Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter 3 has lived up to the hype, by selling over 1 million albums (1,005,545 units) in its first week, according to Nielson Soundscan. Lil Wayne in a video statement, had this to say for making his album the best selling album of the year. Video inside.

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