New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ K&K Public Relations) Rap luminary and Cash Money / Universal Republic Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist
Lil Wayne has landed five 2012 Grammy Award nominations in four categories.
Those nominations extend across both pop and hip-hop including "Best Rap Album" [THA CARTER IV], "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" [DJ Khaled, Drake,
Rick Ross and
Lil Wayne - "
I'm On One"] [Kelly Rowland and
Lil Wayne - "
Motivation"], "Best Rap Performance" [Chris Brown,
Lil Wayne and
Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"] and "Best Rap Song" [Chris Brown,
Lil Wayne and
Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"].
Best Rap Album - Tha Carter IV
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - Motivation /
Kelly Rowland
Best Rap Performance - Look At Me Now /
Chris Brown & Busta Rhymes
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - I'm On One /
DJ Khaled featuring
Drake & Rick Ross
Best Rap Song - Look At Me Now /
Chris Brown & Busta Rhymes
2011 has been another remarkable year for Lil Wayne. In August, immediately after a scorching performance at the MTV Video
Music Awards, he made history by releasing his hotly anticipated tenth studio album, THA CARTER IV that very night. In merely a week's time, THA CARTER IV was #1 on Nielsen Soundscan Chart, exceeding sales of 964,000 and 1 million standalone tracks digitally. His fire continues to spread throughout the industry though, burning brighter every time he takes the mic or the stage.
Lil Wayne made unforgettable collaborations with
Kelly Rowland on the pop smash "
Motivation", label mate
Drake and
Rick Ross on the posse banger "
I'm On One", and with
Chris Brown and
Busta Rhymes on "
Look At Me Now". His solo efforts and collaborations are now both sides of this artist are being recognized with Grammy Award nominations.
THA CARTER IV remains a sign of Lil Wayne's dominance, perseverance, and evolution.
THE CARTER IV is a continuum of Lil Wayne's dominance, having sold nearly as many albums as Tha Carter III in a considerably weaker physical market and less retail outlets. To date,
Lil Wayne has sold more than 10 million records in a single decade, and that number is rising daily.
The New Orleans native who hails from the streets of Hollygrove released his first tracks at age 12 after he was introduced to Cash Money CEOs Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams.
Lil Wayne released the first instalment of Tha Carter series in 2004, which added to his impressive collection of platinum plaques, followed by Tha Carter II in 2006, which cemented his status as one of the best MCs in the hip hop game. But it was 2008's critically acclaimed Tha Carter IIIthat gave
Lil Wayne his iconic stature in popular music, paving the way for his advisory role to grow as CEO of
Young Money Records. The album also made him a four-time Grammy Award winner, cementing his place in history as a true musical legend.
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