Early Career; Earning Cash Part 2

Wayne’s career was boosting. He gave birth to new music and a new style. He created new albums and new mixtapes during 2004 and 2008. Wayne was slowly, but surely becoming one of the best rappers in the world. Had Wayne’s music finally reached maturity? The summer of 2004, Dwayne Michael Carter dropped "Tha Carter", which showed his advancement in his rap styles. This album is what gained Wayne significant recognition. It sold 878,000 copies in the United States, while the leading single "Go DJ" hit the top 5 spot on the R&B/HipHop Charts. In December of 2005, Wayne dropped Tha Carter II, which was the follow up to the album Tha Carter. Tha Carter II sold more than 238,000 copies during its first week on the market. It reached #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It went on to sell 2,000,000 copies worldwide. In 2005, Wayne was named president of the Cash Money label. In the same year, he founded what is known as Young Money. In 2006, Wayne and Brian “Birdman” Williams collaborated to make the album “Like Father; Like Son”. This album reached #21 on the Billboards charts. The leading single was “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy”. During this time, Wayne made mixtapes, no albums. He brought the rap game two mixtapes, Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3. Dedication 2 was released in 2007 and Da Drought was released in 2008. Rolling Stones magazine claims that Da Drought 3 and Da Drought is Over 2 was among the best albums of 2007.