Wayne’s thirteenth album, Funeral, was released in early 2020. It went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. His twelfth studio album Tha Carter V was released in 2018 after multiple delays.
Tha Carter IV sold 964,000 copies in its first week in the United States, and included the singles “6 Foot 7 Foot”, “How to Love” and “She Will”. His eighth studio album I Am Not a Human Being (2010) was released during his incarceration, while his 2011 album Tha Carter IV was released following his release. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8-month jail sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and included successful singles “Lollipop”, “A Milli” and “Got Money”.įollowing the success of Tha Carter III, Wayne decided to record a rock-influenced album titled Rebirth. Lil Wayne gained more prominence with his sixth album Tha Carter III (2008), which became his most successful album to date, with first-week sales of over one million copies in the US. The album was followed by Tha Carter II (2005), as well as several mixtapes and collaborations throughout 20. He reached higher popularity with his fourth album Tha Carter (2004), as well as with his appearance on the song “Soldier” with Destiny’s Child that same year. For many years, Lil Wayne was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records, before ending his long-tenured deal with the company in June 2018. His career began in 1996, at the age of 13, when he was discovered by Birdman and joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label.He joined the southern hip hop group Hot Boys, with Cash Money label-mates Juvenile and Turk, in 1997, who became popular following the release of the album Guerrilla Warfare (1999) and the song “Bling Bling”.
Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, and actor.