ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, bˈɜːdmən ænd lˈɪl wˈeɪn ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ mˈɪksteɪp, ðə kˈɑːɹɾɚ tˈuː pˈɑːɹt tˈuː: lˈaɪk fˈɑːðɚ lˈaɪk sˈʌn, hˈoʊstᵻd baɪ dˌiːdʒˈeɪ kˈɑːld tə pɹəmˈoʊt ðɪ ˈælbəm.
In February 2006, Birdman and Lil Wayne released a mixtape, The Carter 2 Part 2: Like Father Like Son, hosted by DJ Khaled to promote the album.