Young
Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown recording artist Lil Wayne is gearing
up to release his highly anticipated album Tha Carter III, the final in the
trilogy, on May 13th.
III is Lil Wayne’s first solo album since the release of Tha Carter II (2005)
and not one to disappoint Lil Wayne is bringing a new flavor to everyone’s
taste buds with the release of his first single, “Lollipop,”
featuring Static. “Lollipop,” the first single was produced by
Jim Jonsin and co-produced by Darius “Deezle” Harrison.
Lil Wayne
was born and raised in the infamous poverty-stricken section of New Orleans –
the 17th Ward, was discovered by Cash Money founder Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams
and rose to stardom in 1995 at the age of 12, debuting on B.G’s True
Story CD. Shortly thereafter, the rap prodigy garnered national attention as a
member of the group, Hot Boys, which consisted of rappers Juvenile,
Turk and B.G., with their 1997 debut album, Get It How You Live, followed
by 1998’s platinum certified Guerilla Warfare and 2003’s Let Em Burn.
continued to follow Lil Wayne as a solo artist. His debut CD, Tha Block Is Hot
(1999) reached platinum status and was a #1 Billboard Album. He later released
Lights Out (2000), 500Degreez (2002), and his defining album, 2004’s platinum
certified, Tha Carter, which featured the hit single “Go DJ.” His
critically acclaimed, platinum-plus follow-up, Tha Carter II, 2005 debuted at
#2 on the Billboard Top Albums chart, a groundbreaking and provocative tour de
force which the New York Times hailed as ‘historic.’ Tha Carter III marks the
sixth solo project from the Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown superstar.
who was recently named “Man Of The Year” by GQ Magazine in 2007 and
“Best Rock Star Alive” by Blender Magazine in 2008 is truly a force
to be reckoned within the music industry and has earned the title of Hip-Hop
Heavyweight Champ.
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