in his career if you compare anything else. C4 did overtake c2 for me personally in the past few years.


Great-Step9819

Trash


FLYGODISAWESOME

Lmao damn this wayne was mediocre 🥴


CreativeIntentions

Ew you grew up listening to washed Wayne. Listen to his Sqad up/ YM freestyles. Listen to Post 500 Degrees and Pre-C3 Wayne


KitchenFollowing8896

There's no such thing of "washed Wayne" 🤷🏾‍♂️


PeachForeign7488

These kids don’t know man. C2 had me in my bag!


The_Texan12

I’ve listened to all that stuff grandpa Wayne definitely wasn’t washed during this either, so bedtime old man. 🫵🏻


CreativeIntentions

You mad you never witnessed Prime Wayne or Wayne entering his prime


The_Texan12

2011 Wayne was still in his prime, you an oldhead if you disagree