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Lil Wayne
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as t…
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Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S. Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 which went on to sell over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album, Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8 month prison sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. While in jail he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Twist.
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2026
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
Movie Self
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2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
The Wash
Movie Self
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2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
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- 2023
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2023
House Party
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2023
Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Mixtape
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2022
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Movie Lil' Wayne (voice)
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2021
SILVERBACK: The Trent Williams Story
Movie Self
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2021
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Movie Self
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2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
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2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Movie Self
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show Robot
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2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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2018
Lil Wayne: Bling
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2018
Illegal Civilization 3
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2018
SuperFly
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2017
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
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2016
Suicide Squad
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2015
The Game: The Documentary 2
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- 2015
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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2013
Lil Wayne: Rap Sheet
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2013
Destiny's Child Video Anthology
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2012
The Re-Up
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2012
Loiter Squad
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2011
Lil Wayne: Unplugged
Movie Himself
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2010
Drake: Better Than Good Enough
Movie Executive Producer
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2010
The Nino Brown Story: Part II
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2010
Freaknik: The Musical
Movie Trap Jesus (voice)
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2010
Hurricane Season
Movie Lamont
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2009
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
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2009
The Carter
Movie Himself
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2008
The Nino Brown Story
Movie Himself
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2008
More than a Game
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