Lil Wayne announces ‘Funeral’

Thirteenth solo album arrives Jan 31st via Young Money Records/Republic Records.

The multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning music mogul Lil Wayne has announced his highly anticipated 13th solo studio album, symbolically titled, Funeral, will be released Friday, January 31st via Young Money Records/Republic Records. Ahead of the albumโ€™s release, fans can pre-save Funeral and purchase merch.

Funeral follows the massive success of Lil Wayneโ€™s long-awaited, RIAA-certified platinum album, Tha Carter V, which debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with the second-largest streaming week for an album of all time. Hailed by critics and fans alike, Variety said, the album has โ€œthe crunch of the Southern trap and ropey rap-rock sounds that Wayne pretty much started in the first place.โ€ Pitchfork noted, โ€œThe long-delayed album captures Wayne how we want to remember him: openhearted, word-drunk, and exhilarated by the possibilities of his own versatility.”

This past year, Wayne teamed up with blink-182 for an electric, co-headlining tour across North America. Last week, Wayne partnered with ESPN in celebration of the College Football Playoff National Championship game to release the catchy track โ€œPlayoffโ€ featuring Poppy H, Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn