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About Lil Wayne

b. Dwayne Michael Carter, 27 September 1982, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. This US rapper is a leading member of the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Cash Money Records label. Lil Wayne first appeared in 1997 as a member of the Hot Boy$, his distinctive nasal rapping complementing the varied styles of the more experienced members, B.G., Juvenile and Turk. The quartet released Get It How U Live It!! in 1997, racking up sales of over 400,000 units without any national exposure. Cash Money's national distribution contract with Universal Records the following year helped expose the Hot Boy$' second album, Guerrilla Warfare, to a wider audience. The album reached the US Top 5 in August 1999 as southern hip-hop, also represented by New Orleans' other success story, No Limit Records, broke into the mainstream in a big way. There was no better time, then, to release Lil Wayne's solo debut, which debuted at number 3 in November. Tha Block Is Hot featured the usual in-house production job by Mannie Fresh and guest appearances by label mates, and was a precociously talented set that honed Cash Money's distinctive "bounce" sound to a fine art, while glorifying New Orleans adherence to the gangsta/playa lifestyle. Lil Wayne's second album Lights Out was less successful, but unlike his Hot Boy$ compadres the rapper remained with Cash Money. 500 Degreez provided the label with a welcome hit in 2002, boosted by the infectious radio hit "Way Of Life'. Lil Wayne and Cash Money stalwart Mannie Fresh teamed up for a fourth time on 2004"s Tha Carter. Both this album and the second and third instalments, released in 2005 and 2008, were major hits in the USA. In 2008, he enjoyed his first mainstream number 1 single when "Lollipop" (featuring Static Major) reached the top of the charts in April. Lil Wayne also recorded albums with his stepfather Bryan Williams aka Birdman, and has released a string of popular mixtapes. DISCOGRAPHY: Tha Block Is Hot (Cash Money/Universal 1999)****, Lights Out (Cash Money/Universal 2000)**, 500 Degreez (Cash Money/Universal 2002)***, Da Drought mixtape (Cash Money 2003)***, Da Drought 2 mixtape (Cash Money 2004)***, Tha Carter (Cash Money/Universal 2004)***, with DJ Drama Dedication: Gangsta Grillz mixtape (Gangsta Grillz/Cash Money 2005)****, with DJ Khaled Suffix mixtape (Cash Money 2005)***, Tha Carter II (Young Money/Cash Money 2005)***, with Juelz Santana Blow: The "I Can't Feel My Face" Prequel mixtape (Cash Money 2006)***, with DJ Drama Dedication 2 mixtape (Gangsta Grillz/Cash Money 2006)****, with Birdman Like Father, Like Son (Cash Money/Universal 2006)***, with Currency The Color Of Money mixtape (Cash Money 2006)***, Lil Weezy Ana, Volume 1 mixtape (Young Money 2006)**, Da Drought 3 (Young Money 2007)****, The Drought Is Over 2 mixtape (Young Money/Cash Money 2007)***, The Drought Is Over, Part 4 mixtape (Young Money/Cash Money 2007)***, Tha Carter III: The Leak (Young Money/Cash Money 2007)***, with Birdman Happy Father's Day (Starz Music 2008)***. FILMOGRAPHY: Baller Blockin' (2000), Who's Your Caddy? (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright 2008 by Muze Inc.; all rights reserved.

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  • Rebirth
    Edge_Of_Sane
    Edge_Of_Sane reviewed Rebirth 1 of 5

    Lil’ Wayne is a good rapper, in fact, one of the best rappers that the world has right now. However, during experimentations, it seems as if he had some sort of wild idea that he should make a crossover album in which includes him attempting to carry a note and experimenting with harmonies for the first time. As predicted, Weezy’s Frankenstein procedure yields some pretty horrible results. As most fans know, Lil’ Wayne has never been the kind of star to move out of the limelight or to even express that he is self-conscious at all, however, on Rebirth, the title of Weezy’s new album, the lead track, “American Star” sets a standard that ends up explaining why the record was dead in the water even before he started writing lyrics for it. “Listen to my own voice, in my black Rolls-Royce; get the girls of my choice to take off their shorts and blouses, I take off my trousers.” Like these lyrics, Rebirth relates to Weezy’s overindulgent, materialistic lifestyle and shows most importantly that this album is completely humorless. From the start, Lil’ Wayne takes himself and his craft too seriously and this album suffers immensely because of it. The first single, “Prom Queen” which was produced by Drew Correa and DJ Infamous ignited discussion about the possibility of the album, drops as Rebirth’s second track. While the initial shock of how horrible it is as a stab of some sort of rock stardom has worn off since it was released in January, the indication remains that Weezy still lacks any sort of chops when stepping into the world of guitar-driven rock. “Ground Zero” follows as an interesting hybrid tack where Wayne fails to completely commit to either rapping or agro-yelling. In all honesty, it’s a tired comparison but Weezy is honestly as backwards as a backward red NY Yankees ball-cap away from fill on Limp Bizkitry here. The only “highlight” on the record comes with Eminem’s verse on “Drop The World”. Unfortunately, a minute of cohesion cannot make up for an album’s worth of poorly constructed confusion. Rebirth eventually comes to a close with two of its worst tracks, “Knockout” and “The Price is Wrong.” If nothing else, “Knockout” stands as one of the best examples as to why vocoder driven pop punk should not exits. “The Price is Wrong,” however, has a lot more issues than that. The drop-tuned, overly aggressive power chords used in the track translate as so completely empty that they’d hardly cut it with the worst of Rebirth is a stunningly sour example of why Lil’ Wayne should stick to what he’s good at.

  • Rebirth
    hottopet1
    hottopet1 reviewed Rebirth 4 of 5

    I am a new fan, and I truly feel this guy. I am diggin his voice and his guitar playin too. Is it true he doesn't write anything down, that it is all free style?

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  • seanseanyboy
    seanseanyboy wrote: Tue. March 02, 2010 @ 02:30PM

    i fucking love u lil weezy

  • JosephHilton
    JosephHilton wrote: Tue. January 26, 2010 @ 08:49PM

    legit

  • Namaste1989
    Namaste1989 wrote: Fri. July 31, 2009 @ 04:26PM

    hey boyfriend.

  • XxweezyroxxX
    XxweezyroxxX wrote: Sun. July 12, 2009 @ 01:36PM

    i live because of you weezy. ur amazing. hope to see you someday at a concert maybe. i love all your songs and everything about you. ive been a fan since you were in hot boyz. i love rock and im so glad ur doing some of that now too. but you are and always will be the best rapper alive to me and millions of others. keep on making great music!!! :D

  • Hickory_Hollow_HT
    Hickory_Hollow_HT wrote: Mon. June 08, 2009 @ 02:56PM

    i wish lil wayne would work in our store, then we might get customers...that would be awesome!

  • Hickory_Hollow_HT
    Hickory_Hollow_HT wrote: Mon. June 08, 2009 @ 02:53PM

    i wish lil wayne would work in our store, then we might get customers...that would be awesome!

  • death2sico_child
    death2sico_child wrote: Sat. April 11, 2009 @ 08:09AM

    Lil Wayne is Legendary & Too Talented... itz awesome!

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