Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne in 2020
Born	Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (1982-09-27) September 27, 1982 (age 42) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names	Weezy Weezy F. Baby Tunechi President Carter
Education	University of Houston
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter record executive entrepreneur actor record producer
Years active	1995–present
Agents	Cortez Bryant Mack Maine
Title	Founder of Young Money Entertainment Co-founder of Trukfit Clothing
Spouse	Toya Johnson ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2006)​
Partners	Nivea (2002–2003, 2009–2010; ex-fiancée) Lauren London (2007–2009) La'Tecia Thomas (2019–2020; ex-fiancée) Denise Bidot (2020–present)
Children	4
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip hop gangsta rap trap hardcore hip hop dirty south bounce pop rap
Labels	Universal Young Money Republic Cash Money[1]
Formerly of	Cash Money Millionaires The B.G.'z Sqad Up Hot Boyz
Website	thacarterv.com lilwayneofficial.com

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 26, 1982),^[2] known under his professional name as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. Carter joined the Cash Money Records label as a teenager. He worked with rapper B.G. (under the name B.G.'z) on the album True Story and they eventually recorded for the label. Get It How U Live (1997) was Lil Wayne's first album with Southern hip hop group Hot Boys. Tha Block Is Hot, his solo debut, came out in 1999. Tha Block debuted in the top ten on the U.S. Billboard 200. Lil Wayne was nominated for "Best New Artist" from the magazine Billboard the same year. Following this success, Wayne was soon featured on other rappers' singles, including "Bling Bling" by B.G. and "#1 Stunna" by the Big Tymers in 2000.

1. ↑ "Lil Wayne Frees 'Tha Carter V' Via a Settlement from Cash Money". Forbes.
2. ↑ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1277/1278. September 20–27, 2013. p. 37.