LSU Coach Kim Mulkey Sends Message to Lil Wayne After ‘Tha Carter VI’ Release originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been seven years since rapper Lil Wayne revisited his iconic album series, but on Friday, the 42-year-old star released "Tha Carter VI," a 19-track studio album that is his first solo work since 2020.

Legendary rapper Lil Wayne paid homage to the sports world Friday with the release of his new album Tha Carter VI.

Now, Weezer F. Baby is returning the favor on his just-released Tha Carter VI album on the song “Island Holiday,” a Wayne-ified remake of Weezer’s 2001 power pop single “Island in the Sun.” The track opens with an AutoTuned Wayne crooning the original song’s opening verse — “When you’re on a holiday/ You can’t find the word to say/ All the things that come to you/ And I wanna feel it too” — over a sample of the tune’s familiar strummy guitar before a skittery beat comes in and the MC takes off in his signature quirky direction.

Lil Wayne returns with "Tha Carter VI," a 19-track album featuring diverse collaborations with Andrea Bocelli, Bono, Wyclef Jean, and more.

Lil Wayne is planning to bring Tha Carter VI Tour to an Aug. 20 stop at Target Center, one of the venues where he was a no-show in the 2010s.