Dwayne Michael Carter was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana
where he grew up in the criminal Hollygrove sector of town. He was born
to Dwayne [url=http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/lil_wayne/biography.html]Michael Turner[/url] and Jacinda Carter, who was then 19 years old. Shortly after his birth, he and his mother were abandoned by his father. They were
forced to fend for themselves in a particularly dangerous section of
town. Fortunately, his mother soon married Reginald "Rabbit" McDonald
who became Dwayne's step father. He was in the gifted program at
Lafayette Elementary School and was in the drama club in middle school.
Dwayne began rap at age 12 and became a regular rapper at neighborhood parties. It was at one of these [url=http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/1642/parties.html]parties[/url]
that he was discovered by band members of U.N.V.L. They told him to
contact them and perform a sample freestyle rap. His rap piece must
have impressed them because it led to him being considered for a part
in the Williams Brothers. During this time period, [url=http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/43313/lil_wayne.html]Lil Wayne[/url]
called the rap label Cash Money Records every day and left samples of
his freestyle on their answering machine. They soon gave in to his
pressure and signed him on as the Record's youngest rapper. He soon
became so dedicated to his rap music that he ended up dropping out of
school at age 14.
Still only 12 years old, Wayne became a part
of the Williams Brother's band. His mother, afraid that they would be a
bad influence on her adolescent son because of their fearsome street
reputation, pulled him out of Cash Money Records. However, he responded
by running away for a week. After convincing his mom that his idea to
run away was unrelated to the William's brothers, she grudgingly
allowed him to stay with the label and the band. He began his career as
part of a group called Hot Boys which included the rappers Juvenile,
Turk, and B.G.
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