Editing Lil Wayne (section)

===2020–2021: ''Funeral'' and ''Trust Fund Babies''===
While Carter was working on ''Tha Carter V'', it was announced that his next album would be titled ''[[Funeral (Lil Wayne album)|Funeral]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/lil-waynes-new-funeral-project-on-the-way/|title=Lil Wayne's New 'Funeral' Project Is on the Way – XXL|first=Peter A.|last=Berry|website=XXL Mag|date=November 28, 2016 }}</ref> On January{{spaces}}23, 2020, he revealed the album's release date and album artwork.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lil Wayne to Drop New Album Funeral Next Friday |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/01/lil-wayne-funeral-album-release-date/ |website=XXL |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lil Wayne Shares 'Funeral' Album Release Date |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548903/lil-wayne-funeral-album-release-date |magazine=Billboard |date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> ''Funeral'' was released on January{{spaces}}31, and debuted at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 139,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, becoming his fifth U.S. number-one album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8550510/lil-wayne-funeral-fifth-no-1-billboard-200-album-chart|title=Lil Wayne Achieves Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=February 9, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> The album received generally mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/funeral/lil-wayne|title=Funeral by Lil Wayne Reviews and Tracks -Metacritic|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> On February{{spaces}}2, 2020, Lil Wayne competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 3|season three]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' after the [[Super Bowl LIV]] as "Robot". He was the first to be eliminated. Carter featured on [[Lil Baby]]'s track "Forever", a track from Baby's second studio album, [[My Turn (Lil Baby album)|''My Turn'']], which was released on February{{spaces}}28, 2020.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-baby-joins-lil-wayne-on-new-song-forever-new-song.1986342.html|title=Lil Baby & Lil Wayne Unite on New Song "Forever"|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=February 28, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9327623/lil-baby-lil-wayne-forever-video|title=Lil Baby & Lil Wayne Team Up for Dynamic 'Forever' Video|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=March 3, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> The song's music video was released on March{{spaces}}3, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/lil-baby-lil-wayne-forever-video/|title=Lil Baby And Lil Wayne Defy The Devil in the Fiery 'Forever' Video|last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=March 3, 2020|website=[[UPROXX]]|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> This marked the second collaboration for the two artists in 2020, with the first being on Carter's single, "I Do It".<ref name=":0" />

On April{{spaces}}24, 2020, Lil Wayne, along with [[Litt Live]] (formerly at the time, Dash Radio), launched his own radio show, Young Money Radio, on [[Apple Music]] through its subdivision [[Apple Music 1]]. Wayne described the show as having "heavyweights calling in discussing sports, music, comedy, everything!".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9363199/lil-w|title=Lil Wayne Launching Young Money Radio|magazine=Billboard|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> On July{{spaces}}3, Lil Wayne released his eleventh studio album, ''[[Free Weezy Album]]'' (2015) on streaming services to commemorate its five-year anniversary. The album charted at number 77 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] the following week.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Lil Wayne Drops Revamped 'Free Weezy Album' on Project's 5th Anniversary: Stream it Here|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9413357/lil-wayne-drops-revamped-free-weezy-album-on-projects-5th-anniversary-stream-it-here|magazine=Billboard|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> On May{{spaces}}29, Wayne released the deluxe edition of ''Funeral'' featuring artists such as Doja Cat, Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, Benny The Butcher, Conway the Machine and Jessie Reyez.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/lil-wayne-shares-deluxe-version-of-funeral-featuring-new-collaborations-with-doja-cat-lil-uzi-vert-and-more-2679175|title=Lil Wayne shares deluxe version of 'Funeral' featuring new collaborations with Doja Cat, Lil Uzi Vert and more|website=NME|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=May 30, 2020|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref> On August{{spaces}}28, Wayne released another old project, his 2009 mixtape ''[[No Ceilings]]'', for commercial release. He also celebrated the release by collaborating with [[ASAP Ferg]] on the song "No Ceilings".<ref name="NC3">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/entertainment/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-trnd/index.html|title=Lil Wayne drops 'No Ceilings' mixtape on streaming services 11 years after its release|publisher=[[CNN]]|last= Respers France|first=Lisa|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> Wayne was featured on [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]]'s album ''[[Top (album)|Top]]'' on the track "[[My Window (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)|My Window]]", released on September{{spaces}}11. His verse received praise from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2098270/youngboy-never-broke-again-top-review/franchises/columns/status-aint-hood/|title=NBA YoungBoy Is A Bleak Rap Star for a Bleak World|work=[[Stereogum]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-and-lil-wayne-stay-protected-on-my-window-new-song.1988567.html|title=NBA Youngboy & Lil Wayne Stay Protected On "My Window|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-new-music-this-week-conway-the-machine-james-blake-nba-youngboy|title=Best New Music This Week: Conway the Machine, NBA YoungBoy, James Blake|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/09/album-review-youngboy-never-broke-again-top/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Top Hints at a Next Level: Review|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|last=Jones|first=Okla|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> On September{{spaces}}25, he released the deluxe edition of his twelfth album ''[[Tha Carter V]]'', to celebrate the album's second anniversary; it consists of songs that did not make the cut on the original album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/09/24/lil-wayne-tha-carter-v-deluxe-tracklist/|title=Lil Wayne Reveals 'Tha Carter V (Deluxe)' Tracklist|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=September 24, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref>

On November{{spaces}}27, 2020, Lil Wayne released the mixtape, ''[[No Ceilings 3]]'', while announcing the album, ''I Am Not a Human Being III'', for 2021,<ref name="IANAHB3">{{cite web |title=LIL WAYNE DROPS 'NO CEILINGS 3,' ANNOUNCES 'I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING III' |url=https://2dopeboyz.com/2020/11/27/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-3-mixtape-stream/ |website=2dopeboyz}}</ref> although it would not be released that year due to delays. On October{{spaces}}1, 2021, Wayne and [[Rich the Kid]] released a collaborative mixtape titled ''[[Trust Fund Babies]]'', along with a music video for the single "[[Feelin' Like Tunechi]]". The mixtape took roughly a month and a half to record. On their working relationship, Wayne said, "For me, it's the chemistry, it's the camaraderie because first of all, Rich like my little bro and me and Rich been rockin' for a minute".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/09/30/lil-wayne-rich-the-kid-trust-fund-babies-stream/|title=Lil Wayne and Rich the Kid Drop Joint Mixtape 'Trust Fund Babies|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=October 9, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>