Life & Times of Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.

Who:Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
What:Tha Carter III
Where:Anywhere in the US where there's a radio, cd player,MP3 player or TV
When:Summer 2008
Why:It's been 3 years since he's dropped an OFFICIAL album

OMG he's everywhere! I see this little gremlin-midget all over Youtube, BET, MTV and any other station that hasn't quite grown tired of him...yet. I've even noticed my mother unconscious of her Lil Wayne rants as if she knows what shes talking about. Quite honestly I've grown a bit agitated and annoyed with the constant quoting of Lil Wayne as if he's speaking the gospel. But for some reason I can't grow to hate him. Tha Cater III could be considered by many as the official album of the Summer for 2008. His record sales have reached ultimate industry heights having sold over a million copies in the first week. In my opinion this is one of the best collaborative albums in the history of recent hip hop. The Carter III callabos include Jay-Z, Bobby Valentino, Robin Thicke, David Banner, T. Pain etc. (The list goes around the corner and out the door) But enough of that. Let's look at Lil Wayne's progress throughout the years from a member of The Hot Boys to self proclaimed "Best Rapper Alive". For reference I've included a chart of record sales I found in the Feb 9 2008 issue of Billboard Magazine.
Weezy has released six albums and has more than 40 guest appearances since 1999--17 of those collaborations in the last two years. Below are the top 11 collaborations as sited in Billboard Mag.
Billboard Chart Topping Collaborations
You (LLoyd f/ Lil wayne) Peaked at #1
Soldier (Destiny's Child f/ T.I. & Lil Wayne Peaked at #3
Duffle Bag Boy (Playa's Circle f/ Lil Wayne Peaked at #4
Back That Thang Up (Juvenile f/ Manny Fresh & Lil Wayne) Peaked at #5
Gimme That Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne) Peaked at #5
Make It Rain (Fat Joe f/ Lil Wayne) Peaked at #6
Stuntin Like My Daddy (Birdman & Lil Wayne) Peaked at #7
Bling Bling(BG f/Baby,Turk,Manny fresh,Juvenile,& Lil Wayne) Peaked at #13
Pop Bottles(Birdman f/ Lil Wayne) Peaked at #15
Tha Block Is Hot(f/ Juvenile & BG) Peaked at #24
Holla @ Me(DJ Khaled f/Lil Wayne,Paul Wall,Fat Joe,Rick Ross &Pitt Bull) Peaked at #24
How's that for a track record? According to the Billboard article, Wayne plans on continuing to make guest appearances on other artists' records which he considers his most essential promotional stategy.

A lot of people tell me not to jump on all these features, but I don't listen to nobody. I love to make music with people and for people. If you create it for yourself, it's selfish of you. What I create is beautiful, and I like to share the beauty. I promote myself. At the end of the day, who is the victor in that situation? Lil Wayne.

Now back to the issue at hand
Did I buy the whole cd(Tha Carter III)? No
Did I download some songs from iTunes? Yes
Do I blast it while I'm cleaning my house on a Saturday morning? Yes
Do I Let the Beat Build every morning while I'm getting ready for work? Yes
Well that's good enough for me. In conclusion, I dig Tha Carter III and Lil Wayne as a artist. I'm just a little Weezied out for the rest of the year. Hopefully, just hopefully they won't exhaust his stardom like they often do with most popular artists.