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Like Father, Like Son (2006)
Where the lyrics of Like Father, Like Son take you, and where it was really made.
Birdman and Lil Wayne planned a 2009 movie based on this album's title, starring the two of them. It was never made.
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Recording location: CMR, New Orleans (2006)
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Album story
Overview
- Like Father, Like Son: collaborative studio album by American rappers Birdman and Lil Wayne
- Released October 31, 2006 through Cash Money Records and Universal Records
- Guest appearances: Fat Joe, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Tha Dogg Pound, All Star Cashville Prince
- Producers include Swizz Beatz and Scott Storch
- Three singles: "Stuntin' Like My Daddy", "Leather So Soft", "You Ain't Know"
- All three singles have music videos
Background
- Release was first scheduled for September 26, 2006
- Delays pushed the release back to October 31, 2006
- Cash Money's website and an aggressive street campaign in Houston supported the promotion
- Lil Wayne said in an interview that "Army Gunz" might be the fourth single
- The song "Army Gunz" has not been released
- January 2009: Birdman said in an interview that a movie based on the album title, starring him and Wayne, would be released in June 2009
- The movie was never made
Recording
- CMR (New Orleans) is listed as the recording location
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Loyalty (skit) | 1:57 |
| 2 | Over Here Hustlin' | 4:52 |
| 3 | Stuntin' Like My Daddy | 4:27 |
| 4 | 1st Key | 4:15 |
| 5 | Like Father, Like Son | 4:22 |
| 6 | You Ain't Know | 4:24 |
| 7 | Family Rules (skit) | 0:45 |
| 8 | Know What I'm Doin' | 4:31 |
| 9 | Don't Die | 3:56 |
| 10 | Ain't Worried Bout Shit | 3:47 |
| 11 | Out the Pound | 4:18 |
| 12 | Leather So Soft | 4:51 |
| 13 | Army Gunz | 4:05 |
| 14 | Protector (skit) | 0:37 |
| 15 | Get That Money | 4:44 |
| 16 | No More | 4:40 |
| 17 | High | 4:02 |
| 18 | Cali Dro | 4:31 |
| 19 | About All That | 4:32 |
| 20 | Respect (skit) | 0:35 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Career
- Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans; signed to Cash Money Records at age 11 after being discovered by Birdman in 1993.
- Early career as B.G.'z and then Hot Boys (formed 1997) with Juvenile, B.G. and Turk; the group reached mainstream success with Guerrilla Warfare (1999).
- Solo breakthrough with Tha Block Is Hot (1999), certified platinum within a month of release.
- Tha Carter III (2008) sold over 1 million copies in its first week and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album; its single "Lollipop" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
- Founded Young Money Entertainment in 2005; the label signed Drake, Tyga and Nicki Minaj.
- Has sold over 120 million records worldwide and won five Grammy Awards.
- Released Tha Carter VI in 2025 and was named the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley in Hot 100 entries.
Legacy
- Often described as one of the most influential artists of the 21st century.
- His style and use of Auto-Tune influenced modern hip-hop, especially the development of trap.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five
- XXL Magazine gave the album four stars out of five (XL) and praised it
- XXL praised the solid production and Wayne's ever-evolving sentence structure
- XXL said the album falters only in diversity
- Critical reception was mostly positive
Records
- Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 176,000 copies in its first week
- Birdman's second and Wayne's fifth US top-ten debut
- Second week: dropped to number seven, selling an additional 72,000 copies
- Certified gold by the RIAA on December 11, 2006, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- In February 2006, the mixtape The Carter 2 Part 2: Like Father Like Son, hosted by DJ Khaled, was released to promote the album
- The mixtape had leftover tracks from Lil Wayne's album Tha Carter II
- In October 2009, Thomas Marasciullo sued Birdman, Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records and music distribution outlets for copyright infringement, claiming his voice was used without permission
- The rappers had asked him to record "Italian-styled spoken word recordings" in 2006
- The lyrics were allegedly used on "Respect" and other tracks from this album and on Birdman's 5 * Stunna
- "1st Key" samples "Pocket Full of Stones" as recorded by UGK
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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