Lil' Wayne: From Hot Boy to Young Money

Lil' Wayne: From Hot Boy to Young Money

One of the Hot Boys - He's gonna light up the hottest ticket in TV. The BET Awards '08 are on Tuesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Hot Boys - Lil' Wayne stands behind his group, the Hot Boys, alongside Mannie Fresh back in 1999. From left to right, Turk, B.G., Weezy, Juvenile, producer Mannie Fresh. (1999)

Weezy F. Baby

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Weezy F. Baby - Lil' Wayne lounges in New York City, a long way from his New Orleans home where the weather is much warmer. (2001)

Lil' Wayne - He's gonna light up the hottest ticket in TV. The BET Awards '08 are on Tuesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Lil' Wayne - Lil' Wayne performs on stage with the Big Tymers at Nassau Colisseum. (2002)

Weezy

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Weezy - Lil' Wayne performs on fellow New Orleans group Sqad Up video shoot. (2003)

Pushed Back - Lil Wayne’s “The Rebirth” has been delayed once again. But don’t worry, the project that’s already been pushed back more than three times is only seeing a six-day setback and will be released on December 21 instead of December 15.

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BAPE Wayne - There's Wayne, on the set of his "Hustler Musik" video in New York City. (2006)

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Red Carpet Wayne

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Red Carpet Wayne - Lil' Wayne walks the red carpet at the Kodak Theater in LA for the 2004 BET Music Awards. (2004)

Wayne, Trina - He's gonna light up the hottest ticket in TV. The BET Awards '08 are on Tuesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Wayne, Trina - Weezy and Trina posing for pics on the red carpet at the 2005 Vibe Awards. (2005)

Juelz Santana, Lil' Wayne

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Juelz Santana, Lil' Wayne - Lil' Wayne and Juelz Santana, plotting that joint venture album, I Can't Feel My Face. (2006)

Weezy's Women - The media have a field day when it comes to finding out Weezy's next queen. But it will be eight months before anyone knows who Cupid pairs Wayne with next.

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Birthday Boy - Lil' Wayne blowing out his 25th birthday cake candles at his Black and White Birthday Bash. (2007)

Rockstar Repertoire - The full blooming of Weezy's rockstar repertoire will have to wait another eight months before it completely blossoms.

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Young Money Millionaire - Lil' Wayne strings on his guitar while performing "Leather So Soft." (2008)