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Lil Wyane
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American hip hop recording artist from New Orleans, Louisiana. -
Early life
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana born on September 27, 1982.
he worte his first song at the age 8. -
Career beginnings and Hot Boys
In 1996, Carter joined the Hot Boys along with rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. At age 15, -
First Child
Wayne's sweetheart Toya gave birth to Reginae their first born child. -
Tha Block Is Hot, Lights Out, and 500 Degreez
Carter's debut solo album Tha Block Is Hot was released when he was 17.
His 2000 follow-up album Lights Out failed to attain the level of success achieved by his debut but was certified gold by RIAA.
Lil Wayne's third album 500 Degreez relesed in 2002 -
First Marrige
He married his high school sweetheart Antonia "Toya"
they later devorcied in 2006 -
Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, and Like Father, Like Son
In the summer of 2004, Wayne's album Tha Carter was released, marking what critics considered advancement in his rapping style and lyrical themes, selling 878,000 copies in the United States.
Tha Carter II, the follow-up to the original Tha Carter album, was released in December 2005,Tha Carter II sold more than 238,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and went on to sell 2,000,000 copies worldwide. -
Best MC
In 2008 he was named "Best MC" by Rolling Stone.[5] Another article, built around Lil Wayne's 2007 mixtape work, cites his creative practice as an example of post performance creative practice. -
Second child
His second child, Dwayne III, was born at Christ Hospital concived by Toya their first born son. -
Tha Carter III, We Are Young Money, and Rebirth
Tha Carter III was released on June 10, 2008, with first-week sales of over 1 million copies.
On December 23, 2009, Wayne released a collaboration album with Young Money, we are young money
rebirth was released on April 7, 2009 -
His third child
Cameron Carter, was born to actress Lauren London on September 9, 2009 -
His fourth child
Neal, was born on November 30, 2009 to singer Nivea.[103] He also got rapper Trina pregnant but she suffered a miscarriage -
I Am Not a Human Being and Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne released his tenth album, I Am Not a Human Being, on his 28th birthday, September 27, 2010
Tha Carter IV was finished, and was released on August 29, 2011. -
Health issues
On October 25, 2012, Lil Wayne's private jet, bound for Los Angeles, made an emergency landing in Texas due to an in-flight medical episode. Lil Wayne was transferred to a local hospital upon arrival. TMZ and other media sources claimed that Lil Wayne had suffered a seizure aboard the plane -
health issues
On March 14, 2013, TMZ reported that Lil Wayne had been treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on the evening of March 12, after suffering seizures while on a music video set with Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj. He was reportedly released in the early hours of March 13. -
I Am Not A Human Being II
After numerous delays, I Am Not a Human Being II was released on March 26, 2013 debuting at #2 by moving 217k copies
