Jun 20 2008
Lil Wayne thanks fans for 1 million Carter III sold

Lil Wayne’s Video Blog: Thanks Fans for Buying Tha Carter III

Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III went platinum in a single week.
Actual numbers at the register.. 1,005,545. Wayne doubled up on that industry-wide surprise by posting a video blog to thank his fans.

“Ya’ll did that. She (Sylvia Rhone) said we did that. I didn’t do nothing. I just recorded it. That’s all I did. Recorded it, right here, and other places. And I be having fun when I record, because I had read this book at the book drive that said you supposed to record like crazy. So I record and I just don’t stop. Like Lil Bam Bam, I just don’t stop. I just keep on going. I just don’t stop..”

I’d love to hack into that syrup induced rambling, but that’s the Lil Wayne speak that charts #1.

The Book Drive?

One million people understood that.


☼ What's Your Opinion? ☼

1 Buckwheat Fri, Jun 20, 2008 - 1:42 pm

Hey Lil’ Wayne learn some english. You sound so f**king ignorant. But I’ll give you credit you have a bunch of ignorant niggas buying your shit.

2 Phillips Fri, Jun 20, 2008 - 7:44 pm

hey lil wayne can u stop rapping about money hoes and cars plz? and can u stop calling ur self the best rapper alive too? cuz eminem jay z nas dmx are way better than you man. Your best song is “Fireman”
thats it. All other songs sucks ass!

3 So Sad Sat, Jun 21, 2008 - 12:43 am

Damn this dumb ass nigga sounds so ignorant I am listening to his “blog” as I type this. This is sad that our youths are going in this direction. Once you become a millionare you have a responsibility to get some english lessons and do something positive. I hope this ghetto clown makes a 180 degree turn now that he has the dough. Please get some speech therapy or do no more interviews.

4 isis Sat, Jun 21, 2008 - 7:13 am

stop hatin’ and pray for him…everything positive he has…he’s earned…so stop hatin…he’s the best..and yall know it..out

5 Nobody's Hatin Sat, Jun 21, 2008 - 11:39 am

Nobody is Hatin’ he did earn everything he has. How can he be the best when you can’t understand him? Why must (some) African-American millionares look and sound like him. This is one reason that other races think the only way we can make millions is through rap and sports.

6 petra Sat, Jun 21, 2008 - 7:45 pm

the issue is not whether or not he is able to speak with intelligence…b/c he can and he has…the issue is his obvious drug abuse…which is his problem and concern alone…if his fans don’t care…why the f**k does anyone else care…just don’t listen to his shit…it’s just that simple…stop makin him relevant to your lives, if u don’t like him…he attends college and is a psych major…he just refuses to give a f**k about what anyone thinks about him…which I totally admire…and he is one of the most important lyricist of our time…whoever can’t see this, obviously has no knowledge of quality rap…it’s funny to see comments from people who have no knowledge of rap and just started listening a few years ago…

7 Nobody's hatin' Sat, Jun 21, 2008 - 8:17 pm

The issue IS whether he can speak and if you can’t see that take your ass to a job interview, sound as ignorant as he does and see if you come out with the position. His fans don’t care because this is the direction of our race. He clearly isn’t relevant in my life because I am not the one that is defending his ignorance.  Just because he attends college and is a psych major doesn’t mean a thing he will still need to know English if he were ever to put that degree to use. No lyricist is “important.” If he is to you you need to take your life in another direction. The word important needs to be saved for people like Barack Obama not a damn rapper. BTW, I’d be willing to bet that I have more knowledge about the rap game then you do.

