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Lil Wayne On His Biological Father: "He Don't Give A Sh*t About Me & I Don't Give A Sh*t About Him"

Explaining on Instagram: "Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in 1982, but he has always gone by Wayne instead of Dwayne. The reason is actually personal. When he was young, he reportedly chose to drop the “D” from his first name because he did not have a close relationship with his biological father, Dwayne Carter Sr. By going simply by “Wayne,” he was separating himself from his father’s name and identity. Later, when he signed to Cash Money Records as a kid, he adopted the stage name