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A second Hot Boys album, Guerrilla Warfare (1999), preceded Lil Wayne's solo debut, Tha Block Is Hot (1999). The solo album went double platinum, peaking at number three on Billboard's album chart and spawning a Top Ten hit with the title track. Lil Wayne's second album, Lights Out (2000), failed to match the success of its predecessor, nor did 500 Degreez (2002), his third album. By this point in time, Lil Wayne was the only remaining Hot Boy on Cash Money -- all other members had defected -- and the future didn't seem promising for him or the label. Consequently, he purportedly scrapped work on his fourth album and instead released the recordings as an underground mixtape, Da Drought (2003), his first of many to follow.
Tha Carter (2004) signaled a change in direction for Lil Wayne. The album itself wasn't a huge departure from Lil Wayne's past three -- it's filled to the brim with tracks produced by Cash Money in-house producer Mannie Fresh, some of which could well have been left on the cutting room floor -- yet it showcased a more measured and mature performance by the rapper, who seemed newly emboldened and sported a new look on the album cover (i.e., dreadlocks). The change in direction was commercial as well as musical, as Tha Carter featured Lil Wayne's biggest hit in years, "Go DJ"; moreover, the album itself was a Top Five hit. Also in 2004, Lil Wayne began to be guest-featured regularly, starting with Destiny's Child's "Soldier," a Top Three hit.
A pair of popular 2005 mixtapes, Dedication (with DJ Drama) and Suffix (DJ Khaled), further established Lil Wayne as a dexterous freestyle rapper. Plus, they helped garner additional interest in his music among listeners who weren't part of the usual Cash Money constituency. By the end of the year, Lil Wayne's reputation was such that Tha Carter, Vol. 2, his next Cash Money album, debuted at number two on Billboard's album chart upon its December release, and did so without the benefit of a smash hit ("Fireman" stalled at number 32) or the productions of workhorse Mannie Fresh, who had left Cash Money.
In the wake of Tha Carter, Vol. 2, which was a critical favorite as well as a strong seller, Lil Wayne continued to bolster his reputation and increase his fan base via the mixtape circuit. Of the myriad mixtapes bearing his name from 2006 onward, Dedication, Vol. 2 (DJ Drama, 2006) is a standout; like Tha Carter, Vol. 2, it was a critical favorite, making many end-of-year lists. The Carter, Vol. 2, Pt. 2: Like Father, Like Son (DJ Khaled, 2006) was notable, too, as some of its material was revived for Like Father, Like Son (2006), a major-label collaboration with Baby, aka Birdman, that spawned the hit "Stuntin' Like My Daddy." Lil Wayne also collaborated regularly with Dipset member Juelz Santana during this period. After some stolen tracks for his next official album appeared on the Internet, the download-only EP The Leak appeared in 2007. A year later that same EP appeared as a bonus disc on a limited-edition release of Tha Carter III. Initial singles from the album included "A Milli" and "Lollipop." - Jason Birchmeier
Official Sites: Lil' Wayne & MySpace
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (A.K.A. Weezy & Weezy F. Baby) (Formerly: Baby D) (Born on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, LA)
Hot Boy$:
Juvenile (Born Terius Gray in New Orleans, LA)
B.G. (Born Christopher Dorsey, September 3, 1980, in New Orleans, LA)
Turk (Formerly: Young Turk) (Born Tab Virgil, Jr., in 1981 in New Orleans, LA)
Lil' Wayne (A.K.A. Weezy & Weezy F. Baby) (Formerly: Baby D) (Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, LA)
Lil' Wayne (A.K.A. Weezy & Weezy F. Baby) (Formerly: Baby D) (Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, LA)
T-Pain (Born Faheem Rasheed Najm, September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, FL)
Lil' Wayne - Tha Block Is Hot
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lil' Wayne - Rebirth (Deluxe Edition)
Hot Boy$ - Guerrilla Warfare
Lil' Wayne - Prison Break
Lil' Wayne - Comfortable (Single)
Akon - Look In Your Eyes (Mixtape)
Akon - In My Ghetto Volume 2
Akon - Freedom
Akon - I'm So Paid (Single)
Amerie - In Love & War
Avant - Director
Miri Ben-Ari - The Pulling Strings Mixtape
Miri Ben-Ari - The Hip-Hop Violinist
Best Of The West Vol. 6
Beyoncé - Revolution (Deluxe Edition)
Big Mike & Big Stress - R&B Jumpoff Volume 48
Birdman - Pricele$$ (Deluxe Edition)
Mary J. Blige - Soul Is Forever: The Remix Album
Bosko - Production Reel (Greatest Hits)
Chris Brown - The Writing's On The Wall 2: Tha Countdown 2 Graffiti
Chris Brown - Exclusive: The Forever Edition
Chris Brown - Graffiti
Bun B - Southern Royalty
Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S.
