Lil Wayne isn't smiling: 'Tha Carter V' will be his final solo album

When Lil Wayne said he was retiring after he drops Tha Carter V, he was not joking. Unlike, say, Jay Z or Eminem who had a hard time retiring, the Young Money boss is not smiling about the matter.

In a new interview with MTV, Lil Wayne has confirmed that his upcoming May 5 album will be his final effort as a solo artist. "I personally plan on this being my final solo album, and it's definitely the final Carter album. It's the final Carter album. It's stopping at five," he said.

But, as a record label owner, that doesn't mean Lil Wayne can completely exit the rap game. He noted that he would be open to performing on new compilation albums for Young Money, like the newly released Rise Of An Empire.

"Whenever I have to pitch in for a Young Money album, a Like Father, Like Son album [with Birdman] and something like that and maybe something out the blue," he said.

And by the way Weezy is making it sound, he's quitting solo performances because his upcoming album (his 11th studio effort) is draining him dry. "The way I'm working on this album, to me, the way it seems like now, it seems impossible for me to work this hard on anything else," he explained.

But, even a full-blown retiree has his price, albeit a high one. "$25 to 35 million would get me to do another solo album after this," Lil Wayne said, pointing out he was real with the statement because "I didn't smile when I said it."

The Carter V is reportedly set to see release on May 5. A tentative tracklist for the album leaked last month, check it out here.

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