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9 unusual facts about Lil Wayne


Dante Hall

He is mentioned in Lil Wayne's song "Dipset (Reppin Time)" in the line "I'm like Dante Hall, I just throw up the X." Hall appeared as a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on October 30, 2003.

Eleanor McMain Secondary School

Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) attended McMain in the early 1990s for two years.

Evisu

The brand has been mentioned in several rap songs, including Jay-Z's 2002 tracks; "Show You How" and "Jigga That Nigga, in Young Jeezy's track "Bury me a G", The Game's "Down for my Niggaz", T.I's "ASAP" and Lil Wayne's "Lock & Load (Feat. Kurupt)".

Fire Flame

The song features a guest appearance from fellow rapper Lil Wayne, who was not originally intended to appear on the song: however, his vocals were added following his release from prison.

I Rep That West

In the line "Niggas around the world that think they wanna bang dont get your ass caught up like Lil Wayne" Ice Cube means either when Lil Wayne got caught by Crips in Compton, or referring to his arrest on gun charges.

Mike Posner

The latter was released with an added verse by rapper Lil Wayne.

Milli-

:"Milli" redirects here; for the village in Azerbaijan, see Birinci Milli; for the Lil Wayne song, see A Milli; for similar-sounding words, see Millie.

PatchWerk Recording Studios

The walls in the hallways are decorated in Gold and Platinum plaques from the likes of Ras Kass, OutKast, Goodie Mob, TLC, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé, Madonna, Too $hort, Lil Jon, Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy, Birdman and Lil Wayne, to name a few.

The Instruments

Heather McIntosh toured with Gnarls Barkley in 2008 as their bass player and is now playing bass and cello for Lil Wayne's band tour (Dec.08-...).


17th Ward of New Orleans

Going roughly from the river to the lake, the 17th Ward includes the Carrollton Riverbend area, Upper or West Carrollton with the noted Oak Street commercial area, the Leonidas neighborhood, Palmer Park at Carrollton and Claiborne, Northwest Carrollton, Hollygrove and Dixon neighborhoods (known for producing a number of rap music artists, such as Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Fiend, and DJ Hollygrove.

DJ Wich

In 2008, DJ Wich released his first solo album The Golden Touch with international stars like Lil Wayne, Talib Kweli, M.O.P, Kurupt and more.

Flight 360: The Takeoff

Featured guests include Korleone, OJ Da Juiceman, Ludacris, Bobby Valentino, Lil Wayne, The Casey Boys of Jagged Edge, Raekwon, Young Dro, Cee-Lo & Sunni Patterson.

Grew Up a Screw Up

Rapper's Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Brisco freestyled over the beat on Lil Wayne's mixtape 'Lil Weezy Ana Vol.

I Left My Wallet in El Segundo

"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)", produced by Norman Cook, was sampled for Lil Wayne's 2008 hit "A Milli", as well as Musiq Soulchild's 2002 "Halfcrazy" remix.

Ima Boss

On November 9, 2011 the official remix was released featuring DJ Khaled, T.I., Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman and Swizz Beatz.

Kempi

On October 6, 2009 Kempi was a support act for American hip-hop star Lil Wayne during his show at the Heineken Music Hall.

Lil iROCC Williams

In reviews of the album, Williams was compared to secular musicians, including Lil Wayne, Lil' Romeo and Lil' Bow Wow.

Love in This Club Part II

"Love in This Club Part II" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Usher, and features fellow R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles and rapper Lil Wayne.

Mack Damon

Mack has produced, recorded, or engineered a number of commercially successful names: Vicki Carr, Bun B, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mystikal, Lil Wayne, the Broadway cast of Jesus Christ Superstar, Baby Bash, Laura Canales, Bobby Pulido, and more.

Mack Maine

In 2003, he placed 16th out of a thousand contestants in a freestyle battle hosted by MTV; this, combined with a backstage performance at the 2004 BET Awards with Cassidy,led him to becoming a founding member of Young Money Entertainment with Lil Wayne in 2005.

Neva Get Enuf

"Neva Get Enuf" is the second single released from 3LW's second album A Girl Can Mack and features Lil Wayne, it heavily samples Teddy Pendergrass's Close the Door.

Rap Song

Throughout the song, there are references to other "rap songs" such as OutKast's "Elevators (Me & You)", 50 Cent's "In Da Club", N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton", Lil Wayne's "A Milli" and Soulja Boy's club hit "Donk".

Tha Carter IV

The latter was reportedly composed from unreleased material from the original Tha Carter IV sessions, as the album was released whilst Wayne served a prison sentence at Rikers Island prison for illegal possession of a weapon, and was thus unable to record any new material: this also meant Tha Carter IVs recording sessions were once more put on hold.

Trapped in Crime

In addition, the single "Down 4 My Niggaz" is affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha and was quoted in many later rap songs, such as by Lil Wayne in 2 Chainz' song "Yuck!", by Tyga in Hit 'Em Up, by Future in DJ Khaled's No New Friends, by Kanye West in Blood on the Leaves, and many more.

Treat 'Em Right

Mary J. Blige samples this song for the "Treat 'Em Right Remix" of "Just Fine" which features a verse from Lil Wayne.

Wit Me

"Wit Me" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released on May 21, 2013, as a promotional single to promote his summer 2013 tour with Lil Wayne.

Yung Ladd

Yung Ladd has produced for artist such as Don Trip, Lil Wayne, Drake, The Game, Fat Joe, Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, Future, and Young Jeezy among others.


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6 Foot 7 Foot

The track was originally intended for rapper T.I., but the Atlantic records manager who also co-manages Lil Wayne, decided Lil Wayne would be a better fit, reuniting Lil Wayne and producer Bangladesh for the first time since "A Milli" after the royalty dispute between Bangladesh and Cash Money on that song.

Deadest Rapper Alive

He then seeks to show how Lil’ Wayne’s music has embodied an amoral philosophy that has begun to have effects on urban youth and teenagers.

Drew Correa

Initially struggling with relatively little work as a producer, Correa received his first major label placement, Lil Wayne's "Mr. Carter", featuring American rapper and mogul Jay-Z.

Fastlife

Unlike their pop background, the "Just in Love" remix contains an explicit rap from Lil Wayne, earning Fastlife a Parental Advisory sticker.

FreeSol

Most recently, FreeSol has been working with a variety of producers such as Cool & Dre (Lil’ Wayne, The Game), Jim Jonsin (Beyoncé, Pitbull), Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem), Dave Tozer (Jay-Z, Kanye West), and Timbaland in order to record their debut album No Rules.

Just in Love

The remix is featured on the Fastlife CD, however, it is censored at two spots during Lil Wayne's rap.

Y.U. Mad

The video shows Minaj dressed as Lil Wayne and dubs herself 'the Female Weezy', as she tells us at the beginning of the song, and at the end of her single "Stupid Hoe", from her latest album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.