Lil Wayne: American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur and actor (born 1982)

Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
	Lil Wayne in 2020
Born	Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.; September 26, 1982 (age 41); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names	Weezy; Weezy F. Baby; Tunechi; President Carter;
Education	University of Phoenix
Occupations	Rapper; singer; songwriter; record executive; entrepreneur;
Years active	1995–present
Agents	Cortez Bryant; Mack Maine;
Title	Founder of Young Money Entertainment; Co-founder of Trukfit Clothing;
Spouse(s)	Toya Johnson; (m. 2004; div. 2006)
Partners	Nivea (2002–2003, 2009–2010; ex-fiancée); Lauren London (2007–2009); La'Tecia Thomas (2019–2020; ex-fiancée); Denise Bidot (2020–present);
Children	4
Awards	Full list
	Musical career
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip hop
Labels	Universal; Young Money; Republic; Cash Money;
Member of	Hot Boys
Formerly of	Cash Money Millionaires; The B.G.'z; Sqad Up;
Website	thacarterv.com; lilwayneofficial.com

He joined the Cash Money Records label as a teenager. He worked with rapper B.G. (under the name B.G.'z) on the album True Story and they eventually recorded for the label. Get It How U Live (1997) was Lil Wayne's first album with Southern hip hop group Hot Boys. Tha Block Is Hot, his solo debut, came out in 1999. Tha Block debuted in the top ten on the U.S. Billboard 200. Lil Wayne was nominated for "Best New Artist" from the magazine Billboard the same year. Following this success, Wayne was soon featured on other rappers' singles, including "Bling Bling" by B.G. and "#1 Stunna" by the Big Tymers in 2000.

Career

His first three albums Tha Block Is Hot, Lights Out and 500 Degreez were released with little promotion. Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with his fourth album Tha Carter and its two sequel albums Tha Carter II (2005) and Tha Carter III (2008). During this time, Lil Wayne appeared on several mixtapes and singles of other artists.

2008: Tha Carter III

Originally planned to be released in 2007, Tha Carter III's largest delay came after the majority of the tracks were leaked and distributed on mixtapes, such as "The Drought Is Over Pt. 2" and "The Drought Is Over Pt. 4". Lil Wayne at first decided to use the leaked tracks (plus four new tracks) to make a separate album, titled Tha Carter III: The Leak. The Leak was to be released December 17, 2007, with the actual album being delayed until March 17, 2008, The release of The Leak in this format never came to fruition. An official EP titled The Leak contained five tracks and was released digitally on December 25, 2007.

2010: Rebirth and I Am Not a Human Being

Following the success of Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne decided to record a rock album titled Rebirth. In the album, he is featured playing guitar and singing using Auto-Tune. The album was released in 2010. It was certified gold by the RIAA, despite a generally negative critical response.

Wayne's eighth album I Am Not a Human Being was released during his prison sentence in New York.

Personal life

Legal issues

In March 2010, Lil Wayne served an 8-month sentence in a New York prison after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in 2007.

Health issues

On March 12, 2013, Lil Wayne was hospitalized in Los Angeles after having many seizures. TMZ reported that Wayne is breathing through tubes and is moved to an Intensive Care Unite.

Discography

Studio albums

1999: Tha Block Is Hot (1.9 million copies in the U.S.)
2000: Lights Out (900,000 copies in the U.S.)
2002: 500 Degreez (555,000 copies in the U.S.)
2004: Tha Carter (1.8 million copies in the U.S.)
2005: Tha Carter II (1.7 million copies the U.S.)
2008: Tha Carter III (6.6 million copies the U.S.)
2010: Rebirth (1 million copies in the U.S.)
2010: I Am Not a Human Being (1 million copies in the U.S.)
2011: Tha Carter IV (5.2 million copies in the U.S.)
2013: I Am Not a Human Being II (2 million copies in the U.S.)
2018: Tha Carter V (1 million copies in the U.S.)
2020: Funeral (38,000 copies in the U.S.)

Extended plays

2007: The Leak

Mixtapes

2003: SQ1-SQ7 (with Sqad Up)
2003: Da Drought
2004: Da Drought 2
2004: The Prefix
2005: The Suffix
2005: The Dedication
2006: Dedication 2
2007: Da Drought 3
2008: Dedication 3
2009: No Ceilings
2011: Sorry 4 the Wait
2012: Dedication 4

Filmography

Movie

Baller Blockin' (2000), Iceberg Shorty
Who's Your Caddy (2007), self
Hurricane Season (2009), Lamont
Freaknik: The Movie (2010), Trap Jesus

Television

The Boondocks (2007), Jericho's son (voice)
The Masked Singer (2020), Robot/Himself

References

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