Lil Wayne: Top 10 Songs, Ranked (2023)

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Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., Lil Wayne has made tremendous contributions to hip-hop and is one of the most influential rappers of his generation. Wayne started his career by being signed to Cash Money Records by rapper Birdman. At the time of his signing, he was one of the youngest on the label. He released his solo album.This block is hotin 1999 but gained a following after the release of the first episode ofthe carterseries in 2004. However, it took until the third part,Tha Carter III,released in 2008 that really took off and became a household name. The New Orleans native sold a million copies of the album in its first week and won Best Rap Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The album contained the singles "A Milli", "Lollipop" and "Got Money". The rapper earned his first No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Lollipop." In 2020, Wayne surpassed Elvis Presley with themore top 40 hits. He now ties for that position with Taylor Swift with 86 top 40 hits for each artist. The artist leading the group isDrakecom 158discovered by Wayne in 2007. Lil Wayne founded the record label Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Cash Money Records, which has released number one albums by rap artists such as Drake and Nicki Minaj.

Weezy chatted withHypebeastin March about his groundbreaking hip-hop career:

"First of all, you have to hug each other," she explained. "You can't be the person who says I don't like new music. you gotta love it Learn, enjoy and love. He began to better understand that this is music. It's not a specific kind of music, it's music."

"So you have to accept that," he continued. “You need a vocal coach. Rest in peace, Mrs. Betty Wright. So you have a drake. he is music My goal right now, if you want to be the best artist, that's what I want to be. In sports, we like to call it the Swiss Army Knife."

Check out 10 best Lil Wayne songs listed below:

• 10. "Let's DJ" Lil Wayne 'Tha Carter' (2004)

  "Go DJ" is the second single from Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter". This was Wayne's best solo song before "Lollipop" in 2008. "Go DJ" reached the top 3 on the US rap chart and became a top 20 single. The NOLA-born singer took the chorus of the eponymous song by rap group U.N.L.V. sampled from New Orleans.

• 9. „Let the World Go“ Lil Wayne mit Eminem „Rebirth“ (2010)

  Lil Wayne hires Eminem for Drop The World, part of his seventh studio album, Rebirth. The video was directed by Chris Robinson, who said the two rappers were energetic throughout. "You have two guys who are basically big supernovas coming together and the way the song builds is great," he told MTV News. "Because if you don't see it coming, you don't know Eminem is on the line. The first two hooks and the first two verses are all Wayne and it's kind of a surprise when Eminem comes out and we match up visually as Eminem goes in. into the piece. From the concept and just listening to the lyrics, with these incredible lyricists rocking it, the whole video is just energy. Slim Shady and Weezy previously collaborated with Kanye West and Drake on the song "Forever."

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• 8. „Alboroto“ Lil Wayne „Tha Carter V“ (2018)

  Riot is about letting the haters know not to mess with you. Produced by Swizz Beatz, the track features a sample from "Special Delivery" performed by G. Dep and P. Diddy. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also a hit on social media when fans started the viral #UproarChallenge, dancing to the song.

• 7. "How To Love" Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV" (2011)

  "How To Love" is the third single from Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV album, released in 2011. It is considered the first ballad of the Young Money kingpin. The rapper told MTV News he was inspired by the late Tupac Shakur for "How to Love." “This song is taking the world by storm. It touches all women, that's what it's for," she said. "It was like Tupac had 'Keep Ya Head Up' and it was a message to women and girls around the world to keep their heads up, even when the going gets tough." She added, "A lot of women don't know how to love because there are deep reasons why they don't know how to love. And what I mean by deep reasons are deep, dark reasons. Many people do not know how to love. Open yourself up to it and I thought I might open this can of worms and see what happens.” The song also brought a lot of success for Wayne, the first artist to simultaneously reach the top three spots on the charts in 2011. The other two songs were "Motivation". by Kelly Rowland with Lil Wayne at number 2 and DJ Khaled's "I'm On One" with Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne at the top.

• 6. „She Will“ Lil Wayne mit Drake „Tha Carter IV“ (2011)

  "She Will" is included in Wayne's "Tha Carter IV". Wayne hires his protégé, Drake, for the record. Weezy wrote the song after completing his eight-month sentence for carrying a gun. "I don't think I would have done 'She Will' or 'So Special' before I came in," said Mack Maine, president of Young Money. she said of her more female-centric records. "It wasn't my intention, but overall you got something from Wayne before he came in, you really got something from Wayne when he was there, and you got something from Wayne when he left. So you have three different sides of Wayne.”

