The Dance/Electronic Songs chart has been published weekly by Billboard since January 2013. It is their first chart to be published that ranks the most popular dance and electronic songs according to audience impressions, digital downloads , streaming and club play and it was introduced following an increase in the genre's popularity in the United States.
132-464: The first number-one song on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the issue dated January 26, 2013, was " Scream & Shout " by will.i.am and Britney Spears . The chart's current number one as of the issue dated November 23, 2024, is " Miles on It " by Marshmello and Kane Brown . As a result of the increase in the popularity of dance and electronic music, Billboard introduced
264-723: A Scott Storch production that peaked at number thirteen on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for 2008. Vibe magazine ranked a list of 77 of Lil Wayne's songs from 2007 and ranked his verse in DJ Khaled's "We Takin Over" as his best of 2007, with "Dough Is What I Got" (a freestyle over the beat of Jay-Z's " Show Me What You Got ") from Da Drought 3 . At
396-448: A "futuristic electro jam", and wrote that parts of it "had us weeping and repenting, like that moment where Brit does a heavy Madonna-fied English accent and that other time will.i.am goes all 'Gimme More' on us with 'It's Britney, bitch'." Chris Eggertsen of HitFix rated the track a B−, and wrote that, "the dubstep-y beat on offer is certainly a booty-shaker, but it lacks the extra "oomph" and originality that would make "Scream and Shout"
528-539: A Human Being , on his 28th birthday, September 27, 2010. Unfortunately, the album was released during Carter's incarceration on a weapon possession charge. The album has sold over 953,000 copies in the U.S. and spawned the successful single " Right Above It ", which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also debuted at number two, but later climbed to number one on the Billboard 200, making Carter
660-470: A Human Being II (2013) and Free Weezy Album (2015)—was released following long-term delays and label disputes, and was met with 480,000 in first-week sales. His thirteenth album, Funeral (2020), became his fifth non-consecutive number one album. Carter has sold over 120 million records worldwide, including over 25 million albums and 92 million digital tracks in the United States, making him one of
792-402: A backing track to a television commercial to promote Beats by Dr. Dre Color headphones. The commercial featured celebrities Azealia Banks , Zedd , Ellie Goulding , Lil Wayne , 2 Chainz , Zendaya , Cam Newton , LeBron James and will.i.am. On January 26, 2013, a parody of the song was featured in a sketch of Saturday Night Live , in which the lyrics were changed to "When I walk down
924-482: A black suit, while Spears rocks a futuristic, black, seemingly 'Barbarella'-inspired look." On November 26, 2012, will.i.am tweeted that the video edit had been finished, and added, "I'm so happy and excited for everyone to see it ... ". The music video for "Scream & Shout" premiered in the US during a live episode of The X Factor on November 28, 2012, and was made available for viewing on Vevo immediately after
1056-480: A different genre are not eligible for inclusion, regardless of whether it appears on either the Dance Club Songs or Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts. Scream %26 Shout " Scream & Shout " is a song by American musician will.i.am and American singer Britney Spears with uncredited vocals by English singer-songwriter Tulisa , taken from the former's fourth studio album #willpower (2012). It
1188-480: A digital promotional release in Europe. The song was released for digital download worldwide the following day, and was officially sent to mainstream radio by Interscope Records on November 27, 2012. will.i.am revealed the cover art for "Scream & Shout" on November 19 on his Facebook account. British singer Tulisa co-wrote the original version of "Scream & Shout" with Jean Baptiste and recorded it under
1320-399: A good time on a night out. It includes a reference to the lyric "Britney, bitch" from Spears' 2007 single " Gimme More ". "Scream & Shout" received mixed reviews from music critics. Some critics described the song as a dark club track, but others criticized the use of Auto-Tune on the vocals. The song was a commercial success worldwide, topping the charts in over 24 countries and reached
1452-530: A more efficient manner, but [the song's] goal of inspiring awkward dance moves via its impossibly straightforward chorus ... is soundly accomplished." Yahoo! 's Kathleen Perricone gave "Scream & Shout" a mixed review, and said it was "not exactly worthy of all the hype", and Alicia Lutes of Hollywood.com criticized its lyrical meaning and repetitive production. Malene Arpe of Toronto Star wrote that it "is really terrible and rather than making you want to scream and shout, it sorta lulls you into
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#17328482825021584-530: A multi-album deal. On November 11, 2008, Carter became the first hip hop act to perform at the Country Music Association Awards , playing " All Summer Long " alongside Kid Rock , in which Carter inaudibly strummed guitar strings alongside the guitarist in Kid Rock's band. Shortly after, Wayne was nominated for eight Grammys – the most for any artist nominated that year. He was then named
1716-430: A nice nap-like state of ceasing to care around the three-minute mark." The Huffington Post journalist Kia Makarechi called the song a "competent piece of airy dance pop", and wrote that the only mildly inspiring moment on "Scream & Shout" is the sample from "Gimme More". An editorial writer from Popjustice was negative towards "Scream & Shout" and Pitbull 's song " Feel This Moment " (2012), stating that what
1848-433: A police car rather than waiting for an ambulance to become available. Other accounts indicate that several officers played a part in deciding on and implementing that course of action. After recovering from his self-inflicted gunshot wound, Carter linked with Christopher Dorsey, a local New Orleans rapper known as B.G. , his longtime friend, future Cash Money labelmate and Hot Boys bandmate. They would later form their duo,
1980-431: A reference to the lyric "It's Britney, bitch", which was first used on Spears' 2007 single " Gimme More ", and is used before every breakdown on the track. Spin writer Marc Hogan wrote that "Scream & Shout" has similarities to Azealia Banks ' song " 212 " (2011), and compared "Scream & Shout" ' s background vocals to those of " Are We All We Are " (2012) by Pink . Keith Caulfield of Billboard said that
2112-451: A remix of Field Mob and Ludacris ' " Georgia ", in which Carter critiqued former U.S. president George W. Bush 's response to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans. Da Drought 3 was released the following year and was available for free legal download. It contained Carter rapping over a variety of beats from recent hits by other musicians. A number of prominent hip hop magazines such as XXL and Vibe covered
2244-516: A solo act, followed by Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2003). He further reached mainstream audiences with his fourth and fifth albums in which were the first 2 installments of Tha Carter albums ( Tha Carter (2004) and Tha Carter II (2005), as well as several mixtapes and collaborations throughout 2006 and 2007. He propelled to the forefront of hip hop with his sixth album Tha Carter III (2008), with first-week sales of over one million units domestically. It won Best Rap Album at
2376-594: A solo artist and his first number one on the chart. The third single " Got Money ", featuring T-Pain, peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard 100. Tha Carter III went on to win four Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song , which he won for "Lollipop". On July 14, 2008, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Tha Carter III two times platinum. In October 2008, Lil Wayne announced plans to MTV News to re-release
2508-562: A then-unknown Hit-Boy . In an interview on MTV's Mixtape Monday, Carter hinted at the release of Tha Carter IV . He later announced that it would be released in late 2009 before the holiday season. Birdman had previously stated that Tha Carter IV would be packaged with Rebirth as a double disc album. Carter denied this, saying that " Tha Carter IV deserves Tha Carter IV ", adding that We Are Young Money may be packaged with Rebirth . These albums were eventually released separately. Carter released his eighth album, I Am Not
2640-565: A track, " Bling Bling ", alongside another Cash Money group, duo Big Tymers (consisting of Birdman and producer Mannie Fresh ). Carter's verse appeared only on the radio version of the song, while on the album version he performed on the chorus. "Bling Bling" appeared on Hot Boys member B.G.'s solo album, Chopper City in the Ghetto , released in April 1999. Carter was also featured on Juvenile's single " Back That Azz Up ", which reached number eighteen on
2772-527: A truly memorable single. It's the kind of club track that's serviceable enough in the moment, but it's not likely to stick in your head on the cab ride home at 2 a.m.". Emily Exton of PopDust contributor wrote that Spears' contribution is an improvement from "will's monotonous requests to 'lose control', 'let it go' and 'hit the floor'," but said that the song needed "something more from Britney to balance this out." Jason Lipshutz of Billboard news writer wrote that will.i.am "could have utilized Spears' presence in
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#17328482825022904-447: A weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. His eighth album, I Am Not a Human Being (2010), was released during his incarceration, while his ninth album, Tha Carter IV (2011), followed months after his release from prison. Despite mixed reviews, Tha Carter IV sold 964,000 units in its first-week domestically. His twelfth studio album, Tha Carter V (2018)—preceded by I Am Not
3036-485: A year off from the music business to "be a mom and get married." Later in May 2012, it was confirmed that Spears would be joining fellow singer Demi Lovato as a judge on the second US season of The X Factor . On August 28, 2012, Spears confirmed that she was recording new material with will.i.am, and said on social network Twitter , "Can't wait for y'all to hear @iamwill's next single featuring me." They had worked together
3168-571: Is "the best rapper on tour and in the world". The concept of the tour was based off of the Street Fighter franchise. It was the third-largest grossing hip hop concert tour of 2014 behind Eminem and Rihanna 's Monster Tour , and Jay-Z and Beyoncé 's On the Run Tour . In late 2014, Carter claimed that the album's release was postponed due to his financial disputes with Cash Money. On January 20, 2015, Carter self-released Sorry 4
3300-400: Is [Spears] standing and sitting pretty." Idolator's Sam Lansky wrote that he was unsatisfied, and that the video "is more boundary-testing than the audio, it's all the things you'd expect: Futuristic, with some unsubtle product placement and a lot of ostensibly cool effects. Cool cars! Speakers! Will.i.am wearing a hat that says "KING"! We'd hoped for more." "Scream & Shout" was used as
3432-475: Is a cheap-looking affair that displays no chemistry between [will.i.am and Spears]". Katie Atkinson of MTV compared Spears' persona on the video to Brigitte Bardot and wrote, "if anyone doubted her enduring sex appeal, Spears proved she's still got it, in a midriff-baring bodycon dress ... and a corseted leotard accented with feathers in later scenes." 4music critic Jenny Mensah said that Spears "sounds less Southern belle and more Swedish dominatrix in
3564-488: Is like a photo. I just liked it, I liked seeing the human heads, and I liked seeing the gold chains off of the plaques and then making it scroll. And then it was an awesome way to introduce characters, some friends of Will...so that it wasn't just about them." Amy Sciaretto of Pop Crush compared Spears' look on the video to a "sexy, futuristic librarian". The accompanying pop video received a positive reception from fans, according to Softpedia blogger Elena Gorgan. Following
3696-409: Is pure fire, and Britney's parts in the video are ... very cool and amazing". Andrew Villagomez of Out wrote that the product placement seen throughout the video is nothing new, complimented Spears confidence and sex appeal, and that Spears "gives Lana Del Rey a run for her money with a spy-like updo." The Huffington Post journalist Jessica Misener wrote that despite Spears' outfits in
3828-524: Is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Born and raised in New Orleans , he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with the latter's record label, Cash Money Records , at age eleven. He emerged as the flagship artist of the label in the following years until his departure in June 2018. He
3960-481: The Billboard 200 selling 217,000 copies in its first week; " My Homies Still ", " Love Me ", and " No Worries " were released as singles prior to its release. The album was met with generally mixed reviews, with most critics noticing the declining quality of his releases. Carter toured North America with 2 Chainz and T.I. on the second America's Most Wanted Festival. On May 3, 2013, Pepsi dropped Carter, who
4092-459: The Billboard 200 the following week. On May 29, Wayne released the deluxe edition of Funeral featuring artists such as Doja Cat, Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, Benny The Butcher, Conway the Machine and Jessie Reyez. On August 28, Wayne released another old project, his 2009 mixtape No Ceilings , for commercial release. He also celebrated the release by collaborating with ASAP Ferg on
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4224-467: The Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 964,000 copies (overshadowing the first-week sales of Jay-Z and Kanye West 's Watch the Throne ), making it Carter's third chart-topping album of his career. On January 8, 2012, according to Nielsen SoundScan , Carter was the seventh all-time best-selling artist for digital track sales with 36,788,000 million to the end of 2011. In October 2011, it
4356-586: The Billboard 200 ; the album went on to sell two million copies worldwide. The lead single, " Fireman ", became a hit in the U.S., peaking at 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other singles included "Grown Man" with Currensy , " Hustler Musik ", and " Shooter " with R&B singer Robin Thicke . In 2006, Carter collaborated with his label boss, Birdman , for the album, Like Father, Like Son , which its first single " Stuntin' Like My Daddy ", reached number 21 on
4488-653: The Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Let 'Em Burn , a compilation album of unreleased tracks recorded by the quartet during 1998 and 2000, was released in March 2003, several years after the group disbanded. It reached number three on the Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but underperformed on the Billboard 200 at number fourteen. Carter's debut solo album, Tha Block Is Hot ,
