A Milli

When Jay-Z named Lil' Wayne his successor as "Best Rapper in the World," the gesture was largely engineered to sell records, but "A Milli" actually signaled the takeover of rap by a talent who plainly doesn't care about selling...

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...through the Nikon Theater's deserted food court beside an anxious publicist. Wayne had just gone into a booming rendition of "A Milli," accompanied by onstage fireworks and the collective scream of roughly 15,000 people. "I'm sorry, but...

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...syllabus. I just spent a while reading through the sharp, comprehensive exegeses of other songs (some of the best are Lil Wayne's "A Milli", Ghostface Killah's "Big Girl", and The Notorious B.I.G.'s "10 Crack Commandments.") So much for...

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...Raekwon) or young and rapping like the '90s (Freddie Gibbs). He couples that with the made-up fact that Lil' Wayne's 2008 song "A Milli" is the "last moment when hip-hop was both popular and improbably weird." The Stranger's music editor...

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...copies sold off of such hits as the No. 1 smash "Lollipop." His Grammys include last year's best rap solo performance award, for "A Milli.'' A rapper since he was a teen, Lil Wayne exploded in popularity thanks to his voluminous output on...

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...on his tour bus in Manhattan in 2007. </p><p>The rapper, born Dwayne Carter, won last year's best rap solo performance Grammy for "A Milli." His albums include "Tha Carter," "Tha Carter II" and "Tha Carter III." </p><p>His trial had been...

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Rapper Lil Wayne entering Manhattan criminal court. Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, won last year's best rap solo performance Grammy for "A Milli. " His albums include "Tha Carter," "Tha Carter II" and "Tha Carter III. " Ever get within 100...

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...DNA profiling has general scientific acceptance. Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, won last year's best rap solo performance Grammy for "A Milli." His albums include "Tha Carter," "Tha Carter II" and "Tha Carter III." © MMIX, The...

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...has general scientific acceptance. </p><p>Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, won last year's best rap solo performance Grammy for "A Milli." His albums include "Tha Carter," "Tha Carter II" and "Tha Carter III." Posted on Wed, Oct. 21,...

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