Video: QD3 Talks “Lil Wayne: The Carter” Doc, ‘Fly On The Wall’ Approach
“Typically, when we do documentaries, we sort of have a general understanding of what story we want to cover, and we’ll go get interviews to cover the gaps in the story. And we’ll do a lot of historical background and summarizing and stuff like that,” Jones told MTV News. “With Wayne, he was like, ‘I don’t want to do anything that’s really missionary. I want to give this a whole, new, fresh approach, so I don’t necessarily want to do a formal sit-down interview.’ And, I think, long-term, that worked out better for us, because sometimes when people do sit-town interviews and it’s like a formal interview, you have a chance to do knee-jerk responses, and a lot of the questions will be similar to what other people have asked him. In this case, we were like a fly on the wall in his life for, like, seven months before he dropped [Tha Carter III] and about two or three months after.”“That’s a real special time in his career and life [when we filmed him]. He’ll never get that window back. That’s, like, the best time. We caught him leading up to Tha Carter III and then right after, when he went platinum. We were on the bus with him when he got the message. It was cool, because I think this is probably by far the most intimate film we’ve ever done, because he gave us so much access.”
Lil Wayne: The Carter DVD in stores November 17th.
Q&A footage from the NY screening and some flipcam of the actual movie, after the jump.
The film was stuck in a legal battle when Lil Wayne attempted to have the project’s release blocked. Earlier reports suggested he was unhappy with the final cut. Jones said the rapper actually saw the finished version of the documentary and was ecstatic over it. The producer said he’s unsure what caused the grievance but offered that the film is a fair and “intimate” look at the life of one of hip-hop’s hottest MCs.
On Thursday night, E! reporter Ben Lyons and Shade 45 satellite-radio host Angela Yee hosted a screening for “The Carter” at Manhattan’s Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema. The film follows the superstar on his travels to Amsterdam, Los Angeles and all points in between. The documentary opens with the rapper in his hotel room overseas, where he’s recording material via a makeshift setup: a laptop, headphones and his trusty microphone. Wayne dances to a track that’s inaudible to the audience. Soon, he starts rapping aloud, and it’s part of what would later become his verse to T.I.’s “Swagga Like Us.”
Throughout the documentary, which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Wayne is captured in a series of candid moments. Though Wayne was never formally interviewed for the project, he agreed to let the cameras film him, and several members of his camp spoke at length about him, from Birdman to manager Cortez Bryant to daughter Reginae Carter, who playfully kicked a rhyme that showed her own musical skills.
Lil Wayne records Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne & Syrup
Lil Wayne plays “If I Was President”
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November 13th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
BISDs sales soon ?
November 13th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Harrison Barnes to UNC…yessir!
November 13th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
BISD is number one on Itunes…he’s going to do 95K next week
November 13th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
BISD dropped?
Wtf
November 13th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I’m sure Curtis will go with the “relativity” approach when his sales are compared to Hov’s.
Either that or the “That n—- changed” route. Perhaps a combination of the two.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
BISD dropped?
Wtf
^ ^
I didn’t even know until about two days ago though a Nah comment.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
It only dropped on itunes this week. Next week it drops on cd in stores.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Damn, that top 10 C. Kent produced songs just brought me back a little….
November 13th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
It only dropped digital, it drops in stores Nov. 16th
November 13th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Where was Flow Forever or Remember That?
November 13th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
The white people just laughing at him and not with him in that syrup clip.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
breaking news:
matt houston ft joe budden
from da new matt houstons album (2010)
a dope song in prevision…
November 13th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
tupac died by the gun
wayne will die by some kind of problem like syrup/cancer/somethinglikethat
and fiddy will die by jealousy/hate disease
November 13th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Hov should start wearing a throwback ” He Hate Me” jersey
November 13th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
# Brooklyn Strong aka The Elder Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Hov should start wearing a throwback ” He Hate Me” jersey
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
LMAO
November 13th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
“I got a lawsuit against WorldStar for utilizing my likeness,” the G-Unit leader said in a recent interview in Atlanta. “A lot of people felt like that was my site because they saw my face on the cover of (the Web site) for a long time.”
“I have lawyers on retainers and I have to pay them so much money anyway, so we’ll go back and forth to court until (they) can’t afford a Subway sandwich,” he continued. “It’s already too late for (them).”
November 13th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
saw this documentary two nights ago at a premiere in los angeles and it sucks. it’s a mess. the filmmakers took a whole bunch of good footage, potentially interesting material, then clumsily threw all the pieces in the air and just edited that junk together with no rhyme or reason. i’m a wayne fan, walked in hoping for the best, and walked out feeling bad for dude ’cause they made a lousy movie.
but nipsey hustle was standing outside with fans crowding around him like he was snoop dogg. he was gettin down on the free popcorn they were giving away.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
BISD is number one on Itunes…he’s going to do 95K next week
^^^
Definitely #1 next week, but 95? Nah…. He will get 200-250 at least, he does generate the attention still, and its a good album barring 3 tracks( Get It Hot, Stretch, and Baby By Me)
November 13th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
RIP WSHH
Your coonish antics brought happiness,laughter and WSHH bunnies in our lives.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I met QD3 @USC for the premier of the documentary, and I gave him my demo…and he hasn’t hit me up. damn.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
This is 2009, nobody listens to demos unless its from a reliable source e.g lawyer/a&r/artist/family member etc.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
SilkCityP Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
BISD is number one on Itunes…he’s going to do 95K next week
^^^
Definitely #1 next week, but 95? Nah…. He will get 200-250 at least, he does generate the attention still, and its a good album barring 3 tracks( Get It Hot, Stretch, and Baby By Me)
^^^^
white people love John Mayer and he’s drops the same week…50 may do good numbers but like i said white people love them some John Mayer
November 13th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
u know ur a d— rider when u cant seem to comment on the blog instead u start talking about some other nicca………………
that said: the preview of this doc reminded me of the ray charles movie - the part where his already mad doped up, is offered a new deal on atlantic or something. and goes on to record the classic Georgia track (with a full orchestra) - n his whole crew is looking at him like ‘what the f–k wrong with this nicca’
November 13th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
It only dropped digital, it drops in stores Nov. 16th
^^
Wow…
that shit is going to flop
November 13th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I’ll download The Carter doc when it drops..
Has Till the Casket Drops leaked yet?
November 13th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
“With Wayne, he was like, ‘I don’t want to do anything that’s really missionary
^ ^ Ayo!
November 13th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I got a bucket list and smacking the motherfucker who created farmville on FB is one of them
November 13th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
wale is number 5 on the top itunes chart and he is only projected to sell 20-25K by hitsdailydouble.com
wonder what kind of numbers 50 is going to do digitally
somebody above me mentioned john mayer…he drops next week…50 dropped digitally this past tuesday, his physical cd drops next tuesday, same day as john mayer…but billboard agreed to combine his digital sales from this week (tues 11/10) with his physical + digital sales for next week (tues 11/17), for his first appearance on the chart, which i feel is stacking the deck IMHO. if he wants to drop digitally first, that should come up as his debut on the billboard chart IMO
November 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
NaS - Surviving The Times >
one of the greatest ish ever
of all times
godsson
November 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
. . .Just beat “Modern Warfare 2″.
Sh*t was EPIC.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
tupac died by the gun
wayne will die by some kind of problem like syrup/cancer/somethinglikethat
and fiddy will die by jealousy/hate disease
^ ^ predicting people’s death is that bulls**t. if you don’t have anything good to say…
November 13th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
50 dropped digitally this past tuesday, his physical cd drops next tuesday, same day as john mayer…but billboard agreed to combine his digital sales from this week (tues 11/10) with his physical + digital sales for next week (tues 11/17), for his first appearance on the chart, which i feel is stacking the deck IMHO. if he wants to drop digitally first, that should come up as his debut on the billboard chart IMO
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IMHO, shut the fuck up
November 13th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
. . .Just beat
Sh*t was EPIC.
============
ghey
November 13th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
# Smoke Greene Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
. . .Just beat
Sh*t was EPIC.
============
ghey
^^^^^
LOL
November 13th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
spirit equality Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
tupac died by the gun
wayne will die by some kind of problem like syrup/cancer/somethinglikethat
and fiddy will die by jealousy/hate disease
^ ^ predicting people’s death is that bulls**t. if you don’t have anything good to say…
joke. cool son. peace
November 13th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
if fiddy did 300k first week
it’s really not a great thang for him
he really needs to manage to have to fuck a new deal
with a major label maybe wit a 360 deal (like live nation)
for his tour and albums, just to stay on da mogul shit…
cuz if his sales are down, he will let a lot of credibility with it
he was the first to talk about sales against ja rule, fat joe or cam’ron
NOW?? LET WE SEE 2010 thus
November 13th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
why 50 went after them wshh niggas. Can’t he just let a nigga eat?
November 13th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
he really needs to manage to have to fuck a new deal
with a major label maybe wit a 360 deal (like live nation)
=============================================
I really can’t see dude leaving Interscope. Em & Dre’s co-sign give him a certain amount of authority that I don’t think he’d have anywhere else.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
why 50 went after them wshh niggas. Can’t he just let a nigga eat?
================================================
Like Jay-Z, they are the competition.
