Artist:Lil Wayne f/Static
Song:Lollipop
Album:Tha Carter III
The 2008 single Lollipop is to date the only #1 pop hit for rapper Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr. He's had some other top ten hits but most of his success has been in the rap market. He was born Sept. 27, 1982 in New Orleans. After his parents divorced, his father abandoned the family. Carter started rapping when he was eight years old. He met Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan "Birdman" Williams in 1991 and Carter signed with Cash Money at age 12. He almost died from a self inflicted gunshot that was at first was thought to be accidental. Later Carter told Billboard it was a suicide attempt after his mother told him to end his rap related associations. After signing with Cash Money, they put Carter in the group Hot Boys with Juvenile, B.G. and Turk. After two albums, Carter went solo with the 1997 album Tha Block Is Hot. It was certified Platinum. His next couple of albums didn't do as well. But the 2004 album Tha Carter was a return to form with a more mature sound. Carter also made several guest appearances and that kept him out there even when he wasn't recording his own music. The most notable of these was the top five hit Soldier by Destiny's Child. He also released several mixtapes. The 2008 album Tha Carter III was his biggest seller to date. The album was certified 8XPlatinum. The single Lollipop topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks. It is his only #1 hit to date. The song features rapper Stephen "Major Static" Garrett who died two weeks before the release. The record was produced by James "Jim Jonsin" Scheffer and Darius "Deezle" Harrison. I hated the heavy use of Auto Tune on this record. Several different producers worked on the album. Since then Carter has had his ups and downs. He has two albums scheduled for release. One flaw I see is Carter releases far too much music. He risks overexposure. Sometimes less is more. He has also threatened to retire several times. He also suffers from epilepsy and has had seizures in the past. Maybe he should scale things back. But I don't think he will because he craves attention. Here's the video for Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Major Static.
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