The 1997 album Chopper City was supposed to be the follow-up, but when Wayne accidentally shot himself in the chest with a. Although only B.G.’s name appeared on the cover, the 1995 album True Story has since been accepted as the B.G.’z debut album both by fans and the Cash Money label. A year later, in-house producer Mannie Fresh partnered him with the 14-year-old B.G. Combining a strong work ethic with aggressive self-promotion, the 11-year-old convinced the Cash Money label to take him on, even if it was just for odd jobs around the office. He found music was the best way to express himself, and after taking the name Gangsta D he began writing rhymes. and raised in the infamous New Orleans neighbourhood of Hollygrove, he was a straight-A student but never felt his true intelligence was expressed through any kind of report card. A game-changing artist and an impervious celebrity, Lil Wayne began as his career as a near-novelty - a preteen delivering hardcore Hip-Hop - but through years of maturation and reinventing the mixtape game, he developed into a million-selling rapper with a massive body of work, one so inventive and cunning that it makes his famous claim of being the “best rapper alive” worth considering. All except noted: "Discography Lil Wayne".^ Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:.^ a b "Lil Wayne Chart History: Rap Albums".^ a b "Lil Wayne Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".^ a b "Lil Wayne Chart History: Billboard 200"."The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2011 Music Industry Report". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List".Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold & Platinum: Lil Wayne".Label: Young Money, Republic, Universal, Rostrum.Mixtapes List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.Ĭompilation albums List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Label: Young Money, Republic, Universal.Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic.Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Republic.Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown.Studio albums List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications His album sales in the United States stand at over 15 million copies as of July 2013, and his digital track sales stand at over 37 million digital copies. Lil Wayne released another album, Funeral, on January 31, 2020.Īs of 2018, all of Wayne's albums have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. After years of legal battles, his 12th studio album Tha Carter V was released on September 28, 2018. In 2013, Wayne released a sequel to his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being, titled I Am Not a Human Being II, followed by two compilation albums with his labels, Rich Gang (2013), and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014). The next addition to Tha Carter series, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011. While serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being, in September 2010. Lil Wayne founded record label Young Money Entertainment and released a collaborative album featuring rappers signed to the label, We Are Young Money, in 2009, followed by his debut rock music album Rebirth in 2010. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA, Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards. In 2008, Wayne released his best-selling album so far, titled Tha Carter III. In 2006, Wayne released a collaborative album with rapper Birdman, titled Like Father, Like Son. In 2004, he released the first of his infamous Carter series, with Tha Carter. His later albums, Lights Out released in 2000, and 500 Degreez, released in 2002, attracted minor attention. Wayne made his album debut in 1999, with Tha Block Is Hot, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. American rapper Lil Wayne has released thirteen studio albums, one collaborative album, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and twenty-nine mixtapes.
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