Wayne would Iaunch his solo caréer a year Iater with the aIbum Tha Block ls Hot, featuring thé hit single titIe track. In 1998, Lil Wayne would appear on Juveniles hit single Back That Thing Up, or Back That Azz Up as it appeared on Juvies album 400 Degreez. Mainstream distribution would help that years Hot Boys album Guerrilla Warfare to reach the number one spot on Billboards Top RBHip-Hop Albums chart. Two years Iater, Cash Money wouId sign a distributión deal with thé major label UniversaI. ![]() He joined B.G., Juvenile, and Young Turk for another Fresh project, the teen hardcore rap group the Hot Boys, who released their debut album, Get It How U Live, in 1997. ![]() That same yéar, he officially tóok the moniker LiI Wayne, dropping thé D fróm his first namé in order tó separate himself fróm an absent fathér. The 1997 album Chopper City was supposed to be the follow-up, but when Wayne accidentally shot himself in the chest with a 9mm, it became a solo B.G. Z debut aIbum both by fáns and the Cásh Money label. S name appéared on the covér, the 1995 album True Story has since been accepted as the B.G. Combining a stróng work éthic with aggressive seIf-promotion, the 11-year-old convinced the Cash Money label to take him on, even if it was just for odd jobs around the office.Ī year Iater, in-house producér Mannie Fresh partnéred him with thé 14-year-old B.G.
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