It's Yo Birthday: Lil Wayne's 25 Top Album Tracks

Lil Tunechi has accomplished a heck of a lot in his three decades and a year. Joining Cash Money Records at the tender age of nine, he has since spent a highly respectable 22 years (and counting) in the hip hop business. The New Orleans rapper has clocked up some remarkable statistics in his discography, with 10 studio albums, 19 mixtapes, and a whopping 192 singles. If that wasn’t enough, as founder of Young Money he has, and continues to, develop the careers of some amazing artists. He has already helped to put some huge rappers on the map including Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga. What we all probably love most about Tunechi is his incredible lyricism and his shameless creativity with crazy bars, which he delivers time and time again. The man is truly talented. Picking Lil Wayne’s top 25 album tracks is no easy feat with his endless amounts of great music, but HNHH brings you some of his most iconic sounds in an epic career so far...

Happy Birthday Weezy!

Fireman (2005)
Tha Carter II

It's been rumored that the 'Fireman' verses were chopped up in an attempt to make the track more radio friendly. Even so, the track produced by Doe Boys showed some dope bars and have turned it into a Weezy classic.

A Milli (2008)
Tha Carter III

Lil Tunechi went hard on the bars of 'A Milli', produced by Bangladesh, it samples tracks from A Tribe Called Quest and Gladys Knight & the Pips. This track followed 'Lollipop,' giving Weezy hit after hit at his peak in the game.

With You (feat. Drake) (2010)
I Am Not A Human

We got to hear Weezy get a little soft and lovey-dovey on this track with Drake's seducing vocals on the hook.  The perfect chilled out song to be listening to with the love interest as Tunechi dabbles in his romantic side with 'moonlight, and candles and shit'.

6 Foot 7 Foot (2010)
Tha Carter IV

This is the second single that Lil Wayne released following his prison sentence, and the rapper came back swinging picking up his career from where he had left off. This track was simply about spitting, with the help of label mate Cory Gunz he asserted why he was capable of overtaking many other rappers. 

Lollipop (2008)
Tha Carter III

An undeniable banger and one of Weezy’s biggest tracks to date. Featuring the late Static Major, 2008 was the year that everyone got down to ‘Lollipop’. This track was so huge that Lil Wayne even picked up a shiny Grammy for this one.

Love Me (feat. Drake and Future) (2013)
I Am Not A Human Being II

A huge track with Future and Drake that started off 2013 with a bang, and hung around well into the rest of the year. Mike WiLL Made It also added his magic touch onto this. This joint was being bumped in the car with the windows down, in the club and especially on the radio.

Best Rapper Alive (2005)
Tha Carter II

Lil Wayne knew he was destined to be a big player in the game when he sent out this message to his competition on this track. 'Best Rapper Alive' really lays down the gauntlet, as Weezy brings his unmovable confidence demanding the R-E-S-P-E-C-T of the hip hop world. A sick beat from Bigg D provides the perfect backing to the three killer verses from Wayne's never-ending catalog of fresh lines.

She Will (feat. Drake) (2011)
The Carter IV

With this banger, Lil Tunechi and Drake spoke of the dilemmas they faced when wanting to take home a hot-ass stripper for the night. This single had some epic lines such as, "eat her till she cry I call that ‘wine and dine’". With the proven killer combination of Wayne and Drake, it will come as no surprise to hear that this track went triple platinum.

Go D.J. (2004)
Tha Carter

This is the second single off Lil Wayne's fourth album. But 'Go D.J' is a landmark track in the Cash Money rapper’s career which brought him his first solo top hit, making an impact on the charts and rightly so with its authentic bars and swaggin’ beat. It was only up from here for Lil Tunechi.

Let The Beat Build (2008)
Tha Carter III

Lyrically, Weezy is his usual self on this beat produced by Kanye West. But what really makes this record stand out is his unique ability to manipulate his flow to match the 'beat build,' proving his amazing musicality. 

Forever (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem) (2009)

More Than A Game Soundtrack

Drake brought us this mega record featuring the biggest names in rap and of course that means that Lil Wayne is a feature. Wayne delivered a great verse which is on par with his competition in this epic posse cut. Tunechi spit lines like, 'I'm resting in the lead, I need a pillow and a cover/Shhh, my foot's sleeping on the gas/No brake pads, no such thing as last'.

Tha Block Is Hot (feat. Juvenile and B.G.) (1999)
Tha Block Is Hot

Back to the very beginning when Lil Wayne set off on his path as a solo rapper. 'The Bloc Is Hot' is Weezy’s first single from his debut album. Featuring Juvenile and B.G., Wayne goes hard on three verses rapping about the realities of living on the streets. Creative as ever, Weezy discusses guns, drugs, and running from the feds, whilst telling us that despite this, the lifestyle makes the block a home. VH1 also named this one the 50 greatest hip hop tracks of all time. This track and his debut album certainly showed that a young Lil Wayne was hungry to prove himself as fierce competition in the game.

