Lil’ Wayne will release “Tha Carter III: The Leak” December 18 with the official “Tha Carter III” album to follow on February 12.

According to MTV News, Lil’ Wayne has decided to release “The Leak” album in response to the constant leaking of his music online.

“We got some new news,” Weezy said. “[The December 18 release] is gonna be called Tha Carter III, but it’s gonna be called The Leak as well because I get leaked so much. My music got leaked this whole year. One thing I noticed, when another person’s album gets leaked, it’s a whole thing; they’re distraught. When my song gets leaked, people call and say, ‘It’s the greatest song. Can I have it for this album?’ Or ‘Can I put it on this soundtrack? Can we get the ringtone?’ It’s never, ‘Damn, dude, your music leaked.’ So what we feel, we’re gonna give you what you want. We’re gonna give you the leak. Every song that was leaked is coming out on December 18 — and we have four new songs. The song ‘Gossip’ is gonna be the first single from that album. I’mma shoot the video for that in about a week.”

Popular leaked songs such as “Prostitute Flange”, “I Feel Like Dying” and “Pray To The Lord” are slated to appear on “The Leak” although Wayne says the songs will be re-worked for the album.

“I’m a perfectionist,” he explained. “I’mma change a couple verses, couple of lines. I ain’t gonna change nothing up where it f—s up the song, I’ll just make it more complete. There are songs out there that weren’t finished; I’ll add hooks, third verses. We’re working for the fans.”

Lil’ Wayne isn’t mad about the bootlegging and leaking of his music and sees it as a form of promotion.

“I can’t stop it,” Wayne said about his music being bootlegged. “I think there is no stopping it. I’m creating a new thing. When my stuff comes out it’s, ‘Maaaan, you heard that song?’ I’m starting a new trend.”

The official “Tha Carter III” is expected to feature appearances from Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Kanye West and more.