8 petra Sat, Jun 21, 2008 - 11:05 pm

1st..the issue is NOT whether he can speak…who cares…unlike Obama, whom I dearly support, he is not running for presidency or any other job…he’s just makin f**king music…which people can either choose to listen to or not…it’s entertainment and nothing more..parent your children, and they should be fine…2nd..as far as the direction of the youth…focus on what you can personally do to help the generation..instead of criticizing the product of socio-economic and racial oppression in this damn country…3rd…who the f**k cares about English and it’s usage…u can be a black grammatical genius and still be unemployed in this country…4th..as far as my life…u know don’t shit about me…i’m doing just fine…worry bout yourself…i only a fan that made an observation…lil’ wayne has his faults…as u and i do..our difference is that i will never criticize any of my people…but it was funny to hear all the negativity about an issue that is so irrelevant…he does not represent the black race..and anyone afraid that white people or any other race will judge us due to his behavior has some serious internal issues and insecurity…b/c they judge us period…5th..lol..if u have more knowledge about the game than me…cool…who gives a f**k..i never claimed to have an extensive knowledge dating back to the 80’s or whatever..if u do…then cool “Nobody’s hatin’(who kinda/sorta is)...i wasn’t talkin bout yo touchy, sensitive ass..lol..weezy is a talented brotha who has made it out the gutter..that’s what I choose to focus on..some of u may never understand that…and u know what..no one cares.

9 Nobody's hatin' Sun, Jun 22, 2008 - 2:04 pm

First the issue IS whether he can speak and if you can’t get that it tells me where you are in life. Do you think that his fans aren’t trying to rap his lyrics? speak ghetto like he does?, act “cool” like he does? If not then you are blind in the world. Who cares… every BLACK ADULT with children that idolize that clown should care that is how we can make change. I was so proud of my daughter when I asked her if she liked his music and she said not really and I said why she told me that she really couldn’t understand what he is saying. You are right you can be a grammatical genius and not have a job BUT if you don’t sound like a ghetto idiot your chances are a hell of alot better in life. But apparently some of us (Petra) aren’t smart enough to realize that. The saying that “I will never criticize a person just because he/she is black is stupid. That’s like saying a black person robs a bank but I can’t criticize because he is black. I will criticize stupidity because this is the direction of our young. That is another thing that you don’t realize is that he does represent black people like it or not. Why do you think that white women hold clutch their purses tighter when the see a black man? It’s because that is what they see on the news that we rob people. He is what they see on MTV or BET when the tune into it. They see his interviews when he sounds like a blithering idiot and that’s what they think all of us are. You never claimed that you had more knowledge than me about hip-hop but you did assume that the posters that think Lil’ Wayne is dumb just started listening to rap. (Read your own post) If you call wanting a person to speak and act intelligent hatin’, then that is what I am doing but that is sad because I call it helping. Who is the touchy sensitive one now. The minute someone criticizes some one we are all hatin’, no dummy we are criticizing. Bottom line is that he is a talented guy but he needs to take some of that money he made with that talent, as Magic Johnson did, and get some speech therapy.

10 petra Sun, Jun 22, 2008 - 11:52 pm

1st..i’m most likely doing better than u are in all aspects of life..2nd..if fans are imitating him, there are larger issues at hand..b/c none of the fans I know ever imitate anyone..3rd..i’m not sure how you and your daughter can’t understand what he says…b/c over a million people can..personally, i have no trouble understanding him or someone dissimilar such as shakespeare..when weezy is sober, what he says is understandable..only some white or white-washed people may have trouble understanding him..learn some slang..be diverse plz, b/c there is nothing wrong with slang..if u pay attention..u can see white people taking our slang from five yrs. ago & using it like it’s theirs..4th..it’s no secret..in order to get a job is this country, u have to impersonate a white person..duh, dummy…5th..like i said..i will never criticize any of my people..u see “stupid” actions..i see deep rooted problems in my community that can all be traced to slavery and its effects on my people(which continue to be ignored)..& f**k any white person who clenches a purse due to seeing someone black..i hope u “criticize” them, as well, for stereotyping us..or do u have the guts..there are far more white criminals than black ones..the problem is the media and the idiots that follow it like it’s a religious cult..news is nothing more than propaganda..the bottom line is..not every black person in america wants to be like white people..u may..but not everyone does..unlike magic..weezy does not want to speak like a white person (let me break this down in terms u may understand..white people determined what was intelligent speech..and it happened to be their language).. his music is a reflection of his environment and his experiences..if u and your daughter can’t relate..listen to artists that u can relate to..lastly..i have nothing more to say on the matter, b/c talking to u is like talking to a wannabe white elitist baboon..peace.

