Lil Wayne Research Papers

Lil Wayne was born on September 27, 1982 in a small city called Hollygrove in the state of New Orleans. His real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. but he is also known as Weezy F. Baby and recently as Lil Tunechi. His father left him at a young age and Lil Wayne took to the streets to fill that void which eventually led him to meet Bryan Williams aka Baby The CEO of Cash Money Records. Baby took note that Weezy was rapping since he was eight and took him under his wing and then signed him to Cash Money Records where he was the youngest member on the label. After 5 years, Lil Wayne was joined by Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk to form the hip hop group Hot Boys. An album was then released called Guerilla Warfare in 1999 and it took off the charts

He then went on to drop an album every two years which were Lights Out and 500 Degreez both of which went gold. His rise to super stardom came with the release of Tha Carter in 2004. The most popular songs were "Solider" featuring Beyoncé and "Go DJ". Lil Tunechi gained most of his following when he started to release his own mixtapes most notably Squad UP Vol, Dedication series, and No Ceilings. Alongside the help of DJ Drama, Dedication 2 instantly became a hit in the streets. Lil Wayne dissed George W. Bush's on a track called "Georgia Bush" for his lack of response to Hurricane Katrina which devastated his hometown of New Orleans. Da Drought series was also released and was available to download free like his others. It consisted of Lil Wayne rapping over beats from hits by other rappers. Da Drought 3 and The Drought Is Over mixtapes were considered among the best releases of

Some of these included "Gimme That" with Chris Brown, "Make It Rain", "You", "We Takin' Over" by DJ Khaled, "Duffle Bag Boy" by 2 Chainz, "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" and "I'm So Hood" just to name a few. These songs all landed within the top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 and proclaimed him to be the "Remix King". He also worked with Kanye West on his album 'Graduation" and Jay-z with "American Gangster". In December 2005, "Tha Carter II" was released and included the hit songs "Fireman", "Hustler Muzik", and "Shooter". It went on to sell over 2 million copies and landed at the number 32 spot in the Billboard Hot 100. That same year he started his own label called "Young Money Ent" which includes artist such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga. He also stepped in and became president of Cash Money. The following year Lil Wayne and birdman would release their joint album titled "Like Father, Like Son" which included hits such as "Stuntin like my