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"Dwayne Carter" and "Weezy" redirect here. For the racecar driver, see Duane Carter. For the similarly named rapper, see Wheezy.

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September&#;27, ), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Born and raised in New Orleans, he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in and signed with his record label, Cash Money Records, at age eleven. He emerged as the flagship artist of the label in the following years until his departure in June

He was first placed in a duo with Cash Money labelmate B.G. in —known collectively as the B.G.'z—and they released an album, True Story, in July of that year, although Carter (at the time known as Baby D) only appeared on three tracks. Carter and B.G. then formed the Southern hip-hop group Hot Boys with labelmates Juvenile and Turk in ; they released their debut album, Get It How U Live! in October of that year. The Hot Boys gained mainstream success following the release of their second album Guerrilla Warfare (), as well as their participation on BG’s hit single, "Bling Bling". The group briefly disbanded after the album due to each member (besides Carter) parting ways with the label, although one further album—Let 'Em Burn ()—was released.

Carter's debut studio album, Tha Block Is Hot () quickly achieved commercial success and served as his breakthrough as a solo act, followed by Lights Out () and Degreez (). His fourth and fifth albums, Tha Carter () and Tha Carter II (), both debuted within the top five of the Billboard and received critical acclaim. His sixth album, Tha Carter III (), yielded the pinnacle of Wayne's career, with first-week sales of over one million units dome

American music media franchise

Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood is the third installment of the Love & Hip Hopreality television franchise. It premiered on September 15, on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several people in the Hollywood area, involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with West Coast hip-hop.

On July 8, , VH1 announced the show's return for a sixth season, which premiered on August 5, On May 11, , VH1 announced that production on any future seasons would be postponed indefinitely due to the COVID pandemic. The show never returned, and after a series of crossover specials and spin-offs, several Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood cast members were transferred to Love & Hip Hop: Miami from August 23,

Development

Rumors of a Los Angeles-based spin-off of Love & Hip Hop began circulating in September In an interview, creator Mona Scott Young confirmed that the concept was being considered, along with possible spin-offs in Houston and New Orleans, saying “we’ve been looking in a few cities. It’s feeling like we’ll land in L.A., we’ve got some great stories to tell in L.A.” On October 11, , it was reported that producers had approached Tyga, Blac Chyna, Karrueche Tran, LoLa Monroe, Bow Wow's ex-girlfriend Miss Joie and Christina Milian's boyfriend Jas Prince to star in Love & Hip Hop: L.A. Ray J was also offered to star, as both lead and co-producer, with his protege Yung Berg and love interests Teairra Marí and Princess Love rounding out the cast.Cassie was offered a supporting role. On October 15, , Tran reportedly backed out of the show at her (then) boyfriend Chris Brown's insistence, after hearing that producers were in talks with Brown's ex Jasmine Sanders to join the cast, tweeting "Definitely not going to be on Love & Hip Hop LA lol".^[7&

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, in New Orleans, Louisiana), best known professionally as Lil Wayne (formally stylized as Lil' Wayne), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in , at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. Formerly a member of the rap group Hot Boy$, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live, released in , was Lil Wayne’s first album with Hot Boy$. From then on, Wayne was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records before ending his association with the company in June Regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation by XXL, he has often been cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time.

Lil' Wayne's first solo album, Tha Block is Hot (), was certified platinum.
His following albums, Lights Out () and Degreez (), went gold. Tha Carter () brought Lil' Wayne even more success, specifically the hit single Go D.J..
Tha Carter II () and Tha Carter III () were his next studio efforts, with the latter being a runaway success selling over 1 million copies in the first week of release in the United States alone and winning the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. It included the the singles Lollipop, A+Milli and Got+Money.
Lil' Wayne released two albums in ; Rebirth, a rock concept album and I Am Not a Human Being, which was released while Carter served time for criminal possession of a weapon.
Tha Carter IV () featured singles 6 Foot 7 Foot, How to Love and She Will.
By August , Carter passed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on the Billboard Hot chart, with songs.

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was born on September 27, , and spent his first few years in the impoverished Hollygrove neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana's 17th Ward. His mother, a cook, gave birth to him when she was 19 years old. His parents divorced

On the latest episode of “Drink Champs,” N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN linked up with Trina to discuss highlights in her career, the icon being honored with the key to Miami, her relationships, and more.

The legendary musician and television personality was born in Miami’s Liberty City, where she originally sought to pursue a career in real estate. However, when fellow rapper Trick Daddy approached her to appear in his song “Nann Nigga,” she agreed. The track peaked at No. 62 on Billboard’s Hot and laid the foundation for Trina to kickstart a career of her own under Slip-N-Slide Records. In , the rapper released her critically acclaimed debut album Da Baddest Bitch. The project debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard chart and was RIAA-certified Gold within months of its release, bringing forth hit singles such as “Ain’t Shit,” “Pull Over,” and the title track.

Since her debut, Trina has dropped a whopping six studio albums and a number of independent releases. The musician’s sophomore album, Diamond Princess, spawned notable tracks like “B R Right” featuring Ludacris, the Missy Elliott-assisted “No Panties,” and “Nasty Bitch,” propelling the project to No. 14 on the Billboard chart upon release. Her following albums marched in the same footsteps as their predecessor, cementing Trina’s status in hip hop. The rapper is now recognized as an icon in the genre, appearing on VH1’s “Love & Hip-Hop: Miami” and reportedly gearing up for her next project.

To help give fans a recap, REVOLT compiled a list of nine facts that we learned from the Trina “Drink Champs” interview. Take a look at them below and watch her full episode here.

1. On the “Trick and Trina Morning Show” being pulled from Miami radio station 99JAMZ

Trina joined forces with frequent collaborator Trick Daddy for their “Trick and Trina Morning Show” in Miami, which premiered via 99JAMZ in The rapper shares that she signed a two-year contract with the radio sta