Lil Wayne Scores iTunes Record

Posted Tuesday September 6, 2011 9:27 AM GMT

It has been a great week for Lil Wayne, as his new album Tha Carter IV has shattered the record for iTunes downloads.

The “Mrs. Officer” rapper sold 300,000 units in the first four days of release, beating out Kanye West and Jay-Z's record of 290,000 downloads for Watch the Throne.

And that’s just the beginning- Wayne’s album is near 850,000 copies sold overall, making for the biggest first-week sales numbers since his 2008 release Tha Carter III.

Factor in that some of his material was unknowingly leaked onto the internet ahead of time, and it looks like nothing can keep Weezy down!

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Lil Wayne Was HAPPY About Tha Carter IV Leak

Um, wow. You wouldn't hear this from most music artists.

However, Lil Wayne has said that he wasn't too worried when his new album Tha Carter IV leaked online. In fact, he insisted that it showed how much people wanted to hear the record.

Even though the album released five days before the release date, Weezy says:

"We did real good this time, real good. It just means people want to hear it. mean, ’cause there're people's albums that come out that can be leaked and don't leak, so I'm glad mine's leaked! I think we should still do well."

He has nothing to worry about! Tha Carter IV broke records, becoming the most old albums on iTunes in one week with over 850,000 copies being sold all together.

Dayum! You did good, Weezy.

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