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Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne is a hip-hop artist from United States formed in 1991. 449 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Also known as Dwayne “The President” Carter

Hip-Hop · United States · Best hip-hop albums

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3.7 /5
77 ratings
449
Releases
1999–2026
Active years
1991
Formed

Discography

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Tha Carter III

2008 · 18 tracks

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Singles & EPs

316

Live & compilations

15

Credits

13

Records Lil Wayne worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

42

Releases by other artists featuring Lil Wayne.

Featured tracks

60

Videos

4

Collaborators

24

Upcoming shows

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Lil Wayne at a glance

Born in
New Orleans
From
United States
Active since
1991
Member of
Hot Boys, Cash Money Millionaires, Sqad Up
Labels
Atlantic Records, Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment, Universal Records, Republic Records
Educated at
Marion Abramson High School, Eleanor McMain Secondary School
Former spouse
Toya Johnson (2004–2006)
Former partner
Lauren London (1998–2009), Nivea (2002–2003)
Children
Reginae Carter

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About

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. 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, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. 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 Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.

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Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. It also includes the singles "A Milli" and "Got Money" featuring T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album, Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. 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 prison he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Twist. His ninth studio album and first since being released from prison, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011. The album includes the songs "6 Foot 7 Foot" featuring Cory Gunz, "How to Love" and "She Will" featuring Drake. It sold 964,000 copies in the U.S. its first week out.

On screen

28

Acting roles

As themselves

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Lil Wayne in brief

How many Lil Wayne releases are on Riffiter?
449 releases are catalogued, spanning 1999 to 2026.
When was Lil Wayne formed?
Lil Wayne formed in 1991, in United States.
What genre is Lil Wayne?
Lil Wayne is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
What is the most recent Lil Wayne release on Riffiter?
Addict, released in 2026.
Does Lil Wayne have children?
Reginae Carter is a child of Lil Wayne on public record.

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