Lil' Wayne

Lil' Wayne accepts the award for best hip hop video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Los Angeles. His 1999 debut solo album "Tha Block Is Hot" was followed up by "Tha Carter" and its two sequels, "Tha Carter II" and "Tha Carter III."

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