Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American hip hop recording artist from New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1991, at the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo The B.G.'z, alongside fellow New Orleans-based rapper Lil' Doogie. In 1996, Lil Wayne formed the southern hip hop group Hot Boys, with his Cash Money label-mates Juvenile, Young Turk and Lil' Doogie. Hot Boys debuted...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth27 September 1982
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
My family and my friends-they keep me grounded. Especially my mom, because she would kick my ass if I was to change.
I don't like to stop. I believe you stop when you die.
We're here to live. We're here to do, we're here to be.
There's this thing that publishes pictures of people out and about. So when I go out, I do see pictures of myself. I don't know where those pictures come from - I mean, I don't see the cameras. But I guess I'm just not looking for them.
My main thing is to chill with my kids. My daughter loves to work, as well-she loves to record and stuff-so I like to work with her.
I've read horoscopes before and what they say. But I would actually love to not be what somebody writes down - I don't want to be described. I don't want you to be able to read something and say, "This is how Wayne is." I'd rather you meet me and decide. I'd rather be different, basically.
I'm a very creative person, and the best part about creation is creating. So I always love to come up with new things, new ideas, new thoughts. I cherish things like that.
Music is a reflection of who you are, and if those things that you mentioned are what your music is all about, then I guess that's who you are.
Nobody in the world could have told me I wasn't gonna be a rapper. So, yeah, I always knew I was gonna be one.
Music is a reflection of who you are.
I believe that business shouldn't be done in the public's eye anyway. And I believe that business shouldn't be handled in the magazines anyway. Business should be handled in the room amongst the people you're doing business with.
I can honestly say my music is always going to be greater than my business side. Because I'm naturally a musician. And I don't have to get paid, I don't even have to have businesses. Business is business. And music is life.
Been to hell and back, I can show you vouchers.
I just feel out of this world sometimes.