4620-540: The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. In 2005, Carter appeared on a remix of singer Bobby Valentino 's " Tell Me ", which rose to number thirteen on the U.S. Hot R&B Songs chart. That same year, Carter was named the president of Cash Money Records, but was later granted his own label; he founded Young Money Entertainment as an imprint of Cash Money and Universal Music Group . However, as of late 2007, Carter reported having stepped down from
4752-451: The Billboard Hot 100 charts. On December 3, 2009, the second single, " On Fire ", produced by Cool & Dre , was released. Based on a sample of Amy Holland 's " She's on Fire " from the soundtrack to the 1983 film, Scarface , "On Fire" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. " Drop the World ", which features Eminem , was the album's third single; it was produced by
4884-450: The Billboard Hot 100 . Instead of a follow-up solo album, Carter began to reach his audience through a plethora of mixtapes and guest appearances on a variety of pop, R&B and hip hop singles. Of his many mixtapes, Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3 received the most media exposure and critical review. Dedication 2 , released in 2006, paired Carter with DJ Drama and contained the acclaimed socially conscious track, "Georgia Bush",
5016-615: The 51st Annual Grammy Awards and was supported by his first Billboard Hot 100 -number one single, " Lollipop " (featuring Static Major ), as well as the top ten singles " A Milli " and " Got Money " (featuring T-Pain ), and the top 20 single, " Mrs. Officer " (featuring Bobby V and Kidd Kidd ). Carter's seventh studio album, Rebirth (2010), experimented with rap rock and was released in February of that year to generally negative critical response. A month later in March, he began serving an 8-month jail sentence for criminal possession of
5148-467: The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . An accompanying music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 2013, and will.i.am said that the remix is "so freaking fresh that we had to do a video for it." The video was due to premiere on February 15, 2013, at BET 's 106 & Park . However, the day before its planned release it was leaked online through Youku, and was therefore uploaded to Vevo
5280-720: The Official Charts Company . "Scream & Shout" also debuted at number 1 on the UK R&;B Chart , where it stayed for seven weeks. Elsewhere in Europe, the song remained number one in Germany for nine consecutive weeks, Belgium(Flanders) and Luxembourg for eight weeks, Netherlands for seven straight weeks (her first number 1 since " Oops!...I Did It Again " in 2000), Belgium(Wallonia) and Finland for five straight weeks, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Switzerland for four weeks and Scotland for three weeks. It also reached
5412-665: The Spanish Singles Chart , before leaving the top 30 the next week. On its 14th week, the song reached the top of the chart. On the French Singles Chart , for the week of November 19, 2012, "Scream & Shout" debuted at number 6. The next week it reached number 2, staying there for two weeks. On the week ending January 26, 2013, the song peaked at number 1. In the United Kingdom, "Scream & Shout" became will.i.am's fourth consecutive top five single, and debuted on
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5544-652: The Spike Lee -directed comedy film, The Original Kings of Comedy . Carter's third album, 500 Degreez , was released in August 2002. It followed the format of his previous two, with significant contributions from the Hot Boys and Mannie Fresh . While being certified gold like its predecessor, it also failed to match the success of his debut. The title was a reference to the recently estranged Hot Boys member Juvenile's debut solo studio album, 400 Degreez (1998). Its lead single
5676-532: The Super Bowl LIV as "Robot". He was the first to be eliminated. Carter featured on Lil Baby 's track "Forever", a track from Baby's second studio album, My Turn , which was released on February 28, 2020. The song's music video was released on March 3, 2020. This marked the second collaboration for the two artists in 2020, with the first being on Carter's single, "I Do It". On April 24, 2020, Lil Wayne, along with Litt Live (formerly at
5808-504: The UK Singles Chart at number 2. It was also Spears' first UK top five hit since " Womanizer ", which peaked at number 3 in 2008. On January 13, 2013, it reached number 1, where it stayed for two weeks, making it will.i.am's fourth number one single and Spears' sixth and her first number one since " Everytime " (2004). In two months of release, it sold over 513,000 units in the UK according to
5940-518: The world's best-selling music artists . He has won five Grammy Awards , eleven BET Awards , four Billboard Music Awards , two MTV Video Music Awards and eight NAACP Image Awards . On September 27, 2012, he became the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 , with 109 songs. Carter founded the record label Young Money Entertainment in 2005, which has signed artists including Drake , Tyga and Nicki Minaj . Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
6072-623: The "two songs represent is pop music writhing around in its own shit." Kurt Schlosser of NBCNews.com also criticized the song's lyrical content, and wrote that it "plays like a forgotten sample from a Black Eyed Peas song, with Britney doing the Fergie talkie parts ... " and that it is will.i.am's song. It is also the victor of Billboard 's 2013 reader-voted March Madness contest, against hits by Kelly Clarkson , Rihanna and Pink, among others. "Scream & Shout" made its first chart appearance on November 28, 2012, debuting at number 27 on
6204-515: The 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards , where he received 12 nominations. He won eight awards at the BET Hip Hop Awards , one of which included the "MVP" title. After M.I.A. dropped out of performing on Carter's I Am Music Tour due to her pregnancy, Jay-Z performed "Mr. Carter" with Lil Wayne at select shows. After Tha Carter III sold over 3 million copies and became the best-selling record of 2008, Carter re-signed with Cash Money Records for
6336-581: The 2009 Grammy Awards, Wayne was featured in an interview with Katie Couric . On February 7, 2009, he presented the Top Ten List on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman . On April 24, 2009, he appeared on The View , discussing his GED and addictions. In September 2009, Carter was profiled in an episode of VH1 's Behind the Music and was a presenter of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards . In film, Carter produced and composed music for and starred in
6468-599: The 2012 New Zealand Christmas number 1, and earning a 2 times Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand for selling over 30,000 units there. "Scream & Shout" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number 32 on December 9, 2012. The following week, it reached number 5 and peaked at number 2 on the week ending December 23, 2012, making it Spears' highest-charting single in Australia since " Piece of Me " (2008). It also topped
