''Dedication 6'' is a two part mixtape by American rapper Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama. The first part of the mixtape was released on December 25, 2017. A second part of the mixtape titled ''Dedication 6: Reloaded'' was released on January 26, 2018. It is the sixth installment of Lil Wayne's "''Dedication''" series, following its predecessors '' The Dedication'', ''

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Dedication 3 ''Dedication 3'' is a mixtape by Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama. It is the sequel to its predecessors, '' The Dedication'' and the highly successful ''Dedication 2'', becoming the third in Lil Wayne's "Gangsta Grillz" series. Lil Wayne also told MT ...

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" chronology.

Background

On February 2, 2015,

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posted a picture of him,

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with the caption, "Sorry For The Wait 2. Carter V. Dedication 6". Hip-hop publications, like HotNewHipHop, interpreted the post as an indicator that ''Dedication 6'' will be released after ''

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''. On April 4, 2016,

invited

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on an episode of his

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podcast "Streetz is Watchin" to discuss the release of the album, ''

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''. The topic of conversation eventually turned to Lil Wayne and DJ Drama's "''Dedication''" mixtape series, and specifically the whereabouts of the next installment, ''Dedication 6''. Wayne also said:

Promotion

Lil Wayne has teased the mixtape several times throughout 2016 and 2017. It was rumored to release some time before the end of 2017. Lil Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant hinted it may release in November 2017. Lil Wayne announced on Twitter that the mixtape would be released on Christmas Day. A few days before the mixtape's release, Lil Wayne released the audios of the tracks "Bank Account" and "Blackin Out" on his

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page. On December 29, 2017, Wayne announced on his

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a second part of Dedication 6 titled "Dedication 6: Reloaded" and released the audio to the track "Family Feud". On January 23, 2018, Wayne released the audio to the track "Big Bad Wolf". The following day, Wayne released "Bloody Mary" featuring

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Track listing

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dedication 6 Lil Wayne albums Young Money Entertainment albums Sequel albums DJ Drama albums