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Tha Carter III was named the "#1 most anticipated album of 2007" by XXL, but was changed to a 2008 release date. Album leak Feat. Knonam After most of the album leaked on the Internet in mid-2007, Lil Wayne used the leaked tracks, plus four new songs to make an album titled The Leak. The Leak was to be officially released on December 18, 2007, with the actual album being delayed until May 13, 2008. When questioned about the unplanned leak, Lil Wayne said: We have to find out exactly what's out there. I'll probably just [collect] all the songs that's floating around and make my own mixtape called "The Leak" since people want the music so bad. To tell you the truth though, there's a song I did with Knonam out there—of course you want to save that for your album, but the rest of them songs probably wouldn't have made the album. There's a song floating around that says 'produced by Timbaland'; Tim didn't produce that record though. Music Lil Wayne stated that producers will include The Alchemist, Cool & Dre, Diesel, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Mannie Fresh, The Runners, Scott Storch, Timbaland, and will.i.am. In an interview with HipHopCanada.com, Solitair of the Black Jays stated that he and Cipha Sounds produced a track for Lil Wayne's "new project" (possibly referring to Tha Carter III). The Runners have stated that they have produced three tracks for Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne revealed that he has written a track for Eminem, which he has yet to send to him. He described this song as the "craziest". However, it was mentioned that Eminem turned down the request. Collaborators include Birdman, Enrique Iglesias, The Game, Jay-Z, Juelz Santana, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West,, and Busta Rhymes. MTV reported that Wyclef Jean worked on a couple of tracks for the album and that a song featuring Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, and Timbaland is likely to appear on the album. David Banner confirmed that he will be credited for five tracks on the final cut of Tha Carter III. Swizz Beatz has stated he is also working on the album.

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