After a nearly seven-year wait since "Tha Carter V," Lil Wayne fans finally get to listen to the next installment of the rapper's series with Friday's release of "Tha Carter VI." Why it matters: Lil Wayne remains New Orleans' most influential modern musician.

Lil Wayne has turned the Earth into Planet Weezy once again. Wayne returned to deliver Tha Carter VI on Friday (June 6), which comes seven years after the fifth installment of his critically-acclaimed series.

At long last, Tunechi is back. On Friday (June 6), the New Orleans rap legend released the sixth volume of his storied Tha Carter series on DSPs. The latest album from the Young Money head honcho comes five years after his most recent solo album, Funeral, and seven years after he blessed fans with Tha Carter V. C6 contains 19 songs.