The album was followed by Tha Carter II (2005), as well as several mixtapes and collaborations throughout 20. Wayne reached higher popularity with his fourth album Tha Carter (2004), which was led by the single "Go D.J." and his appearance on Destiny's Child's Top 10 single "Soldier", that same year. His subsequent albums, Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002), went on to be certified gold. Lil Wayne's solo debut album Tha Block Is Hot (1999) was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). For many years, he was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records, before ending his long-tenured deal with the company in June 2018. Most of the group's success came with their platinum-selling album Guerrilla Warfare (1999) and the 1999 single "Bling Bling". Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live!, that same year. joined the southern hip hop group Hot Boys, with Cash Money label-mates Juvenile and Turk. Lil Wayne's career began in 1991 at the age of nine, when he was discovered by Bryan "Baby" Williams and joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo The B.G.'z, alongside fellow New Orleans-based rapper B.G., then known as Lil' Doogie.
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