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."

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.

2026 • 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Song

Sticky. Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, GloRilla, Lil Wayne, Janae Wherry, Tyler, The Creator, Rex Zamor

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Performance

GOD DID. DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend, Fridayy
Best Rap Song

GOD DID. Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner
Song Of The Year

GOD DID. Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner

2017 • 59th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Performance

No Problem. Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps
Best Rap Song

No Problem. Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Rachel Cato, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cameron Osteen, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Peter Wilkins, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods

2016 • 58th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2013 • 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2012 • 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Performance

Look At Me Now. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Trevor Smith, Jr.
Best Melodic Rap Performance

I'm On One. DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne
Best Rap Album

Tha Carter IV. Lil Wayne
Best Rap Song

Look At Me Now. Afrojack, Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Trevor Smith, Jr.
Best Melodic Rap Performance

Motivation. Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne

2011 • 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2010 • 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2009 • 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Song

Lollipop. Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Lil Wayne, James Scheffer, Static Major, Rex Zamor
Album Of The Year

Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne
Rap Solo Performance

A Milli. Lil Wayne
Rap Duo/Group Performance

Swagga Like Us. Jay Z, T.I., Kanye West, Lil Wayne
Best Rap Album

Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne
Rap Duo/Group Performance

Mr. Carter. Lil Wayne, Jay Z
Best Melodic Rap Performance

Got Money. Lil Wayne, T-Pain
Best Rap Song

Swagga Like Us. Jeff Bhasker, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Patrick Reynolds, T.I., Kanye West