Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S. Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 which went on to sell over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album, Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8 month prison sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. While in jail he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Twist.
Known For
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA Live at Camp Flog Gnaw 2024
Self
2024
The Wash
Self
2024
Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era
Self
2023
House Party
Lil Wayne
2023
Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant
Self (archive footage)
2023
Mixtape
Self
2022
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Lil' Wayne (voice)
2022
SILVERBACK: The Trent Williams Story
Self
2021
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
2021
The Masked Singer
Robot · (2 episodes)
2019
The Masked Singer
Robot (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
Lil Wayne: Bling
Himself
2018
Illegal Civilization 3
Self
2018
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
Self
2017
The Game: The Documentary 2
Self
2015
Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak Live at the Hollywood Bowl
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
2014
Lil Wayne: Rap Sheet
2013
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Self - Vocals
2013
Destiny's Child Video Anthology
Self
2013
The Re-Up
Self
2012
Loiter Squad
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Lil Wayne: Unplugged
Himself
2011
The Nino Brown Story: Part II
himself
2010
Freaknik: The Musical
Trap Jesus (voice)
2010
We Are the World 25 For Haiti
Self (singing voice)
2010
Hurricane Season
Lamont
2009
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
2009
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
Self (archive footage)
2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Self (archive footage)
2009
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
Self
2009
The Carter
Himself
2009
The Nino Brown Story
Himself
2008
Lil Wayne: The Best Rapper Alive
Himself
2008
F'N MTV Premieres
(1 episode)
2008
Lil Wayne: Takin' Over Hip Hop - Unauthorized
Himself (archive footage)
2008
Hoodz: Big Beef
Actor
2007
Who's Your Caddy?
Himself
2007
The Boondocks
(1 episode)
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (3 episodes)
2003
BET Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
2001
Baller Blockin'
Iceberg Shorty
2000
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (5 episodes)
1984
AVN Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (5 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1975
American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1974
The Grammys
Self · (2 episodes)
1959