In 2013, due in large part to the musical heights he reached before going to prison, Lil Wayne passed Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 hit songs since the chart was launched in 1958. The rapper's bee n teasing the project for a hot minute and it looks like he finally has a date set.Īnd we should. It looks like Lil Wayne 's highly-anticipated follow-up to Tha Carter V is finally on the way Funeral has been rumored to drop for a while but it initially seemed it was going to drop last year to coincide with his co-headlining tour with Blink 182 The album never came but that doesn't mean that he wasn't going to release it. Each item is packaged with a copy of the digital album, pretty much cementing some high first-week numbers for the New Orleans star. In addition to the physical versions of Funeral, fans are able to support the rapper by spending cash on t-shirts, hoodies, caps, beanies, and long-sleeved shirts. Following the release date and cover art announcements, Lil Wayne officially opened his webshop for business, dropping a bunch of merchandise inspired by the core themes of the upcoming work. Lil Wayne New Album 'Funeral' Coming Soonįuneral is New-Orleans rapper Lil Wayne's thirteenth LP.