Lil Wayne has kept his albums entirely to himself.
Lil Wayne . Lil Wayne 's solo debut album Tha Block Is Hot ( 1999 ) , was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Wayne reached higher popularity with his fourth album Tha Carter ( 2004 ) , which was led by the single `` Go D.J. '' and his appearance on Destiny 's Child 's Top 10 single `` Soldier '' , that same year . Wayne gained more prominence with his sixth album Tha Carter III ( 2008 ) , which became his most successful album to date , with first-week sales of over one million copies in the United States . His 2011 album and first following his release , Tha Carter IV , sold 964,000 copies in its first week of availability in the United States .