Guide Note
Lil Wayne is a
rapper from
New Orleans,
Louisiana. Discovered at the age of 11 Wayne made his debut on
True Story, a
Cash Money album by artist
B.G., the following year. Lil Wayne went on to record two albums with the
Cash Money Records group
Hot Boys before releasing his solo debut,
Tha Block is Hot in
1999. Wayne has since released five additional studio albums, a handful of "mix tapes" and is featured on a variety of other artists' tracks.
Fast Facts
- Name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
- AKA: Weezy
- Born: September 27, 1982
- Genre: Southern rap
- Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Studying psychology at the University of Houston
- Years active: 1997–Present
- Labels: Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment, Universal Records
- Grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans' 17th Ward
Discography
Studio Albums
- 1999: Tha Block is Hot,
- 2000: Lights Out,
- 2002: 500 Degreez,
- 2004: Tha Carter,
- 2005: Tha Carter II,
- 2008: Tha Carter III,
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