Lil Wayne IQ - How intelligent is Lil Wayne?
Lil Wayne is an American rapper with an estimated net worth of $150 million. He is one of the richest rappers in the world. Lil Wayne has been quoted as saying, "I'm not a human being, I'm a deity." He was born on September 27,1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lil Wayne's parents divorced when he was two and his father went to jail when he was eight. Wayne's mother worked three jobs to support her family. Wayne began rapping at the age of eleven and joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label at the age of fifteen. His first album, Tha Block Is Hot (1999), was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
What is the IQ of Lil Wayne?
There is no definitive answer to this question as Lil Wayne has never taken an IQ test. However, based on his success in the music industry and other achievements, it is safe to say that his IQ is probably above average. Some estimates put his IQ at around 120, which is considered to be above average but not genius level.
Lil Wayne - family and life
Lil Wayne was born on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother, Cita, was a cook and his father, Dwayne Carter, was a jazz musician. Wayne has four siblings: two brothers, Cordero and Ronald, and two sisters, Veronica and Reginae. Wayne's parents divorced when he was two and his father was not present in his life. Wayne's mother married Reginald "Rabbit" McDonald when he was nine. Rabbit was abusive and Wayne has said that he still bears the scars from the beatings he received from Rabbit. Wayne has also said that Rabbit would often take him to see dead bodies in the morgue as a way to scare him into behaving. When Wayne was twelve, he shot himself in the chest with a 9mm handgun after accidentally killing his friend Tyler Bryant while they were playing with the gun. Wayne survived and spent six weeks in the hospital recovering from the wound.
Wayne began dating Antonia "Toya" Wright in 2001. They have one child together, a daughter named Reginae Carter. Toya and Lil Wayne got married on Valentine's Day in 2004 but divorced in 2006. In 2008, Wayne began dating singer Lauren London. They have two children together: a son named Cameron Carter (born September 2009) and a daughter named Capri Carter (born July 2010).
Lil Wayne - career and successes
Lil Wayne is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. His career began in 1993, at the age of 11, when he was discovered by Birdman and signed to Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. Wayne's solo debut album Tha Block Is Hot (1999) was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His subsequent albums, Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002), went on to be certified gold. Wayne reached higher popularity with his fourth album Tha Carter (2004), which was led by the single "Go D.J." and his appearance on Destiny's Child's top ten single "Soldier", that same year. The album was followed by Tha Carter II (2005) and several mixtapes and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists' tracks. Tha Carter III (2008) became Wayne's most successful album to date, with first-week sales of over one million copies in the United States. It included the singles "Lollipop", "A Milli" and "Got Money".
In 2009, Lil Wayne began serving an 8-month jail sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an arrest in July 2007. Wayne's eighth album I Am Not a Human Being (2010) was released during his incarceration. His 2011 album Tha Carter IV sold 964,000 copies in its first week of availability in the United States, marking Lil Wayne's second-highest charting album behind only Tha Carter III; it included the singles "6 Foot 7 Foot" featuring Cory Gunz and "How to Love". On September 27, 2012, Lil Wayne passed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 109 songs. His tenth studio album I Wanted You to Know That I Love You debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart. In October 2014, Lil Wayne announced he was retiring from music due to his ongoing seizure issues. However, he later expressed his desire to release a new album sometime in 2015.