Lil Wayne bio: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids, wiki.
Lil Wayne is a well-known American hip-hop artist and the founder of the record label ‘Young Money Entertainment.’ He also published a book titled ‘Gone Til’ November: A Journal of Rikers Island’ in 2016. In 1999, he released his debut album, ‘Tha Block Is Hot.’
Lil Wayne: Profile summary
Real Name/Birth Name | Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. |
Known as | Lil Wayne |
Gender | Male |
Main Profession | American rapper, singer, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur and actor |
Nationality | American |
Birthplace | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Date of Birth | 27-Sep-82 |
Age | 40 years old |
Heights | 1.65 m |
Heights in Feet | 5 feet and 4 inches |
Height(s) cm | 165 cm |
Weight(s) | 59 kg |
Weight(s) in pound | 130 pounds |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Spouse | Antonia Wright(m. 20042006) |
Daughter and Son | Yes (Reginae Carter, Cameron Carter, Neal Carter, Dwayne Carter III) |
Net Worth | $150 million |
Lil Wayne: Biography & Early Life
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was born in 1982 on 27th September to Jacida Carter and Dwayne Michael Turner. His parents divorced when Lil was only two years old. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lil completed his schooling from Lafayette Elementary School and Eleanor McMain Secondary School. Later he went to the University of Phoenix and then to the University of Houston to complete his masters.
Lil shares a father-son bond with Birdman, who also considers him as a son.
Lil Wayne: Personal Life
Lil has married once in his life, to Antonia Wright in 2004. The couple had one daughter named Reginae Carter together. However, the couple separated in 2006.
Lil Wayne has three sons named Cameron Carter, Neal Carter and Dwayne Carter III, whom he had with his three different girlfriends.
Lil Wayne is always rumoured to be dating one of the other females that he is seen with. However, he hasn’t made any confirmations yet, so we are assuming that he is single.
Like any other hip-hop artist, Lil has also been surrounded with multiple lawsuits where he was found with illegal marijuana, weapons, etc.
Lil Wayne: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Lil Wayne has been in a relationship several times. He was married once till 2006 to Antonia Wright. They lived for only two years as a husband-wife, but they were a pretty fantastic pair. They became parents of a daughter together. Apart from that, Lil Wayne has three other children from his different relationship.
Lil remained quite heavily involved with girls, and that’s the reason why Antonia Wright was separated from her. He has had many girlfriends, although he hasn’t disclosed the name of any to anyone. So currently is well, we are assuming him to be single as he hasn’t shared anything about his relationship.
Lil Wayne has shown his love for the band named Nirvana since his childhood. He was pretty passionate about music, and that band attracted him more towards it. Lil had plenty of tattoos on his body. His first tattoo came in 2014; he imprinted his father’s name, and later, he tattooed his entire body.
Carter has also never supported the Black Lives Matter slogan, saying that I’m a rich black guy who has many white fans, and there are many more black guys in the US, and they are all living happily. Supporting something which has nothing to do with him is totally absurd, according to him.
Lil Wayne: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 27 September 1982, Lil Wayne is 38 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. His height is 1.65 m tall, and his weight is 59 kg.
Lil Wayne: Career
Lil Wayne started making music professionally in 1991. Lil Wayne has released over 12 studio albums, including ‘500 Degreez’, ‘Rebirth’, ‘Like Father, Like Son’, ‘Free Weezy Album’, ‘The Carter III’, ‘I Am Not a Human Being’, ‘Funeral’, ‘Lights Out’, ‘The Carter’, and ‘The Carter V’.
Lil Wayne has also appeared in TV shows and movies like ‘Baller Blockin’, ‘Who’s Your Candy’, ‘Hurricane Season’, ‘MTV Cribs’, ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Loiter Squad’, ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’, ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’, ‘Wild n’ Out’, ‘The L-Bow Room’, ‘The Boondocks’, and ‘Freaknik: The Movie’.
Some of his biggest hits include songs like ‘Lollipop,’ ‘Mirror,’ ‘Sucker for Pain,’ ‘No Frauds,’ ‘How to Love,’ and ‘Got Money.’
Lil Wayne founded ‘Young Money Entertainment’ in 2005. This label is Cash Money records imprints. The album has produced 12 no. 1 albums, some of which are ‘The Carter III,’ ‘Pink Friday,’ ‘Views,’ ‘Take Care,’ ‘Nothing Was the Same,’ and ‘Thank Me Later.’
He has worked with artists like Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, T-Pain, Young Jeez, Hot Boys, Birdman, Future, Drake, Eminem, DJ Khalid and Juelz Santana, etc.
Lil Wayne: Net worth
Lil Wayne is a very successful hip-hop artist, and he has gathered massive wealth in a short time. Although he has spent a long time in the music industry, he is still very young, just 38 years of age. Lil Wayne has achieved every standard in music, and he has won all kinds of awards too. As of 2022, He has a net worth of $170 million which is quite enormous. Lil Wayne has worked extremely hard to achieve this glory.