Out of the Slammer, into the studio

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a proper release from Lil Wayne.

Since his epic success of “Tha Carter III” in summer 2008, the New Orleans emcee has been to jail and back, yet still dropped one quality mixtape (“No Ceilings”) and two relatively atrocious LPs (“Rebirth” and “I Am Not A Human”).

So when Wayne dropped a bomb on every line of “Six Foot Seven Foot,” it smacked pretty hard for those of us who got on him for lines like “P**** A** N****, I don’t want your gonorrhea.”

And yet, the inevitable delay has already graced the release of “TCIV,” pushing it back to June 21.

Fortunately we have been given a glimpse at the stupidly awesome cover art, which showcases a photo of what appears to be middle-school Wayne, dressed in “TCIII.”
It’s a pivotal album for Wayne, who was whoring himself out before his stead inside, but has come back with a hugely successful tour. The “Carter” franchise carries a lot of weight, but so does a guest list of Drake, Kanye and Rick Ross. So if “TCIV” means a return to the bizarrely goofy bouts of lyrical excellence that Wayne was prone to back in 2008, then all will be right between the critical, commercial and Weezy.