![]() ![]() Lil Wayne started rapping at the age of 8. ![]() ![]() By that time, Lil Wayne had begun to develop his interest in hip hop and rap music. Years later, his stepfather moved the family out from the poverty-stricken Hollygrove to East New Orleans. During that time, he and his mother were forced to survive by themselves in the criminal-infested community at Hollygrove division of New Orleans.įortunate enough, soon afterwards, his mother met Reginald "Rabbit" McDonald, who eventually became his stepfather. on Septemin New Orleans, Louisiana to Dwayne Michael Turner and Jacinda Carter, who was then 19 years old, Lil Wayne was forced to bid goodbye to his father who abandoned him and his mother right after he was born. Despite his success in the music industry, Lil Wayne's childhood experiences, like many other rap and hip hop singers, were far from perfect.īorn as Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. His debut album, "Tha Block is Hot" (1999), went double platinum upon its release and even his lowest selling album is still certified as gold upon the album release by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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