Lil Wayne ‘Funeral’ debuts at No 1

Rap icon earns fifth No. 1 album

Lil Wayneโ€™s highly anticipated 13th solo studio album, Funeral, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart. Released via Young Money Records/Republic Records, Funeral marks Wayneโ€™s fifth No. 1 album on the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart, joining Tha Carter V (2018), Tha Carter IV (2011), I Am Not a Human Being (2010) and Tha Carter III (2008).

The album contains 24 tracks, as well as star-studded features from Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Lil Baby, The-Dream, XXXTentacion, Jay Rock, Takeoff, Adam Levine, O.T. Genasis and Lil Twist. As a tribute to Kobe Bryant, the eight track, โ€œBing James,โ€ ends with a 24-second moment of silence.

Following the albumโ€™s release, Wayne shocked audiences when he performed Lenny Kravitzโ€™s โ€œAre You Gonna Go My Wayโ€ as a robot on the season premiere of The Masked Singer, which aired following the Super Bowl. Wayne also stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to deliver a high-energy performance of โ€œDreams,” as well as participate in a hilarious game of Virtual Reality Pictionary alongside Claire Danes, Lana Candor and Fallon.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn