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Lil Wayne Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Lil Wayne? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Lil Wayne legally changed his name to 'Lil Wayne' in 2007 to simplify his stage identity.

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✗ FALSE

Wayne never legally changed his name; his birth name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., and 'Lil Wayne' remains a stage name.

2.

Lil Wayne once signed a $150 million deal with Universal Music Group in 2011.

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In 2011, Lil Wayne signed a landmark $150 million joint venture with Cash Money and Universal Republic, one of the richest deals for a rapper at that time.

3.

Lil Wayne was the youngest member of the Hot Boys at age 12, replacing a departing rapper.

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✗ FALSE

Lil Wayne, born in 1982, joined the Hot Boys in 1997 at age 14–15. The group formed as a quartet (Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G., Turk) without any member replacement.

4.

Lil Wayne started his own record label, Young Money Entertainment, at age 18.

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Young Money was founded in 2005 when Wayne was 23, not 18; he was already a veteran rapper by then.

5.

Lil Wayne's 2010 album 'Rebirth' was a full pop-rock album that went platinum.

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'Rebirth' was a rock-influenced album but only went gold, not platinum, and received mixed reviews for its genre shift.

6.

Lil Wayne played piano on his hit single 'How to Love'.

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Lil Wayne performed the piano intro and chords on the 2011 song 'How to Love' from his album Tha Carter IV.

7.

Lil Wayne was the first rapper to have a No. 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist in 2008.

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Many rappers had No. 1 hits as featured artists before 2008 (e.g., Jay-Z on 'Umbrella' in 2007). Lil Wayne's first Hot 100 No. 1 was as a lead artist with 'Lollipop' (2008), not as a featured artist.

8.

Lil Wayne has a Grammy for Best Rap Album for 'Tha Carter III' but also won for Best Rap Song.

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'Tha Carter III' won Best Rap Album in 2009; Wayne also took Best Rap Song for 'Lollipop' the same year.

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