I know Young Thug has changed the title to Barter 6 at the last minute, but I’m still going to reach and complain about it. I have to get this out of my system.
When Young Thug first burst on the scene, it was no secret that he modeled himself after his idol Lil Wayne, but the attempt to call his mixtape Carter 6 was a step too far. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but that was just disrespectful. The “Tha Carter” series is a major part of Wayne’s legacy and as one of his fans, I feel as though it is nothing to be tampered with. What bothers me the most is the fact that Tha Carter V isn’t even out yet. If Young Thug wanted to be controversial so bad, he could have at least done it in numerical order. But of course, I can’t put all of the blame on him; part of the blame goes to ever- so- wonderful Brian “Birdman” Williams for encouraging all of this foolishness just to capitalize off of it.
Now, from another perspective, this could just be karma finally catching up to Weezy for how he knocked Juvenile out of the Cash Money spotlight. For those who may not know or remember, Wayne also bit off of Juvie by titling his third album 500 Degreez four years after the release of Juvenile’s 400 Degreez. Either way, I’m hoping this beef will light a flame in Lil Wayne’s heart and he comes back in full effect with his newest album.
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