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Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne performing in March 2011
Background information
Birth name	Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Also known as	Shrimp Daddy,[1][2][3]Baby D[1]
Born	September 27, 1982(age 32)[4]
Origin	New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Young Money, Cash Money Records,Republic
Associated acts	The B.G.'z, Cash Money Millionaires, Hot Boys, Squad Up, Young Money, 2 Chainz,Birdman, Drake, Chris Brown, Tyga, Juelz Santana, Nicki Minaj,Rick Ross, T.I., T-Pain,The Game

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known by hisstage name Lil Wayne, is an Americanrapper, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur from New Orleans,Louisiana. In 1991, at the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo The B.G.'z, alongside fellow New Orleans-based rapper Lil' Doogie. In 1996, Lil Wayne formed theSouthern hip hop group Hot Boys, with his Cash Money label-mates Juvenile,Young Turk and Lil' Doogie (who now goes by B.G.). Hot Boys debuted withGet It How U Live! that same year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare (1999). Along with being the flagship artist of Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of his own imprint, Young Money Entertainment, which he founded in 2005.

Lil Wayne's solo debut album Tha Block Is Hot (1999), was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His following albums,Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez(2002), were certified gold. He reached higher popularity with his fourth albumTha Carter (2004), which was led by the single "Go D.J." and his appearance onDestiny's Child's top ten single "Soldier", that same year. The album was followed by Tha Carter II (2005) and several mixtapes and collaborations throughout 2006 and 2007. Wayne's sixth album Tha Carter III (2008), became his most successful album to date, with first-week sales of over one million copies in the United States. The album includes the number-one single "Lollipop", as well as "A Milli" and "Got Money", and won the Grammy Award forBest Rap Album.

Following the success of Tha Carter III, Wayne decided to record a rock-esque album titled Rebirth. The album, released in 2010, was certified gold by the RIAA, despite a generally negative critical response. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8-month jail sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. Wayne's eighth album I Am Not a Human Being (2010), was released during his incarceration. His 2011 album and first following his release,Tha Carter IV, sold 964,000 copies in its first week of availability in the United States. It includes the singles "6 Foot 7 Foot", "How to Love" and "She Will".^[5]On September 27, 2012, Lil Wayne passed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 109 songs. Lil Wayne's eleventh studio album, Tha Carter V has been delayed multiple times and has no concrete release date