6600-667: The Australian Dance Chart and has been certified 6 times Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association denoting sales of 420,000 copies. In May 2023, "Scream & Shout" reached 1 billion views on YouTube , marking Spears' first entry into the "Billion Views Club". For will.i.am, it marks his second entry overall and first as a solo artist. There are few people on the planet who inspire me like will.i.am does. I couldn't be more excited to work with him again. I can't wait for people to hear
6732-450: The B.G.'z, with B.G. being named "Lil Doogie" and Carter being "Baby D". They only released one album under the group name, True Story (1995). In 1997, Carter and Dorsey then joined the hip-hop quartet, the Hot Boys , along with rappers and labelmates, Juvenile , and Turk . Having joined at age 14, Carter was the youngest member at the time. Hot Boys' debut album, Get It How U Live! ,
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#17328482825026864-402: The D because I'm a junior and my father is living and he's not in my life and he's never been in my life. So I don't want to be Dwayne, I'd rather be Wayne". Asked if his father knew of this, Carter replied, "He knows now". Carter has said that he considers his deceased stepfather Reginald "Rabbit" McDonald to be his real father. Carter has a tattoo dedicated to McDonald. Carter was enrolled in
6996-462: The Dance/Electronic Songs chart in January 2013 to rank the most popular dance and electronic song according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads , streaming and club play and publishes it on a weekly basis. They are tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, BDS from streaming services including Spotify and Xbox Music , and from a United States-wide select panel of 140 DJs ; it uses
7128-767: The Ghetto) by Jay Rock and the remix to "Certified" by Glasses Malone ; and pop single " Let It Rock " by new Cash Money artist Kevin Rudolf . Throughout 2008, Carter performed at the Voodoo Experience in October in New Orleans, which was described by Jonathan Cohen of Billboard as his biggest hometown headlining set of his career. He also performed at the Virgin Mobile Music Fest with Kanye West , where they performed
7260-460: The Head ", and " No New Friends " by DJ Khaled , " Motivation " by Kelly Rowland , " Ballin' " by Young Jeezy , " Strange Clouds " by B.o.B , " I Can Only Imagine " by David Guetta , " Faded " by Tyga , " Pop That " by French Montana , and " Bandz a Make Her Dance " by Juicy J . The artwork for Tha Carter IV was unveiled on April 20. Originally scheduled to be released on May 16, it
7392-491: The Hot 100 and her fourth-highest debut. The song rose from number 66 to number 1 on the Hot Digital Songs , with 196,000 digital units sold, becoming Spears' seventh number 1 on the component chart and will.i.am's second as a solo artist. The song's rise is the greatest in the chart's history, beating the 57–1 rise of Zac Efron , Andrew Seeley and Vanessa Hudgens ' "Breaking Free" (from Disney's High School Musical )
7524-498: The Hot 100, becoming will.i.am's third solo top 10 hit and his first as a lead artist. It also passed 1 million in digital sales in the country that week. It peaked at number three on the chart. The song debuted at number 39 in Canada, and reached number 3 the following week. Four weeks later it reached number one, staying there for four weeks and becoming will.i.am's first Canadian number one single and Spears's ninth. "Scream & Shout"
7656-424: The U.S. Billboard 200 with 480,000 album-equivalent units , including 140,000 pure album sales. It is the second-largest streaming week for an album behind former Young Money labelmate Drake 's Scorpion with 433 million streams. It is also Carter's fourth number-one Billboard 200 album. Every song on the album charted on the Billboard 100, while simultaneously charting 4 songs in the top 10, also becoming
7788-446: The Wait 2 , a sequel to his 2011 mixtape , to compensate for the continued delay of Tha Carter V . In February 2015, due to Tha Carter V ' s delay, Carter announced that a free album would be released prior to the fifth installment in his popular series. In June 2015, Carter joined Jay-Z 's TIDAL , as an artist owner, kicking off the partnership by exclusively releasing a single on
7920-407: The action", and Spears is seen wearing a skin-tight skirt and a long-sleeved top with bare midriff and cleavage. Spears is seen atop a white box and posing to the camera. When the track's chorus begins, will.i.am appears in front of an empty black background and is joined by Spears, who is now wearing a corseted leotard accented with feathers, standing on a moving walkway, and they sing together. After
8052-499: The album had been delayed. Carter then serviced released a single " Believe Me ", which features vocals from Drake, to mainstream urban radio in the United States on May 6, 2014. Three more singles, " Krazy ", "Grindin'" (featuring Drake) and "Start a Fire" (featuring Christina Milian ), were also released, but ultimately scrapped from the album. Carter and Drake embarked on their joint tour, Drake vs. Lil Wayne (running from August 8 to September 28, 2014), determining who
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#17328482825028184-880: The album was certified gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 copies sold. Carter is featured on the song, " Revolver ", with Madonna for her greatest hits album, Celebration (2009). He was also featured on a Weezer song, "Can't Stop Partying", on Raditude (2009). In late 2008, Carter announced plans to reissue Tha Carter III with leftover recordings, and was to be titled Rebirth , originally scheduled to be released on April 7, 2009, before being delayed several times. Rebirth instead became his sixth solo studio album, re-recorded with replaced material and later released on February 2, 2010. The album received negative reviews from fans and critics, considering it Carter's worst album released since 500 Degreez (2002). To support its release and that of We Are Young Money , Carter
8316-539: The album with new tracks, including a duet with Ludacris and remixes of "A Milli". Carter also appeared on R&B singles " Girls Around the World " by Lloyd, " Love in This Club, Part II " by Usher , " Official Girl " by Cassie , " I'm So Paid " by Akon , " Turnin' Me On " by Keri Hilson , and " Can't Believe It " by T-Pain; rap singles " My Life " by The Game , "Shawty Say" by David Banner , " Swagga Like Us " by T.I. , "Cutty Buddy" by Mike Jones , All My Life (In
8448-494: The album's commercial failure, John Bush of AllMusic praised 500 Degreez , while calling "Way of Life" an "infectious party hit". After the release of 500 Degreez , Carter was featured on the single " Neva Get Enuf " by 3LW , and later appeared on his future girlfriend, singer Nivea 's single, "Ya Ya Ya". On June 29, 2004, Carter's fourth studio album, Tha Carter , was released, marking what critics considered advancement in his rapping style and lyrical themes. In addition,
8580-506: The album's cover art featured the debut of Wayne's now-signature dreadlocks . Tha Carter gained Wayne significant recognition, selling 878,000 copies in the United States, while the single " Go DJ " became a top five hit on the Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. After the release of Tha Carter , Lil Wayne was featured on Destiny's Child 's single " Soldier " alongside Atlanta rapper T.I. , which peaked at number three on
8712-401: The album's release date and album artwork. Funeral was released on January 31, and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , with 139,000 album-equivalent units , becoming his fifth U.S. number-one album. The album received generally mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. On February 2, 2020, Lil Wayne competed in season three of The Masked Singer after
