'Tha Carter V' will be Lil Wayne's last album, unless…

theGRIO REPORT - Rappers have a long history of announcing their 'retirement' only to re-emerge with a new album, so take this news on Lil Wayne with a grain of salt...

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Rappers have a long history of announcing their “retirement” only to re-emerge with a new album, so take this news on Lil Wayne with a grain of salt.

The Cash Money rapper tells MTV that his upcoming Tha Carter V will be the last new music he will ever record.

Unless…

“25 to 35 million would get me to do another solo album after this,” Wayne told MTV News.

This week he released the compilation album Young Money: Rise of An Empire, which features genre artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga.

Wayne tells MTV fans should expect the fifth (and last) installment of his popular Carter series on May 5.

“I personally plan on this being my final solo album, yes and it’s definitely the final Carter album. It’s the final Carter album. It’s stopping at five.”

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