Lil Wayne is actually known as Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in which he was born on September 27, 1982. He is one of the newer hip hop artists in which he has released his hit songs “Lollipop” and “Mr. Carter” to name a few. He is currently with the label called Cash Money Records. His ringtones are one of the most popular downloaded since he has songs that are on the top of the billboard charts.Lil Wayne grew up in Hollygrove which is a neighborhood just outside of New Orleans, LA. He actually first performed in a group called Hot Boys in which they released their first CD in 1998. He then began his own career in 1999. It wasn’t until now that he really has climbed up the popularity ladder as more people are becoming aware of the rap artist.

His brand new album Mr. Carter has all the hit singles that are currently in the top charts of both billboard dot com and iTunes. You will want to make a note that Lil Wayne’s songs are definitely not for everyone as he does have explicit lyrics in many of his songs. Just like any other rap or hip hop artist the songs that these artists write about are often times related to drugs, violence, sex, etc. so it’s important that the right age group is actually aware of this before they would go out and purchase or download the album or songs.

Overall Lil Wayne appears to have a big handle on the hip hop music industry.