{"id":1988637,"date":"2025-08-30T17:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1988637"},"modified":"2025-08-30T17:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:40:51","slug":"lil-wayne-blazes-through-hits-parties-with-friends-in-phoenix-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lil-wayne-blazes-through-hits-parties-with-friends-in-phoenix-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Wayne blazes through hits, parties with friends in Phoenix concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lil Wayne arrived at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on Friday, Aug. 29, on a tour named for \u201cTha Carter VI,\u201d the aptly titled sixth installment in a string of albums sharing Weezy\u2019s actual last name, Carter.<\/p>\n

And the hip-hop legend who once famously proclaimed himself the “best rapper alive” (on “Tha Carter II”) wasn\u2019t shy about shining a light on songs from that new album, opening his Phoenix concert with the same two songs that open that release, \u201cKing Carter\u201d and \u201cWelcome to the Carter.\u201d<\/p>\n

But this year\u2019s tour is meant to celebrate all six installments in \u201cTha Carter\u201d series, the first of which was released in 2004.<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s exactly what he did in a fast-paced journey through his catalog, moving at a clip that found him squeezing fragments of six songs into the concert\u2019s first nine minutes, all before taking a moment to greet the crowd after a soulful \u201cMr. Carter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow the (expletive) y\u2019all doing tonight?\u201d he asked. \u201cYou look (expletive) amazing. I wish you had my view.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before returning to the music, he added, \u201cBefore I get started, I must mention three very important things. No. 1 is I know that we all ain\u2019t (expletive) without each other, you dig? No. 2 is I know that I ain\u2019t (expletive) without you, you dig? No. 3 is a very important one. If you don\u2019t remember (expletive) about tonight, please remember No. 3. No. 3 is I. Ain\u2019t. (Expletive). Without. You.\u201d<\/p>\n

The living legend made his entrance sucking on a blunt and holding a guitar, which he played on occasion. He’s no Prince, but he did squeeze out solos with a certain rudimentary charm, relying more on inspiration than proficiency.<\/p>\n

The setlist touched on nearly all the most iconic hits at his disposal, from \u201cGo D.J.,\u201d a double-platinum highlight of \u201cTha Carter,\u201d to \u201cFireman\u201d and \u201cHustler Musik\u201d from \u201cTha Carter II\u201d and all the hits that made \u201cTha Carter III\u201d his most successful album.<\/p>\n

He also touched on nearly all the biggest singles on \u201cTha Carter IV\u201d (\u201cSix Foot Seven,\u201d \u201cJohn,\u201d \u201cHow to Love\u201d and \u201cShe Will\u201d) and dusted off a couple highlights of \u201cTha Carter V,\u201d including the double-platinum \u201cUproar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And he made sure to slip some other highlights in the mix as well, from \u201cI\u2019m Me\u201d to \u201cDrop the World,\u201d \u201cLove Me,\u201d \u201cRich as (Expletive)\u201d and a handful of his biggest features, including Drake\u2019s \u201cHYFR\u201d and Chris Brown\u2019s \u201cLoyal.\u201d<\/p>\n

He even dipped into the “Mixtape Weezy” era, including \u201cRollin\u2019\u201d and \u201cWasted,\u201d and played a new song (\u201cfor the ladies\u201d), a soulful slow jam with Wayne on lead guitar, crooning \u201cWell, if money grew on trees, I\u2019d build a treehouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTha Carter VI\u201d is not on track to be remembered as his finest hour. But that hardly seemed to matter as Lil Wayne held court in Phoenix, treating the fans to a nostalgic joyride through their shared past with no shortage of charisma.<\/p>\n

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