Lil Wayne Biography, Career, Awards, Net Worth And Other Facts

Lil Wayne is a Grammy Award-winning rapper who became one of the top-selling artists in hip-hop in the early 21st century. He is known for his hit albums, mixtapes, and singles including Tha Block Is Hot, “A Milli,” and “Lollipop.”

TABLE OF CONTENT:

• LIL WAYNE BIOGRAPHY
• LIL WAYNE EARLY LIFE
• LIL WAYNE EDUCATION
• LIL WAYNE CAREER
• LIL WAYNE PERSONAL LIFE
• LIL WAYNE NETWORTH
• LIL WAYNE MOVIES
• LIL WAYNE AWARDS
• LIL WAYNE SONGS

LIL WAYNE BIOGRAPHY
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., who you will know better as Lil Wayne, is a rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. In the beginning, he was a part of the hip-hop group Hot Boys, who he released three albums with. After the members of the group went their own separate ways, Weezy F Baby released his own solo album, Tha Block Is Hot, on Cash Money Records which went Platinum, and since then, Tunechi has not stopped – only aiming higher. Mr. Carter‘s own struggle from nothing to everything shows that he has the expertise to guide others through the same path and, as he has made no secret, to make more money.

LIL WAYNE PROFILE

LIL WAYNE EARLY LIFE

Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lil Wayne has been creating music since he was a child in Hollygrove, one of New Orleans’ poorest neighborhoods.
Lil Wayne started rapping at the age of 8. He later met brothers Bryan and Slim Williams, the founders of Cash Money Records, who were impressed enough with his skills to give him one of their business cards. Ambitious, Wayne continued to call them until they took him under their wing and let him hang around the label’s offices.
At the tender age of 11 years old, Lil Wayne, at last, got his shot to sign up with Cash Money, being the Records’ youngest rapper. A year after signing the contract, Lil Wayne was caught in an incident that almost took his life. He accidentally shot himself in the chest with his stepfather’s gun, putting him on life support for two weeks.

Recovering from his incident, Lil Wayne marched on to welcome his first gig, in which he was hooked up with another newcomer, Lil’ Doggie, later more well-known as B.G., to form a rap group The B.G.’z. With this group, the young rapper only recorded and released one album, “True Story” (1995), which did not sell as expected.

It was during this time that he was forced to drop out of 10th grade. He has a daughter, Reginae Carter, with high school sweetheart, Antonia, but was not allowed to meet his child. However, things quickly changed for the better after his stepfather passed away in early 1997. Getting permission to work with Baby once more, he left his unsuccessful stories behind and then embarked to form a new group, called “The Hot Boys”, with Juvenile, Turk, and B.G in 1997.

LIL WAYNE EDUCATION
Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., studied at the University of Houston. The father of four didn’t study anything music-related during his time at school — he majored in political science. A 2005 piece by MTV News detailed how the “Lollipop” hitmaker wanted to be treated like a regular college student since he was simply looking to better himself and expand his horizons. The rapper did joke, however, about possibly seeking financial aid for his schooling. Wayne wasn’t attending college full-time; he took classes like psychology on Tuesdays and Thursdays while dedicating the rest of his week to music and studying. Wayne noted, “I’m not going back to school. I’m really going to school for the first time.”
He’s been making music professionally since the age of nine, but only obtained his GED later in life. Wayne chose to study at the University of Houston because it was close to his hometown of New Orleans, but far enough away that he wouldn’t get distracted. The rapper told Rolling Stone that New Orleans shaped who he is as a musician, revealing, “New Orleans is the reason why I am a rapper, bro, plain and simple.”
Wayne was ultimately forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts but later took online classes at the University of Phoenix instead. The rapper subsequently received an honorary degree in psychology from UH in 2008.

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LIL WAYNE CAREER
He became a part of the hip-hop group, ‘Hot Boys in 1996. The second studio album of the group Guerrilla Warfare’ was released on July 27, 1999, and topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and reached No. 5 on Billboard 200 giving the group including Wayne basic recognition.

Wayne came up with his debut solo album ‘Tha Block Is Hot, which was released by ‘Cash Money Records on November 2, 1999. The album that became a Top Ten hit and reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 was given platinum certification by RIAA.

His next two albums ‘Lights Out (2000) and ‘500 Degreez’ (2002) although earned gold certification from RIAA failed to catch up with the success of ‘Tha Block Is Hot.

His fourth album ‘Tha Carter’ released by ‘Cash Money Records’ and ‘Universal Records’ on June 29, 2004, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and marked the first-week sale of 116,000 copies in the US. It also received gold certification from RIAA.

He became the president of Cash Money in 2005 and in that year itself he founded the record label ‘Young Money Entertainment’ which is an imprint of ‘Cash Money Records. However, in late 2007 he mentioned giving up the management positions from both labels.

The sequel to ‘Tha Carter’ titled ‘Tha Carter II’ marked his fifth studio album and was released by ‘Cash Money Records’ and ‘Universal Distribution’ on December 6, 2005. It surpassed its predecessor by debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart and selling over 238,000 copies in its first week.

‘Tha Carter II’ received gold certification from RIAA on January 18, 2006, and on March 23, it earned platinum.
Moving on, this virtuoso came up with what is considered to be his most remarkable and successful album to date, ‘Tha Carter III’, which was released on June 10, 2008. The album not only topped the Billboard Hot 100 but also garnered triple-platinum certification from RIAA on February 12, 2009.
He received kudos for his mixtapes as well such as ‘Dedication 2’ (2006), and ‘Da Drought 3’ (2007). He also forayed into acting with films like ‘Baller Blockin’ (2000) and ‘Hurricane Season (2009) and featured in TV series like ‘Saturday Night Live (2004, 2008, 2010), ‘Wild ‘n Out’ (2005), and ‘The Boondocks’ (2007).

LIL WAYNE PERSONAL LIFE
confirming his relationship with Christina Milan.  Their relationship was short-lived. The two broke up at the end of 2015 after collaborating on various singles, videos, and concert dates.
Weezy didn’t release any new songs in the following year, only appearing as a guest feature on 2 Chainz’s “Back on That Bulls**t”. After signing with Roc Nation in 2017, Weezy released his first song with the record label, “Like a Man”, on August 8.
In 2018, Weezy announced that he had been released from Cash Money Records and revealed that he would be unveiling “Tha Carter V” via Universal Records. The album finally hit the shelves on September 28. It debuted atop Billboard 200 chart with 480,000 album units, marking his fourth No. 1 album on the chart.
Wayne has four children namely daughter Reginae from his high school sweetheart, Antonia, with whom he was married from 2004 to 2006; son, Dwayne III, from radio broadcaster Sarah Vivan; son, Cameron, from actress Lauren London; and son, Neal, from singer, Nivea.

LIL WAYNE NET WORTH
Lil Wayne is a Rapper, singer, and songwriter who has a net worth of $175 Million. Lil Wayne is a very successful rapper in America.

LIL WAYNE MOVIES

• Baller Blockin
• ‘Who’s Your Caddy?
• Hurricane Season
• Freaknik

LIL WAYNE SONGS

• I don’t sleep
• Money maker
• Mama Mia
• Not me
• Ferrari
• NFL
• Piano trap
• I do it
• Forever
• My window
• Blood walk