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This is NOT a mis-tag. Lil Wayne is the correct artist name according to his albums, his official website, iTunes and Wikipedia. Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live, released in 1997, was Lil Wayne's first album with Hot Boys, and Tha Block is Hot, his solo debut, came out in 1999.

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'Lil Wayne's First Days in Jail
After several delays, 'Lil Wayne aka “Inmate Carter” began serving his sentence on Monday at Riker's Island and life is a lot different in Wayne's (new) ...

Robert Hoobler, cop who saved Lil Wayne's life 15 years ago, is sorry to see ...
BY Katie Nelson Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in jail on Rikers Island for having a semiautomatic pistol on his tour bus in 2007. ...

Lil Wayne Told His Family To Be 'Strong' During His Incarceration, Ex-Wife Says
By Hillary Crosley After several postponements due to dental surgery, a courthouse fire and court-date rescheduling, Lil Wayne finally turned himself in on ...

Nas Adds Lil Wayne To "Distant Relatives" Album
Rappers Nas and Damian Marley have reportedly added incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne to their upcoming Distant Relatives album. 1. As We Enter 2. ...