8844-430: The album's title track , which its chorus was performed by Carter's former Hot Boys cohort, Juvenile and B.G. His second album, Lights Out , was released on December 19, 2000. It failed to attain the level of success achieved by his debut, but was certified gold by RIAA in June 2001, nearly six months after its release. Critics noted the lack of coherent narratives in his verses as evidence that he had yet to mature to
8976-472: The chest. At the time, he said the injury was accidental. However, in September 2018, Carter claimed in interviews that it was an attempted suicide after he was told by his mother that he would have to end his rap-related associations. Carter credits off-duty police officer Robert Hoobler (1956–2022), who he calls "Uncle Bob", with saving his life by insisting the dying child be driven immediately to hospital in
9108-485: The direct-to-video film Hurricane Season . A documentary of Carter, titled The Carter , was released at the Sundance Film Festival . On December 23, 2009, Carter released his label, Young Money's first compilation album, We Are Young Money , with its lead single being " Every Girl ". The second single was " BedRock ", featuring Lloyd , with the third being " Roger That ". On May 24, 2010,
9240-427: The early release of the song, but added, "I AM super excited that my fans seem to love it as much as will.i.am and I do. It hits radio tmw and iTunes later in the week." Billboard confirmed the release of "Scream & Shout" on U.S. radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM on November 19 at 12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time. The same day, the song had its UK radio premiere on Capital FM at 8:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time, and had
9372-628: The end of 2007, an MTV poll selected Lil Wayne as " Hottest MC in the Game ", The New Yorker magazine ranked him "Rapper of the Year", and GQ magazine named him "Workaholic of the Year". In 2008, he was named "Best MC" by Rolling Stone . Another article, built around Lil Wayne's 2007 mixtape work, cites his creative practice as an example of post-performance creative practice. In 2007, Carter stated that he would reunite with Hot Boys, with plans to release an album after B.G.'s solo album Too Hood to Be Hollywood
9504-410: The first "Britney, bitch" line is heard, dancers perform to "Scream & Shout". The video cuts to intercalated scenes of flaming disco balls, Spears image multiplied, and will.i.am wearing several gold accessories, including a cap with a gold plate that reads 'King'. Mor said that the video has no narrative, and that, "there's no deep meaning to any of it...To me it was just about, you know, every scene
9636-463: The first MTV Man of the Year at the end of 2008. He won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for " A Milli ", Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his appearance on T.I. 's single " Swagga Like Us ", and Best Rap Song for "Lollipop". Tha Carter III won the award for Best Rap Album . MTV News listed Carter number two on their 2009 list of the Hottest MCs in the Game. Prior to
9768-487: The first artist to debut two songs in the top five. One of the album's singles, " Uproar ", produced by Swizz Beatz , was its leading, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100; it features a sample from rapper G. Dep 's 2001 single, " Special Delivery ". Tha Carter V has since been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA. While Carter was working on Tha Carter V , it was announced that his next album would be titled Funeral . On January 23, 2020, he revealed
9900-420: The first rapper while incarcerated (since Tupac Shakur's Me Against the World , released in 1995) to have a number one album. Tha Carter IV was delayed into 2011, after Lil Wayne began recording from scratch after his release from prison. He described his first song since his release as "a 2010 version of A Milli on steroids". The lead single from Tha Carter IV , " 6 Foot 7 Foot " featuring Cory Gunz,
10032-530: The gifted program at Lafayette Elementary School. He later attended Eleanor McMain Secondary School for two years, where he was an honor student and a member of the drama club, playing the Tin Man in the school's production of The Wiz . After matriculating to Marion Abramson Senior High School , Carter dropped out at age 14 to focus on his musical career. Carter wrote his first rap song at age eight. In
10164-534: The latter "looks like the pop star of the future," while Erin Strecker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Spears' style on the video is similar to her " Stronger " (2000) music video and that will.i.am, "for his part, does his best to get it started with a KING crown and plenty of technological devises, before performing some futuristic slow-mo running and watching approvingly as the back-up dancers party on." Yahoo! Music blogger Wendy Geller wrote that Spears' accent on
10296-515: The leaks I have push the album back to make new songs…" On October 12, 2012, Spears confirmed that the track would be called "Scream & Shout". On November 17, 2012, the song was leaked in full online. When asked about how he felt about it being released earlier than expected, will.i.am said, "Well, that's done. You can't undo it. It's out. It made it real. But once things go to the editing and coloring, it's not in your control." Spears used her official Facebook account to express her sadness about
10428-603: The level of his fellow Hot Boys. The lead single was "Get Off the Corner", which was noticed for an improvement in its lyrical content and style. The second single, which received less attention, was "Shine" featuring the Hot Boys. Near the release of Lights Out , Carter was featured on the single, " Number One Stunna " with Big Tymers and Juvenile, which peaked at number 24 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The track, originally featured on Big Tymers' I Got That Work , would be used for
10560-425: The management of both labels and handed management of Young Money over to his longtime manager, Cortez Bryant. Tha Carter II , the sequel to 2004's Tha Carter , was released on December 6, 2005. Mannie Fresh was not involved in the production of the album, as he had left the label prior, due to financial issues. Tha Carter II sold more than 238,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number two on
10692-498: The mixtape, No Ceilings 3 , while announcing the album, I Am Not a Human Being III , for 2021, although it would not be released that year due to delays. On October 1, 2021, Wayne and Rich the Kid released a collaborative mixtape titled Trust Fund Babies , along with a music video for the single " Feelin' Like Tunechi ". The mixtape took roughly a month and a half to record. On their working relationship, Wayne said, "For me, it's
10824-645: The mixtape. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine considered the mixtapes Da Drought 3 and The Drought Is Over 2 (The Carter 3 Sessions) "among the best albums of 2007". Despite no album release for two years, Carter appeared in numerous singles as a featured performer, including in 2006 with the remix to " Gimme That " by Chris Brown , " Make It Rain " by Fat Joe and " You " by Lloyd , and in 2007 with " We Takin' Over " by DJ Khaled (also featuring Akon , T.I. , Rick Ross , Fat Joe, and Birdman), " Duffle Bag Boy " by Playaz Circle , " Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) " by Wyclef Jean (also featuring Akon), and
