Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 27, 1982
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Credits
55 titles
Lil Wayne
Biography
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 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. 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 which went on to sell over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" 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 jail 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.
Known For
Filmography
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
The Wash
Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Songs
Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era
Self
House Party
Self
Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant
Self (archive footage)
Mixtape
Self
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Lil' Wayne (voice)
SILVERBACK: The Trent Williams Story
Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Songs
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Self
The Masked Singer
Robot
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Songs
Lil Wayne: Bling
Himself
Illegal Civilization 3
Self
SuperFly
Songs
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
Self
Suicide Squad
Songs
The Game: The Documentary 2
Self
Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak Live at the Hollywood Bowl
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Lil Wayne: Rap Sheet
Destiny's Child Video Anthology
Self
The Re-Up
Self
Loiter Squad
Self
Lil Wayne: Unplugged
Himself
Drake: Better Than Good Enough
Executive Producer
The Nino Brown Story: Part II
himself
Freaknik: The Musical
Trap Jesus (voice)
Hurricane Season
Lamont
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
Self (archive footage)
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Self (archive footage)
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
Self
The Carter
Himself
The Nino Brown Story
Himself
More than a Game
Songs
Lil Wayne: The Best Rapper Alive
Himself
F'N MTV Premieres
Lil Wayne: Takin' Over Hip Hop - Unauthorized
Himself (archive footage)
Hoodz: Big Beef
Actor
Who's Your Caddy?
Himself
The Boondocks
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
BET Awards
Self - Performer
Baller Blockin'
Iceberg Shorty
The View
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno