Tha Carter VI
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Tha Carter VI is the fourteenth solo studio album by the American rapper Lil Wayne. Released on June 6, 2025, by Young Money and Republic Records, it serves as the sixth installment of Tha Carter album series. It follows his collaborative album with 2 Chainz, Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023), and marks seven years since its predecessor Tha Carter V (2018). It is his first solo album in five years since his album Funeral (2020). The album features guest appearances from BigXthaPlug, Jay Jones, Jelly Roll, Big Sean, Bono, 2 Chainz, Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Mannie Fresh, MGK, Kodak Black, and Wayne's sons Kameron Carter and Lil Novi. The bonus edition contains features from Nicki Minaj, Future, and Lil Baby, while the physical release contains a feature from Trippie Redd. Production was handled by a variety of producers, including Ben Billions, Bobby Raps, Boi-1da, Charlie Handsome, DJ Clue, DVLP, Infamous, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Einer Bankz, Synco, Mannie Fresh, and Wheezy, among others. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 108,000 album-equivalent units, out of which 35,000 were pure album sales.
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 50/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 2 /10 |
| RapReviews | 4/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spectrum Culture | 54% |
| Stereoboard | |
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) | 29 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 57 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 163 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 156 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 14 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 92 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 81 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 31 |
| Nigerian Albums (TurnTable) | 51 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 96 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 39 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 77 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 | 2 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Chart (2025) | Position |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 70 |
| Region | Date | Label(s) | Format(s) | Edition(s) | Ref. |
| Various | June 6, 2025 | Young Money Republic | CD LP digital download streaming | Standard | |
| June 11, 2025 | Digital download streaming | Bonus |