Hustler Musik (2006)
Tha Carter II

Batman and T-Mix produced a vibin' beat for this track which is a classic in Weezy's career and was instrumental to helping Tha Carter II go platinum. On this joint, we witness Lil Wayne get real about hustling to create a good life which is reflective of his success as an individual as well as his rap career. This track is iconic for any Lil Wayne fan with a deadly honest insight into Weezy's motivations and attitudes to the struggle.  

3 Peat (2008)
Tha Carter III

Weezy premeditated the success of Tha Carter II in ‘3 Peat’ treating it as his third winning championship. Once again Lil Wayne raps solidly through this track with clever wordplay, but no chorus or break.

Gossip (2007)
The Leak

Proclaiming himself as ‘Mr Hip Hop’ in this track, Lil Wayne got some anger off his chest concerning rumors. Produced by StreetRunner, the song sampled in excerpts from The Supremes ‘Stop! In The Name of Love’ as Tunechi laid it out on those who choose to gossip about him. He made it clear that his haters would not phase him or his rise to the top with lines such as "Stop... analyzing criticizing/You should realize what I am and start epitomizing/Legitimate, I got the heart of the biggest lion/I'm confident like fuck em all pull out my dick and ride it."

Stuntin’ Like My Daddy (2006)
Like Father, Like Son

The first single off the album from Birdman and Lil Wayne, this track not only produced a great sound for hip hop at the time but also embodied the important role that Birdman played in Weezy’s career. Here we see Wayne looking up at Birdman, a role model for Tunechi, and a father figure. Weezy delivers a great second verse describing and ‘stuntin’ on his come up.

BM J.R (2004)
Tha Carter

An epic track amongst Wayne’s discography. The track consisting of just verses is one of many great demonstrations of Weezy’s exceptional lyrical ability. Here he’s proving how he’s rising to the top of the rap game and stepping all over his competition with bars encompassing a metaphor of the real shit that takes place on the streets, a place that Lil Wayne knows oh so well from his upbringing in Louisiana. In the titling of this track we once again see Lil Wayne taking up the position of being Birdman’s protégé describing himself as Birdman Junior.

Mr Carter (feat. Jay Z) (2008)
Tha Carter III

Weezy has worked with many hip hop heavyweights in his time. This stands out as one of them, featuring another Mr. Carter, Jay Z. An aptly named song, Lil Wayne shows the respect he has earned from the greats, as Hov speaks about making room at the top for Tunechi by passing on the rap torch. Come 2008, Wayne was well into making his way to this league as he speaks about mentioning his name among the likes of Pac, Biggie and Jay Z.

Nightmares Of The Bottom (2011)
The Carter IV

On this chilled, simple beat, we hear Wayne go deep on lyrics which are a reflection on the bitter-sweet nature of success and struggle in the game. ‘Nightmares Of The Bottom’ acts a little like a journey through Lil Wayne's crazy rise to the top. Through the verses he celebrates his millions made, whilst also acknowledging the obstacles that he has had to surpass.

I’m Me (2007)
The Leak

Lil Wayne extraordinarily samples himself on this track. Weezy proclaims, "I'm a motherfucking Cash Money Millionaire" but not only stunts for himself but also the frequently mentioned Birdman and Ronald Williams showing he loudly and proudly reps Cash Money.

Tha Mobb (2005)
Tha Carter II

Simply put, 'Tha Mobb' is a pure work of art with non-stop spitting from Wayne. The rapper does not mess around here.

I’m Single (2009)
I Am Not A Human Being

Weezy slows it down on this beat produced by Noah "40" Shebib and Omen, discussing his issues with the ladies. He’s down for chilling with a woman, but he’s not down for the fussing, fighting, scheming and suspicion, which is when he’s more than happy to be single.

Shooter (2006)
Tha Carter II

Creating a remake of Robin Thicke’s ‘Oh Shooter’, Weezy makes this track into his own, pointing his trigger at those who refuse to take Southern rappers seriously. He runs a commendable campaign here to get his message across, "Stop being rapper racists, region-haters." Lil Wayne shows his doubters that he represents the South in a big way.

Blunt Blowin’ (2011)
Tha Carter IV

A monumental beat backs Tunechi as he raps about paying no mind to his haters. By the release of Tha Carter VI, Weezy had become an undeniable player in hip hop, and didn't care about his critics or those people who sleep on him.

Dr Carter (2008)
Tha Carter III

This unique beat from Swiss Beatz deserves some genius verses, and Wayne did not disappoint here. Lil Wayne brings us nothing but high levels of creativity as he undertakes being a doctor to fix hip hop. Tunechi has always been original in his concepts and this certainly is one of them.