Artist

Lil Wayne

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done ... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do."

Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on Sept. 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana

Lil Wayne broke through with his 1999 debut album, Tha Block Is Hot, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. His first No. 1 hit, "Lollipop," featuring Static Major, was featured on 2008's Tha Carter Three.

The rapper received his first GRAMMY nomination for 2005 as a featured artist on Destiny's Child's "Soldier." He earned his first GRAMMY wins when he took home four awards at the 51st GRAMMYs for 2008, including Best Rap Album (Tha Carter III) and Best Rap Song ("Lollipop").

Lil Wayne made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 51st GRAMMYs when he performed "Swagga Like Us" with M.I.A., T.I., Jay Z, and Kanye West. Later in the telecast, he joined Robin Thicke, Allen Toussaint and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band for a performance of "Big Chief."

Lil Wayne founded the record label Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Cash Money Records, which has released No. 1 album from artists such as Drake and Nicki Minaj.

Lil Wayne has participated in Cash Money Records' annual turkey giveaway in New Orleans, distributing turkeys to those in need.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Lil Wayne

Year	Award	Artists	Work
2026	Best Rap Song	Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, GloRilla, Lil Wayne, Janae Wherry, Tyler, The Creator, Rex Zamor	Sticky
2023	Best Rap Performance	DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend, Fridayy	GOD DID
2023	Best Rap Song	Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner	GOD DID
2023	Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner	GOD DID
2017	Best Rap Performance	Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps	No Problem
2017	Best Rap Song	Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Rachel Cato, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cameron Osteen, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Peter Wilkins, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods	No Problem
2016	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown	Only
2016	Best Rap Performance	Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil Wayne	Truffle Butter
2013	Best Rap Performance	Drake	HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)
2013	Best Rap Song	Lil Wayne, Drake, Noah "40" Shebib, Tyler Williams	The Motto
2012	Best Rap Performance	Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Trevor Smith, Jr.	Look At Me Now
2012	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne	I'm On One
2012	Best Rap Album	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter IV
2012	Best Rap Song	Afrojack, Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Trevor Smith, Jr.	Look At Me Now
2012	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne	Motivation
2011	Album Of The Year	Eminem	Recovery
2010	Best Rap Song	Lil Wayne, Drake, Matthew Samuels	Best I Ever Had
2009	Best Rap Song	Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Lil Wayne, James Scheffer, Static Major, Rex Zamor	Lollipop
2009	Best Rap Album	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III
2009	Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group	Jay Z, T.I., Kanye West, Lil Wayne	Swagga Like Us
2009	Best Rap Solo Performance	Lil Wayne	A Milli
2009	Album Of The Year	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III
2009	Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group	Lil Wayne, Jay Z	Mr. Carter
2009	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Lil Wayne, T-Pain	Got Money
2009	Best Rap Song	Jeff Bhasker, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Patrick Reynolds, T.I., Kanye West	Swagga Like Us
2008	Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group	Fat Joe, Lil Wayne	Make It Rain
2008	Album Of The Year	Kanye West	Graduation
2006	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Destiny's Child, Lil Wayne	Soldier