Rapper Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” was far and away the top-selling CD of 2008, netting 2.88 million copies. However, it’s the first time the bestselling album of the year has sold fewer than 3 million copies since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. CD sales have been down as digital music sales are on the rise through websites like ITunes and Amazon.com. Coldplay was a distant second with “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” at 2.15 million, followed by Taylor Swift’s “Fearless,” Kid Rock’s “Rock N Roll Jesus,” and AC/DC’s “Black Ice.”

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is no longer just your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. In fact, considering the way he’s been carrying around a guitar lately, you could be forgiven for wondering if he event wants to be a rapper anymore. But the fact remains that for 12 long months, no one dominated hip-hop like Wayne did. No one sold more records, generated more headlines or appeared on as many tracks. No one flooded the market with as much product, and — in a genre loaded with compelling characters — no one was as mercurial, controversial, hilarious and, well, bizarre as Weezy was.

Not to mention, when you move 1 million copies of an album in one week, it’s pretty safe to say you’ve crossed over to the mainstream. Wayne most definitely was hip-hop in 2008, but he was pop culture too.

Ther have been multiple reports that Lil Wayne as well as TI have died.  We have read everything from a drug over dose to being gunned down.  WeezyFBaby.net is happy to report that Lil Wayne is alive and well.

Lil Wayne performed a solo of “A Milli” and then “Got Money” with T-Pain.  Then he sang a song with Kid Rock showing quite a bit of diversity in his singing ability.  Weezy F Baby took the show.

Rapper Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” was far and away the top-selling CD of 2008, netting 2.88 million copies. However, it’s the first time the bestselling album of the year has sold fewer than 3 million copies since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. CD sales have been down as digital music sales are on the rise through websites like ITunes and Amazon.com. Coldplay was a distant second with “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” at 2.15 million, followed by Taylor Swift’s “Fearless,” Kid Rock’s “Rock N Roll Jesus,” and AC/DC’s “Black Ice.”

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is no longer just your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. In fact, considering the way he’s been carrying around a guitar lately, you could be forgiven for wondering if he event wants to be a rapper anymore. But the fact remains that for 12 long months, no one dominated hip-hop like Wayne did. No one sold more records, generated more headlines or appeared on as many tracks. No one flooded the market with as much product, and — in a genre loaded with compelling characters — no one was as mercurial, controversial, hilarious and, well, bizarre as Weezy was.

Not to mention, when you move 1 million copies of an album in one week, it’s pretty safe to say you’ve crossed over to the mainstream. Wayne most definitely was hip-hop in 2008, but he was pop culture too.

Ther have been multiple reports that Lil Wayne as well as TI have died.  We have read everything from a drug over dose to being gunned down.  WeezyFBaby.net is happy to report that Lil Wayne is alive and well.

Lil Wayne performed a solo of “A Milli” and then “Got Money” with T-Pain.  Then he sang a song with Kid Rock showing quite a bit of diversity in his singing ability.  Weezy F Baby took the show.