Cam'Ron - Come Home With Me
Cam'Ron - Killa Season
Capone-N-Noreaga - The Best Of Capone-N-Noreaga: Thugged Da Fuck Out
Chamillionaire - The Sound Of Revenge
Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory
Clipse - Lord Willin'
D.P.G. - Unreleased Collection Vol. 10
Destiny's Child - #1s
Devin The Dude - Waitin' To Inhale
DJ Finesse - The One And Only R&B King Pt. 4
DJ Haze & Nu Jerzey Devil Present: Black Wall Street Radio Pt. 2
DJ Khaled - Listennn: The Album
DJ Khaled - We The Best
DJ Khaled - Victory
DJ Nik Bean - Streetz Of L.A. 6
DJ Smallz - The Best Thing Smokin' 8...Trick Or Treat Edition
DJ Smallz - Best Thing Smokin' 15
DJ Smallz & T-Pain - Dirty RNB 11: Are You Sprung?
DJ Smallz - Smokin' R&B Pt. 15: Burberry Edition
Tha Dogg Pound - Westcoast Gangstas
Drake - So Far Gone
Drake - The Drizzy Effect
Drake - Seasonal Intuition
Drake - It's Been A Pleasure
Drake - Thank Me Later
E-40 T.K.A Charlie Hu$tle - The Blueprint 0f A $elf-Made Millionare
Eminem - Relapse: Refill
Eminem - American Nightmare
Eminem - Recovery
Fabolous - Loso's Way
Fat Joe - Jealous One's Still Envy (J.O.S.E. 2)
Fat Joe - The Darkside Vol. 1
Jamie Foxx - Intuition
The Game - L.A.X.: Deluxe Edition
The Game - The Red Room Mixtape
Sean Garrett - Turbo 919
Ghostface Killah - GhostDeini The Great
Glasses Malone - Fuck Glasses Malone
Gucci Mane - The State Vs. Radric Davis
Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children
Hardball
R. Kelly - The Demo Tape
Keri Hilson - In A Perfect World...
Keri Hilson - Ms. Keri
Jadakiss - The Last Kiss
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
Wyclef Jean - Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) (Vinyl Promo)
Wyclef Jean - The Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant
Juvenile - 400 Degreez
Juvenile - Tha G-Code
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Lloyd - Southside
Lloyd - Street Love
Lloyd - Lessons In Love
Ludacris - Theater Of The Mind
Mack 10 - Bang Or Ball
Mack 10 - Soft White
Nicki Minaj - Beam Me Up, Scotty
Nicki Minaj - Official White Label
More Than A Game
Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives
The New West World Order Volume Three
Next Friday
The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter
OutKast - Idlewild
Papoose - The Boyz In The Hood
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Rap Or Die Vol. 5
Tha Realest - This Is How We Ryde
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
Scarface - Made
Scarface - Emeritus
September 7th - Western Hospitality
September 7th - Western Hospitality 4
September 7th - Western Hospitality 5
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Mixtape
Snoop Dogg - Fatherhood Mixtape
Trey Songz - Gentlemen's Club
Trey Songz, Fabolous & Drake - Gentlemen's Club
Keith Sweat - Didn't See Me Coming
Swizz Beatz - One Man Band Man
T.I. - Urban Legend
T.I. - Swagga Like Us (Single)
T.I. - Paper Trail
T-Pain - Thr33 Ringz
Thug Radio Mixtape 16: Bang On 'Em
TQ - Street Muzik (DVD)
TQ - Gemini
TQ - Gemini (Original Cash Money Album)
Urban Hip Hop Volume 1
Usher - Here I Stand
Bobby Valentino
Kanye West - Graduation
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Katt Williams - It's Pimpin', Pimpin'
Willie D - Loved By Few, Hated By Many
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Young Money - We Are Young Money
Charismatic Southern rapper Lil Wayne began his industry ascendance as one of the Hot Boys, a short-lived Cash Money Records all-star group, and after establishing himself as a successful solo artist, he grew to become a critical favorite, known especially for his entertainting underground mixtapes. Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, LA, Lil Wayne grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans' 17th Ward. There he became acquainted with the Cash Money Records collective, which he eventually joined as a teenager. Get It How U Live! (1997), a Hot Boys album also featuring Juvenile, B.G., and Turk, marked Lil Wayne's album debut; at age 18, he was the youngest group member.

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