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Dwayne Michael Carter
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He's Dwayne Michael Carter to his mother, but the rest of the world knows him as Lil Wayne, Machiavellian rap entrepreneur, performer, producer, guest artist nonpareil and convicted felon, among many other things. Wayne, who performs at HSBC Arena tonight, has sold millions of albums since first emerging into the public consciousness in 1999, with the release of his platinum-selling solo debut, "The Block is Hot.
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Tense times for the desk last weekend. Late Saturday afternoon, an urgent call came over the wires from a concerned parent. The subject: Dwayne Michael Carter, aka Lil' Wayne, the rap artist called "the hottest" by a panel from MTV. The caller: my uncle. The problem: His daughter, my cousin, was en route to Lil' waynes concert in Eugene, Ore. that night, which had been billed as the "Gods of Hip-Hop" tour. The problem: Because one of The Gods was cooling it in the Ada County lockup, the concert was going to be a fair bit shorter than planned. How'd we get here? Apparently, the trouble started, as it did for so many rockers before Carter, in Georgia. Fulton County authorities had a warrant out for Carter's arrest after an incident in August 2006. After a cleaning lady reported...
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... Minor, Erik Spitzer, Melanie Welsh, Michael Willow . COLORADO -- Emily Bond, Verlin Crecelius,... Nunez, Charles Readon, Richard Subasavage, Dwayne Thomas, Michael Thomas, . GEORGIA -- Edward Allen,, Billie Jo Blair, Johnnie Carter, Kaplan Higher Education Corp., Muriel Mason, Jodi...
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Lil Wayne was arrested on three felony drug charges Wednesday after federal agents said they found illegal drugs, including cocaine, on his charter bus at a checkpoint in southwestern Arizona. The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. , spent the day at the Yuma County jail on the state drug charges before being released on $10,000 bond, Capt. Eben Bratcher said.
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Two Penn Hills brothers have been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Robert Lee Carter IV, 27, and Dwayne Michael Carter, 21, were indicted on drug and firearms charges by the grand jury in March, prosecutors said. The indictment remained under seal until yesterday.
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PHOENIX - Lil Wayne was booked in Yuma on three felony drug charges. The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was being held at the Yuma County Sheriff's jail, said Capt. Eben Bratcher.
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TROTWOOD -- Lil Wayne, the self-proclaimed "King of the South," has released a new EP, "The Leak," and is scheduled to perform Saturday night, April 5, at Hara Arena on a bill including a variety of regional hip-hop acts. At 25, the performer has already achieved a storied career with major highs and lows. Here's a timeline. Sept. 27, 1982: Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in New Orleans. 1997: Formed the group Hot Boys, with Juvenile, B.G. and Turk and released the group's first album, "Get It How U Live!" on Cash Money Records. 1999: Second Hot Boys album released, "Guerrilla Warfare" (Cash Money Records). 1999: First solo album, "Tha Block is Hot," goes double platinum. 2004: Released top-selling "Tha Carter;" began regular guest features on other performers' albums. 2005: Released wel...
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YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Lawyers for rapper Lil Wayne have filed a motion in Yuma County Superior Court to reduce a charge of possession of drugs for sale. The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was indicted last month on one count each of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