10956-473: The premiere on The X Factor , will.i.am thanked his fans for their overwhelmingly positive feedback, tweeting, "Wow!!! I feel so excited and full of energy right now!!! I want to #screamANDshout. Thank you all." Bruna Nessif of E! Online said that the video "wasn't too crazy, but it definitely provided the futuristic vibe that will.i.am is famous from," and Melinda Newman of HitFix praised Spears' hairstyle and make-up, and wrote, "the futuristic, minimalistic clip
11088-423: The previous year on two tracks for Femme Fatale , one of which, called " Big Fat Bass ", was included on the album. The song, rumored to be named "Sexy Sexy" at the time, was going to be released on will.i.am's album #willpower on October 15, 2012; however, will.i.am changed the release date after several tracks from the album were leaked online. He said, "I’m trying to finish #willpower…& now because of all
11220-415: The release of their second album Guerrilla Warfare (1999), as well as their hit single, " Bling Bling ". The group briefly disbanded after the album due to each member (besides Carter) parting ways with the label, although one further album— Let 'Em Burn (2003)—was released. Carter's debut studio album, Tha Block Is Hot (1999), quickly achieved commercial success and served as his breakthrough as
11352-434: The remix of "Lollipop" and lip-synced to Whitney Houston 's " I Will Always Love You ". Lil Wayne also performed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards with Kid Rock (" All Summer Long "), Leona Lewis ("DontGetIt (Misunderstood)") and T-Pain (" Got Money ") and performed "Lollipop" and "Got Money" on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live . He later performed at the homecoming rally at Vanderbilt University and
11484-693: The remix to " I'm So Hood " by DJ Khaled (also featuring T-Pain , Young Jeezy , Ludacris , Busta Rhymes , Big Boi , Fat Joe, Birdman, and Rick Ross). All these singles charted within the top 20 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 , Hot Rap Tracks, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. On Birdman's 2007 album, 5 * Stunna , Carter appeared on the singles " 100 Million " and " I Run This " among several other tracks. Carter also appeared on tracks from albums, Getback by Little Brother , American Gangster by Jay-Z , and Graduation by Kanye West and Insomniac by Enrique Iglesias . "Make It Rain" (2006),
11616-449: The remix was leaked on January 25, 2013. The remix features Waka Flocka Flame, Hit-Boy, Diddy , and Lil Wayne. Following the leak, will.i.am uploaded the finished version to his YouTube account. It was released for digital download on January 29, 2013. Because it is significantly different from the original version, the remix was tracked separately on the Billboard charts. On the week ending February 16, 2013, it debuted at number 49 on
11748-411: The same day. Source: Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne , is an American rapper. He
11880-493: The same methodology as is used for the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 . It is separate to the Dance Club Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, the former of which is ranked by most popular club play and the latter by the most sales. Songs will be eligible to chart on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart based on their "core sound and tempo," however dance remixes of songs which were originally pop , R&B , rap or
12012-469: The service titled "Glory". He also announced plans on his own TIDAL X concert series. On July 4, 2015, Carter released Free Weezy Album , exclusively through TIDAL, under Young Money and Republic Records. On January 27, 2016, when rapper 2 Chainz released his "Felt Like Cappin" EP, Carter is featured on the lead single titled "Back on That Bullshit". On March 4, 2016, 2 Chainz released his third studio album, ColleGrove . The album
12144-429: The show's broadcast on the west coast. The music video's theme is multiplicity. Mor said that the idea "was essentially trying to reduce what the song is about to symbols. And that's what it was...just really keeping it clean and iconic." The video opens with intercalated beauty shots of will.i.am and Spears, until the scene cuts to will.i.am using his iPhone camera add-on and social network iam+. will.i.am says "bring
12276-458: The song "No Ceilings". Wayne was featured on YoungBoy Never Broke Again 's album Top on the track " My Window ", released on September 11. His verse received praise from critics. On September 25, he released the deluxe edition of his twelfth album Tha Carter V , to celebrate the album's two-year anniversary; it consists of songs that did not make the cut on the original album. On November 27, 2020, Lil Wayne released
12408-459: The song "features a very different look for Spears, whose voice is roboticized to a nearly unrecognizable degree." After the song was leaked, a reviewer for Idolator said, "we're pleased to report that it's pretty good—and slightly kooky," and that the lyrics, "When you hear us in the club / You're gonna turn this shit up" are "probably accurate". Idolator also praised the use of the "It's Britney, bitch" line. Rebecca Macatee of E! Online wrote that
12540-415: The song and see the video. —Spears about working with will.i.am. After confirming he was working with Spears in August 2012, will.i.am tweeted her saying "OMG...your lookin fit & hot...can't wait to shoot the video to our song...your fans are ganna love it...". The music video was directed by Ben Mor and filmed on October 13 – 14, 2012, in Los Angeles. Behind the scenes footage of
12672-436: The song was "terrible", that "her physique is looking undeniably good" on the video, and that Spears "is looking to be in a much, much healthier place than she was the last time she tried to sound all cockney. So she gets a pass in our book." Sadao Turner of RyanSeacrest.com said that the video looked like a Sharper Image Catalog coming to life in a nightclub, and T. Kyle of MTV Buzzworthy wrote that " ' Scream & Shout'
12804-497: The song's release. She filed a lawsuit in 2012 against will.i.am and won in 2018, entitling her to 10% of publishing rights. "Scream & Shout" is an upbeat dance-pop and EDM track, set to a moderate tempo of 130 beats per minute. It contains lyrics about having an enjoyable night out. The track begins with Spears rapping the first eight lines with Nicki Minaj -esque vocals. As the song proceeds to its chorus, will.i.am joins Spears on vocals. "Scream & Shout" includes
12936-540: The song, most notably at the NRJ Music Awards . The song was used in an interlude on Britney: Piece of Me , Spears' Las Vegas residency show. After the track was leaked online, Spears said she was "gonna do some sick remixes too" and asked "who would you like to remix Scream & Shout?" On January 1, 2013, will.i.am said that he would release a club remix of "Scream & Shout" featuring American rapper Waka Flocka Flame and producer Hit-Boy . An early version of
13068-760: The street, all eyes on me". On September 29, 2013, the song was played during the warm-up of the Star Magic Games 2013 at the Lourdes School of Mandaluyong . "Weird Al" Yankovic covered the song as part of his polka medley " NOW That's What I Call Polka! " for his 2014 album Mandatory Fun . "Scream & Shout" is featured in Dance Central Spotlight as DLC and in Just Dance 2017 . Spears and will.i.am did not perform any televised performances of "Scream & Shout" together, however, will.i.am did perform
