From his start as a baby-faced, 14-year-old Hot Boy in his Government as one of the hottest MCs in the game, we are following the Weezy career.
By Hillary Crosley
Lil Wayne at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
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Lil Wayne celebrates his release from prison, MTV News decided to look at the Weezy career, and as we sorted by vintage images of the young MC, we realized that MTV and Wayne go way back.
MTV News caught up with cash money in 1999 at the beginning, and correspondent Chris Connelly was so surprised that Wayne the youngest member of the crew that he had to confirm that indeed he was 14 years old.
"Yes, but that's on the hush," Lil Wayne responded.
"I was always near and they had a former artist named Lil smart," said Wayne to explain how he came to work with cash money and the four Hot Boys. "He was from the same neighborhood as I saw he me rapping and so he was, "I'mma put you. '"
1997: Cash Money of Hot Boys group, consisting of rappers Turk, youth, B.G. and Wayne themselves, their first album, Get It how you Live!, followed by 1999 Guerrilla Warfare.
2000: Lil Wayne joined the family of his label for a tour with New York Ruff Ryders rap camp.The tour, which puree of New Orleans hip-hop and their marks of bounce music (a musical style native to the Big Easy) with brash East Coast MCs as DMX and the lox, was one of hip-hop's hottest tickets. And according to Wayne at the time, it was family-friendly.
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"I can't have my family around ... These dudes nasty man!"Lil Wayne laughed to MTV News ' John Norris.
2003: that year, the Hot Boys their final LP, put Let 'em Burn, but Lil Wayne had progress of the group in 1999 with his first solo album, Tha Block Is Hot. Lights Out followed in 2000, and then 500 Degreez in 2002. The MC began his highly successful Tha Carter series with his first episode in 2004. in 2005, Wayne had released Tha Carter II and was working hard with, well, everyone — from Fat Joe Bobby Valentino.
"I was a little virus done now, you know, everyone have me she lied," Wayne said of its ubiquitous presence, both on the rap radio and mixtape scenes.
"That would be my goal," Wayne said when asked about his then-wild claims that he was the best rapper alive. "Time, they're like, "Lil Wayne, he say he is the best." "
2007: The MTV News hip-hop Brain Trust landed his rank on the hottest MCs in the game list and servants Joseph Patel, Andrea Duncan-Mao explained Wayne's talents.
"Wayne talking about his jewelry, ' looking like I have a diamond disease on my neck," "Patel said."His images is off the charts. "
"Wayne takes and opportunities he is a little scary," said the mtv.com Andrea Duncan-Mao.
"I don't know how I do what I do, but I did it," Wayne MTV News during a session of the Studio 2007 told.
Eventually, Lil Wayne was crowned the most MC in the game that year. "Don't mean to sound vain but, they say that I'm the most MC in the game and if I am, it is only because of [the fans], "Weezy told MTV cameras.
Not long after responding to his coronation, Lil Wayne arrested on charges of the weapons by New York City police after authorities a firearm on his tour bus found.
2008: the following year, the MC dropped Tha Carter III sold over a million copies in its first week. But the glory was marred by his legal problems, including the cost of the weapons, which eventually lead to his imprisonment would.
"This is my bus, I don't blame anyone but myself. I can't no one to blame for not taking my cost, for not taking this that or the third," he told MTV News of his reaction to his imprisonment. "I can't blame anyone. "
2010: before you log in, in March 2010, Lil Wayne ensured that movie a bevy of videos, including pop hits such as "Knockout" with Nicki Minaj, as well as recording a lot of features to tide over his fans to his release from Rikers Island.
On Thursday, 4 november, was the MC discharged around 8: 30 a.m. and driven in a Maybach to a New York hotel. there, Lil Wayne visited with family and friends who flew in from all over the country to be with their Cash Money/Young Money master.
Stick with MTV News all weekend for up-to-date reports on Lil Wayne's prison release if we him from Rikers Island to its celebrations at home and abroad. follow us on Twitter @ MTVNews for instant updates and weezywatch.mtv.com bookmark for full, 24-hour coverage.
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