Lil' Wayne
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After gaining fame with two other albums in the early 2000s, Lil Wayne reached higher popularity with 2004’s Tha Carter and its two subsequent albums Tha Carter II (2005) and Tha Carter III (2008). He earned various accolades following Tha Carter III, including being nominated for eight Grammy Awards. He will release a rock album titled Rebirth in 2009.
Early Life
Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. and grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] Carter enrolled in the gifted program of Lafayette Elementary School and in the drama club of Eleanor McMain Secondary School.[2][3] He wrote his first rap song at age eight.[4] At age eleven, he met Bryan Williams, rapper and owner of Cash Money Records. Lil Wayne recorded freestyle raps on Williams’ answering machine; Williams would eventually mentor the young Carter and include him in Cash Money-distributed songs.[5] When he was 12, he played the part of the Tin Man in his middle sMusic career
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Let the Beat Build
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Phone Home
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Got Money
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Go DJ
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Dr. Carter
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Prom Queen
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Best Rapper Alive
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Money on My Mind
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Fly In
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I'm Me
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Lil' Wayne
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Lil' Wayne
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs NY, United States
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Lil' Wayne
Post Gazette Pavillion, Burgettstown, United States
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News
Rapper Lil Wayne must turn over financial records
18 Mar 2009 | from www.theinsider.com
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Ga. drug charges dropped against rapper Lil Wayne
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Judge allows gun as evidence in Lil Wayne trial
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M.I.A. announces birth of baby boy on MySpace page
15 Feb 2009 | from www.theinsider.com
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