Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., is a renowned American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his music career at age 8 and joined Cash Money Records as their youngest member at age 9. Some of his most successful albums include The Block Is Hot and Lights Out. Lil Wayne has had several run-ins with the law over the years, including serving 8 months in prison for criminal possession of a weapon in 2010. He is renowned as one of the most influential rappers and has sold over 120 million records worldwide.
2. Who is Lil Wayne?
Lil Wayne's birth name is Dwayne
Michael Carter, Jr. He was born
September 27, 1982 New Orleans
Louisiana United States.
He grew up in Hollygrove
neighborhood of new Orleans,
Louisiana.
His parents were divorced when he
was 2, and his father permanently
abandoned the family. Carter enrolled
in the gifted program of Lafayette
Elementary School and in the drama
club of Eleanor McCain Secondary
School.
Lil Wayne wrote his first song when he
was 8 years old.
3. WEEZY!
• At the age of nine Lil Wayne
joined Cash Money Records as
the youngest member of the
label, and half of the duo.
• Lil Wayne gained most of his
success with the group's major
selling album Guerrilla Warfare,
released in 1999. Also in 1999,
Lil Wayne released his platinum
debut album The Block Is Hot,
selling over one million copies in
the us.
4. HIS MISTAKE
At the time, Carter was 11, and B.G. was 14, and was billed as “At the
time, Carter was 11, and B.G. was 14, and was billed as “B.G.z When he
was 12, he played the part of the Tin Man in his middle school drama
club's production of The Wiz He also accidentally shot himself with a .44
caliber gun at the age of 13. At the Abramson Senior High School, Carter
was an honor student but dropped out.
5. HISFAMILY
Lil Wayne has four children. His first child, daughter Reginae, was born
when he was 15, to his high school sweetheart Antonia "Toya" Carter
(nee Johnson). Wayne and Johnson married on Valentine's Day of 2004
and divorced in 2006. Internet rumors started circulating in August 2008
that Wayne's daughter had died in a car crash, which however he quickly
cleared up as false saying "Please allow me to dispel any rumors or
speculations and report that my daughter is alive, healthy and
surrounded by family who care and love her dearly. The rumors are
completely false and unfounded; neither Reginae nor any other member
of my family has been involved in any car accident.”His second child,
Dwayne III, was then born on October 22, 2008 at Christ Hospital in
Cincinnati. His third child, Lennox Samuel Ari, was born to actress Lauren
London on September 9, 2009. He had his fourth child, Neal, on
November 30,2009 with singer Nivea.
6. “Lights out”
His 2000 2nd
follow-up album Lights Out
failed to attain the level of success
achieved by his debut but was certified
gold by RIAA. Critics pointed to the
lack of coherent narratives in his
verses as evidence that he had yet to
mature to the level of his fellow Hot
Boys. The lead single was "Get Off The
Corner" which was noticed for an
improvement in lyrical content and
style, it also received a music video.
The second single which received less
attention was "Shine" featuring The
Hot Boys. Near the release of Lights
Out, Lil Wayne was featured on the
single, "1# Stunna" with Big Tymers
and Juvenile, which rose to 24th place
on the Hot Rap Tracks charts.
7. • In 2001, Lil Wayne
was shot in the chest
in Florida after
"some groupies"
fired two shots
through his tour bus
window. He recalled
the incident in 2008
interview: 'It [the
bullet] 'didn’t go all
the way in, ’cause
the window slowed
it down.
8. 500 Degreez
Lil Wayne's third album 500 Degreez.,
released in 2002, followed the format
of his previous two, with significant
contributions from the Hot boys and
Mannie. While certified Gold like its
predecessor, it too failed to match the
success of his debut. The title was a
reference to the recently estranged
Hot Boys member Juvenile's recording,
400 Degreez. The lead single was "Way
Of Life" which like the album failed to
match the success of his previous
singles. After the release of 500
Degreez, he was featured in the single
"Neva Get Enuf”
9. “I am not a human Bieng”
2010
Lil Wayne was thought to be releasing
an EP entitled I Am Not a Human
Being, but it was confirmed that would
be a full length LP. The album was
released on September 27, 2010 which
was his birthday. The album has sold
over 250,000 copies domestically and
has spawned a successful single in
"Right Above It".
10. LilWayne!
• In March 2010, Lil Wayne began
serving an 8 month prison
sentence in New York after
being convicted of criminal
possession of a weapon
stemming from an incident in
July 2007. While in jail he
released another album entitled
“I Am not a human being “ in
September 2010, featuring
(young Money Drake Nickie
Manaj and Lil Twist.)
11. Weezyy<3
Lil Wayne is one of my favorite rappers
I love what he says in his music he
talks about love, life, and his problems.
So as you all know Lil Wayne was in jail
for 8 months but as in today he is
released :D
I hoped you guys enjoyed my slide
show!
