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34 Surprising Major Events Since Tha Carter 5 was Supposed to be Released

Tha Carter 5 was originally supposed to be released on May 5, 2014. Since then:

  1. The U.K. voted to leave the EU
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  1. The Cleveland Cavaliers won an NBA Championship
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  1. The Chicago Cubs won a World Series and broke the curse of the Goat
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  1. Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj got engaged then broke up
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  1. Meek Mill accused Drake of using ghost writers, making Quentin Miller a household name, and then Drake seemingly ended Meek Mill's career
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  1. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine (without their approval)
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  1. Samsung released a smartphone that spontaneously burst into flames in cars, airplanes, and caused a lot of damage
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  1. 50 Cent finally had another hit song (thanks to Chris Brown's relentless fanbase)
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  1. Young Thug and Birdman allegedly hired a hitman to kill Lil Wayne
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  1. The Dallas Cowboys are good again (thank God!)
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  1. Tony Romo was released by the Cowboys
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  1. Peyton Manning won another Super Bowl and retired
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  1. The United States won 121 medals in the 2016 Olympics
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  1. Drake has released 4 albums (IYRTITL, What a Time to Be Alive, Views from the Six, More Life)
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  1. Gucci Mane was released from prison (and has shown he can still make bangers!)
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  1. EDM has become the new Pop Music
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  1. Katy Perry and Taylor Swift had a very public beef and have since supposedly made up
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  1. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart now have a cooking show together
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  1. Oregon, Alaska, California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts all legalized Marijuana (Colorado and Washington State in 2012)
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  1. Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn Jenner
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  1. Kanye West was forced into a Mental Health center for treatment following a nervous breakdown
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  1. Skip Bayless left First Take on ESPN to start a show on rival FS1 with Shannon Sharpe
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  1. Mike Tirico left ESPN's Monday Night Football and is rumored to be Al Michael's future replacement on Sunday Night Football
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  1. Bill Cosby was outed as an alleged sexual predator and serial rapist, his reputation has since been ruined
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  1. Kim Kardashian called Taylor Swift a liar on SnapChat and was robbed of 8 million dollars of jewelry in Paris
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  1. 7 new iPhone models have been released (iPhone 6- iPhone 7+)
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  1. The first major commercially successful visual album LEMONADE was released by Beyonce
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  1. Leo Dicaprio won his first Oscar for Best Actor in The Revenant
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  1. The Czech Republic changed its name to Czechia
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  1. Hillary Clinton and staff "lost" over 30,000 emails (don't worry, Russia found them)
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  1. Netflix Originals are nearing TV World Domination
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  1. Michael Phelps won his 28th Olympic medal and broke a 2,168 year old record for most all time
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  1. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie filed for divorce
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  1. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States of America
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Lil Wayne fans have been patiently waiting since that 2014 release date for the mythical album. We've been given two mixtapes, two albums, and a steady flow of guest verses, but nothing can take the place of Tha Carter 5. New albums and mixtapes are rumored to be on the way, but sadly, C5 isn't one of them.

Who knows what crazy world changes will occur from now until the time C5 is actually released, but until then, we Weezy fans will just continue to support Lil Wayne's #FreeC5 movement, and enjoy whatever work we get our hands on.

If you're jonesing for some fresh Weezy in your life, check out our post here with the Top 19 Lil Wayne Songs of 2016.