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Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana), best known professionally as Lil Wayne (formally stylized as Lil' Wayne), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. Formerly a member of the rap group Hot Boy$, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live, released in 1997, was Lil Wayne’s first album with Hot Boy$. From then on, Wayne was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records before ending his association with the company in June 2018. Regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation by XXL, he has often been cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Lil' Wayne's first solo album, Tha Block is Hot (1999), was certified platinum.
His following albums, Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002), went gold.
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| Born | Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. September 27, 1982 (1982-09-27) (age 42) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Positions | Singer |
Dwayne Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, record executive, and entrepreneur. He is regarded by many contemporaries as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. He performed the song Scared of the Dark for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse along with Ty Dolla $ign and XXXTentacion.
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Lil Wayne
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"Dwayne Carter" and "Weezy" redirect here. For the racecar driver, see Duane Carter. For the similarly named rapper, see Wheezy.
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982),[2] known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He fryst vatten often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all time.[3] Born and raised in New Orleans, he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with his record label, Cash Money Records, at age eleven.[4][5] He emerged as the flagship artist of the label in the following years until his avfärd in June 2018.[6]
He was first placed in a duo with Cash Money labelmate B.G. in 1994—known collectively as the B.G.'z—and they released an skiva, True Story, in July of that year, although Carter (at the time known as Baby D) only appeared on three tracks.