Welcome to Tha Carter
| "Welcome to Tha Carter" | |
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| Song by Lil Wayne | |
| from the album Tha Carter VI | |
| Released | June 6, 2025 |
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| Length | 3:35 |
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Onhel |
"Welcome to Tha Carter" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne from his fourteenth studio album Tha Carter VI. It was released as the album's second track on June 6, 2025, and was co-written and produced by Angel "Onhel" Alponte. The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Wayne performed the song live at the 2025 BET Awards alongside "A Milli".[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Paul Attard of Slant Magazine opined that while the track wasn't "groundbreaking," it featured Wayne's wordplay that was "delivered with snappy verve," showing the album's promise.[3] Similarly, Rolling Stone editor Mosi Reeves noted the punchlines.[4]
Fred Thomas of AllMusic was less favorable, likening the choir to a "ridiculous Aretha Franklin-modeled AI vocals" and feeling it should have never been left on the album.[5]
In a ranking of the album's nineteen songs, Billboard's Michael Saponara placed it at number five. He penned, "Weezy effortlessly bounces off the drums while interpolating Diddy bars from the 1997 classic 'Victory.'"[1]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 62 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Saponara, Michael (June 6, 2025). "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI': All 19 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025.
- ^ Dailey, Hannah (June 9, 2025). "Lil Wayne Brings 'Tha Carter' Album Series Full-Circle With 'A Milli' Performance at 2025 BET Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 10, 2025.
- ^ Attard, Paul (June 9, 2025). "Lil Wayne 'Tha Carter VI' Review: An Unfocused and Indifferent Victory Lap". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (June 9, 2025). "Lil Wayne Fleetingly Reminds Us Why He's One of the Best". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Fred (June 10, 2025). "Tha Carter VI Review by Fred Thomas". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025.