The Carter (Video 2009)

An in-depth look at the artist Dwayne LIL' WAYNE Carter Jr, proclaimed by many as the "greatest rapper alive" With comprehensive and personal interviews with Lil' Wayne, this film will also... See full summary »

Director:

Adam Bhala Lough

Stars:

Cortez Bryant, Reginae Carter, Lil' Wayne

Cast

Credited cast:
Cortez Bryant
Reginae Carter	...	Herself
Lil' Wayne	...	Himself
Brian Williams	...	Himself

Storyline

An in-depth look at the artist Dwayne LIL' WAYNE Carter Jr, proclaimed by many as the "greatest rapper alive" With comprehensive and personal interviews with Lil' Wayne, this film will also feature insight from those that know him best. The world will finally get to know the history surrounding one of the most prolific artists of this generation.

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Plot Keywords:

rapper | celebrity | hip hop | character name in title

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lil' Wayne: The Carter

Company Credits

Production Co:

QD3 Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Tragic, funny and genial

In essence, I think Lil' Wayne is a genius. And an idiot. And by mixing those two elements - sadly by drinking a lot of cough syrup and smoking a lot of weed - Wayne claims to have recorded over a thousand songs, dabbles in all types of genres, his home has been raided by the FBI because of charges that his record company made, he's released mix-tapes into the Internet and made his record label furious... The list goes on. And his music, as this documentary makes clear from the start, does really say all about his life. What's really remarkable about him is that he mostly doesn't care about what other people think, and tries to break out from himself. He goes beyond rap. At the same time, he's entwined with all the stereotypes that make rap what it is; by no coincidence does he state that he never drinks, only to in the next sentence say "Only a champagne now and then", true to all the stereotypes that follow Baby and Cash Money Millionaires. All in all: inspirational, tragic and genial. Definitely worth seeing, and be sure, Wayne will prevail.