The Leak

For other uses, see The Leak (disambiguation).

The Leak
EP by Lil Wayne
Released	December 25, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Southern hip-hop
Length	19:29
Label	Cash Money Universal Motown
Lil Wayne chronology
Da Drought 3 (2007) The Leak (2007) Tha Carter III (2008)
Singles from The Leak
"Gossip" Released: December 18, 2007 "I'm Me" Released: December 24, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DJBooth	[1]
Pitchfork	(7.7/10) [2]
Rhapsody	(favorable) [3]

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. ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Me"	Dwayne Carter Lenny Mollings Johnny Mollings	DJ Nasty & LVM	4:55
2.	"Gossip"	Carter Nicholas Warwar Lamont Dozier Brian Holland Eddie Holland	Streetrunner	3:25
3.	"Kush"	Carter Vaushaun Brooks Linda Lou McCall Louis McCall Danny Thomas	Maestro	3:42
4.	"Love Me or Hate Me"	Carter David Kirkwood	GX	4:00
5.	"Talkin' About It"	Carter Marco Rodriguez Bigram Zayas	Infamous Develop	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

1. S., Nathan. "Lil' Wayne - The Leak EP". DJBooth. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
2. Breihan, Tom (January 17, 2008). "Lil Wayne: The Leak EP Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 15, 2018.
3. Chennault, Sam (December 25, 2007). "The Leak". Rhapsody . Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
4. 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.