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• 5. „3 Crowd“ „Tha Carter III“ von Lil Wayne (2008)

  In 3 Peat, Wayne sings about the hit series Tha Carter. Vaushaun Brooks (Maestro) produced this song and spoke to Rhapsody about how it came about. the music the duration of the fragment. I didn't put the full beat in it. I spent a few minutes going through all the changes I made to the track and that's how the song lasted. I wasn't trying to repeat two tracks or anything like that. Also, a lot of producers have to say, 'Hey, put my [label] on it,' but Wayne put my name on his verse."

• 4. „Sr. Carter“ Lil Wayne mit Jay-Z „Tha Carter III“ (2008)

  Both "Mr. Carters" came on this track when Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) and Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) came and went together. Jay famously raps "my heir, young Carter" on this song, which Wayne found highly praised and validated for his rapping. “That line was hard! Unbelievable," he told Rolling Stone. "I didn't even realize it at first. My homie had to tell me, 'You know what he said, right?' I didn't even get it. I thought, "Why does he say 'air'? Is he just talking about air?" But I'm smart enough to know that he's smart enough not to just be talking about air. I felt really stupid, but I felt so good afterwards. It was an amazing compliment .

• 3. „Lollipop“ mit Static Lil Wayne „Tha Carter III“ (2008)

  "Lollipop" was Wayne's first number one hit and his 20th entry on the charts. The track also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 51st Grammy Awards. "Lollipop" stars R&B producer/songwriter Stephen "Static Major" Garrett, a former member of the group Playa. He is best known as the lyricist for Aaliyah's "Rock The Boat", "More Than A Woman" and "Try Again". Wayne told Rolling Stone how the record came about: "My friend Static, the guy who's on the song with me, it was his idea. He brought me the song with his voice already there, the beat was already done and I just opened it up. my voice. The decision to make it a single became clear shortly after I finished recording. Everyone in the studio knew it was the right thing to do. We had some women there and they freaked out.

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• 2. „A Milli“ Lil Wayne „Tha Carter III“ (2008)

  Although Lil Wayne nailed it with "A Milli", this song is still recognizable by its beat produced by Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford. "When I did it, I knew it was a big lead. I didn't know it was going to be this big. I knew it was for Wayne," Bangladesh told MTV News. "A lot of people wanted to buy the beat, but they weren't worthy enough. Even if they were worth it, I couldn't give it to anyone until I let Wayne hear it. I've had this beat for two years keeping it simple. If you look at my career from (Ludacris) "What's Your Fantasy" to "A Milli" it's like the same musical element. Four or five sounds to the beat. Simplicity. Those are the things I've learned since I've been in the industry." "A Milli" won Best Rap Performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.

• 1. "6 Pies 7 Pies" Lil Wayne with Cory Bunz, "Tha Carter IV" (2011)

  Bangladesh and Wayne team up again for 6 Foot 7 Foot. This is the first single from Lil Wayne's ninth studio album Tha Carter IV. The track also features Young Money rapper Cory Bunz. Bangaldesh spoke again about working with Lil Wayne: "It's kind of similar [to how we worked together on 'A Milli']," said the Atlanta-based producer. "I had 'A Milli' because I knew the actual track was really important. I had the opportunity to sell it, but until I gave it to Wayne at the time, who I wanted to take it with, I couldn't sell it to anyone else. This time I knew that beat was so cool too. And I really hadn't thought of sending it to him. I sent it to Gee Roberson and he works closely with Wayne and plays it for him. That's how it really happened." Wayne spoke to MTV News about putting Cory on the track. "You know, I put Nicki in the right songs, I put Drake in the right songs, I got the right song picked," he told the station. "People have to be careful because I know people were expecting to see what they were going to say on my first album, my first Lil Wayne album [since I got out of prison ].I'm pretty sure everyone who's done a feature [before] as soon as I get it home it's gone because I've got Wayne here. 'He just got home, let's get it out' , like 'I want to know what you're talking about on your first record'. And you say joy at the end. It's like you're obligated, you have to listen to this. I said that anyone who listened to Cory Gunz [dijeran] didn't know, 'Who is he?'".