Lil Wayne: 10 Years Since Tha Carter

A look at Weezy's career after dropping this series starter.

Hurricane Season - The YMCMB boss showed he had talents on the big screen too, when he starred in 2009's Hurricane Season alongside Bow Wow, Forest Whitaker and Taraji P. Henson. He's also lent his voice-over talents to such television shows as The Boondocks and Freaknik: The Musical.(Photo: Chris Walter/WireImage for BET Network)
Best I Ever Had - With no plans of rapping forever, Lil Wayne saw the future when he signed Drake in 2009. Together the two have murdered countless tracks and the Canadian MC has added to his YMCMB boss's retirement plan after having sold more than six million albums in only five years on the scene.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) 
Darling Nicki - Lil Wayne turned an underground Queens rapper into a star when he signed Nicki Minaj to his label Young Money, also in 2009. He's executive produced both of Nicki's platinum-plus releases, Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and Onika has become one of the biggest stars in the rap game with a unique commercial appeal.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Stuntin' Like My Daddy - Weezy's continued to prove he's a beast on the mic. His non-Carter series albums, like Rebirth, which showcased his love for rock, was not so critically acclaimed, but broke the Billboard Top 3 anyway; and I Am Not a Human Being took the No. 1 spot, although he was in jail at the time. But he's a loving father first.Prior to Tha Carter, Lil Wayne was already the proud papa of now 15-year-old singer and author, Reginae. Since then, he's added three boys to his kingdom. Dwayne III was born in 2008, his son Cameron Carter with actress Lauren London made his way into the world in 2009, as did his baby boy Neal with singer Nivea.Although he has like a milli songs recorded for his retirement plan (Tha Carter V will actually be released as at least two albums, he's said), Wayne has explained that his motivation to bow out as a solo artist is born f...

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Best I Ever Had - With no plans of rapping forever, Lil Wayne saw the future when he signed Drake in 2009. Together the two have murdered countless tracks and the Canadian MC has added to his YMCMB boss's retirement plan after having sold more than six million albums in only five years on the scene.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) 

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