# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lil-wayne
# Generated: 2026-08-31T11:50:29.599Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lil-wayne"
name: "Lil Wayne"
slug: "lil-wayne"
description: "Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Born and raised in New Orleans, he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with his record label, Cash Money Records, at age eleven. He emerged as the label's flagship artist until his departure in 2018."
tagline: "American rapper (born 1982)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lil_Wayne_Feb._2020.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1982-09-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           83.41
  momentum:             10
  historical:           28.236732
  currentAttention:     31.225
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  116
  category: 91
totalFollowers: 14400000
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://thacarterv.com/"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/liltunechi/"
    handle:    "liltunechi"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@lilwayne"
    handle:    "lilwayne"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/LilTunechi"
    handle:    "LilTunechi"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/LilWayne"
    handle:    "LilWayne"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1211443/"
    handle:    "nm1211443"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Aa2cqylxrFIXC767Z865"
    handle:    "55Aa2cqylxrFIXC767Z865"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9zJy7HWrIS3ojB4Lr7Yqw"
    handle:    "@lilwayne"
    followers: 14400000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1065010"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ليل وين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ليل وين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "لیل وین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%96%D0%BB_%D0%A3%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BD"
    title: "Ліл Уэйн"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A3%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD"
    title: "Лил Уейн"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "لیل واین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://din.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B9%CE%BB_%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BD"
    title: "Λιλ Γουέιν"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "لیل وین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Lil Wayne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ru.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://tr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill