Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.,known professionally as Lil Wayne,is an American rapper. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation,and widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Born and raised in New Orleans,he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with the latter's record label,Cash Money Records,at age eleven. He emerged as the flagship artist of the label in the following years until his departure in June 2018.
Disturbing tha Peace Records is an American record label founded by Jeff Dixon,Chaka Zulu,and Ludacris in 1998.
Hot Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs,calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. From 1989 through 2001,it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The song with the most weeks at number one is "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar,with a total of 24 weeks.
Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne,released on June 10,2008,by Cash Money,Universal Motown and Young Money Entertainment. It follows a string of mixtape releases and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists' albums. The album features appearances from Jay-Z,T-Pain,Fabolous,Robin Thicke,Busta Rhymes,Juelz Santana,Babyface,Bobby V,and Kanye West,among others. It also features Static Major,who is credited posthumously following his death in February of that year.
"Go D.J." is the second single from Lil Wayne's fourth studio album,Tha Carter. The song's instrumental was produced by DJ Mannie Fresh,who also provides vocals on the song.
"Duffle Bag Boy" is the debut single by American hip hop duo Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne,released as the lead single from the former's debut album,Supply &Demand (2007). The song was produced by M16 and Liam Kantwill. The song peaked at number 15,reaching in the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
"Lollipop" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring posthumous uncredited vocals from American musician Static Major,issued on March 13,2008,as the lead single from the former's sixth studio album,Tha Carter III (2008). The track,which heavily utilizes the Auto-Tune vocal effect,was produced by American record producer Jim Jonsin. A remixed version with a guest appearance from American rapper Kanye West,as well as featuring new verses from Lil Wayne,was released as a bonus track for the album on iTunes.
"A Milli",abbreviated occasionally as "Milli",is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne. The song was released April 23,2008,as the second official single from his sixth album Tha Carter III.
"Got Money" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring American singer T-Pain,released as the third single from the former's sixth studio album Tha Carter III (2008). Both artists use the Auto-Tune effect in the song. The single was released as a digital download on iTunes on May 27,2008. Lil Wayne and T-Pain performed the song at the BET 2008 awards and the 2008 MTV Music Video Awards. MTV also ranked the song as the number 19 Hip-Hop song of 2008.
"6 Foot 7 Foot" is a song by rapper Lil Wayne featuring label mate Cory Gunz. It is taken from Wayne's ninth album,Tha Carter IV (2011). It was officially released on iTunes on December 16,2010. It was produced by "A Milli" producer Bangladesh. The song samples "Day-O " by Harry Belafonte
"John" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne,and the second single from his album Tha Carter IV. The song features rapper Rick Ross,and it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. "John" was released on March 24,2011,on iTunes. The song uses the hook from Rick Ross' song "I'm Not a Star" from his album Teflon Don. The song title is a reference to English musician John Lennon. Lil Wayne performed the song at 2011's MTV Video Music Awards to the riff of Black Sabbath song,Iron Man.
"She Will" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring Canadian rapper Drake,released as the fourth single from the former's ninth studio album,Tha Carter IV. It was released as a digital download and was added to rhythmic radio stations on August 16,2011 in the U.S. It was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 4 million units on September 27,2022.
"Fuckin' Problems" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky featuring Canadian rapper Drake and American rappers 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 24,2012,as the second single from Rocky's debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013),and was later released to radio on November 27,2012.
"Feds Watching" is a song written and performed by American rapper 2 Chainz featuring fellow American rapper Pharrell Williams. Produced by the latter,it released on June 4,2013,as the lead single from the former's second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II:Me Time (2013). The song has since peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.
American rapper Lil Wayne has released 286 singles including 19 promotional singles. Lil Wayne attained his first singles chart entry in 1999 as a featured artist on Hot Boys member Juvenile's single "Back That Azz Up",which peaked at number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Wayne later released his debut solo studio album Tha Block Is Hot in November 1999. Its title track and lead single,which features B.G. and Juvenile,reached number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lights Out followed in December 2000 and produced the singles "Get Off the Corner","Everything" and "Shine". "Way of Life",the lead single from Wayne's third studio album 500 Degreez,peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart. In 2004,Wayne was featured on the single "Soldier" by American girl group Destiny's Child,which became his first top ten hit on the Hot 100 and enjoyed commercial success internationally.
"Believe Me" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was serviced to urban contemporary radio stations on May 6,2014,in the United States and was released as a digital download on May 28,2014. The song features a guest appearance by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released as the intended lead single from Wayne's twelfth studio album,Tha Carter V,however the song was omitted from the tracklist upon the album's delayed release in September 2018.
"No Lie" is the debut single by American rapper 2 Chainz featuring Canadian rapper Drake,released as the lead single from the former's debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012). Produced by Mike Will Made It,the song was released to iTunes on May 8,2012,and based on digital downloads was able to debut in the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single has sold 1,400,000 copies digitally and has been certified 3×Platinum.
"No Problem" is a song by American rapper Chance the Rapper featuring fellow American rappers Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz. Produced by Brasstracks,it was released on May 26,2016 as the second single from his third mixtape Coloring Book.
"4 AM" is a song by American rapper 2 Chainz featuring fellow American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on September 19,2017,as the third single from the former's fourth studio album,Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2017). It was sent to urban contemporary radio as a single on September 19,2017,but originally was released on May 30,as a promotional single. The song was written alongside producers Murda Beatz and Cubeatz.
"Uproar" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records released the song to rhythmic and Urban radio on October 5,2018,as the lead single from Wayne's twelfth studio album,Tha Carter V (2018).
