Lil Wayne‘s Tha Carter VI failed to debut at the the top of the Billboard 200, landing at number two on the chart.
The long awaited album premiered to largely negative reviews and has failed to have the commercial impact of prior entries in Weezy’s fabled Tha Carter series.
In its first week on sale, Tha Carter VI sold 108,000 equivalent units, meaning it premiered behind Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem, which has now spent four weeks in the top spot.
Even a month after release, the country star sold almost double the amount of units as Wayne to stay at number one.
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In comparison, Wayne’s last solo album, Funeral, debuted at number one and sold 139,000 equivalent units in its first week of release.
It is also a significant drop off from Tha Carter V‘s opening week sales of 480,000 in 2018.
The album also garnered the lowest debut week sales for any entries in Tha Carter series as well as Wayne’s entire near 30 year career.
Tha Carter VI was perhaps most notable for its eclectic features which includes U2 lead singer, Bono.
The two link up on the anthemic “The Days” which was previously debuted during a promo for the NBA Finals.
On the track, Wayne references his status as an elder statesman in Hip Hop, rapping: “I ain’t getting younger, but I’m getting better / No time to waste that’s another man’s treasure / They say every dog has hit day.”
While Bono, who has previously worked with Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, sings: “The time of our lives / The time of our youth / We bow down to beauty and truth / These are the days.”
The 19 track project features an array of guest artists including 2 Chainz, Kodak Black, Machine Gun Kelly and Big Sean.
Tha Carter VI also features more eclectic artists such as opera singer Andrea Bocelli, country star Jelly Roll and Fugees legend Wyclef Jean.
Despite Tha Carter VI seemingly failing to live up to expectations, Wayne still has a fan for life in Justin Bieber.
On Instagram, Bieber uploaded screenshots from a FaceTime call with Lil Wayne.
Posting a picture of him dialling his “I’m the One” collaborator, Bieber wrote: “Checking in with the [goat emoji].”
