Lil Wayne
Jan 17, 2009 7:00 pm (Saturday)
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Unquestionably Cash Money/Universal Motown Records recording artist, Lil Wayne will go down in history as the best rapper of his generation. Indeed he may go down as one of the best artists in hip-hop period. In the span of his 13-year career, Lil Wayne has sold over six million units, including his magnum opus, Tha Carter II (2005) which sold over 2.5 million units. He has been featured on numerous high profile singles including Fat Joes Grammy nominated single Make It Rain, and in the past two years, Lil Wayne has recorded over 1,000 songs and freestyles. According to MTV, Lil Wayne has released more music in the last two years than the legendary Tupac Shakur.
In 1993, Lil Wayne and fellow Cash Money rapper B.G. came together as a duo called The BGs and released their debut EP True Stories. In 1997, a 15 year old Wayne joined forces with BG, Juvenile and Turk to form The Hot Boys for their debut album Get It How U Live. The record sold over 400,000 copies independently. The Hot Boys sophomore LP Guerilla Warfare (1999) went platinum and earned Wayne critical acclaim. That set the stage for his platinum selling 1999 solo debut Tha Block Is Hot. The album yielded a number one single with the title tune and was certified double platinum.
The following year Wayne released his sophomore LP Lights Out, which reached gold status and in 2002, Lil Wayne dropped his third solo LP 500 Degrees. It too went gold. Two years later Wayne released Tha Carter, the first album in the trilogy that would elevate Wayne to superstar status. Tha Carter (2004) was a commercial success selling over one million copies and reaching 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart. In 2005, Wayne released Tha Carter II, which sold over 1.8 million records. 2006 saw the release of Like Father, Like Son, a collaboration between Lil Wayne and Birdman which has sold over 750,000 units.
Now with his highly anticipated sixth and arguably his best album Tha Carter III, Lil Waynes career and legacy is set to climb to even greater heights. I made Tha Carter III so that whatever song is on, it will stick with you forever, says Wayne. Thats why I took my time with it. I wanted it to be a classic.
GQ Magazine named Lil Wayne as its Man Of The Year for 2007. Rolling Stone Magazine tagged him as Best MC of 2008 while Blender Magazine (2008) named him the Best Rock Star Alive. So it should come as no surprise that his latest solo outing finds the hip-hop super star at the top of his game. With Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne proves to the world why he is indeed considered the best rapper alive and one of the great recording artists of his generation.
For more information on Lil Wayne, please visit www.lilwayne-online.com
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Lil Wayne Tha Carter II Although there has been much debate on the subject of who is or who isn't the King of the South, Lil Wayne isnt worried about all the fuss as to who really lays claim to the title. As a veteran rap star, budding entrepreneur, and young scholar studying psychology at the University of Houston, Wayne's experience in the rap game, coupled with his amazing growth as an individual has placed him in a position only a handful of people in this industry reach. "I've been in this game for thirteen years, so I'm not concerned with having to prove myself," Wayne says. "I don't have to prove anything, because...Links
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