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About Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., born September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, United States is better known as Lil Wayne. He wrote his first rap song at age eight. In 1991, he met Bryan Williams, owner of Cash Money Records. He recorded freestyle raps on Williams's answering machine and got included in Cash Money-distributed songs.
During his 13-year career, Lil Wayne has sold over six million units, including his magnum opus, The Carter II (2005) which sold over 2.5 million units. He has recorded over 1,000 songs and freestyles. Many of these were released as mixtapes.
Drug use and arrests
Wayne has been arrested for use or possession of marijuana and other drugs.
Lil Wayne was arrested October 5, 2007 on felony fugitive charges after Georgia authorities accused the rapper of possessing a controlled substance The incident was later described as a "mix-up" and the fugitive charges were dropped.
On January 23, 2008, his tour bus was stopped by Border Patrol agents. A K-9 Unit recovered 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, 41 grams MDMA and $22,000 in cash. Lil Wayne was charged with four felonies: possession of narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was granted permission to travel outside of the state and remain out of custody on the $10,185 bond. On May 6, 2008, Wayne returned to court in Arizona to plead not guilty to the charges. A bench warrant was issued on March 17, 2010 when Lil Wayne didn't show for a final trial management conference.
However, the rapper was already in prison, serving a year-long sentence in Rikers on weapons charges. On June 22, 2010 Wayne plead guilty to the charges. As part of the plea deal he got 36 months of probation.
Mixtapes:
During the career, Wayne has released large number of mixtapes. Some of the latest are "Nightmare on Rikers Island" and "The Rikers Island Redemption".
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