Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.,known professionally as Lil Wayne,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter,and record executive. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation,and is often mentioned among the greatest rappers of all time. He was signed by American rapper Birdman to his record label Cash Money Records in 1995,becoming the youngest member of the label at age eleven. In the following years,he emerged as the flagship artist of Cash Money Records before ending his association with the imprint in June 2018.
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. In its early years,the label signed and released albums for New Orleans-based musical acts Juvenile,B.G.,and Hot Boys. It became an imprint of Universal Records,a division of Universal Music Group in March 1998,and remained so during its following iterations as Universal Republic,Universal Motown and ultimately Republic Records.
The Hot Boys where an American hip hop group formed in New Orleans,Louisiana,in 1997. The group was made up of B.G.,Lil Wayne,Juvenile and Turk.
"Leather So Soft" is a song by American rappers Birdman and Lil Wayne. It was released on November 2,2006,as the second single from their collaborative album,Like Father,Like Son. It failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100,but peaked at 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. As a ringtone,the song received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The discography of American rapper Birdman consists of four studio albums,one collaborative album,two mixtapes,23 music videos,48 singles,including 23 as a featured artist,and 7 promotional singles. In 2002,Birdman released his debut studio album Birdman under the recording name Baby. It peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard 200,spending 23 weeks on the chart. Three singles were released from the album;the first,"Do That...",reached number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100,and the second,"What Happened to That Boy",reached number 45 on the same chart. The third single,"Baby You Can Do It",only charted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart. In 2003,Birdman collaborated with singer Ginuwine on the single "Hell Yeah" and rapper Bow Wow on the single "Let's Get Down",which reached numbers 17 and 14 respectively on the Hot 100.
5 * Stunna is the third studio album by American rapper Birdman. It was released on December 11,2007,by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. The album includes the productions from Kane Beatz,T-Mix,Cool &Dre,Young Yonny,DJ Tone,the Fliptones,Tommy Gunnz,Drumma Boy,Steve Morales and Raymond "Sarom" Diaz,among others. Rapper Lil Wayne has featured 7 out of 22 tracks throughout the whole album. The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200,selling 80,000 copies in the first week. To date,the album has sold 372,000 copies in the United States.
"Pop Bottles" is the first single from Birdman's third studio album,5 * Stunna. The track features rapper Lil Wayne. The track samples "Put Ya Hands Up" performed by Jadakiss from his 2001 album Kiss Tha Game Goodbye. The song has since sold over 3,690,000 copies.
"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.
"100 Million" is the second single from Birdman's third studio album,5 * Stunna. The track features Young Jeezy,Rick Ross and Lil Wayne,and was produced by Cool &Dre. Dre performs the chorus and DJ Khaled performs the intro and outro,but neither of the two are credited. The song discusses what Birdman believes is a major accomplishment:spending 100 million dollars. The song reached number sixty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,and number eighteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The song samples Ozzy Osbourne's "Mr. Crowley".
"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.
"Holla at Me" is the debut single by American musician DJ Khaled featuring American rappers Lil Wayne,Paul Wall,Fat Joe,Rick Ross,and Pitbull,released in 2006 from the former's debut studio album Listennn... the Album. Produced by Cool &Dre,it samples Afrika Bambaataa &the Soulsonic Force's 1983 song "Looking for the Perfect Beat".
"My Life" is the third single from The Game's third studio album,LAX which was released on July 22,2008. The song,produced by Cool &Dre,features Lil Wayne.
"Always Strapped" is the first single from rapper Birdman's fourth studio album,Priceless. It was released officially on iTunes on March 17,2009. The song features Lil Wayne and Mack Maine,and was produced by Mr. Beatz. The song peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
"Forever" is a song by rappers Drake,Kanye West,Lil Wayne,and Eminem. Written alongside producer Boi-1da,the song was originally released as the third single from the soundtrack to LeBron James's More than a Game documentary and was placed on the Refill re-release of Eminem's album Relapse. Eminem performed his verse of the song at the American Music Awards of 2009. Drake performed the song with Lil Wayne,Eminem,and Travis Barker at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. A demo version of the song was leaked in mid-2008.
"Money to Blow" is the third single from rapper Birdman's fourth studio album,Priceless. It was released on September 16,2009 and features guest appearances from then-Cash Money Records artists Drake and Lil Wayne. The song was first leaked in early 2008 and originally belonged to the former,who gave it to Birdman as a lead artist. Lyrically,"Money to Blow" is an ode to each performer's success in the music industry. It was produced by Tennessee-based producer Drumma Boy.
"On Fire" is a song performed by rapper Lil Wayne. The song is taken from Lil Wayne's seventh studio album Rebirth. It was released as the album's second single on December 3,2009.
"Loyalty" is a song by American rapper Birdman. The song features Young Money/Cash Money artists Lil Wayne and Tyga. It is about loyalty and not forgetting where one has come from.
"Fire Flame" is a song by American rapper Birdman. The song features a guest appearance from fellow rapper Lil Wayne,who was not originally intended to appear on the song:however,his vocals were added following his release from prison. The rappers wrote the song,along with record producers Mr. Beatz and Kill Will,who also handled the song's production.
"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
"High School" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj,featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on April 16,2013 by Young Money,Cash Money and Republic as the third and final single from the reissue of Minaj's second studio album,Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded –The Re-Up (2012).
