Lil Wayne recently talked with Wake Up Barstool. During his talk with the hosts of the talk show, Wayne was asked if the Carter VII album is coming soon or not. The singer replied to this question by saying that Carter VII was indeed coming soon and revealed the album selection process:"Tha Carter VII is coming soon. I'm not sure. I'm not sure if we going to just name my next album Tha Carter VII. I’m not sure if we going to just name my next album Tha Carter VII, but I got albums coming as well. But I don’t know when, if they going to just name it Tha Carter VII or they're going to wait for another album and name it that, you know."The singer continued, talking about how albums are made by selecting a series of songs and putting it together with a title:"what they do is they just come in here and they just grab a bunch of songs and they just put a title on like this Carter 7. This So Carter 7 coming soon."This revelation has now stunned fans, who took to social media to comment on the matter. There were fans who opined that Lil Wayne needs to retire immediately/ Some took the rapper's comments regarding the album selection to mean that he had no control over his music. A few said that Wayne should create a new series, instead of continuing the Carter one. Other criticisms were also made about the album selection process. "After hearing Tha Carter VI, he needs to retire immediately.""So Lil Wayne doesn’t have any control on his body of music and how to put it together no wonder the Carter six was trash and his music is to the wayside. He has no control." one netizen reacted. "i respect him strill trying to do albums but just create a new series or sum, he ruining the carter series." another netizen stated. "Stop grabbing songs and putting them anywhere that’s the problem." one commenter said. "Firstly, Wayne need to fire whoever picked the songs and beats for the Carter 6 or the Carter 7 will be dookie too." another commenter opined. "Please stop ruining your legacy, Wayne… Especially with Tha Carter albums." one reactor stated. Lil Wayne released Tha Carter VI album June 2025Lil Wayne released the Tha Carter VI album back in June 2025. The album was released via Young Money, the record label that the rapper founded in 2005, and Republic Records. The first Tha Carter series album since 2018, the album's standard release had a runtime of 67 minutes and 49 seconds, while the surprise deluxe edition, Tha Carter VI (Bonus) , added a couple more tracks to take the runtime to a little over 69 minutes. Kurrco @KurrcoLINKLil Wayne says 'THA CARTER VII' might be coming soon "Tha Carter VII is coming soon. I’m not sure if we going to just name my next album Tha Carter VII, but I got albums coming as well. But I don’t know when, if they going to just name it Tha Carter VII or they're going to wait for another album and name it that, you know. But I got music for days."(via Wake Up Barstool)Tha Carter VI featured guest appearances from artists such as MGK, Kodak Black, and Andrea Bocelli. Nicki Minaj and Future were among those featured in the bonus edition tracks. Tha Carter VI was not received well by critics. It was also received poorly by many of his fans upon release. Tha Carter album series was started by Lil Wayne back in 2004. The first entry in the series was received well upon release, and subsequent sequels went on to gain critical acclaim. Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Songs from the album also won awards at the same award ceremony. Lollipop won the Best Rap Song award and A Milli won the Best Rap Performance award. The next entry in the series, Tha Carter IV, was nominated for Best Rap Album award subsequently in 2012.