 
Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter on September
27, 1982, in Louisiana. Lil Wayne formed Hot
Boys in 1997 (with Juvenile,
Turk, and B.G.)
with Cash Money Records. The rap group released 3
LPs: Get
It How U Live in 1997, Guerilla
Warfare
in 1998, and Let
Em Burn
in 2003. Lil Wayne began releasing solo LPs in 1999.
Lil Wayne released Tha
Block Is Hot with the hit title track.
Lil Wayne topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart with Tha
Block Is Hot.
Tha
Block Is Hot was certified platinum.
Lil Wayne released Lights
Out with
the hit "Shine."
Lights
Out was
certified gold.
Lil Wayne released 500
Degreez
with the hit "Way Of Life."
Lil Wayne topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart with 500
Degreez.
500
Degreez
was certified gold.
Lil Wayne released Tha
Carter
with the hits "Go DJ," "Bring It
Back," and "Earthquake."
Tha
Carter
was certified gold.
Lil Wayne could be heard on the Chingy LP Powerballin on the track
"26's."
Lil Wayne released Tha
Carter II
with the hits "Hustler Musik" and
"Shooter."
The single "Go DJ" was certified gold.
Lil Wayne topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart and Top Rap Albums chart with Tha
Carter II.
Lil Wayne could be heard on The Notorious B.I.G. LP Duets:
The Final Chapter on the track "I'm With
Whateva."
 Tha
Carter II
was certified gold.
Tha
Carter II
was certified platinum.
Lil Wayne was nominated for a Grammy Award for Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Soldier" with Destiny's Child and T.I.).
The single "Fireman" was certified gold.
 Birdman
and Lil Wayne released Like
Father, Like Son with the hits "Stuntin' Like My
Daddy," "Leather So Soft," "Know
What I'm Doin," and "You Ain't Know."
Lil Wayne could be heard on the Fat Joe LP Me,
Myself And I on the tracks "The
Profit" and "Make It Rain."
Like
Father, Like Son was certified gold.
 # 45
Singles Artist of the Year
Lil Wayne hit the Top 40 helping out Fat Joe with "Make It Rain."
(available for download at   )
Lil Wayne hit the Top 40 helping out Lloyd with
"You."
(available for download at )
The singles "Fireman" and "Stuntin'
Like My Daddy" were certified platinum.
Lil Wayne was arrested after a performance in New
York City and charged with possession of a weapon and
marijuana.
Lil Wayne could be heard on the Jay-Z LP American
Gangster
on the track "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" and
on the Chris Brown LP Exclusive on the track
"Gimme Whatcha Got."
Lil Wayne hit the Top 40 helping out Wyclef Jean, Akon, and Niaa Bertino,
with "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)."
The single "Leather So Soft" was certified
platinum.
The EP The
Leak was
released as a digital download with the tracks
"I'm Me," "Gossip,"
"Kush," "Love Me Or Hate Me," and
"Talkin About It."
Lil Wayne hit the Top 10 helping out Wyclef Jean, Akon, and Niaa Bertino,
with "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)."
(available for download at )
Lil Wayne was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Make It Rain" with Fat Joe).
Lil Wayne could be heard on the Fat Joe LP Elephant
In The Room on the track "The
Crackhouse" and on the Flo Rida LP Mail
On Sundays
on the track "American Superstar."
Lil Wayne hit the Top 40 with "Lollipop."
(available for download at )
Lil Wayne topped the Hot Rap Tracks chart and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "Lollipop."
Lil Wayne topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart,
Rhythmic Airplay chart, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Airplay chart with "Lollipop."
Lil Wayne hit the Top 10 with "Lollipop."
Lil Wayne will release Tha
Carter III
on June 10th.
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Tha
Block Is Hot
Released: November, 1999
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 3
Tracks: "Intro" - "Tha
Block Is Hot" - "Loud Pipes" -
"Watcha Wanna Do" - "Kisha" -
"High Beamin'" - "Lights Off"
- "F*** Tha World" - "Remember
Me" - 'Respect Us" - "Drop It Like
It's Hot" - "Young Playa" -
"Enemy Turf" - "Not Like Me"
- "Come On" - "Up To Me" -
"You Want War" |
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Lights
Out
Released: December, 2000
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 16
Tracks: "Intro (Watch Them
People)" - "Get Off The Corner" -
"On The Grind" - "Hit U Up" -
"Everything" - "F*** Wit Me
Now" - "Lil One" - "Break Me
Off" - "Skit" - "Wish You
Would" - "Grown Man" -
"Shine" - "Jump Jiggy" -
"Realized" - "Tha Blues" -
"Let's Go" - "Biznite" -
"Act A A**" - "Beef" |
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500
Degreez
Released: July, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 6
Tracks: "Fly Talkin'" -
"Look At Me" - "Way Of Life"
- "Big Tigger Live On The Radio" -
"Gangsta And Pimps" -
"Lovely" - "Gangsta S***" -
"Bloodline" - "Where You At"
- "Worry Me" - "500 Degreez"
- "Go Hard" - "Young N'
Blues" - "Believe That" -
"Rob Nice Live On The Radio" -
"F*** You" - "What Does Life Mean
To Me" - "Get That Dough" -
"Fo Sheezy" - "Fly Talkin' Go
Home" |
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Tha
Carter
Released: June, 2004
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 5
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Walk In" - "Go
DJ" - "This Is The Carter" -
"MB J.R." - "On The Block #1"
- "I Miss My Dawgs" - "We
Don't" - "On My Own" - "The
Heat" - "Cash Money Millionaires"
- "Inside" - "Bring It Back"
- "Who Wanna" - "On The Block
#2" - "Get Down" -
"Snitch" - "Hoes" -
"Only Way" - "Shine" -
"Ain't That A Bitch" - "Walk
Out" |
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Tha
Carter II
Released: December, 2005
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Tha Mobb" - "Fly
In" - "Money On My Mind" -
"Fireman" - "Mo Fire" -
"On Tha Block #1" - "Best Rapper
Alive" - "Lock And Load" -
"Oh No" - "Grown Man" -
"On Tha Block #2" - "Hit Em
Up" - "Carter II" - "Hustler
Musik" - "Receipt" -
"Shooter" - "Weezy Baby" -
"On Tha Block #3" - "I'm A
D-Boy" - "Feel Me" - "Get
Over" - "Fly Out" |
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Like
Father, Like Son (with Birdman)
Released: October, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 3
Tracks: "Loyalty" - "Over
Here Hustlin'" - "Stuntin' Like My
Daddy" - "1st Key" - "Like
Father Like Son" - "You Ain't
Know" - "Family Rules" -
"Know What I'm Doin'" - "Don't
Die" - "Ain't Worried Bout Sh**" -
"Out The Pound" - "Leather So
Soft" - "Army Gunz" -
"Protector" - "Get That
Money" - "No More" -
"High" - "Cali Dro" -
"About All That" - "Respect" |
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