Lil Wayne - Wikipedia. Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. In 1. 99. 1, at the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo The B. G.'z, alongside fellow New Orleans- based rapper.

Lil' Doogie. In 1. Lil Wayne joined the southern hip hop group Hot Boys, with his Cash Money label- mates Juvenile, Young Turk and Lil' Doogie (who now goes by B. G.). Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live!, that same year.

Most of the group's success came with their platinum- selling album Guerrilla Warfare (1. Along with being the flagship artist of Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of his own label imprint, Young Money Entertainment, which he founded in 2. Lil Wayne's solo debut album Tha Block Is Hot (1. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His subsequent albums, Lights Out (2.

Degreez (2. 00. 2), went on to be certified gold. Wayne reached higher popularity with his fourth album Tha Carter (2. The album was followed by Tha Carter II (2.

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Wayne gained more prominence with his sixth album Tha Carter III (2. United States. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and includes the hit singles . The album, released in 2. RIAA, despite a generally negative critical response.

In March 2. 01. 0, Lil Wayne began serving an 8- month jail sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2. Wayne's eighth album I Am Not a Human Being (2. His 2. 01. 1 album and first following his release, Tha Carter IV, sold 9. United States. It includes the singles .

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The record has since been passed by other artists. Lil Wayne has sold over 1. United States, making him one of the best- selling artists of all time. His parents divorced when he was 2, and his father permanently abandoned the family. Although Wayne and Birdman have a father–son relationship and Birdman calls Carter his son, Wayne's biological father and namesake (Dwayne Carter) is still alive.

Lil Wayne has also spoken about his deceased stepfather, Rabbit, who he has said he considers his real father. Carter has a tattoo dedicated to Rabbit, who was murdered before Carter became a star. He moved to the Marion Abramson Senior High School. Carter explained, . So I don't want to be Dwayne, I'd rather be Wayne. Couric asked Wayne if his father knew of this and Wayne replied with a smile, .

Carter recorded freestyle raps on Williams's answering machine, leading him to mentor the young Carter and include him in Cash Money- distributed songs. He also recorded his first ever collaboration album True Story with rapper B. G. At the time, Carter was 1. B. G. At age 1. 5, Carter was the youngest member at the time. Hot Boys' debut album Get It How U Live! Billboard. Top R& B/Hip- Hop Albums chart and No. Billboard 2. 00.!

Billboard Hot 1. 00 and No. Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Singles & Tracks. Top R& B/Hip- Hop Albums chart and No. Billboard 2. 00. It debuted at No.

Billboard 2. 00 and was later certified platinum by the RIAA. After the release of Tha Block is Hot, Carter was featured on the single .

His verse appeared only on the radio version of the song, while on the album version he performed on the chorus. His 2. 00. 0 follow- up album Lights Out failed to attain the level of success achieved by his debut. The second single, which received less attention, was . Near the release of Lights Out, Lil Wayne was featured on the single, . Hot Rap Tracks chart. Lil Wayne's third album 5.

Degreez, released in 2. Hot Boys and Mannie Fresh. While being certified gold like its predecessor. After the release of 5.

Degreez, Wayne was featured on the single . Billboard Hot 1. 00 and the Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs charts. Tha Carter II sold more than 2. No. 2 on the Billboard 2. The lead single . Other singles included .

Lil Wayne also appeared on a remix of Bobby Valentino's . U. S. R& B Charts. In 2. 00. 5, Lil Wayne was named president of Cash Money, and in the same year he founded Young Money Entertainment as an imprint of Cash Money. Billboard Hot 1. 00. Mixtapes and collaborations. Lil Wayne performing at Voodoo Music Experience in 2.

Instead of a follow- up solo album, Lil Wayne reached his audience through a plethora of mixtapes and guest appearances on a variety of pop and hip- hop singles. Dedication 2, released in 2. Lil Wayne with DJ Drama and contained the acclaimed socially conscious track . Bush's response to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans. Da Drought 3 was released the following year and was available for free legal download. It contained Lil Wayne rapping over a variety of beats from recent hits by other musicians. A number of prominent hip- hop magazines such as XXL.

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine considered the mixtapes Da Drought 3 and The Drought Is Over 2 (The Carter 3 Sessions) . All these singles charted within the top 2. Billboard. Hot 1.

Hot Rap Tracks, and Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs charts. On Birdman's 2. 00. Stunna, Lil Wayne appeared on the singles . Wayne also appeared on tracks from albums Getback by Little Brother, American Gangster by Jay- Z, and Graduation by Kanye West and Insomniac by Enrique Iglesias. Lil Wayne initially planned to release The Leak, a separate album with leaked songs and four additional tracks, on December 1. Tha Carter III delayed to March 1. The third single .

The album went on to win four Grammy Awards, including best rap album and best rap song, which he won for . Tha Carter III won the award for Best Rap Album.

A documentary of Lil Wayne titled The Carter was released at the Sundance Film Festival. On May 2. 4, 2. 01. RIAA with over 5.

He was also featured on a Weezer song, . Originally scheduled to be released on April 7, 2. Rebirth instead became his sixth solo album, released on April 7, 2. On December 3, 2. The album has sold over 9. U. S. 6 on the Billboard Hot 1.

Tha Carter IV was later delayed into 2. Lil Wayne began recording from scratch after his release from prison. The song is produced by Bangladesh, who also produced .

The album was originally scheduled to be released on May 1. On May 2. 6, 2. 01. A song called . Lil Wayne said the song was a throwaway track from Tha Carter III and was originally supposed to be on Tha Carter IV, but decided not to put it on there because of its age. Lil Wayne said that he liked the beat, but not the lyrics, and was thinking about revamping the song. In July 2. 01. 1, Lil Wayne confirmed in an interview with MTV that Tha Carter IV was finished, and was released on August 2.

For preparation for Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne released a mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait, with all the beats coming from other artist's songs, similar to his . Tha Carter IV debuted at No. Billboard 2. 00, with first- week sales of 9. Lil Wayne's third chart topping album of his career. On January 8, 2. 01. According to Nielsen Sound. Scan was elected the seventh artist (second male artist) all- time best- selling tracks digital with 3.

The album was met with generally mixed reviews, with most critics noticing the declining quality of his releases. Lil Wayne toured North America with 2 Chainz and T. I. The mixtape featured 2. The Weeknd, Chance The Rapper, Jae Millz, Birdman, T. I., Vado, Kidd Kidd, and 2 Chainz among other members of Young Money.!

New YMCMB music coming soon!! It's going to be a huge surprise to everyone, it's an incredible album .

Wayne and Drake then broke the news that Tha Carter V is set to be released on May 5, 2. Wayne also expressed his feelings by stating he felt both he and his creativity were being held . The album was initially a collaborative effort between 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, but due to his record label issues, only Chainz was credited as the primary artist. In 2. 01. 7, Lil Wayne announced that he has signed with Roc Nation. For the song by The Weeknd, see Can't Feel My Face.

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