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Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne came back to his fullest in 2011 when releasing the fourth installment of "Tha Carter", selling 964,000 copies in its first week.

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Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary

Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary

Violator: The Album is the first installment in the Violator hip hop compilations series. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Violator/Def Jam Recordings.

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Hot Boys' Guerrilla Warfare Album Anniversary

Hot Boys' Guerrilla Warfare Album Anniversary

On July 27, 1999, The Hot Boys released their second major label studio album, Guerrilla Warfare.

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Lil Wayne’s 500 Degreez Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne’s"500 Degreez" album got its name from Juvenile's multi-platinum album "400 Degreez" (1998). It was supposed to be the album that beat the sales record of Juvenile's, who left Cash Money earlier. The album sold 536,000 copies in U.S. and 900,000 copies worldwide.  

Carter began feuding with former Hot Boys member and Cash Money Records labelmate Juvenile in 2002, after Juvenile took offense to Carter naming his third studio album 500 Degreez, a diss aimed towards Juvenile whose last album was named 400 Degreez. Juvenile responded with a diss track on his 2002 album 600 Degreez, titled "A Hoe". The two squashed their beef for a short period in 2004, with Carter and Birdman appearing in the music video for Juvenile and Soulja Slim's song, Slow Motion. Read more about Lil Wayne here.

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Lil Wayne's Free Weezy Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Free Weezy Album Anniversary

On July 4, 2015, Carter released Free Weezy Album, exclusively through TIDAL, under Young Money and Republic Records.

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Lil Wayne's Tha Carter Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter Album Anniversary

In June 2004, Lil Wayne released his most recognized album yet, "Tha Carter" that peaked at number five on Billboard 200.

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Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Album Anniversary

The project netted the Grammy Award for best rap album, and Lil Wayne picked up three more honors at the February 2009 awards ceremony.

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Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being II Album Anniversary

After taking a rest from releasing an album, Weezy returned in 2013 with the second installment of "I Am Not a Human Being". With "I Am Not a Human Being II", he could easily bow at No. 1 on Hot 200 by selling between 190,000 to 210,000 copies in its first week based on one-day estimates. 

Ahead of the album release, he caused a buzz on the web when he was hospitalized for seizures. Rumors suggested he was on drugs but he explained later that he was epileptic who had suffered multiple seizures before without public knowing about it.

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Lil Wayne's Rebirth Album Anniversary

Rebirth is the seventh studio album by Lil Wayne, released February 2nd, 2010. Although Lil Wayne is a hip hop artist, the album was promoted as his rock music debut, it still however includes some hip hop tracks. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 176,000 copies in its first week. The album mostly portrayed negative reviews from critics. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone found Wayne's "taste in rock" to be "very questionable" and the album's flaw. Despite that, the album produced four singles that attained chart success and went on to be Wayne's seventh top-ten album in the United States. The album became certified platinum, selling over a million copies in the US. Read more about Lil Wayne and his career here.

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Lil Wayne’s Lights Out AlBum Anniversary

Lil Wayne’s Lights Out AlBum Anniversary

The rapper who originated from the 17th Ward of New Orleans released "Lights Out" on December 19, 2000.

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Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II Album Anniversary

Following the accomplishment of album "Tha Carter" and collaboration single "Soldier", he released "Tha Carter II" (2005) that debuted at number two on Billboard's album chart while its lead single "Fireman" became a hit peaking at number 32 on Billboard Hot 100.

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Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot Album Anniversary

Though Lil Wayne had been known in several states by 1999, it wasn't until he released his solo debut, "Tha Block Is Hot" (1999), that he really got his big break, being known all over the States. His solo album peaked at number three on Billboard's album chart and at number one on Billboard Top R'n'B/Hip-Hop Albums, while at the same time scoring him a nomination for 2000 Source Award for New Artist of the Year, Solo.

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