“You can love me or hate me I swear it won’t make me or break me”
Rapper and songwriter Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better know as Lil Wayne, has over his career become one of the most famous rappers alive. He spent his childhood in one of the poorest neighborhoods in New Orleans.
Early Life
He lived his early life dangerously. He is known for having sold crack and he even managed to shoot himself in the chest. The bullet went straight through and he recovered to pursue his rapping career.
Always talk to God, never listen to the cops.
When Lil Wayne was just a teen Cash Money Records was impressed with his rapping and gave him their business card. He kept calling them. It worked and eventually he signed a contract with the record label.
Breakthrough
Soon after he made his first recording “True Stories” in 1993 with B.G, another MC from Cash Money Records. He had his first real success with Hot Boys, a hip-hop group consisting of Lil Wayne and other Cash Money Records rappers. At the age of 16 he had sold more than 400 000 records. Lil Wayne lyrics quotes describes what he felt about his newly found fame:
I’m a horrible rapper.
After Hot Boys he put his focus on his solo career. In 1999 he managed to get on the top of rap charts with his first solo record “Tha Block Is Hot”. Eventually the record went double platinum.
In 2004 he established himself as one of the best rappers with his new record “Tha Carter”. With this record, he managed to also rank high on the pop charts making numerous new fans from all over the world.
Safe sex is great sex, better wear a latex cuz you don’t want that late text… that I think I’m late text.
Drugs
Lil Wayne is known for his drug habits. He has been arrested on several occasions for smoking marijuana and drug possession.
Lil Wayne was formerly married to his high school girlfriend and has a daughter with the same woman.
“I’m the one who has to die when it’s time for me to die. So let me live my life the way i want to.”
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