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Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne (born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was one of the Hot Boys, an American rap group associated with Cash Money Records. His debut solo album "Tha Block Is Hot" was released in 1999.
His second album was 2000's Lights Out, followed by 500 Degreez in 2002. In 2004 he released " Tha Carter". This was followed up in 2005 by, "Tha Carter II" and in 2008 he completed the trilogy releasing, "Tha Carter III" to great critical acclaim
A native of New Orleans, Lil Wayne grew up in the Hollygrove section of town. As an aspiring young rapper, Wayne rapped at neighbour parties and it was at one of these parties that he was overheard by members of U.N.L.V., a group signed to Cash Money Records.
Following acclamations for Tha Carter, newly minted Def Jam president Jay-Z entered into a bidding war with Cash Money for Wayne's services. Wayne eventually resigned with Cash Money and earned himself a new label, "Young Money," distributed through Cash Money/Universal which first featured his crew Squad Up. But the group soon broke, and now Lil Wayne has a new group named Young Money.
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