Lil Wayne: Road to the BET Awards 2014
Weezy makes his return to the BET Awards on June 29!
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Lil Wayne: Road to the BET Awards 2014 - Weezy F. Baby is returning to the BET Awards! After sitting out last year's show, the hip hop heavyweight will hit the stage in Los Angeles armed with a brand new cache of buzzworthy singles. The road back to the BET Awards is one Wayne often travels. Over the past year, his Young Money Entertainment continued to release hit LPs from its star roster, including his own I Am Not a Human Being II. And Weezy rocked stages nationwide. Click on for a recap of what Lil Tunechi has been busy doing leading up to the 2014 BET Awards. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Wayne's National Anthem – July 16, 2013 - Wayne once again waded into the arena of social commentary, releasing the video for the single "God Bless Amerika." While Weezy offered powerful criticism of America's racism and inequality, he stirred some controversy with a deleted scene of him stepping on the American flag. (Photo: Cash Money Records, Inc.)
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A Gang of Riches – July 23, 2013 - The stars of Young Money and Cash Money combine forces to create the hip hop supergroup Rich Gang and release a hit self-titled LP. Among the album's singles are "Tapout" and "We Be On." (Photo: Cash Money Records, Inc)
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Keeping Dedicated – September 1, 2013 - To keep his name ringing in the streets, Weezy unleashed the fifth insltallment of his Dedication mixtape series. On the 29 tracks, there were guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Chance the Rapper, Birdman and Jae Millz. (Photo: Cash Money Records, Inc.)
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Same As It Ever Was – September 20, 2013 - Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment scores another hit when Drake releases the platinum-selling LP Nothing Was the Same. (Photo: Young Money Records)
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Paris Is Burning – October 30, 2013 - During a performance at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, Weezy brings out Birdman to perform “Still Fly” and Mack Maine to perform “Tapout." (Photo: Rick Kern/Getty Images)
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A Dynamic Duo – February 17, 2014 - Lil Wayne surprises an audience when he appears on stage at Drake's concert at New Orleans's House of Blues and the two perform “HYFR.” (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Wayne's World – February 19, 2014 - In an effort to give fans more of his life beyond the stage, Wayne launched his new digital venture: a vlog called "Weezy Wednesdys." The video blog follows the hip hop icon throughout his day from waking up and having his coffee to recording music. (Photo: Lil Wayne via YouTube.com)
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Empire Rising – March 14, 2014 - Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment shows that it will not be stopped. The company releases its second compilation,Young Money: Rise of an Empire, featuring the label's star roster, including Meek Mill, Cory Gunz, Drake and Nicki Minaj. (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)
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Rockin' the Woodie – March 13, 2014 - Weezy sent the crowd into a frenzy at MTV's Woodie Awards when he stormed the stage in Austin, Texas, to briefly perform "A Milli." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MTV)
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Erase Racism – April 26, 2014 - Shortly after tapes of Donald Sterling's racist rants hit the airwaves, Weezy boldly aired his videotaped response to the NBA shocker. "Simple: if I was a Clippers fan, I wouldn't be one anymore," the rapper stated to the camera. (Photo: djscoobdoo via YouTube.com)
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Walk With a Champion – May 3, 2014 - Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. got an extra boost while walking to the ring to fight Marcos Maidana. At his side was a shirtless Lil Wayne performing his new single, "Believe Me." (Photo: Ed Mulholland/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images)
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A Thug Weeps – May 16, 2014 - Rick Ross enlisted Weezy's lyrical assistance on his introspective cut, "Thug Cry," about a thug trying to get his life in order after prison. The video also starred The Wire's Wood Harris. (Photo: MMG)