The RIAA's diamond award has been given sparingly throughout history, but some artists like Drake, Rihanna, and Beyoncé have ...

Lil Wayne was everywhere in the late 2000s and early 2010s. On the heels of his historic mixtape run, a radio-saturating run of guest verses, and the multiplatinum success of Tha Carter III, the ...

PARKING LOT OF THE SOUTH RIDGE MALL AT 915 NEW AT NOON. A RAPPER, LIL WAYNE, IS COMING BACK TO DES MOINES THIS SUMMER. IT’S PART OF HIS 20 YEARS OF CARTER CLASSICS TOUR. HE’LL PERFORM AT THE CASEY ...

Multi-platinum and 28-time Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Wayne is going back on tour this summer and making a stop in Iowa's capital city. The Casey's Center announced on Tuesday, March 17, that the "A ...

Lil Wayne’s 2005 banger “Fireman” soundtracks White House Iran strikes as Trump promised more attacks on those “scumbags.” Lil Wayne and Migos just became the soundtrack to America’s military campaign ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find an album series as well-known as Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter collection. The core of the New Orleans rapper’s discography, this set of albums began partway through Wayne’s ...

*The next generation of hip-hop royalty is making major noise. In early January 2026, North West, the 12-year-old daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, landed her first official producer credit.

Not every song in 2025 was a winner. Some were overproduced, some were overhyped and some just left us wondering who signed off on them. Here are five songs that, for better or worse, stood out for ...

Legendary rapper Eminem's hit song "Without Me" is still gracing the Billboard global charts more than 20 years after it was first released in 2002! On Oct. 6, 2025, the record appeared at number 191 ...

Lil Wayne's rise from scrappy New Orleanian underdog to one of rap's biggest stars (and easily one of its most talented) has been a slow one. Inducted to the Cash Money family while still a young teen ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Drake, Lil Wayne, and Future’s 2013 hit “Love Me” has found new ...

Lil Wayne is a lot of things: He’s a bona fide rap legend. He’s perpetually late. He’s eccentric. He’s fun. He’s also terrible at guitar — yet he still rocks. Dwayne Carter Jr., a.k.a. Weezy F. Baby ...