Tha Carter

Tha Carter
Tha Carter
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released	June 29, 2004
Recorded	2003–04
Genre	Southern hip hop; bounce; gangsta rap;
Length	79:07
Label	Cash Money; Universal;
Producer	Mannie Fresh; Lil Wayne; Raj Smoove; Leslie Brathwaite; Jazze Pha;
Lil Wayne chronology
Singles from Tha Carter
	"Go D.J."; Released: October 5, 2004; "Bring It Back"; Released: April 17, 2004; "Earthquake"; Released: March 27, 2005;

Tha Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on June 29, 2004.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk In"	Byron Thomas	Mannie Fresh	3:04
2.	"Go D.J."	Dwayne Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:41
3.	"This Is the Carter" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:36
4.	"BM J.R."	Carter, Jr. Thomas Batman	Mannie Fresh Batman	4:58
5.	"On the Block #1 (skit)"		Mannie Fresh Lil Wayne	0:18
6.	"I Miss My Dawgs" (featuring Reel)	Carter, Jr. Thomas R.Q. Dickerson	Mannie Fresh Raj Smoove	4:35
7.	"We Don't" (featuring Birdman)	Carter, Jr. Bryan Williams	Leslie Brathwaite	4:09
8.	"On My Own" (featuring Reel)	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:28
9.	"Tha Heat"	Carter, Jr. Dickerson	Raj Smoove	4:36
10.	"Cash Money Millionaires"	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:42
11.	"Inside"	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	1:30
12.	"Bring It Back" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:21
13.	"Who Wanna"	Carter, Jr. Dickerson	Raj Smoove	4:32
14.	"On the Block #2 (skit)"		Mannie Fresh Lil Wayne	0:23
15.	"Get Down" (featuring Birdman)	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:32
16.	"Snitch"	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	3:55
17.	"Hoes" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:32
18.	"Only Way" (featuring Birdman)	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:33
19.	"Earthquake" (featuring Jazze Pha)	Carter, Jr. Thomas Phalon Alexander	Mannie Fresh Jazze Pha	5:16
20.	"Ain't That a Bitch"	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:17
21.	"Walk Out"	Carter, Jr. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	1:08
Total length:				79:07

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[8]	2

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	22
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[11]	13

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	71


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Platinum	1,000,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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