Lil Wayne

Facts and life story

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne announces its first European tour. He will also lead and Mac Miller and 2 Chainz with him on tour, which starts on 8th March Expect some crazy Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz records to be made in the process ..

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. aka Lil Wayne was born on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana. When Carter is 11 years old, he joined the Cash Money and is the youngest member of the label company.Lil Wayne began to dress in the colors of the band, that's when his mother stopped him with cash. Shortly thereafter, Lil Wayne away from his home with a gun of his stepfather. While playing with the gun, he accidentally shoots the chest. He was taken to hospital for almost bleeding to death. At age 13, he left school to pursue a career in rap after the meeting of Cash Money Records owners, then they signed Lil Wayne record label. That's when he officially took the name Lil Wayne, dropping the "D" from his first name to be separated from an absent father.

Lil Weyne then joined BG, Juvenile, and Young Turk Award rap group Hot Boys, who released their debut album, this is how U Live!, In 1997. This year, Hot Guerrilla Warfare Boys album reached number one place in the Billboard Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums Chart. At age 15, Wayne has a daughter: Reginae Carter. In 1999 he began his solo career with the album Tha Block is Hot, featuring the hit single title track. Then his album went double platinum. On 14 February 2004 he married his school sweetheart, Antonia "Toya" Carter. Also in 2004 he released the bestseller Tha Carter and eventually was included in the popular song "Soldier" Destiny's Child.

December 6, 2005 brought the second series of Tha Carter, Tha Carter II. The album marks another hit in the career of Wayne. On October 22, 2008 Carter had a second child, his son, Dwayne III. He was named "Best Rock Star Alive" in 2008 by the magazine Blender. Tha Carter III was released on June 10, 2008. The first single "Lollipop", quickly became the most commercially successful song by rapper of his career. It hit the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first Top 10 single for Wayne as a solo artist and his first # 1 ranking. He also gave his first # 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks. On September 9, 2009 Wayne had a third child with actress Lauren London, his sons name is Lennox Samuel Ari. In 2009, Wayne released Rebirth that was his seventh studio album and his first rock album. His fourth child with singer Nivea and her name Neil. In 2010, Lil Wayne, began serving a year in prison.

 "I'm the one who has to die when it's time for me to die. So let me live my life the way I want to."

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