Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American hip hop recording artist 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 Orleansbased rapper Lil Doogie. In 1996, Lil Wayne formed the southern hip hop group Hot Boys, with his Cash Money labelmates Juvenile, Young Turk and Lil Doogie . Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live, that same year. Most of the groups success came with their platinumselling album Guerrilla Warfare and the 1999 single Bling Bling. Along with being the flagship artist of Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne is also the Chief Executive Officer of his own label imprint, Young Money Entertainment, which he founded in 2005.

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. was born on September 27, 1982, and grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother, a cook, gave birth to him when she wasyears old. His parents divorced when he was 2, and his father permanently abandoned the family. Although Wayne and Birdman have a fatherson relationship and Birdman calls Carter his son, Waynes biological father and namesake is still alive. Lil Wayne has also spoken about his deceased stepfather, Rabbit, who he has said he considers his real father. Carter has a tattoo dedicated to Rabbit, who was murdered before Carter became a star. Carter enrolled in the gifted program of Lafayette Elementary School and in the drama club of Eleanor McMain Secondary School. Wayne attended McMain in the early 1990s for two years. He moved to the Marion Abramson Senior High School.

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