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''Tha Carter V'' is the twelfth
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by American rapper
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. It was released on September 28, 2018, by
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and
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. The album's features include
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,
Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...
, Sosamann, Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter,
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,
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, Ashanti,
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, Travis Scott,
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and the late
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. Originally planned to be released in 2014, ''Tha Carter V'' experienced several delays as a result of contractual disputes between Lil Wayne and
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, as well as his numerous personal disputes with label-head, Birdman. Following a lengthy legal battle, Lil Wayne was confirmed to have been released from his contract with Cash Money in June 2018 and announced the release of the album in September. The album received critical acclaim, and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with the second-largest streaming week for an album of all time and with 480,000 units sold. On September 13, 2019, 20 songs from the original version of ''Tha Carter V'' were leaked online, containing many unreleased tracks compared to the official version of ''Carter V'' that was released in 2018. A deluxe edition was released on September 25, 2020, to celebrate the album's two-year anniversary; it consists of songs that did not make the original album.


Background

In November 2012, Lil Wayne announced ''Tha Carter V'' would be his final album; he previously stated he would retire at the age of 35; he explained that he had four kids and he "would feel selfish still going to the studio when it's such a vital point in their lives". In April 2014, Wayne addressed his ''Carter V'' release: In May 2014, when asked about ''Tha Carter V'', Lil Wayne said the album is all about "growth" and that his music is "supposed to be personal": In July 2014, in an interview with '' XXL'', he spoke about the album, saying: In September 2019, 25 songs from the original version of ''Tha Carter V'' leaked.


Recording and production

In May 2014, Lil Wayne's longtime record producer, former Cash Money artist
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, announced he would be reuniting with Wayne on ''Tha Carter V''. The collaboration marks the first time in 10 years that Fresh and Wayne worked together, not since 2004, when Wayne released ''
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'' and Fresh subsequently severed ties with the Cash Money Records. Also in May 2014, Atlanta-based rapper and producer
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, who previously produced "Wowzerz" from ''
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'' (2013) for Lil Wayne, announced he was working with Wayne on the fifth installment of ''Tha Carter'' series. In June 2014, Atlanta-based record producer Mike Will Made It, revealed "I got three records with Lil Wayne for ''Tha Carter V''". In July 2014, Lil Wayne's frequent collaborator
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confirmed he had produced songs for ''Tha Carter V''. While on the red carpet of the 2014
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in California on August 24, West Coast hip hop producer
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confirmed to MTV that Lil Wayne will be rapping over one of his beats on the album. In April 2016, New York-based record producer Myles William, revealed to the Arizona State Press, that he would produce a track for ''Tha Carter V''. A good number of songs from ''Tha Carter V'' were recorded years before the album's release. "Mona Lisa" featuring Kendrick Lamar was recorded in 2014 and was intended to be on the 2014 release of the album. The song was teased after
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was able to acquire the project in 2016 and the song was played on livestream. The song "What About Me" originally featured
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and was recorded in 2015.
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was originally scheduled to be added to the song in the week before release, but didn't make to the album's initial release, possibly due to the verse not being finished. The song ended up with Sosamann on it, with the Post Malone version later being placed in the album's bonus tracks. ''Tha Carter V'' was mastered by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering, and was mixed by Fabian Marasciullo.


