The verdict is in!
Twitter went haywire on Thursday when Lil Wayne finally dropped Tha Carter V, his new 23-track album featuring verses from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Ashanti, and the late XXXTentacion.
Fans have been waiting years for this release — and based on the overwhelmingly positive social media response, we think it’s safe to say it was well worth the wait.
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On Thursday, “Wayne,” “CarterV,” “Mona Lisa,” “Kendrick,” and “Ashanti” were all trending in the states. Twitter was flooded with positive reactions, with fans gushing over the K.Dot feature and posting seals of approval in the form of emo reaction gifs.
See some of the best responses (below) and share your thoughts about Tha Carter V in the comments.
Fans couldn’t put out their enthusiasm:
https://twitter.com/mattwhitlockPM/status/1045528208072953856
Me after Lil Wayne flick the lighter. #CarterV pic.twitter.com/6EDSDMCSC7
— ????asane (@A_sane_) September 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/ani_nomso/status/1045638975707320320
When Wayne drops not only the Carter V, but made the album 23 songs deep ???????? #CarterV pic.twitter.com/FWzzeXfIcg
— Ethan (@TrumpsStepSon) September 28, 2018
Tha Carter V sounds like it’s from 2008 and 2018 simultaneously. Lil Wayne took his time creating this masterpiece
— Pouz (@mikepouzie) September 28, 2018
Especially when it came to Kendrick’s feature in Mona Lisa:
My phone after listening to Mona Lisa #ThaCarterV pic.twitter.com/xWzMgTeX7P
— est. May 7 ????????✨ (@royal__shxt) September 28, 2018
LIL WAYNE AND KENDRICK RECORDING “MONA LISA” pic.twitter.com/oOsjoeuNxj
— DREMO ???????? (@Dremodrizzy) September 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/Rouvafe/status/1045622792291590144
Kendrick Lamar preparing for his verse after hearing Lil Wayne's crazy bars on Mona Lisa #CarterV pic.twitter.com/uJmuoTJAWO
— Sleek (@SleekArt_) September 28, 2018
How I feel listening to Lil Wayne and Kendrick spazz on Mona Lisa and tryna grasp every lyric ????????????
#ThaCarterV pic.twitter.com/HQeTP3dLWc— Great Value Therapist ????????⚕️ (@Ramon_M10) September 28, 2018
Fans also also went wild over the track featuring their good sis:
Old heads once that Ashanti joint come on ????#ThaCarterV pic.twitter.com/EfHo8c6iTn
— MindFrameGaming (@MindFrameGaming) September 28, 2018
Lil Wayne is really just the G.O.A.T. alone for putting Ashanti and Nivea on #ThaCarterV. Put some respect and spotlights on our female R&B excellence! pic.twitter.com/Mw61kGWjbJ
— Nicholas (@Creat1ve) September 28, 2018
Wayne got Ashanti on dis bitch! Its 2004 all over again! I miss middle school all of a sudden ???????????? #StartThisShitOffRight
— #BlackLivesMatter (@Romey_Da_Homie) September 28, 2018
Overall, feelings were felt:
When Wayne said,
“The dirt under your feet could be the grave you feel
You don’t know how dead you feel, til you dead for real” pic.twitter.com/KU1rdnpxt8— Joon Yer???? (@CaptainSavage15) September 28, 2018
me when Wayne said “can’t talk to myself cause mama said don’t talk to strangers” pic.twitter.com/NCs9HgZftU
— aaliyah (@ImHypeWHO) September 28, 2018
In conclusion:
Lil Wayne gave us more IG captions on Tha Carter V than any Drake album ever could
— Pouz (@mikepouzie) September 28, 2018
What did YOU think of Weezy’s new album?
[Image via Jessica Alexander/Future Image/WENN.]