Dwayne Michael Carter Jr was born on September 27, 1982. He grew up in the neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. In an interview, the rapper revealed he liked Wayne better than his actual name Dwayne (Photo: Facebook)
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In 1991, at the age of nine, he joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and of the duo The B G'z, alongside rapper Lil' Doogie (Photo: Facebook)
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The rapper released his solo debut album, 'The Block is Hot', in 1999. But it was not before his fourth album, Tha Carter, that he actually tasted success and became a prominent figure in music from thereon (Photo: Facebook)
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In the coming years Wayne released many singles like 'Go DJ' and 'Soldier' in the same year. He followed his success with Tha Carter II in 2005 (Photo: Facebook)
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Wayne gained significant prominence with his sixth album, Tha Carter III, which is his most successful album till date (Photo: Facebook)
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Lil Wayne passed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 109 songs! He has sold over 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artistes of all time (Photo: Facebook)
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The rapper has been married four times. And has four children; one child from each marriage! (Photo: Facebook)
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Many media outlets and celebrities in Hollywood consider Wayne as one of the best rappers to ever step foot in the music industry (Photo: Facebook)
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We wish the music icon a very happy birthday as he blows his birthday candles today (Photo: Facebook)
