Lil wayne
Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degrees (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with The Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to The Carter, The Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mix tapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles.
His most successful album, The Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. It also includes the singles "A Milli" and "Got Money" featuring T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album, Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. While in prison he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such as Drake, Nicky Minaj and Lil Twist. His ninth studio album and first since being released from prison, The Carter IV,