11 Nobody's hatin' Mon, Jun 23, 2008 - 1:33 am

Wow, you compared Weesy to Shakespeare, you have just confirmed what type of dope you are. Only a classless uneducated person would try to make this nonissue because they have no future. Fans imitate there idols all the time what planet are you from to say that it is problem to imitate your idol. If a person tries to imitate Michael Jordan on the court that is a problem? If a child tries to imitate the class that Barack Obama shows that is a problem? How stupid are you. It’s not that over a million people can understand that dummy it is that he is what’s now. That is how it works but I guess your dumb ghetto ass didn’t know that. True there is nothing wrong with slang BUT if that is all you know you will end up living in the hood forever. With the exception of being a rap star or a sports player you AIN’T going nowhere. “In order to get a job in this country you have to act white”. That is so far from the truth that it is sad. It’s sad that you equate being intelligent to being white. That shows me what your everyday life is like. “Would you like some fries with that?” The problems in the Black community are deep rooted because of people like you that like to see them continued. Some times you can’t blame the white man for your problems. There are some things but ghetto acting, ebonics talking millionares spending $150,000 on a ring isn’t one of them. I have the guts to criticize anyone white, black or whatever, even your stupid ass. So unlike you when it comes to this you can’t blame the white man because they aren’t raising your children. Magic doesn’t want to speak like a white persn he wanted to speak intelligently. There you go again putting your own race down you are clearly suggesting that white people are intelligent and blacks know ebonics. YOU ARE SAD. The fact that you have nothing else to say is fine with me because talking to you is like talking to a gutter rat, a 12 year child old that just won’t get it, someone uneducated, someone that lives in the projects, or a chick with 8 kids and 5 baby daddies. You so hood. lol!!! I actually hope you don’t have any children because you would clearly be adding to the problem.

12 Did I just read that Mon, Jun 23, 2008 - 9:58 am

Did that poster compare Lil’ Wayne to Shakespeare? Some people are so stupid. He is just a rapper dumb-dumb. Get real.

13 nobody's hatin' Mon, Jun 23, 2008 - 3:19 pm

To the post above, some people just can’t be helped. With that ghetto mentallity they know what they know and what they know is ghetto. What next will she compare Soulja Boy to Barack Obama. That was one of the all time bone-headed statements of all time.

14 a-dub Fri, Jun 27, 2008 - 4:53 pm

Hi haters.

I Love lil wayne!!! Keep doin ur thing.

p.s. I completely agree with petra.

15 Mike Fri, Jun 27, 2008 - 6:41 pm

Petra is an idiot and Lil’ Wayne is ignorant. Sad to see where the black youths are in this day and time. You people are the reason that black america is looked like as it is. We need to put ignorance down not support it as you all do.

16 weezy fan Sat, Jun 28, 2008 - 7:31 pm

oh shut the f**k up…............get the f**k off this site and watcha another blog if u dont like him and his music…............u guys clearly dont have lives

17 To Weezy Fan Sat, Jun 28, 2008 - 8:31 pm

Fuck you Weezy Fan, Get an education so you don’t sound as dumb as his ignorant ass. Nobody is talking to your ass so I guess the one that doesn’t have a life really is you. Weezy is illiterate and you like him so what does that mkae you? Answer… Just as stupid…

18 Jacob Sat, Jun 28, 2008 - 11:40 pm

Why do you people look up to guys like Lil’ Wayne. With Barack Obama about to become the first Black president I thought you people would start to rise above people like him. One person on this forum said that he doesn’t represent black people but I will tell you as a white person a number of people that I know think that he is what all of you act like. My girlfriend is black so I know that isn’t true but a lot of white people don’t. So to the people that think that Lil’ Wayne and Michael Vick And R. Kelly don’t represent you I just say think again.