Release and promotion

In July 2012, Lil Wayne said that the album would be released in 2013. On February 10, 2014, Lil Wayne's Young Money signee, Canadian recording artist
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, tweeted "CARTER V". On October 18, 2013,
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' Vice President of Promotion Mel Smith, tweeted: "Happy Friday!! New YMCMB music coming soon!! Carter 5." On February 15, 2014, during the
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festivities at Sprite's NBA All-Star concert at the
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, Lil Wayne appeared as a special guest during Drake's set and performed various hits. Wayne and Drake then broke the news that ''Tha Carter V'' was set to be released on May 5, 2014. On March 27, 2014, Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant announced that the album had been delayed. On April 28, 2014,
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basketball player
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revealed what some speculated would be ''Tha Carter V''
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, via online photo-sharing and social networking service
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. Talking with
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, Wayne spoke about using athletes to promote the album, such as Kobe Bryant: "'Carter V Season' was all Kobe," Lil Wayne said when asked about Bryant's contribution. "He came up with it. I saw that and thought, 'That's dope as hell,' so that's what we're calling the lbumcampaign. I thanked him. Then we thought about Floyd." In July 2014, in an interview with
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, Wayne spoke about when the album would be released, saying: "I'm so not good with that. I think it drops either in September and then we have...ah I can't tell you the sneak thing. Anyway, yeah, I think it drops in September or August." From August to September 2014, Lil Wayne embarked on a concert tour alongside Drake, billed
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. On August 14, 2014, Lil Wayne appeared on
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's '' First Take'', where he unveiled the
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for ''Tha Carter V'', which features Wayne's mother: "It's perfect," Wayne said. "I always go with a baby picture. I wanted to go with one with my mama this time...To have my mom on there is more than an accomplishment. It's an achievement." During the ESPN interview, Wayne also announced that the album would be released on October 28, 2014. On October 28, 2014, Wayne released a
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(PSA), where he revealed the album had been delayed due to the album's tentative track list having over 31 songs. During the PSA, he stated that he worked too hard and refuses to cheat his fans and himself, therefore he came up with a way to give his fans every song he has recorded for the album, announcing: "the first part of the ''Carter V'' album will be dropping December 9. Stay tuned for the next part of the album". On December 4, 2014, just five days before the album was due to be released, Wayne issued a statement saying the album would not be released on its expected release date, due to his displeasure with
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label-boss Birdman not wanting to release the album although it had been completed. Wayne also expressed his feelings by stating he felt both he and his creativity were being held "prisoner". On January 20, 2015, Wayne
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Sorry 4 the Wait 2 ''Sorry 4 the Wait 2'' is a mixtape by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on January 20, 2015 to compensate for the continued delay of his twelfth studio album ''Tha Carter V''. It is the sequel to Wayne's ''Sorry 4 the Wait'' (2011) mixtape, whic ...
'', a mixtape to compensate for the continued delay of ''Tha Carter V''. It is the sequel to 2011's ''
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'', which served the same purpose during the delay of his ninth album, ''
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'' (2011). Upon ''Sorry for the Wait 2''s release, it was noted Wayne disses Birdman and Cash Money Records several times throughout the mixtape. Birdman was reported to be upset with this. Despite his legal battle with Cash Money, during the time when the album was in flux, Lil Wayne claimed to have authority over when and how the album got released. He spoke in an interview at the time, stating: "Of course you're going to see ''Tha Carter V''. I just don't want to put it out the wrong way. Honestly, I can do what I want at any time. The fans deserve it to be right and that's how it's gonna be. I'ma make sure it's right. I can drop whatever I want to drop. That's why I keep dropping whatever I want to drop. But I'm not gonna give them ''Carter V'' the wrong way." Wayne appeared on ''
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'', and played the song "Dedicate". On November 10, 2018, Wayne released 3 additional songs, "What About Me (feat.
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)," "Hasta La Vista," and "In This House (featuring
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)." On November 10, 2018, Lil Wayne performed two songs, "Can't Be Broken" with surprise guest Halsey and "Uproar" with
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, from the album on
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. On December 13, 2018 Lil Wayne performed Don't Cry on
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and paid homage to rapper
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.


