Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Drake, Lil Wayne, and Future’s 2013 hit “Love Me” has found new life, debuting this week at No. 23 on Billboard’s R ...

When Lil Wayne proclaimed himself the best rapper alive two years ago, no one accused him of being delusional because he’s one of only a handful of emcees with a resume for that discussion. (You all can decide who the others are.) Born Dwayne Michael ...

Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, Ben Franklin insisted there were only two certainties in life: death and taxes. Sure, no doubt. But in speaking to the millennial experience of historically dependable constants in life, Lil Wayne has always been.

Lil Wayne's rise from scrappy New Orleanian underdog to one of rap's biggest stars (and easily one of its most talented) has been a slow one. Inducted to the Cash Money family while still a young teen, the MC trained under some of Southern rap's greatest ...