Despite his success in the music industry, Lil Wayne's childhood experiences, like many other rap and hip hop singers, were far from perfect.

Despite his success in the music industry, Lil Wayne's childhood experiences, like many other rap and hip hop singers, were far from perfect.

For the premiere of the VH1 series 'Behind the Music,' rapper Lil Wayne left no stone unturned when talking about his childhood and drug use.

That same year, he officially took the moniker Lil Wayne, dropping the "D" from his first name in order to separate himself from an absent father.

Lil Wayne's Early Childhood: ... Lil Wayne Gone Solo : ... Lil Wayne grew up in the crime-laden New Orleans neighborhood of 17th ward. Like many who aspired to ascend from their negative environment,

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne , is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live! , released...

Lil Wayne Discusses His Childhood Crack Cocaine Use For the premiere of the VH1 series '...

"I had no hobbies but rap and hitting the block, " said Wayne of his early childhood. He grew up in New Orleans' 17th Ward in a ... Lil Wayne was understandably anxious when he dropped his solo album,

Rapper lil Wayne is pictured with his ex-wife Antonia “Toya” Carter, and his 8-year-old daughter Reginae. ... I actually feel sorry for Antonia, because she should have been enjoying her childhood,

Who2 Biography: Lil Wayne, Rapper ... Rapper Lil Wayne is known for his next-generation mix of whimsy and menace -- what the Baltimore City Paper called a "gravelly, giggly idiot-savant patter"