Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., to the audience known by the stage name of Lil Wayne, is a famous American rap artist, actor, as well as a record producer. Even though he debuted in the music industry with such rap groups as “The B.G’z” and “Hot Boys” with Juvenile, B.G. Rapper and Turk, Lil Wayne rose to prominence largely due to his solo works, debuting as a solo artist with “The Block is Hot”, released under “Cash Money Records”. During the first week, the album managed to sell more than 229,000 copies and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 music chart. To date, “The Block is Hot” has sold more than 1.4 million copies, which has earned it a Platinum certification. Following the success of his debut album, Lil Wayne came out with “Lights Out”, “500 Degreez”, and “Tha Carter”, which would later inspire the releases of “Tha Carter II” and “Tha Carter III”. The latter album proved to be a huge mainstream success, as it sold more than 1 million copies during its first week, and managed to maintain the #1 position on music charts in the United States and Canada. “Tha Carter III” spawned such popular singles as “Got Money”, “Mrs. Officer” and “Lollipop”, all of which contributed to 2.8 million record sales by the end of 2008. To date, Lil Wayne has released a total of 10 albums, with the eleventh one coming out in 2014 under the name of “Tha Carter V”.
Lil Wayne Net Worth $140 Million
A well-known rapper, how rich is Lil Wayne? According to sources, in 2012 he earned as much as $600,000 per show, while that same year his annual income amounted to $30 million. In 2013, Wayne’s income rose to $46 million. In regards to his wealth, Lil Wayne’s net worth is estimated to be $140 million, most of which he accumulated due to his rapping career.
Lil Wayne was born in 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he studied at the Eleanor McMain Secondary School. Wayne continued his studies in the Marion Abramson Senior High School. From childhood, Lil Wayne was fascinated with rap music, hence when he met Bryan Williams, commonly known as Birdman, he decided to join his “Cash Money Records” label. It was with Birdman that Lil Wayne co-created his first rap group called “The B.G.’z”. When he was 14 years old, Wayne decided to leave school and pursue a career in music instead, even though he was a promising student. Eventually, with Birdman’s help Lil Wayne was able to launch a successful and profitable rapping career.
Aside from being a rap artist, Lil Wayne proved to be a talented actor. In 2000, he made his film debut in Brian Williams’ action movie called “Baller Blockin’”, in which he starred alongside “Hot Boys” and “The Big Tymers”, consisting of Williams and Mannie Fresh. Lil Wayne’s most recent film appearance was in Tim Story’s sports drama movie called “Hurricane Season” starring Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson and Isaiah Washington.
A famous rap artist, Lil Wayne has an estimated net worth of $140 million.
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