Early life
Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. and grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] Carter enrolled in the gifted program of Lafayette Elementary School and in the drama club of Eleanor McMain Secondary School.[2][3] He wrote his first rap song at age ..read more
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Long-delayed rock-influenced album is now scheduled for February.By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne’s <i>Rebirth</i> Photo: Cash Money/ Universal/ Young Money
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: After bumping around to various December dates, Lil Wayne’s perpetually delayed rock-influenced album Rebirth has now been pushed to a 2010 release.
Wayne’s Cash Money boss, Baby ..read more
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‘I say what I want, how I want,’ he tells Billboard of removing the rules of hip-hop.By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne Photo: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images
The more Lil Wayne’s rock-leaning LP Rebirth is delayed, the more fans wonder if the superstar rapper can really pull off the genre-switching feat he’s attempting.
The project ..read more
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Lil Wayne talks “The Rebirth” in his latest interview. O thats also an old pic they used for the cover:
Given earlier leaks from the project, did you make many changes to the final version? As of now Rebirth is coming out as a double disc with a [disc of songs] ..read more
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