"Kendrick shaking in his boots" — Netizens react to Lil Wayne saying the release of Tha Carter VI in 2025 is "guaranteed"

Lil Wayne fans have something to look forward to in 2025 after the rapper promised that Tha Carter VI, the latest sequel in his Tha Carter series, will be released sometime this year. Tha Carter is a long-running Lil Wayne series that first started when the rapper dropped his fourth studio album, Tha Carter, in 2004.

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, released the previous sequel, Tha Carter V, in 2018. While the rapper had previously said that the fifth edition would be his final album before his retirement, he later revealed he had changed his mind, teasing Tha Carter VI in 2022.

While it is unclear exactly when the album will see the light of day, Wayne "guaranteed" its release this year during a recent interview uploaded to X by NFR Podcast.

Lil Wayne's fans were thrilled at the prospect of a new album from their favorite rapper after nearly five years, following Wayne's latest album, Funeral, in 2020.

One user claimed the announcement will leave fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar "shaking", alluding to their recent conflict regarding the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime performance.

"Kendrick shaking in his boots."

Several fans were seemingly skeptical about Wayne's promise to release Tha Carter VI in 2025:

"Lmao Wayne such a lier the album ain’t coming out yall," one person tweeted.

"This sht been “coming soon” for years. Either Way I’m looking forward to it," another person added.

"I’ve been waiting way too long. He better keep his promise," someone else commented.

"I’ve been waiting way too long. He better keep his promise," another person wrote.

However, others expressed excitement over the album's impending release.

"We’re so back," one person commented.

"Further confirmation that we are back," another person added.

"Always a good year when Wayne drops," someone else commented.

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Exploring the Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar conflict surrounding the 2025 Super Bowl

Kendrick Lamar enjoyed a momentous year in 2024, following his rap beef with Drake (where he was crowned the winner by the majority) and the release of his new album, GNX. In September, the rapper was also announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, scheduled in New Orleans for February this year.

However, this announcement left hip-hop fans divided, after many claimed the honor should have been given to Lil Wayne, a New Orleans native, instead of Lamar.

Following the announcement, Wayne also took to Instagram to express his disappointment at the perceived slight:

"It hurt a whole lot. I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for automatically mentally putting myself in that position like somebody told me that was my position. But I thought there was nothing better than that spot and that stage and that platform in my city, so it hurt," he said.

Kendrick Lamar also addressed Lil Wayne's reaction at the Super Bowl headliner reveal in his new album GNX, released in November 2024. In the song Wacced Out Murals, the Compton rapper expressed admiration for Lil Wayne, wondering if his hard work let Wayne down.

"Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down / Whatever though, call me crazy, everybody questionable," he rapped.

In another verse, he added that only Nas had called to congratulate him on his Super Bowl announcement. The song further instigated rumors of a feud between Lamar and Wayne on social media. However, Lil Wayne spoke about the situation when he appeared on The Skip Bayless Show in December 2024.

Wayne said he called Lamar and congratulated him ahead of his performance, asking him to "kill it" on stage. He also claimed he heard Wacced Out Murals for the first time on The Skip Bayless Show when the show's host read out Lamar's lyrics mentioning Wayne from the song.

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Lil Wayne had previously released Tha Fix Before Tha VI, a mixtape that served as a prelude to Tha Carter VI. The mixtape, released in September 2023, featured artists like Cool & Dre and Euro, to name a few.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar was nominated for seven Grammys - five for Not Like Us and two for his collaboration with Metro and Future on Like That. Both tracks were instrumental in his rap beef with Drake, after Like That kicked off the feud and Not Like Us's popularity won Lamar the battle.