Lil Wayne – “Welcome To Tha Carter” Tour
The legendary New Orleans rapper captivated a sold-out Fillmore on the first stop of his first tour since 2019.
By Rogan Isbell
Dwayne Carter, better known as Lil Wayne, started off his “Welcome to Tha Carter” tour Tuesday evening at the Fillmore. Despite being one of the biggest rappers in the world, all of the shows on this tour are smaller venues to create a more intimate experience.
Wayne has infamously no-showed at previous Minneapolis shows, but this performance made up for it. He was rapping his songs all from memory with no background vocals. Instead, he performed with a live band doing drumming and guitar in the background, and he had strobe lights and smoke coming out during certain parts to intensify the experience.
He started with “Mr. Carter,” then went into a mix of songs old and new, casual and deep cuts. He only performed one verse, and the chorus for most songs performed much of his catalog. The crowd certainly didn’t mind, as he was energetic and having a lot of fun moving around the stage.
Following a short break to let some artists on his Young Money label perform, he returned and performed some of his guest features and songs from his lesser-known mixtapes before ending with the fan favorite “A Milli.”
Wayne has a song called “Best Rapper Alive,” and not many people can call themselves that without any scrutiny. But between the legacy he’s built over his career and this legendary performance, he can back it up. This was an amazing show dedicated to real hip-hop fans I’ll never forget.