Lil Wayne

 Lil Wayne is an American rapper, producer and music executive with an estimated net worth of 170 million. The rapper has acquired a variety of names in his career which include Birdman Jr., Young Tune, Dr. Carter, Weezyana, Tunechi, and many more. Whatever you call him, it's clear that he's been extremely successful. He's sold over 100 million records around the world, won many awards, and even beat Elvis Presley to be the Billboard Top 100's most-viewed artist. His status as one of the most successful music artists of all time provided Wayne the chance to establish his own label for music, Young Money Entertainment. At nine years old when he was signed by Cash Money Records. After performing with the B.G. 'z, then later as part of the Hot Boys after which he ventured out on his own, releasing his debut solo album "The Block is Hot", in 1999. The album went Platinum and ushered in an extremely lucrative solo rap career that has grown. His album, "Tha Carter IV", dropped during the summer of 2011 and has sold 3.5 million copies.