ALBUMCan't Hold Me Down (feat. DOODLES & Kyle Richh) - SingleLil Wayne, Lil Yachty & Pharrell Williams
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ALBUMWelcome 2 Collegrove2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
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ALBUMTrust Fund BabiesLil Wayne & Rich The Kid
ALBUMFuneral (Deluxe)Lil Wayne
ALBUMTha Carter V (Deluxe)Lil Wayne
ALBUMFwaLil Wayne
ALBUMThe Devil InsideLil Wayne
ALBUMGet 'EmLil Wayne
ALBUMI Am Not a Human Being II (Deluxe Version)Lil Wayne
ALBUMOutta Here, Vol. 1Lil Wayne
ALBUMOutta Here, Vol. 2Lil Wayne
ALBUMLil Wayne, DJ Drama & Lil Wayne: Dedication 2Lil Wayne
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ALBUMTha Carter IV (Complete Edition)Lil Wayne
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ALBUMRebirth (Bonus Track Version)Lil Wayne
ALBUMNo CeilingsLil Wayne
ALBUMRebirthLil Wayne
ALBUMTha Carter III (Deluxe Revised)Lil Wayne
ALBUMLike Father, Like Son (Deluxe Edition)Birdman & Lil Wayne
ALBUMTha Carter, Vol. 2 - Chopped & ScrewedLil Wayne
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ALBUMTha Carter - Screwed & ChoppedLil Wayne
ALBUM500 DegreezLil Wayne
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Let Me Love You (feat. Lil Wayne)
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The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) [feat. Lil Wayne]
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Don't Cry (feat. XXXTENTACION)
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Forever (feat. Lil Wayne)
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I'm the One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)
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Artist Playlists
Lil Wayne Essentials
Cash Money's teenage star became the self-proclaimed “best rapper alive”.
Lil Wayne Video Essentials
From a prodigy to a legend—Weezy's visual style constantly evolves.
Lil Wayne: Chill
Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
Inspired by Lil Wayne
His trendsetting punchlines and eccentric vocal styles influenced a new generation.
Lil Wayne: Deep Cuts
The prolific rapper tests hip-hop's boundaries.
Lil Wayne: Influences
The bass-heavy beats and smooth flows that inspired the MC.
Lil Wayne: Sing
Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
About Lil Wayne
Artist Biography
When Lil Wayne debuted as a 12-year-old kid on the B.G.’z 1995 album True Story, it wasn’t exactly clear that he’d become one of the best rappers of his generation. It’s not just that he’s clever or funny—it’s the way his style manages to balance classic, boast-driven rap with the kind of wild metaphors and constellatory thinking often left to poets. In other words, Wayne didn’t just get high, he ate stars; he didn’t just devour rappers, he told you—in gross, gastrointestinal detail—how they felt going down, stretching the conventional vocabulary of rap to its limits.
A native of New Orleans (“That’s why I holler ‘Hollygrove’ on each and every song,” he raps on Tha Carter II’s “Fly In”), Wayne (born Dwayne Carter in 1982) started writing rhymes at eight or nine, attracting the attention of Cash Money Records cofounder Bryan “Baby” Williams by freestyling relentlessly into Williams’ voicemail. (As recently as 2015, Wayne still knew the number by heart.) After joining the short-lived but influential Hot Boys with fellow Cash Money rappers Juvenile B.G., and Turk, Wayne launched an instantaneously successful solo career, exploring his ever-evolving lyricism while moving further into the mainstream, turning out a dizzying string of albums and mixtapes in the 2000s that were as radical as they were popular, his Tha Carter series most notable among them. In 2005, he managed to find time to start Young Money Entertainment, signing Nicki Minaj and Drake before most people knew their names.
Beset by legal troubles (including a one-year sentence at Rikers Island), health issues (including an epilepsy diagnosis) and disagreements with his label, Wayne had a rough start to the 2010s but barely slowed down, releasing a steady stream of albums and mixtapes—including full-length collaborations with T-Pain and 2 Chainz—that continued to mine his seemingly endless imagination. Even if he made good on his periodic threats to retire (he called 2018’s Tha Carter V his last studio album), the fallout from his impact is everywhere, from Young Thug to Migos to Tyler, the Creator and Chance the Rapper—anyone who zigs when the rest zag.
Hometown
New Orleans, LA, United States
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
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