It seems that Lil Wayne's endorsement of Donald Trump hasn't gone down too well with his personal life...
It hasn't been a good few weeks for rapper, Lil Wayne.
And now...
Now, Lil Wayne was born as Dwayne Michael Carter in New Orleans.
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The aspiring rapper rose to fame after he caught the eye of Cash Money Records head, Bryan Williams. Of course, he soon became a member of the coveted record label.The label has been home to some of hip hop's biggest names.
Including the likes of Drake, Jay Sean, and Nicki Minaj.Artists signed to Cash Money have been unbelievably successful.
So much so, that the slew of artists signed to Cash Money Records have achieved a combined twelve number-one albums on the Billboard 200 chart and 7 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.Lil Wayne’s first solo LP, Tha Block Is Hot, arrived in 1999.
Sadly, his follow-up work didn't do quite as well...
Lights Out, released in 2000 and 500 Degreez, released in 2002, didn't fare quite as well with fans.However, Lil Wayne had a second wave of success the following year...
Da Drought, his first solo mixtape, kick-started a whole new avenue for the star.And in 2004...
Following the release of Tha Carter, Lil Wayne truly came into his own as a hip hop artist...
And he attracted wider attention for his guest appearances on tracks, including "Soldier" by Destiny’s Child and built up a reputation in the world of rap.So it's safe to say that, after this point, there was no stopping the star.
Lil Wayne released Tha Carter II in 2005, which was met with praise from both fans and critics. The album flew off the shelves - selling more than one million copies.And that's not all...
In 2008 more than a million copies of Tha Carter III, which contained the hit singles “A Milli" and “Lollipop," were sold in its initial week of release in the States. It didn't take long for it to become the country’s best-selling album of the year.It also made him an award-winning artist.
In February 2009, he took home Grammy Awards for best rap album, best rap song, best rap solo performance, and best rap performance by a duo or group. Phew!The star hasn't been far from trouble, however.
Later in 2009, Lil Wayne had a brush with the law, pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.The charge stemmed from an incident that took place in 2007...
The star served 8 months of a one-year sentence behind bars for the offense.
Although, jail didn't stop him from releasing music. The rapper dropped I Am Not a Human Being in 2010 while still behind bars.He got stuck straight back into his music...
In light of the 2020 presidential election, the rapper decided to announce to his fans that he has endorsed President Donald Trump.
Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the plati… https://t.co/8cuYXTN1cE— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@Lil Wayne WEEZY F)1604010504.0
Fans were gob-smacked, to say the least...
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS I'm sorry to hear you've gone into the sunken place. Good luck getting out. :/ https://t.co/U7LEoBUPJg— CL (Human Capital Stock #354,656,700) (@CL (Human Capital Stock #354,656,700))1604061623.0
But the majority just wasn't impressed...
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS Translation: I make over $400,000 a year and don't want my taxes to go up— ✡ YOUTUBE.COM / VITO (@✡ YOUTUBE.COM / VITO)1604012007.0
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS How many have to get conned by that man before people stop trusting him? This is insane lol— Payman Benz (@Payman Benz)1604012115.0
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS It’s the way Trump is grasping at every straw to win re-election.. y’all so foc… https://t.co/UFNL4aRgoc— Ēntängłed Ëłłen (@Ēntängłed Ëłłen)1604057834.0
@LilTunechi Damn there’s goes all the respect I had for him... https://t.co/ZCr6wSEW5s— The JD Perspective (@The JD Perspective)1604114763.0
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS I grew up listening to your music and I'm stopping today— Patrick McNally (@Patrick McNally)1604291649.0
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS Plot twist someone point a gun to Lil Wayne that’s why he did this shit🤮🤮🤮— gracie (@gracie)1604368025.0
@LilTunechi @realDonaldTrump @POTUS Really been a lil Wayne fan for over 10 years to bad it ends today 👍🏽— espiiii_datbihhhh (@espiiii_datbihhhh)1604384083.0