The Leak
| The Leak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP by | ||||
| Released | December 25, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip-hop | |||
| Length | 19:29 | |||
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| Lil Wayne chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Leak | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| DJBooth | [3] |
| Pitchfork | (7.7/10)[1] |
| Rhapsody | (favorable)[2] |
The Leak is the first extended play (EP) by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on December 25, 2007, under Cash Money Records and Universal Motown Records.[4] The five songs on the EP were recorded by Lil Wayne during Tha Carter III sessions. The songs were ultimately leaked online by an unknown source; Wayne later compiled the songs and called the project The Leak. Lil Wayne decided to put out The Leak for his fans so that they could have CD-quality versions of the songs. The EP was later used as a bonus disc for the deluxe edition of Tha Carter III (2008).
Track listing
Track information sourced from Rhapsody.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Me" | DJ Nasty & LVM | 4:55 | |
| 2. | "Gossip" |
| Streetrunner | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Kush" |
| Maestro | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Love Me or Hate Me" |
| GX | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Talkin' About It" | 3:31 | ||
| Total length: | 19:29 | |||
Sample credits
- "Gossip" contains a sample of "Stop! In the Name of Love"; performed by Margie Joseph; written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland.
- "Kush" contains samples from the composition "Honey Wild", written by Linda Lou McCall, Louis McCall, and Danny Thomas.
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (January 17, 2008). "Lil Wayne: The Leak EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Chennault, Sam (December 25, 2007). "The Leak". Rhapsody. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ S., Nathan. "Lil' Wayne - The Leak EP". DJBooth. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem. "Lil Wayne Beats The Bootleggers: Tha Carter III: The Leak Coming On December 18". MTV. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2018.