The Farewell Tour is expected to play in Texas and Louisiana after Lil Wayne’s hometown of New Orleans.

Also known as Dwayne Carter, Lil Wayne joins many other famous rappers who have or will be spending time behind bars including Mystikal, Tupac and more recently, T.I.

He is one of the most successful rappers who has been a Top 10 Highest earning rapper for the last two years according to Forbes with an annual income of US$13 million in 2007-2008 and US$18 million in 2008-2009.

About Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter:

• Born: 27^th September 1982
• Name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr
• Also Known As: Lil Wayne
• Birth Town: New Orleans, Louisiana
• 2007-2008 Estimated Earnings: US$13 million
• 2008-2009 Estimated Earnings: US$18 million
• Albums: 1999 Debut Album “The Block is Hot”, 2000 Album “Lights Out”, “500 Deegreez” in 2002, “Tha Carter” in 2004, “Tha Carter II” in 2005, “Tha Carter III” in 2008.
• Website: www.lilwayne-online.com

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To rap like Lil Wayne, you’ll first have to learn to recreate his Southern drawl. If you listen to his tapes closely, you’ll notice how he stretches his syllables. Instead of saying “ya all”, he’ll say “ya aaalll”, putting emphasis on the last syllables. His rhymes often tend to get stretched over the beats.

A key aspect of Lil Wayne rapping style is his vocals. While some rappers like Eminem have great lyrics, some amazing production skills (like Kanye), and some have great flow (Jay-Z, Andre 3000), Lil Wayne has great control over his voice. As a rapper, you are not expected to have the strong vocals of an R&B crooner, but to rap like Lil Wayne, you’ll have to strengthen your vocals.

The easiest way to strengthen your vocals is to perform some vocal exercises that are designed specifically for rappers and not classically trained singers. First, stretch your vocal chords by opening your mouth wide as if you are yawning. Do this 5 times in a row, slowly.

To really get the Lil Wayne sound, you want to add strength and power to your voice. To do this, practice your resonance by humming from below the navel. Your voice should feel as if it is coming from your gut, deep, resonating and powerful. Of course, this is easier said than done and can be very difficult to achieve, particularly while rapping. But if you really want to be able to rap like Lil Wayne, this is an essential step to building the power and strength that Wayne has in his voice.

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Yup, he made it...

Here’s Spike’s Top 10 Ugliest Rappers list.

Jay-Z at no. 10 is somewhat baffling. He ain’t no Brad Pitt, but the guy certainly doesn’t deserve to be no. 10 on a list no body would ever want to be on. With his tailored suits and all, he actually looks half way decent – I can imagine him getting a 6 at Hot or Not

The real surprise, though, has to be Flavor Flav missing the top spot. How can this man not be worthy of the ugliest rapper crown? The idiot wears one all the time anyway:

Behold the Beauty

On the list: where’s Biggie? Chamillionaire?

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So word’s spread out that Lil Wayne has agreed to endorse marijuana cigars.

Marijuana cigars, for the uninitiated, are cigars rolled with marijuana instead of tobacco (you, you dummy!).

Lil Wayne, who’s had a long approved of the drug (along with, say 60% of America), has allowed his image to be used on the cover of the popular “Bogey Blunts”.

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