Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II, £3.28 Del @ Amazon

Great album

A one-time member of New Orleans's Hot Boys, rapper Lil Wayne attained a new level of confidence and skill on 2004's THA CARTER. That album featured only a few guest shots (as opposed to typically star-studded hip-hop records), and this 2005 sequel once again keeps things focused on Wayne, with theMC flying solo on almost every track. This uncluttered scenario, which relies on a spare, yet distinctly Cash Money-style musical backdrop, gives Wayne the freedom to let his laid-back rhymes stretch out, as best revealed on the ominous "Fireman" and the boastful "Best Rapper Alive". Clearly Wayne knows how to work a winning concept, since THA CARTER II stays true to both its predecessor and the relentless, unapologetic spirit of Southern rap.

1. Tha Mobb
2. Fly In Money
3. On My Mind
4. Fireman
5. Mo Fire
6. On Tha Block #1
7. Best Rapper Alive
8. Lock And Load - Lil' Wayne & Kurupt
9. Oh No
10. Grown Man - Lil' Wayne & Currency
11. On Tha Block #2
12. Hit 'Em Up
13. Carter II (Hustler Musik)
14. Receipt
15. Shooter
16. Weezy Baby - Lil' Wayne & Nikki
17. On Tha Block #3
18. I'm A D Boy - Lil' Wayne & Birdman
19. Feel Me
20. Get Over - Lil' Wayne & Nikki