Lil Wayne To Release Carter 4 A Day Early

Lil wayne's Carter 4 Album is one of the most anticipated albums by hip hop fans and the music world generally this year. His Carter 3 album was released in 2008, and it went three times Platinum in the U.S alone. Rebirth, and I Am Not A Human Being are not counted as official albums by real rap enthusiast. For one, Rebirth was a rock album, and I Am Not  A Human Being was an EP. Both did okay commercially; (Rebirth ended up selling 683,000 copies in the U.S, and I Am Not A Human Being has sold 925,000 copies so far), and are evidence that Carter 4 is also going to be a commercial success. Lil Wayne has decided to release Carter 4 digitally a day before the album hits stores.

Following his performance at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday (August 28^th), Lil Wayne plans to make his oft-delayed new album Tha Carter IV available at digital retailers at midnight.

According to Billboard.biz, the Young Money chief hopes that his performance will inspire fans to purchase the album in stores like iTunes and Amazon.com before it hits physical retailers on August 29^th. “I am extremely excited to be the first artist to utilize such an amazing idea. I hope that I can open the door for others," said Wayne in a statement.

I think Carter 4 would definitely go Gold in its first week, and that wont be off the quality of the album, but the brand Lil Wayne has been able to build in the industry so far. I am not saying i doubt lil wayne's rap skills, but even if it ends up being a weak album, it would still sell off the buzz wayne has.