Lil Wayne Sells over One Million the First Week!!!
‘THA CARTER III’
is the BIGGEST RELEASE of 2008
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 18, 2008 --
Cash Money/Universal Motown Records multi-platinum recording artist Lil
Wayne expands his dynasty with Tha
Carter III. The new CD is the biggest release by far for
2008, selling over 1 Million copies it’s first
week, reigning #1 on Nielsen SoundScan, besting Mariah Carey’s
record-breaking release earlier this year. Not since 50 Cent’s
The Massacre in 2005 has an artist
sold over 1 Million albums their first week. “This
is truly a proud moment for the Cash Money family, says Cash
Money co-founder Ronald ‘Slim’
Williams. “Lil Wayne is truly changing the
game of hip-hop.” Cash Money co-founder Bryan
‘Birdman’ Williams
adds “I knew my son had it in him, and this
just proves what I’ve been saying all along. Lil
Wayne is the most talented rapper out there right now, and these
numbers prove it.”
"This is a landmark week for Lil Wayne and for our company,"
said Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone. "Wayne has not
only scored by far the biggest debut of the year, but the highest first
week sales in Universal Motown history. He has energized his fans and
the retail community by delivering a seminal, original album that
defines the state-of-the-art in hip-hop. Wayne's explosive
success proves that when the music is there, the consumer is there. This
is an event release from a genius artist who represents and speaks for
youth culture. 'Tha Carter III'
had a brilliant set-up, and I want to thank my entire Universal Motown
team and our colleagues at Cash Money for all the hard work, devotion,
and enthusiasm that made this day a reality."
GQ Magazine (2007) called him the “greatest
rapper in the world,” proclaiming him Man of
the Year, and Blender Magazine (2008) declared him the “Best
Rock Star Alive.” Lil Wayne lives up
to widespread critical acclaim garnering over 216 million in radio
audience at Crossover and Urban radio. The talented rappers stronghold
at radio extends to holding the #1 position at Crossover for nine
straight weeks.
Two singles from Tha Carter III
simultaneously blitz the Top Ten mainstream radio charts including the
smash hit “Lollipop”
at #2 and “A Milli”
at #9, tagged as a Greatest Gainer. With these impressive figures, he
eclipses Kanye West by nearly 10,000 units in first week performance. A
dozen major retailers including Amazon, Circuit City, Kmart, Target and
Walmart show Lil Wayne outselling West since the album dropped on
June 10.
Star power sizzles for Lil Wayne, as a follow-up to his biggest
solo effort, the multi-platinum Tha
Carter II. With success squarely in the bag, Lil Wayne worked
diligently to produce Tha Carter III
and the result is a carefully honed masterpiece.
Lil Wayne was born and raised in the infamous poverty-stricken
section of New Orleans- the 17th Ward. His rise to stardom came in 1995
at the tender age of 12 when he made his debut on his former label
mates' B.G's True Story CD. Shortly thereafter, the rap prodigy garnered
national attention as a member of the group, Hot Boys, which consisted
of rappers Juvenile, Turk and B.G., with their 1997 debut album, Get
It How You Live, followed by 1998's platinum certified Guerilla
Warfare and 2003's Let Em Burn.
Success continued to follow Lil Wayne, as a solo artist, his
debut CD, 1999's Tha Block Is Hot
reached platinum status and was a #1 Billboard Album. He later released
in 2000, Lights Out, 500Degreez
in 2002 and his defining album, 2004's gold certified, Tha
Carter, which featured the hit single "Go DJ."
Since the release of his last CD, the platinum selling Tha
Carter II, Lil Wayne has guest appearances on over 70 songs for
other artists including Fat Joe’s 2008 Grammy
nominated single “Make It Rain,”
DJ Khaled’s “We
Taking Over,” and Wyclef Jeans’
“Sweetest Girl.”
He also released a duet CD with Bryan “Birdman”
Williams titled Like Father, Like Son
in 2006 which was a critical and commercial success.
Lil Wayne heralds Tha Carter III,
as ‘The album he was born to make.’
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