13200-511: The studio when it's such a vital point" in the lives of his four children. Throughout a two-year period between 2010 and 2012, Carter has been featured in many hit singles such as " I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) " by Kevin Rudolf , " Miss Me ", " The Motto ", and " HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right) " by Drake , " No Love " by Eminem , " Hit the Lights " by Jay Sean , " Look at Me Now " by Chris Brown , " Welcome to My Hood ", " I'm on One ", " Take It to
13332-399: The summer of 1991, he met rapper and Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan "Baby" Williams (known currently as Birdman), who mentored him and encouraged his love of hip-hop; Birdman included Carter on several Cash Money tracks, and he (in return) would often record freestyle raps on Williams' answering machine. In 1994, at age 12, Carter suffered a near-fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound to
13464-400: The theme song for Skip and Shannon: Undisputed , a sports talk show on FS1 . On Christmas Day 2017, Carter released the mixtape Dedication 6 , the sixth installment of the "Gangsta Grillz" chronology. The second part was released on January 26, 2018. Tha Carter V was finally released on September 27, 2018, the day of Carter's 36th birthday, debuting at number one on
13596-427: The time, Dash Radio), launched his own radio show, Young Money Radio, on Apple Music through its subdivision Apple Music 1 . Wayne described the show as having "heavyweights calling in discussing sports, music, comedy, everything!". On July 3, Lil Wayne released his eleventh studio album, Free Weezy Album (2015) on streaming services to commemorate its five-year anniversary. The album charted at number 77 on
13728-436: The title "I Don't Give a Fuck". The track was intended for her debut album The Female Boss (2012). However, the producer of the track, Lazy Jay, did not want Tulisa to have the song and gave it to will.i.am, who re-wrote the song with Spears in mind. Despite Tulisa's vocals still being heard on the song, she was not credited with co-writing "Scream & Shout" originally, which prevented her from collecting any royalties from
13860-637: The top 10 in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden. In South Korea, it entered the Gaon Chart at number 3, with over 30,000 digital units sold. In the United States, because of low airplay and streaming, "Scream & Shout" first entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 3, before debuting at number 12 on the Hot 100 . It was Spears' 29th appearance on
13992-492: The top five in Australia, Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea and Sweden. In the United States, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first number one song of the newly established Dance/Electronic Songs chart. In the United Kingdom, "Scream & Shout" became will.i.am's second consecutive song to top the UK Singles Chart , Spears' sixth, and her first since " Everytime " in June 2004. An accompanying music video directed by Ben Mor
14124-523: The track he found it confusing, but after repeated plays he found it a "surprisingly catchy robo-pop stomper." After detailing the release of "Scream & Shout", a reviewer for Take 40 Australia wrote that the track "has all the hallmarks of a hit Will.i.am song". An AOL On reviewer called it a "dance floor anthem" and stated that "perhaps the best part of the song is the best one-liner from Britney's 'Gimme More' – "It's Britney, bitch." Jenna Hally Rubenstein of MTV Buzzworthy called "Scream & Shout"
14256-483: The track is "clubby, catchy, cool", and compared Spears' vocals to those of Madonna , and wrote about the use of pitch-correcting software Auto-Tune on the song. Bill Lamb of About.com wrote that "the digital effects are seamless and the use of modulations of Britney Spears' voice to build the chorus sounds perfectly natural in this context", and that, "the spacey, free form bridge is beautiful despite will.i.am's singing talent limitations." A Rap-Up reviewer noted
14388-645: The upcoming album: "We're very close to dropping the album. It's going to be a huge surprise to everyone ... I can't release the date because he wants to surprise people." On February 15, during Drake's performance at the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities in New Orleans, Carter appeared as a guest performer before announcing that Tha Carter V would be released on May 5, 2014. In March 2014, Carter again said during an interview at SXSW that Tha Carter V would be his last album. On March 27, 2014, Carter's manager Cortez Bryant announced that
14520-537: The use of Auto-Tune on will.i.am's vocals. "Scream & Shout" received mixed reviews from music critics. Michael Murray of RyanSeacrest.com said the song "is like nothing we’ve ever heard", commenting that will.i.am utilizes "his signature electric beats" while Spears embraces an alter-ego. MTV contributor Jocelyn Vena called the track "a club banger", and said it is "an amped up dance-floor anthem, full of tempo changes, sassy one-liners and dubstep aplenty." Robert Copsey of Digital Spy wrote that upon first hearing
14652-543: The video recording—in which according to the Daily Mirror Spears wore a Herve Leger dress and black gloves —was leaked on October 14. When asked about the video's concept and style, will.i.am said that it will include "uber fresh fashion", and that he intended to release the video and song together. On November 23, 2012, a short preview of the music video was aired during a promotional commercial for X Factor . Jessica Sager of Pop Crush wrote that will.i.am "sports
14784-399: The video were "sizzling hot", that "[h]er blonde hair looks great and her body is amazing, and you know we love her oodles of gold bling," and that it was the "hottest Britney music video look" since " Toxic " (2004). Yahaira Toribio of Terra called the video will.i.am's "high-end technological wonderland" and wrote that "for all the choreography going on in this clip ... all we get
14916-411: The video, as she takes on a deep, authoritative voice." Hollywood.com blogger Leanne Aguilera wrote that despite not dancing in the video, Spears "does look phenomenal. With her teased blonde locks, sexy (yet age-appropriate) pencil skirt and the highest of high heels, Ms. Spears looks sultry yet sophisticated." Writing for iVillage , Donna Kaufman praised will.i.am and Spears on the video, saying that
15048-567: The week of February 11, 2006. "Scream & Shout" also debuted at number 33 on the Pop Songs component chart, becoming Spears' 30th hit on that chart and equaling Mariah Carey for the second-most entries in the chart's 20-year history. It peaked at number 3. The song also entered the Latin Pop Airplay component chart at number 33, where it peaked at number 20. On the week ending January 19, 2013, "Scream & Shout" reached number eight on
15180-531: Was "Way of Life", featuring Birdman and singer TQ with narration by its producer, Mannie Fresh; it reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The single featured a sample of Tupac Shakur 's diss track towards the Notorious B.I.G. , " Hit 'Em Up " (1996), which itself sampled Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett 's " Don't Look Any Further " (1984). Despite
