Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, born September 27th 1982, better known as stage name Lil Wayne. He grew up in the Holly Groove neighborhood of New Orleans. Carter was born when his mom was 19 and she was a chef. His parents were divorced when he was 2 years old and his father permanently abandoned the family. He wrote his first rap at the age of 8. He's a 29 year old american rapper. At the age of 9 he joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the groups major selling Gorilla Warfare released in 1999. At the age of 13 he accidentally shot himself 9 mm hand gun and an off duty cop drove him to the hospital. At the age of 14, Wayne was an honor student but dropped out to focus on his rap career. His major successful album was the Carter 3, which was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the US in its first week.
Shawn Corey Carter was born on December 4th 1969. He was originally from Macie Houses in Brooklyn NY. He is better known as Jay-Z, a 41 year old American rapper. He was abandoned by his father and in 1982 he shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry. After attended high school with fellow future rappers Biggie and Busta-rhyme in New Jersey, he did not graduate. In his music he refers to having been involved in selling crack and cocaine. According to his mother, Gloria Carter, he would wake his brothers and sisters up by banging on the kitchen table with drum sticks. On April 4, 2008 he married American R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles. On December 11th, Jay-Z was rated as the 10th most successful artist.