ThisIs50 Vs. WSHH
November 13th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
ThisIs50 Vs. WSHH
^ ^
The both have a large concentration of moronic patrons so it’s only right.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
content.onsmash.com/archives/27399
November 13th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Curt is probably either trying to put WSHH out of business or acquired that site all together merge it with ThisIsCurtis and BooBooTv
November 13th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
this documentary is prolly gonna be extra dope.
why Miss Info went to a screening and eskay didnt?
November 13th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
T. Barker killed wayne and eminem’s verses on the remix
November 13th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Al Poelvordino Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
if fiddy did 300k first week
it’s really not a great thang for him
he really needs to manage to have to fuck a new deal
with a major label maybe wit a 360 deal (like live nation)
for his tour and albums, just to stay on da mogul shit…
cuz if his sales are down, he will let a lot of credibility with it
he was the first to talk about sales against ja rule, fat joe or cam’ron
NOW?? LET WE SEE 2010 thus
^co-sign
November 13th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Willie the Kid>>
November 13th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Yo i’m searching for a r&b/rap record from the 90’s.. there was a really dark skin negro spitting patwa and he had all-white in the vid.. Can’t remember the R&B artist though, might have been monica..
Som1 get to work.. 1
November 13th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
G7 I know you know the vid i’m talkin about..
November 13th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I’m coming thru the back with no preparation
November 13th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Gravity Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
G7 I know you know the vid i’m talkin about..
^i don’t know G. prolly seen it before, but i can’t think of anything right now.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
dude had on an all white outfit, looked like an older lil vicious, darker skin but he was ‘tongue-twisting’ on the record…
Damn, i’m bugging..
November 13th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Gravity Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
dude had on an all white outfit, looked like an older lil vicious, darker skin but he was ‘tongue-twisting’ on the record…
Damn, i’m bugging..
^Monica, “Like This and Like That”?
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=roCXhebO7U4
November 13th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
dude’s name was malik or som’n… ayt I give up!
November 13th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Billz, you the man.. shit Jah Bless. damn, I was tripping..lmao, I’ve been searching for like 5years now..
*double daps Billz*
November 13th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
*dapz Gravity*
That song is a personal favorite from the 90’s.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
That song is a personal favorite from the 90’s.
^
Mr. Malik killed that shit, I used to be the only kid in my school that could recite the rap verbatim, this is Africa I’m talking about so… those were some goodtimes….
November 13th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
hiphop headz are WAY too concern with sales these days
November 13th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
like if XYZ sells _______ X amount of units …what does that have to do with your life that such-n-such sold 8,000 units “ha hah ha killyourself” …oh STFU B …
November 13th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
50 dropped digitally this past tuesday, his physical cd drops next tuesday, same day as john mayer…but billboard agreed to combine his digital sales from this week (tues 11/10) with his physical + digital sales for next week (tues 11/17), for his first appearance on the chart, which i feel is stacking the deck IMHO. if he wants to drop digitally first, that should come up as his debut on the billboard chart IMO
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IMHO, shut the fuck up
^ ^ if i wanted your opinion, i’d kick you in the ribs till you coughed it out with blood. go play in traffic.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
how the fuck does someone become like what say a jayz or 50cent or eminem, or beyonce, or what have you, when i dont know bout yall but i feel like im just an average mother fucker for some reason people who are rich and or famous make me realize there migth be more to life, cuz hell im 30 yo and i mean i dont know i cant explain it but…. maybe whatever ur asperations are u have another chance in some way, my bad im just sayen, wtf
November 13th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
^ ^ predicting people’s death is that bulls**t. if you don’t have anything good to say…
^^^
i predict your death the coroners report will list the cause as chronic masturbation leading to heart arritmia compounded by anal blockage of unknown origin but latex in nature.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
YOUNG MONEY BABY I CAME OUT AT THE RIGHT TIME
I LOVE YOU WEEZY, BROTHERHOOD sHIT
November 13th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
DJ AM sneaker collection —- crazy. Wow. Six hunny?!?! We are NOT off that.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
i predict your death the coroners report will list the cause as chronic masturbation leading to heart arritmia compounded by anal blockage of unknown origin but latex in nature.
^^
haha
November 14th, 2009 at 12:06 am
who said this : “day and night sell crack wrap it
and call it kid cudi”?
November 14th, 2009 at 12:08 am
SUM1 SED LAYTEX? OR SPANDEX,
November 14th, 2009 at 12:12 am
LEGALIZE WEED, i fucking. love. this. guy.
November 14th, 2009 at 12:36 am
today i punked the nigga that was battlin in the lasto worldstarflipflop battle grindtime.. the bitch named conceited got twitter served
November 14th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Carter Doc looks awesome