The latest news about the famous and legendary rapper Lil Wayne is he received clemency from former U.S. President Donald Trump. That aside, Tunechi is a well-known U.S. rapper that is recognized globally for his art. He has been in the music industry has earned him much wealth. Therefore, in this article, we are going to discuss Lil Wayne’s net worth.
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Personal Details
Net Worth: $150 Million
Full Name: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
Music Name: Lil Wayne
Nickname: Tunechi, Weezy F. Baby, The President
Date of Birth: 27th September 1982
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Executive, Business Person, Actor
Active Years: 1995 to date
Wife: Toya Johnson (Divorced)
Current Partner: Denis Bidot
Children: 4
Height: 1.68 m
Early Life of Lil Wayne
Born in the same city (New Orleans) as Tyler Perry, Lil Wayne is younger than Perry. Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. Dwayne was born on 27th September 1982 but grew up in Hollygrove in New Orleans.
His mother was nineteen years during his birth, but his dad divorced his mom upon him reaching two years. This means his mother raised him.
Education
Lil Wayne started his education at Lafayette Elementary School. After that, he then joined Eleanor McMain Secondary School for two-years. At secondary school, he was a member of the drama club.
Dwayne enrolled at Marion Abramson Senior High School but didn’t finish as he had to pursue music.
Music Career of Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne’s music career started while he was young. By eight, he had his first rap song, and in 1991 he met Birdman, who was his musical mentor.
But it wasn’t easy for him to pursue music as his mom wanted him to leave rap and concentrate on school. This led to him shooting himself on the chest, an action that could have ended his life.
This happened in 1994 when he was twelve. Off duty police officer Robert Hoobler was the one who saved his life by rushing him to hospital in a police car.
At fourteen, Lil Wayne became a professional rapper. In 1997, they formed a group, “Hot Boys” and Juvenile, B.G., and Turk.
Their first album was Get it How U Live! in 1997. Under Cash Money Records, the group released their second album Guerilla Warfare. It went on to top the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The group split, and Carter went solo.
Solo Music Career
After Hot Boys falling out, Michael Carter Jr. went solo. Tha Block Is Hot was his first album that Lil Wayne released on 2nd November 1999.
Lights Out! was his second album in 2000 but didn’t live up to the expectation. This album was certified gold by RIAA.
500 Degreez was his third album that was released in 2002. In 2004 Lil Wayne released his fourth studio album entitled The Carter. A year later, he dropped The Carter II. This album wasn’t produced under his record label Cash Money Records.
In 2006 he collaborated with Birdman and released an album known as Like Father, Like Son.
Lil Wayne then released The Carter III in 2008. The album sold over a million copies in the first week. Up to date, the album has sales of more than three million copies.
His other albums include;
- I Am Not a Human Being
- The Carter IV
- I Am Not a Human Being II
- Free Weezy Album
- The Carter V
- Funeral
- I Am Not a Human Being III
Film Career
Lil Wayne is also an actor and has featured in various films and Tv series. Some of the movies he has been part of include;
- Baller Blockin’
- Who’s Your Caddy?
- Hurricane Season
- Freaknik: The Movie
Here are some of the Tv series he has featured.
- The Masked Singer
- Loiter Squad
- The Boondocks
- Wild’n Out
Personal Life of Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. has four kids. Toya Johnson was his first wife whom he married on 14th February 2004 but divorced in 2006.
The couple had a daughter called Reginae, who was born in 1998.
Dwayne III was his second child, and his mother was Sarah Vivian, a radio broadcaster. The third child was Cameron, and her mom was Lauren London, an actress. Neal is his last child and whose mother is Nivea, a singer.
Denis Bidot was his partner in 2020 but his support for former U.S. President Donald Trump split.
Total Net Worth
Lil Wayne is worth $150 million. He has several assets that I’ll cover in this section.
Currently, Dwayne has a $17 million island home in Miami. He bought it in 2018.
Here are Wayne’s earnings from 2007 to 2018.
- 2007 – $12 million
- 2008 – $13 million
- 2009 – $18 million
- 2010 – $20 million
- 2011 – $15 million
- 2012 – $27 million
- 2013 – $16 million
- 2014 – $23 million
- 2015 – $15 million
- 2016 – $14 million
- 2017 – $16 million
- 2018 – $19 million
Most of his wealth is from his music career.