Weezy F. Baby a.k.a. Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. a.k.a. Lil Wayne’s lead single from his sixth studio LP Tha Carter III ‘Lollipop’ has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Notably, the Jim Jonsin & Deezle-produced track was Wayne’s first record to top Billboard Hot 100 in 2008 and went to win the ‘Best Rap Song’ at the Grammy Awards.
Hours after Wayne received the news, the legendary emcee shared a clip in which he was seen unboxing the diamond plaque.
“Lollipop, my first Diamond record,” Wayne said in the short clip. “10 million singles sold; not streams. 10 million singles.”
On June 10th 2008, Lil Wayne released one of the most influential records in Hip-Hop. Titled Tha Carter III, the 18-track LP featured guest appearances from Jay-Z, Kanye West, Robin Thicke, Kidd Kidd, Babyface, Static Major, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous and more and sold over a million copies in its first week. The LP is home to Wayne’s biggest hits including ‘Lollipop’ featuring Static Major, ‘A Milli’, ‘Mr. Carter’ featuring Jay-Z, ‘Got Money’ featuring T-Pain and ‘Mrs. Officer’ featuring Bobby V and Kidd Kidd.
Listen to ‘Lollipop’ by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major here.
Watch ‘Lollipop’ music video here if you haven’t yet.
