Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 27, 1982, Dwayne Carter Jr. aka Lil
Wayne dropped out of school at the age of 14 to become a rapper. A child protégé
who began recording tracks for Cash Money Records when he was eleven, he joined
rap group Hot Boys in 1997 before releasing his debut solo album Tha Block Is
Hot in 1999, followed by albums 50 Degreez (2002), Tha Carter (2004) and Tha
Carter II (2006). But it was chart-topping album Tha Carter III (2008) that put
him on the map, producing the US Number 1 single “Lollipop.” Moving into the
rock genre with Rebirth in 2010,...