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.release date [ 09/19/09            .res [ 720x544
.air date [ 09/10/09            .fps [ 29.970
.genre [ Documentary         .region [ NTSC

.link [ http://www.vh1.com/shows/behind_the_music/series.jhtml

By the time he was 11 years old, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., aka
Lil Wayne, had lost his virginity, dealt drugs, snorted cocaine
and nearly shot himself to death after accidentally pulling the
trigger on a gun he found in his mother's bedroom. That was life
in the dangerous, poverty stricken neighborhood on New Orleans
17th ward, where Lil Wayne grew up. A musical prodigy, hip hop
was Wayne's ticket to a better life. As a nine year old, he
began recording rhymes with his surrogate family and mentors,
Baby and Slim Williams, who owned the fledging label, Cash Money
Records. Together, they shared in Wayne's success, first as a
teenage sensation with the Hot Boys, then as a solo artist. But
Wayne's path to stardom was littered with personal challenges.
The violence of New Orleans struck again as his stepfather was
gunned down when Wayne was just 14. To support his mother he
dropped out of high school and put everything he had into
jumpstarting his music career. A year later, at 15, Wayne became
a father and now had a family to support. Then, just as his solo
career was taking flight, his hometown was decimated by
Hurricane Katrina, a tragedy that profoundly affected Wayne.
Rumors of an addiction to prescription cough syrup and an arrest
in New York City for gun possession only fueled the controversy
surrounding the outlaw rapper. Regarded as a renegade, Wayne
then released a prolific and game changing record, Tha Carter
III. Almost instantly, Lil Wayne rocketed to superstardom and
became the pop icon of 2008. The self proclaimed "greatest
rapper alive" received the ultimate validation when Wayne walked
away with four Grammy Awards, completing a remarkable journey
for the 27 year old.

We know who we are, where we came from, and why we're here. Do you?

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