Born Michael Dewayne Carter, Jr. and raised in New Orleans, Lil Wayne started rapping at age 12. Wayne started with underground hits to start out as a new artist. Lil Wayne came out with a new album titled Rebirth. In this album, hot artists like Eminem, Birdman, Nicki Minaj, and Shannel all play great parts in his songs. Wayne finds himself as one of the best and claims to keep striding to be the best. Although Wayne has gotten into trouble, it hasn’t stopped him from what he is best at; music.