Dwayne Michael Turner: Facts About The Father Of Hip-Hop Artist, Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Turner

Dwayne Michael Turner is familiar to a lot of people as the father of Grammy Award-winning American rapper, Lil Wayne. His son is popular worldwide as a hip-hop artist, record executive, and entrepreneur who has worked with several notable faces in the entertainment industry. Dwayne Michael Turner is an African-American, born in the United States. His former wife is called Jacida Carter. Unfortunately, we don’t have any information about his profession and living, birth details, childhood, and family.

Dwayne Michael Turner: Bio Summary

NameDwayne Michael Turner
GenderMale
Famous as Father of Lil Wayne
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityAfrican
SpouseJacida Carter
ChildLil Wayne
GrandchildrenReginae Carter, Dwayne Michael Carter III, Cameron Carter, Neal Carter

Dwayne Michael Turner’s Age

Dwayne Michael Turner’s age is unknown. His birth details have not been provided. It is difficult to determine his age because his date of birth cannot be found online. He gave birth to his popular son, Lil Wayne on September 27, 1982. He will be 40 years old on September 27, 2022. Lil Wayne was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Dwayne Michael Turner Relationship History

Dwayne Michael Turner was initially married to Jacinda Carter. The couple is no longer together as husband and wife as they separated in 1984. They married in the early 1980s and lived together in the impoverished Hollygrove neighborhood of Uptown, New Orleans, Louisiana’s 17th Ward.

His ex-wife is a cook by profession. They have a son together. Their son is popular Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, well known as Lil Wayne. Dwayne’s wife, Jacida, was 19 years old when she gave birth to their son, Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne was just 2 years old when his parents divorced. Dwayne abandoned his wife and son when Lil Wayne was at a tender age.

Lil Wayne has a stepfather, Reginald “Rabbit” McDonald. Dwayne doesn’t have a good relationship with his son Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne considers his stepfather Reginald “Rabbit” McDonald to be his real father. He has inked a tattoo in Reginald “Rabbit”’s honor.

Dwayne Michael Turner is a divorced man and might be single at the moment. We have no records of his past relationships or marriage. He hasn’t disclosed any information about his current affair.

Dwayne Michael Turner’s Son, Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Turner’s son, Lil Wayne is regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. He is professionally an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is also a very influential hip-hop musician of his generation. He has released albums and won various prestigious awards in his career.

He is mostly referred to as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Lil Wayne changed his name to Wayne and when he was asked by CBS interviewer Katie Couric he said, “I dropped the D because I’m a junior and my father is living and he’s not in my life and he’s never been in my life. So I don’t want to be Dwayne, I’d rather be Wayne”. When he was asked if his father was aware of this, he replied saying, “He knows now”.

Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the U.S. He enrolled in Lafayette Elementary School, Eleanor McMain Secondary School for two years, and Marion Abramson Senior High School. He later dropped out of school at 14 to focus on his musical career.

He wrote his first rap song at the age of eight years. He met rapper and Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan “Baby” Williams currently known as Birdman and became the youngest member of the label Cash Money Records. He ended his association with the company in June 2018. His career commenced in 1995, at the age of 12 years. He joined the Hot Boys alongside rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk.

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Dwayne’s son has sold more than 120 million records worldwide, including over 20 million albums and 70 million digital tracks in the United States, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. He has released several albums in his career including hit albums like 500 Degreez (2002), Tha Carter (2004), Tha Carter II (2005), Tha Carter III (2008), Rebirth (2010), and Funeral (2020).

His solo debut album Tha Block Is Hot (1999) prevailed as his solo breakthrough. He has won five Grammy Awards, 11 BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and eight NAACP Image Awards. He is currently the chief executive officer (CEO) of his label, Young Money Entertainment. He is the co-founder of Trukfit Clothing as well.

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  • Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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Ruth Kai Botchway

Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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