Critical reception

''Tha Carter V'' received generally favourable reviews from critics, with many considering it to be his best album since ''
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'' but criticizing its length. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
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score of 72, based on fourteen reviews. A.D. Amorosi of ''
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'' gave a very positive review, writing, "Musically, despite the age of some of the songs, ''V'' is fresh, flush and even frenetic at times, with the crunch of the Southern trap and ropey rap-rock sounds that Wayne pretty much started in the first place." Evan Rytlewski of ''
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'' said, "The long-delayed album captures Wayne how we want to remember him: openhearted, word-drunk, and exhilarated by the possibilities of his own versatility", and that "the most surprising takeaway from ''Tha Carter V'', it turns out, isn't that Wayne still has music this vital in him. It's that after all these years, there's still more to learn about him." Hanif Abdurraqib of ''
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'' said, "Wayne is, by nature, an exciting rapper. His breathless, consistently accelerating flow is still present here, though not varied enough to work as well as it once did back in the day." Mitch Findlay of ''HotNewHipHop'' said, "''Tha Carter V'' seemed destined for anticlimax. Luckily, Weezy made sure to revisit his project with modern sensibilities, imbuing the album with a sense of wisdom he may not possessed upon its initial conception. As a result, ''Tha Carter V'' feels insightful enough to appease those seeking something new from Wayne, while staying familiar enough for the ones who simply missed the flourishment of rap's elder statesman." Mosi Reeves from
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said, "It's an album full of poignant bars, fire, and passion from an artist who doesn't have anything left to prove", and that "Tha Carter V can't compare to the first three point five Carter installments, or his epochal 2005–2007 mixtape run. But it doesn't need to." Thomas Hobbs from Highsnobiety said, “It might not be the best in the Carter series, but it's potentially the most important, paving the way for a new chapter in Weezy's career where more philosophical lyricism should allow him to transition into the role of a rap elder statesman, a lot like JAY-Z did with ''4:44''. ''Tha Carter V'' is a testament to the notion that when its creator is feeling up to the task, he has the look and feel of one of the greats.” The staff of '' XXL'' magazine said, "The album is indeed, as much for the journey that led to its release as the previously unseen layers that Weezy reveals." Erin Hannon from ''
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'' said, "Relationships with women are at the forefront of ''Tha Carter V'', including a desperate cry for help from his mother on "I Love You Dwayne," which leads into the sorrowful "Don't Cry," featuring a chorus from the late XXXTENTACION. ... Despite the revelations, the album is not without its expected bangers." Andy Kellman of
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said, "Almost 90 minutes in length, it's pieced together with material recorded from years to weeks ahead of release, and one cut goes back to resemble an early-2000s crossover bid, from its smoothly melodic Mannie Fresh production to its Ashanti hook. A greater portion forms a sluggish, indistinct mass... For all the excess and buildup, this exhibits Wayne on an upswing, lucid and invigorated." However, Jordan Bassett of ''
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'' gave the album a more mixed review, stating that "It could have been his emotional swansong, and much of this long-delayed album is an elegiac homage to Lil Wayne's outlier status as an elder statesman of hip-hop. Sadly, he cheapens himself on ''Tha Carter V''", later clarifying the reason as 'misogyny'". Jon Sorentino Caramanica from ''
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'' said, "Excess bravado was always a part of his proposition, but this album drags and seeps, with long stretches of shrugs in between moments of invention." Lil Wayne can still spew bars with dizzying dexterity, but his self-editing isn't great; there are terrific beats (Uproar) and lame ones (Took His Time). Mona Lisa is a piece of storytelling noir in which Wayne goes head-to-head with Kendrick Lamar, and does not come out lacking. It's not that C5 is too little, too late; more that the baton between the generations passed some time ago.


Accolades


Commercial performance

''Tha Carter V'' debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 480,000
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s, including 140,000 pure album sales. It had the second-largest streaming week for an album with 433 million streams. Upon release of the album, Lil Wayne became the first artist to debut 2 songs in the top 5 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The record is also Lil Wayne's fourth US number-one album. It is his third album to top
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, opening at number one there with 24,000 consumption units. As of November 18, 2018, ''Tha Carter V'' has sold one million album-equivalent units in the United States. The album debuted at number 5 on the
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, giving Wayne his highest-charting album in the United Kingdom. After the album's release on September 28, one of its hit singles, " Uproar", had sparked a viral dance challenge shortly after. Notable celebrities and Internet stars had participated in this challenge, such as Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Shiggy, and Lil Wayne's daughter, Reginae Carter.


Track listing

Credits adapted from
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and BMI. Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer * "I Love You Dwayne" features vocals by Jacida Carter, Lil Wayne's mother * "Can't Be Broken" features uncredited vocals by
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. * "Hittas" features uncredited vocals by
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* The Deluxe Edition begins with tracks 27 through 33, then tracks 24 through 26 and lastly contains the original 23 tracks of Tha Carter V Samples * "Dedicate" contains a sample from a 2009 speech by
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, and "Dedication" written by
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, Joshua Luellen and Michael Dean, performed by
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* "Uproar" contains a sample of " Special Delivery", performed by
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, performed by
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Nate Dogg Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), known professionally as Nate Dogg, was an American singer and rapper. He gained recognition for providing guest vocals for a multitude of hit rap songs between 1992 and 2007, earning the ...
and Six-Two * "Let It All Work Out" contains a sample of "Indecision", written and performed by
Sampha Sampha Lahai Sisay (born 16 November 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from Morden, South London. Sampha is widely known for his collaborative work with Kendrick Lamar, SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Drake, Kanye Wes ...


Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. * * * ;Performance *
Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
– main artist *
XXXTentacion Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Though a controversial figure due to his widely publicized legal troubles, XXXTentacion ga ...
– featured artist *
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...
– featured artist * Travis Scott – featured artist *
Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accent ...
– featured artist *
Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...
– featured artist * Sosamann – featured artist * Reginae Carter – featured artist *
Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...
– featured artist * Ashanti – featured artist *
Mack Maine Jermaine Anthony Preyan (born July 28, 1982), better known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American record executive, songwriter, and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. Mack Maine has been the president of Young Money Entertainment since 2 ...
– featured artist *
Nivea Nivea (, stylized as NIVEA) is a German personal care brand that specializes in skin and body care. It is owned by the Hamburg-based company Beiersdorf Global AG. The company was founded on 28 March 1882, by Paul Carl Beiersdorf. In 1890, it w ...
– featured artist *
Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his variegated vocals, Malone has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of hip ...
– featured artist *
Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...
– featured artist * Jacida Carter – vocals *
Thomas Troelsen Thomas Troelsen (born 6 October 1981) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and producer from Skive. Troelsen has written and produced songs for Pitbull, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Drengene fra Angora, Nile Rodgers, Jason Derulo ...
– vocals * Anita Faye Wilson – vocals *
Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
– uncredited vocals *
Betty Wright Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teena ...
– background vocals ;Instrumentation * Jonah Christian – keyboards , organs * Keith Cooper – clarinet , flute * Kev Marcus – violin * Wilner Baptiste
viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...
* Frank E – drums * Johnny Yukon – bass , drums , electric bass , keyboards , synthesizers * Jonathan Buice – keyboards ;Production * Lil Wayne – executive production * Ben Billions – production * Z3N – production * Louie Haze – production * Manny Galvez – production * Roc & Mayne – production * Avenue – production * Swizz Beatz – production * DrtWrk – production *
Sevn Thomas Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's "Pop Style" and "Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's " Wake Up ...
– production * Thomas Troelsen – production * Jonah Christian – production * Bloque – production *
Infamous Infamous may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * ''Infamous'' (2006 film), an American drama film * ''Infamous'' (2020 film), an American crime thriller film * "Infamous", an episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinj ...
– production , additional production *
DJ Frank E Justin Franks, known professionally as DJ Frank E, is an American DJ and record producer from Denver, Colorado. Frank E started working closely with Adelio Lombardi, founder of Side 3 Entertainment and owner of Side 3 Studios in Denver, while ...
– production * Johnny Yukon – production * ACE – production * Sak Pase – production *
Zaytoven Xavier Lamar Dotson (born January 12, 1980), professionally known as Zaytoven, is an American trap music record producer, disc jockey, and keyboardist from Atlanta, Georgia. He has released collaborative projects with artists including Gucci Ma ...
– production * R!o – production * Jayones – production * Fatboymixx – production * FreeWayTJay – production *
DJ Mustard Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer and beatmaker. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow California-bred artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign; among var ...
– production * Mike Free – production *
Mannie Fresh Byron Otto Thomas (born March 20, 1969), better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is an American music producer and rapper. He's best known for his productions on Cash Money Records releases, as well being half of the hip hop duo (alongside ...
– production * 808-Ray – production *
Cool & Dre Cool & Dre are a record production and songwriting duo from North Miami, Florida, consisting of Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano and Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon. The duo are best known for their work with Terror Squad founder Fat Joe, first ...
– production *
Metro Boomin Leland Tyler Wayne (born September 16, 1993), professionally known as Metro Boomin, is an American record producer, record executive, beatmaker, and DJ. He is known for his dark production style and its influence on modern hip hop and trap. R ...
– production * Jordan – production * Myles William – production *
Reefa Sharif "Reefa" Slater is a music producer who has produced for notable artists. He was raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and currently heads a production company for emerging artists and producers. Production work/involvement Sharif "Reefa" Slate ...
– production * Onhel – production *
Tay Keith Tay may refer to: People and languages * Tay (name), including lists of people with the given name, surname and nickname * Tay people, an ethnic group of Vietnam ** Tày language *Atayal language, an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan (ISO 639 ...
– production * Frank E – additional production * Nick The Piff – additional production * John Cunningham – vocal production * Kamo – co-production * Prince 85 – co-production ;Technical * Fabian Marasciullo – mixing * McCoy Socalgargoyle – mixing assistance * Manny Galvez – recording * Matthew Testa – recording * Big Juice – recording * Angel Aponte – recording *
MixedByAli Derek Ali (born November 1, 1989), better known by his moniker MixedByAli, is an American mixing engineer. His career began in Los Angeles in the late 2000s recording and mixing for Top Dawg Entertainment artists Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, SZA an ...
– recording * Omar Loya – recording * Jeff Edwards – recording *
Louis Bell Louis Russell Bell (born May 27, 1982) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Bell's work includes production for Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, 5 Seconds of Summer, T ...
– recording * John Kercy – recording * Javier Valverde – recording * Steve Valdez – recording * Jason Delattiboudere – recording assistance * Sam Allison – recording assistance * Manny Park – recording assistance * Jeffrey Tanner – recording assistance * Carlos A. Molina – recording assistance * Brian Judd – recording assistance * Andy Rodriguez – recording assistance ;Notes * "What About Me", "In This House", and "Hasta La Vista" are credited as tracks 24, 25, 26, respectively.


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