Consequence of Sound — Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, and Joe Strummer also highlight this week's playlist. more info

New York Times — Tracing the rapper’s evolution from a teen in New Orleans to his long-awaited album “Tha Carter V.” more info

Stereogum — Lil Wayne sat down in his hometown of New Orleans with Rap Radar's Elliott Wilson as part of Wilson's long-running CRWN interview series. With Wayne's triumphant Tha Carter V finally out after half a decade of delays, they had a lot to talk about. A... more info

Guardian Music — We take stock of the rapper’s career, through stints in prison, label rows and trash-rock impulses to his heyday of raw swagger and southern bangersWhen it comes to Lil Wayne’s worst-ever album, the obvious choice is the correct one. Re... more info

New York Times — “Tha Carter V” lets Lil Wayne reassert his strengths and “YSIV” shows Logic is finding effective ways to insert himself into the traditions he admires. more info

Stereogum — Here's how I think about it: A new Tha Carter album is like a new Die Hard movie. We can't expect it to be like the first three. We can't even expect it to get close. That's not realistic. Bruce Willis can't jump off of buildings like that anymore. M... more info

JamBase — Lil Wayne performed 'Tha Carter V' track “Dedicate” and was interviewed on Tuesday’s episode of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’ more info

Stereogum — During his long exile from his recording career, Lil Wayne became a frequent guest on sports talk shows, to the point where Skip Bayless now looks like one of his best friends. But Lil Wayne is now, finally, back in the business of releasing music. L... more info

Consequence of Sound — Tunechi also talked with The Tonight Show host about Tha Carter V. more info

Consequence of Sound — Weezy gets on a lyrical and rhythmic roll for the majority of the bulky album's 23 tracks. more info