Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne’s ‘Carter VI’ Hits a Sour Note, Panel Brands It a “Trainwreck”

In Billboard’s latest Unfiltered episode, Kyle Denis, Carl Lamarre, and Trevor Anderson dissect Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI with a new host, Delisa Shannon. The verdict isn’t glowing. From Lamarre’s analogy likening Wayne to a late-era Kobe to Denis’ blunt classification of the album as a “trainwreck,” the panel agrees: the sixth Carter installment stumbles hard.

While Anderson defends the album’s opening tracks, he concedes the project weakens Wayne’s storied series. Lamarre questions Wayne’s classic album count, granting him only two. The discussion ultimately drifts to legacy, with the hope that Wayne might follow Nas’ producer-alignment blueprint. Shannon crowns Anderson the segment’s winner.

Rapping through “A Milli,” Lil Wayne revisits a well-trodden lane at the BET Awards.

With minimal theatrics and no need for spectacle, Lil Wayne steps into the spotlight at the BET Awards and delivers “A Milli” with the urgent swagger it demands. The thunderous crowd echoes back every word, forming a chorus that blurs the line between audience and performance.

This moment unfolds just after he presents a fresh track from the still-gestating Tha Carter VI, offering a glimpse into what could be next while momentarily anchoring the show in nostalgia and unrelenting beats.