19 YEAH... i said it..... Sun, Jun 29, 2008 - 3:55 am

F*CK WHITE PEOPLE OR ANYONE IGNORANT ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL AND THINK THAT PERSON DEFINES EVERYONE IN HIS/HER RACE…THAT IS COMPLETELY IGNORANT…IN SHORT…JACOB YOUR FRIENDS ARE COMPLETELY IGNORANT…WHAT SAVED YOU FROM BEING IGNORANT WAS YOUR GIRL…BASICALLY, THAT’S LIKE ME SAYING ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE LIKE JEFFREY DAHMER….FOR ALL I CARE YOUR FRIENDS CAN GO BACK TO BEING CANNIBALISTIC NEANDERTHALS F*CKING SHEEP AND WALKING ON ALL FOURS

20 To the post above Sun, Jun 29, 2008 - 1:58 pm

I understand what you are saying. But you have to understand there is a thing called steryotyping and what a lot of (white people) see on the news on BET, MTV and read in the news paper is what they know about us and I have to say you hardly ever see anything good about us on TV or in the paper. So I also see what the white boy was saying. Too many times in our race we do idolize thugs and ignorant rappers who glorify drugs and calling females bitches and lets face it too many of our millionares are uneducated but they are millionares.

21 Jacob Tue, Jul 01, 2008 - 1:52 am

Why do we (white People) praise the top of our race and you guys praise the bottom of yours? To Yeah I said it don’t be mad at white people because you guys idolize thugs. Try raising your standards.

22 monstagoth13 Tue, Jul 01, 2008 - 10:15 am

im a lil wayne fan!!!
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23 lil wayne Tue, Jul 01, 2008 - 10:16 am

i h8 white people

24 dothadamnthing Tue, Jul 01, 2008 - 12:06 pm

damn all yall hatin on wayne i dont get it you talk like you know him f**k you dont…what kinda rapper talks good english anyways? weezy does know real english hes just high outta his f**kin mind on sssyyyrupp…and in case you dont know he is attending the Univ. of Houston right now too and majoring in psychology…but ok you can think hes just a dumb ass ghetto nigga if you want…easy

25 So Depressing Tue, Jul 01, 2008 - 1:06 pm

So your point is that all rappers speak ignorantly anyways so its ok? He’s attending college in Houston, that’s fine, I hope he learns english there. Look the guy is a millionare, he needs to act and speak like one. There are a lot of us that don’t realize that he does represent what people think of us how people think we will act when we get money and when the dummys that don’t realize this start to we will be better off.

26 YEAH... i said it..... Fri, Jul 18, 2008 - 4:34 pm

Jacob,...first of all, I idolize God only…nothing or no one else…second, i don’t speak for anyone else in my race..and for you to do so shows your ingorance…third…have you forgotten all of your “people” that worship some of your race’s f**k ups such as Ted Bundy…Britney Spears…Lindsay Lohan..and, my all time favorite,..George Bush…so save your bullshit for someone else…fourth…I support people like Obama and people like Weezy…you are a white person…don’t try to figure it out…you are a typical white person…unfortunately, your opinion about who is at the top or bottom of my race does not matter to me…criticism or judgement from white people don’t count…if you’re looking for a project or a way to busy yourself…go talk to the millions of your “people” who walk around all day trying to be what they think is being “black,” trying to learn slang, idolizing my people (especially rappers), and wishing they were cool as us…or go do meth..which your “people” are, also, good at..

27 YEAH... i said it..... Fri, Jul 18, 2008 - 4:40 pm

my bad…ignorance..typo…lol

28 How low can rap go Mon, Oct 06, 2008 - 8:58 am

If I ever hear a female go wee ooh wee ooh wee when I am hittin’ it I am going to pack up my d*ck and leave. That is a stupid f**kin song.

29 Rockboi Wed, Oct 29, 2008 - 7:26 pm

Damn Dis Dude Is Nice.Lil Wayne,Keep Dat Shyt UP.  As A Young Rapper I Look Up At You And See A Nice Dude.  SO DONT DO NO DUMB SHYT AND GET YOURSELF IN TROUBLE> AND ALL DEM HATAZ…..F*CK EM’

30 deez Thu, Oct 30, 2008 - 10:10 pm

“criticism or judgement from white people don’t count”

That’s nice to know.  Now, let’s reverse that and have someone saying something like “criticism from black people doesn’t count.”  How fast will the cries of racism start?  Can’t have whitie criticizing black folks and keepin’ them down now, can you?  No matter how true a particular piece of criticism may be, no matter how many times blacks kill/rob/beat up each other or others, just keep your mouth shut if you’re white.  Oh, and keep on paying taxes.  The goddamn jails are packed with africans, but it’s whitie’s fault.  Kid’s father took off?  It’s whitie’s fault.  You didn’t pay your power bill (but your car has twenny foes yo!) and the shit got cut off?  Blame whitie. 

