Specifically, it's led to a total of $150 million in Lil Wayne's bank account, according to Celebrity Net Worth. And that fortune didn't come easy, but it began at a young age when he was still living in Hollygrove, a low-income neighborhood in New Orleans.
Just in elementary school at the time, Lil Wayne was put in the gifted program and also joined the drama club. By the time he was 8 years old, he had already composed his very first rap song. Only a few years later, according to Billboard, he signed with Cash Money Records for the first time (after which he would sign for an additional four albums), making history as the youngest member of the label at age 12.
His claim to fame began when he joined the Hot Boys, a group with Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Their album, Guerrilla Warfare, and its success set him up for the chance to go solo in 1999 with his debut album Tha Block Is Hot.
Since then, the artist has gained his share of accolades, including not only music awards, but broken records. According to Billboard, Lil Wayne recently topped Elvis Presley with his 2020 album Funeral, after which Wayne had 82 hits on the top 40 Hot 100 list under his belt.
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