Verdict For collectors, audiophiles, or anyone who wants to revisit (or rediscover) Tha Carter III with fidelity and respect for the source, a FLAC rip made with EAC is the definitive digital form: faithful, detailed, and revealing. It doesn’t change the album’s polarizing strokes, but it lets you hear them in full—brash, inventive, and unmistakably Lil Wayne.