Lil Wayne's real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. He was born in 1982 in New Orleans and had his first child at age 15. Lil Wayne released many successful mixtapes between 2006-2013 that helped him become one of the biggest names in hip hop. He wrote his first rap song at age 8 and met Bryan "Baby" Williams of Cash Money Records in 1991. Nicki Minaj is a rapper, singer and songwriter born in 1982 in Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago but raised in New York. Her debut album Pink Friday (2010) peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and its single "Super Bass" was certified quadruple platinum

1. Artist Case study
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2. Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne's full name is Dwayne Michael Carter
Jr, which is given by his parents when he was
born. Lil Wayne's debut studio album The Block
Is Hot (1999), was certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America. Lil
Wayne's birth date is September 27th 1982 which
means that he is 31 years old now. Lil Wayne
grew up in the Holly grove neighbourhood of
New Orleans, Louisiana. Wayne got his first
tattoo at age 14 of his dad's name and his second
was "Cash Money" across his stomach. Since
2006 Lil Wayne has released a seemingly endless
flurry of mix tapes. With each one the bond
between Wayne and his audience grows
stronger. Lil Wayne keeps his fans happy and
creates new fans by giving them a whole lot of
what they want: free music. Through these
efforts Lil Wayne became the biggest name in hip
hop and the most sought-after artist on the mix
tape circuit. Over time Lil Wayne followers
develop a deeper trust in him and his music.
He wrote his first rap song at age eight. In the summer of 1991, he met Bryan Williams, rapper and owner of Cash Money
Records. Carter recorded freestyle raps on Williams's answering machine, leading him to mentor the young Carter and
include him in Cash Money-distributed songs. He also recorded his first ever collaboration album True Story with rapper
B.G.. At the time, Carter was 11, and B.G. was 14, and was billed as "The B.G.'z". When he was 12, he played the part of
the Tin Man in his middle school drama club's production of The Wiz. Lil Wayne has four children. His first child, daughter
Reginae, was born when he was 15, to his high school girlfriend Antonia "Toya" Carter. They married on Valentine's Day
2004 and divorced in 2006. Internet rumours started circulating in August 2008 that Wayne's daughter had died in a car
crash, which however he quickly cleared up as false saying "Please allow me to dispel any rumours or speculations and
report that my daughter is alive, healthy and surrounded by family who care and love her dearly.

3. Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj, born on December 8 1982 which is also
known by her stage name as Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born
American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and television
personality. Born in Saint James, Port of Spain and raised in
Jamaica, Queens, New York City, she enrolled in performing
art schools as a child. After success with three mix tapes
released between 2007 and 2009, Minaj signed to Young
Money Entertainment. Minaj's debut studio album Pink
Friday (2010) peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200
and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry
Association of America. Its most successful single "Super
Bass" was certified quadruple-platinum and has sold over
four million copies, becoming one of the best-selling singles
in the United States. During this time, Minaj became the first
female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously
charting on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) topped the Billboard
200 and became one of the best-selling albums of that year.
Its lead single "Star ships" peaked at number 5 in the United
States and became one of the best-selling singles of 2012. As
of 2013, Minaj has sold over 5 million albums globally. That
same year, Minaj served as a judge during the twelfth season
of American Idol.

4. Dr Dre
Andre Romelle Young was born on February 18,
1965. He also known by his stage name as Dr Dre.
He is an American record producer, rapper and
entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO
of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats
Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner and
artist of Death Row Records. He has produced
albums for and overseen the careers of many
rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit,
50 Cent, The Game and more recently Kendrick
Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the
popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of
rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with
slow, heavy beats. In 2011, Dr Dre was ranked as
the third richest figure in the American hip hop
scene by Forbes with a net worth of $250 million.
Dre began his career as a member of the World
Class Wreckin' Cru and later found fame with the
influential gangsta rap group N.W.A with Eazy-E,
Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella,
which popularized the use of explicit
lyrics in rap to detail the violence of
street life. His 1992 solo debut The
Chronic, released under Death Row
Records, led him to become one of the
best-selling American performing
artists of 1993 and to win a Grammy
Award for the single "Let Me Ride".