New Orleans rapper Lil' Wayne will remain the "franchise" artist of Cash Money Records. The record label has announced the Young Money founder has inked a new multi-album deal. Although, the specific terms of the contract were not revealed, Wayne is bound contractually for several albums, according to AllHipHop.com.
"Working with our son Lil' Wayne throughout the many years has helped us build Cash Money into the empire it is today," said Bryan "Baby" Williams, who co-founded the groundbreaking label with his brother 16 years ago. "Cash Money is a family and Lil' Wayne has been part of our family since day one."
Wayne was first signed by the Willimas brothers at the tender age of eleven, and made his first official record appearance on the Hot Boyz' 1997 debut Get It How U Live.
Of his six solo albums on Cash Money, four have been RIAA-ceritified platinum, including his 1999 solo debut Tha Block Is Hot and the first two installments of The Carter triology.
Most recently, of course, Lil' Wayne scored commerical and critical success with his highly anticipated The Carter III, which has sold 2.4 million records to date.
According to Ronald "Slim" Williams, Wayne's success is not surprising, considering the character he has displayed since first joining their "family."
"We were introduced to him when he was just a little, little kid," Slim shares. "He told us he wanted to be a rapper. He just called us every day, and at one point, even came to live with us. He just outworked everybody. He had that drive to succeed."
Lil’ Wayne, born Dewayne Carter Jr., was scheduled in a Manhattan Supreme Court on yesterday (September 15), where he was to face weapons charges tied to a July 2007 arrest.
The appearances was to continue a pre-trial hearing from last week, where Diane Hornung, the arresting officer in the case, stated that she boarded the New Orleans rapper’s tour bus after detecting the smell of marijuana, only to find the artist attempting to hide a .40 caliber handgun.
Wayne’s New York attorney Stacey Richman said the hearing was postponed to allow all witnesses to testify on one day, rather than to prolong the proceedings.
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