LIL WAYNE

LIL WAYNE Dwayne Michael Carter on September 27, 1982 Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. and raised in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Carter was born when his mother, a cook, was 19. His parents divorced when he was 2 years old, and his father left the family permanently enrolled in the gifted program of Lafayette Elementary School and the drama club of Eleanor McMain Secondary School.He wrote his first rap song at age eight. In the summer of 1991, he met Bryan Williams, rapper and owner of Cash Money Records. Carter recorded freestyle rap in the voice of Williams, which led him to mentor the young Carter and include him in some songs distributed by Cash Money. He also recorded his first album True Story collaboration with rapper BG. At that time, Carter was 11, and B.G. I was 14, and was advertised as "The BG'z". At age 13, accidentally shot himself with a 9mm pistol, the bullet grazed his heart by two inches. Wayne now has a large tattoo on his chest with the words "Bullet Bang" in commemoration of his shot, and another that reads: "In Memory of Rabbit: It's up to me" on his arm, in honor of his dead father, who killed out of jail for illegal possession of weapons. In the McMain Magnet School, Carter was an honor student, but dropped to 14 to focus on his music career, which his mother tried to avoid.His younger brother wanted to follow in the footsteps of Wayne, but was too young and his mother did not want to put his life in danger. Note that Lil 'Wayne has never rapped on adolescent issues, unlike what they do most young rappers until his late teens.General InformationReal name Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.Born September 27, 1982 (29 years)From New Orleans, Louisiana, USAOccupation Rapper, CEOIts musicalOther names Weezy, TunechiGenre (s) Rap / Hip Hop / Gangsta RapInstrument (s) voiceYears active 1997-presentLabel (s) Cash Money Records / Young Money EntertainmentRelated Artists Nicki Minaj, Shakira, Birdman, Hot Boys, Cash Money Millionaires, Drake, Juelz Santana, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Eminem, Chris Brown (singer), Ke $ ha, TI, Andre 3000, Wiz KhalifaWebWebsite http://www.lilwaynehq.com