15312-765: Was a spokesperson for Mountain Dew , due to him performing offensive lyrics about civil rights icon Emmett Till on the remix to rapper Future 's single, " Karate Chop ". On September 1, 2013, Carter released Dedication 5 , the fifth instalment of the Dedication mixtape series. The mixtape featured 29 tracks, with guest appearances from several members of Young Money. On October 18, 2013, former Cash Money Records vice president of promotion Mel Smith, tweeted: "Happy Friday!! New YMCMB music coming soon!! Carter 5." Nearly four months later, in an interview with The Griffin , released on February 14, 2014, Smith spoke on
15444-447: Was born on September 27, 1982, and spent his first few years in the impoverished Hollygrove neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans , Louisiana 's 17th Ward . His mother, a cook, gave birth to him when she was 19 years old. His parents divorced when he was two and his father permanently abandoned the family. When CBS interviewer Katie Couric asked why he used the name Wayne instead of his given name, Carter explained that "I dropped
15576-499: Was completed. Tha Carter III was originally scheduled to be released in 2007, but it was delayed after several recordings were leaked and distributed through mixtapes, including The Drought Is Over Pt. 2 and The Drought Is Over Pt. 4 . Lil Wayne initially planned to release The Leak , a separate album with leaked songs and four additional tracks, on December 18, 2007, with Tha Carter III delayed to March 18, 2008. Instead, The Leak became an EP with five songs and
15708-533: Was delayed several times until being confirmed for release on August 29, 2011. On May 26, the album's third single, " How to Love ", was released. He released another track, "Dear Anne (Stan Part 2)", in June. In preparation for Tha Carter IV , Carter released a mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait , in similarity to his mixtape No Ceilings (2009); the mixtape was re-released on streaming services in January 2022 with four additional tracks. Finally released on August 29, 2011, Tha Carter IV debuted at number one on
15840-479: Was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone and headlined the 'Young Money Presents: America's Most Wanted Music Festival', a United States and Canada–only concert tour which began on July 29, 2009. " Prom Queen ", the first official single, debuted on January 27, 2009, immediately after a live Internet broadcast of his concert in San Diego on Ustream (now IBM Cloud Video ). It peaked at number fifteen on
15972-536: Was first placed in a duo with Cash Money labelmate B.G. in 1994—known collectively as the B.G.'z—and they released an album, True Story , in July of that year, although Carter (at the time known as Baby D) only appeared on three tracks. Carter and B.G. then formed the Southern hip hop group Hot Boys with labelmates Juvenile and Turk in 1997; they released their debut album, Get It How U Live! in October of that year. The Hot Boys gained mainstream success following
16104-468: Was initially a collaborative effort between 2 Chainz and Carter, but due to his record label issues, only 2 Chainz was credited as the primary artist. In September 2016, Carter tweeted that he "I AM NOW DEFENSELESS and mentally DEFEATED", followed by stating "I'm done", hinting at a possible retirement. Many rappers responded with respect and encouragement. In 2017, Carter announced he had signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation , although he later stated that there
16236-577: Was no official paperwork that he signed to the label. On June 28, 2016, Carter was one of several artists who appeared on the track " Sucker for Pain " for the DC Comics film Suicide Squad . On August 8, 2017, he released the song " Like a Man " with sound engineer Onhel. On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Carter had been released from Cash Money Records and will be releasing Tha Carter V via Young Money and Republic Records. In September 2016, Carter's song, "No Mercy", debuted as
16368-466: Was released digitally on December 25, 2007. Tha Carter III was released on June 10, 2008, with first-week sales of over 1 million copies, the first to do so since 50 Cent 's The Massacre (2005). The album's first single, " Lollipop ", featuring Static Major , became the Carter's most successful song at the time, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming his first top ten single as
16500-405: Was released on December 15, 2010. On March 8, Carter released another song, "We Back Soon", though it was not included on the official track listing of Tha Carter IV . The second single, " John ", featuring Rick Ross , was released on March 24. In an interview on March 29, Carter announced that he would retire at age 35; saying that "I would feel selfish still going to
16632-499: Was released on November 2, 1999, when he was 17 and featured significant contributions from the Hot Boys . It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum by the RIAA in December 1999, less than a month after its release. The album earned Carter a 1999 Source magazine nomination for "Best New Artist", and also became a Top Ten hit. The lead single was
16764-412: Was released on November 20, 2012, by Interscope Records as the second single from the album, and sent to mainstream radio in the United States on November 27. The song was written by will.i.am, Jef Martens, Tulisa , Jean Baptiste and was produced by Martens under the alias Lazy Jay , with additional production by will.i.am. "Scream & Shout" is an upbeat dance pop song; its lyrics are about having
16896-469: Was released the same year, followed in 1999 by the group's major-label debut Guerrilla Warfare , which respectively reached number one on the Billboard Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number five on the Billboard 200 . During their career, the Hot Boys had two charting singles, " We on Fire " from Get It How U Live! and " I Need a Hot Girl " from Guerrilla Warfare . The group shared
17028-458: Was reported that Carter was working on sequels to both I Am Not a Human Being and Rebirth . In January 2012, Birdman announced that he and Carter had finished recording Like Father, Like Son 2 . On November 22, 2012, Carter announced that Tha Carter V would be his final album, as he wanted to pursue other interests. After a one-year delay, I Am Not a Human Being II was released on March 26, 2013, debuting at number two on
17160-426: Was shot in October 2012, and premiered in the U.S. during a live episode of The X Factor on November 28. The theme of the music video is multiplicity , and critics complimented its futuristic setting. "Scream & Shout" also served as the theme song for a television commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre Color headphones. A remixed version of the song, featuring Hit-Boy , Waka Flocka Flame , Lil Wayne and Diddy ,
17292-577: Was the first number-one single on Billboard ' s new Dance/Electronic Songs chart in its first issue, published on January 26, 2013. As of July 2013, the song has sold 3 million digital copies in the United States. Scream & Shout become Bing's 7th most searches song in Germany. The song entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 26 on December 3, 2012, reaching number 2 the following week, where it remained for another week before reaching number 1 on December 24, 2012, becoming
17424-404: Was uploaded to will.i.am's official YouTube account on January 25, 2013, after it was leaked on the internet earlier the same day. A music video for this version was filmed in January 2013 and released on February 14. After Spears spent a year promoting her seventh studio album Femme Fatale (2011), RCA Records executive vice president of promotions Joe Riccitelli said that Spears would take
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