Lil Wayne did not get a contract with Cash Money until he repeatedly left freestyles recording on Baby's answering machine. 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 chest with his stepfather gun, putting him on life support for two weeks. According to a Rolling Stone article Wayne says, "It was my mom's gun," Wayne told the magazine in But the bullet went straight through, and I bounced back in 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. With this group, the young rapper only recorded and released one album, "True Story" , 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 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 Their next effort, Guerilla Warfare , did even better, eventually selling more than 1 million copies. At the age of 16, Lil Wayne was on his way to music stardom. Both albums earned them mild fame throughout the South and Midwest.
Despite the fact that the group was considerably successful, Lil Wayne and his friends officially went on their separate ways in Though Lil Wayne had been known in several states by , it wasn't until he released his solo debut, "Tha Block Is Hot" , that he really got his big break, being known all over the States. In the years to follow, the rapper who was originated from the 17th Ward of New Orleans released "Lights Out" and " Degreez" , both failing to match the success of his seminal debut, receiving only gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA.
His " Degreez" album got its name from Juvenile's multi-platinum album " Degreez" It was supposed to be the album that beat the sales record of Juvenile's, who left Cash Money earlier.
However, the sales of the album proved to be disappointing, selling only , copies in U. Around this time, he collaborated with Destiny's Child and T. Following the accomplishment of album "Tha Carter" and collaboration single "Soldier", he released "Tha Carter II" that debuted at number two on Billboard's album chart while its lead single "Fireman" became a hit peaking at number 32 on Billboard Hot In response to several unreleased tracks being made public over the internet, Lil Wayne released the download-only EP The Leak in The songs came from his work on his anxiously anticipated next studio album, which was finally released in Tha Carter III hit the top of the rap, hip-hop and pop charts, selling more than 1 million copies in its first week of release.
Jay-Z appeared on the track "Mr. Carter," and T-Pain was featured on "Got Money. The project netted the Grammy Award for best rap album, and Lil Wayne picked up three more honors at the February awards ceremony. He won the Grammy for best rap song for "Lollipop," earned the Grammy for best rap solo performance for "A Milli" and shared the award for best rap performance by a duo or group with Jay-Z , T.
His star continued to shine as every albums he made in the following years sold quite well and climbed to notable spots on the charts. He came back to his fullest in when releasing the fourth installment of "Tha Carter", selling , copies in its first week. Through "Tha Charter IV", he posted the biggest sales week for a male solo artist of all time after Usher's "Confessions" 1. After taking a rest from releasing an album, Weezy returned in with the second installment of "I Am Not a Human Being".
Ahead of the album release, he caused a buzz on the web when he was hospitalized for seizures. Rumors suggested he was on drugs but he explained later that he was epileptic who had suffered multiple seizures before without public knowing about it.
In the meantime, Lil Wayne has been busy building up his Cash Money record label, working with other recording artists such as Drake and Nicki Minaj and even helping underprivileged kids. The rapper established a charitable organization to help urban youth, the One Family Foundation, through which he worked to rebuild the athletic fields at his old school, Eleanor McMain Secondary School, after they were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Despite all of his success, Wayne has never forgotten his roots.
Carter 5. It's going to be a huge surprise to everyone, it's an incredible album I can't release the date because he wants to surprise people, he wants his true fan base to get excited, but he's worked extremely hard on it and you won't be disappointed.
However, on March 27, , Carter's manager Cortez Bryant announced that the album had been delayed. Three more singles, "Krazy", "Grindin'" featuring Drake and "Start a Fire" featuring Christina Milian , were also released for the album. On December 4, , just five days before the album was due to be released again, Carter issued a statement saying the album would not be released on its expected release date, due to his displeasure with Cash Money Records label-boss Birdman, refusing to release the album although it had been completed.
Carter also expressed his feelings by stating he felt both he and his creativity were being held "prisoner". On January 20, , Carter self-released Sorry 4 the Wait 2, a sequel to his mixtape, to compensate for the continued delay of Tha Carter V. Birdman was reported to be upset with this. That same year -- to make up for fan disappointment over Tha Carter V's delays -- Wayne self-released Sorry 4 the Wait 2. These continued delays prompted the release of Free Weezy Album, yet another mixtape to tide over his fans.
By the end of the year, he published a memoir about his time spent at Riker's Island Gone 'Til November and scored another hit with "Sucker for Pain," a collaboration for the chart-topping Suicide Squad soundtrack.
DJ Khaled 's "I'm the One" became one of Wayne 's biggest collaborations the following year, topping the pop chart on its way to quintuple-platinum status.
Primarily collaborative work continued well into , including a contribution to the Future -driven soundtrack for Superfly , until Wayne finally issued the oft-grim Tha Carter V, the chart-topping finale to the Carter series. The project had seen an exclusive release on only one streaming service five years earlier, but the wider release was markedly different, with some tracks omitted completely and new mixes of songs that formerly included uncleared samples.
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Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts. In August , Wayne signed rapper Bow Wow to his label. Lil Wayne released his seventh studio album, the rock-influenced Rebirth , in February Both projects were well received. During its first four days online, the album saw , song downloads on iTunes, setting a new record.
Hits from the album include "Mirror," featuring the smooth vocals of Bruno Mars , and "It's Good," featuring fellow rappers Drake and Jadakiss. The recording sold , copies in its first week and debuted at No. While Wayne was expected to follow up with Tha Carter V , he delayed the release of the album over disputes with the Cash Money label, instead dropping the mixtape Sorry 4 the Wait 2 and his Free Weezy Album in After the rapper finally extracted himself from his Cash Money contract in June , the long-awaited Tha Carter V debuted at the Billboard top spot in September.
Known to be fond of smoking marijuana, Lil Wayne has found himself in trouble with the law on several occasions. He was arrested in Georgia for drug possession in , and again in Arizona on drug-related charges in January Another drug-related arrest, in New York City in , led to criminal charges for possession of a weapon, and Wayne spent eight months behind bars at the city's notorious Rikers Island complex in After making a deal with PepsiCo to promote its Moutain Dew soda brand, Lil Wayne was dropped by the company in May after releasing a song containing derogatory lyrics referencing civil rights icon Emmett Till.
Carter was arrested in December for transporting a loaded handgun on his private jet. He pled guilty a year later and in January , President Donald Trump pardoned the rapper. The rapper established a charitable organization to help urban youth, the One Family Foundation, through which he worked to rebuild the athletic fields at his old school, Eleanor McMain Secondary School, after they were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Wayne was previously married to a high school girlfriend, with whom he has a daughter.
He also has three other children through various relationships. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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