The Dedication is a
mixtape by
DJ Drama and
Lil Wayne released December 13, 2005. It is the first
mixtape in the Dedication/Gangsta Grillz
pentalogy and it was produced and hosted by
DJ Drama. The
mixtape was given its name because as Wayne explains in the track "Intro", it is dedicated to everyone around the world and to the "fallen soldiers". The
cover art shows a shirtless Wayne standing in the road with DJ Drama looking on in the back.