Lil wayne timeline By robby799 Sep 27, 1982 Lil Wayne was born Jan 1, 1990 Lil wayne started rapping at age 9 Jan 1, 1993 lil wayne joined Cash Money Nov 1, 1994 lil wayne shot himself saved by a off duty new orleans police officer Jan 1, 1997 lil wayne joined Hot Boys hot Boys had two charting singles, "We On Fire" from Get It How U Live! Aug 9, 1999 "tha blck is hot" album released Jul 10, 2008 lil waynes best seling album in 2008 Oct 22, 2009 lil wayne went to jail when to jail for have a .40 calaber loded handgun on his tour bus Aug 29, 2011 lil wayne's best selling album so far Jan 1, 2012 lil wayne won Best Male Artist Jan 1, 2012 lil wayne won Best Rap Artist Jan 8, 2014 lil wayne currently is 31