Muthaf**ka please.  Grow a set of nuts and handle your goddamn business if you want respect.  Pay your bills, put the gun down, learn to speak English.  It’s certainly not all blacks that are this way, but a goddamn lot of them are.  Don’t get pissy at me for pointing it out-I didn’t make it that way.  A bunch of blacks did that to themselves.  One last thing-when a black kid does well in school, STOP PUTTING HIM OR HER DOWN.  What is that shit about?

31 Deez nuts Thu, Oct 30, 2008 - 10:58 pm

Your criticism doesn’t count because your punk ass is white. As many of you that f**k your sisters, suck off and f**k dogs, but of course it’s not abusing animals because white people do it, your children shoot up schools, because their parents don’t love them, everytime I see a porno it’s a white girl getting cum in her eye, and you want to try to criticise us. Clean up your own yard before you bring your punk ass to ours. Tell me this why is it that 80% of the guys on To Catch a Predator white? If you have never seen the show let me tell your small d*ck having ass what it’s about. It’s about men, usually white men, trying to seduce 11, 12, and 13 year old girls and boys for sex over the internet. Why do you guys do that? Oh, I know it’s because of those small ass d*cks that you have so you really know that you can’t deal with a woman. Hell, both parents are supposedly home in the white family’s yet your kids are shooting up schools, drinking and drugging in school, planning mass pregnancies in school (Massachussets) growing up to rape children, need I keep going punk but I guess that is the Mighty black mans fault ha??? Why do a lot of white men fear us so they grow up becomes racist cops and harrass us for no reason? Why did you have to bring out your racist remarks behind a computer instead of in one of our faces? Answer because you would have gotten your f**king teeth kicked in whitey. Why do you motherf**kers let your children tell you, the parent, what to do? These questions can go on and on but I don’t even have to waste my time on you but what you should do is bring your “concerns” about us to one of our faces and you WILL get your answers boy.

32 JusNod Wed, Nov 12, 2008 - 10:59 pm

Lil Wayne is doin his thing no doubt but…!There are so many unfound artist out there still waiting to shine. No matter how good you are there’s someone tryin to out do you… Real talk type JusNod in ya google browser and you’ll see some underground music on the myspace. I know I should be signed but I just havent been spotted yet.

33 damn dick eaters hop off he still got more money t Tue, Dec 02, 2008 - 10:20 am

how about yall all hop off lil wayne d*ck casue yall all on his shit damn all mad cause black people doing something good wit they life shut the f**k up cause he f**ked all yall moms anyway lol i love lil wayne yup and he went to a arts school so yall done know nuffin he is highly educated so hop OFF

34 Above Tue, Dec 02, 2008 - 10:55 am

You sound just as ignorant as he does. No wonder you are a fan of his. This isn’t about black people doing their thing. This is about acting and speaking intelligently. Sometimes WE black people try to use race when it is unneccessary.

35 scrapy coco Fri, May 01, 2009 - 9:27 pm

me luv weezy

36 i love school Fri, May 15, 2009 - 3:10 pm

i hope you guys didnt drop out of school or anything because everyone needs education.

37 hip hop model Sun, Mar 07, 2010 - 2:29 pm

truly some food for thought

38 Toni uptown asap Sun, Apr 11, 2010 - 12:53 am

i love u wayne, always will, iam from uptown Clara and Amelia N.O for life. Keep your head up pap were praying for (:

39 Toni uptown asap Sun, Apr 11, 2010 - 12:56 am

Oh by the way watch your hommies,keep them enemies close. You might have to bake a cake for their ass

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