Filip Filipi
Encyclopedia
Filip Filipi (born June 5, 1986 in Belgrade
, Serbia
, then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
), formally known by his stage name Sin is a Serbia
n rapper, producer, song writer and the creator of The Cartel Argentina clothing line. Filipi took his name from the 1998 film Belly
in which Nas
plays a character by the name of Sincere.
years growing up in the small Croatian Village Korenica
, Lika
until the age of eight when he immigrated to Canada
to escape the civil war in Yugoslavia
. Filip is the nephew of Simo Dubajić
who was a hardline leader of the initial Serb movement in Croatia
. As a youngster Filipi was an excellent athlete who received offers from universities to play basketball before an injury sidelined his basketball dreams and he decided to focus his drive, ambition and talent on a rap career instead.
was DJ Vlad Presents: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 1 which sold over 12,000 units independently in 2005 and was the highest selling Canadian mixtape until the release of Drake
's So Far Gone
. Filipi's first mixtape single "Thanks To Me" featuring Cam'ron
, Jay Bezel
& Tom Gist of The Diplomats
, as well as the Purple City remix of the same song got heavy radio play on Raw
XM Satellite Radio
throughout USA and Canada in late 2005 and early 2006. In July 2005 Filipi launched 1389 records which is named after the year 1389 the year the Battle of Kosovo
took place, an important event in the History of Serbia
. He then released his second mixtape Big Mike, Nu Jerzey Devil & Watsman Present: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 2 - Sin's City which moved 9000 copies in four months after its March 2006 release. The same month he released a separate Serbian
- English
mixtape collaboration with the Belgrade rap group V.I.P. entitled 1389 Records/Bassivity Music Present: Rane Mixtape Vol. 1. The Mixtape was highly successful despite a lack of promotion and debuted at #19 on Serbian domestic charts and was featured in the Serbian Magazine Huper. Filipi's next mixtape was Team Invasion, DJ Kurupt & DJ Scream Present: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 3 - Opium Garden released in October 2006, this was his 4th mixtape and features Dipset, Young Jeezy, Nas and others. Filipi pre-sold about 4,000 copies of Opium Garden. In 2008, Filipi released 2 major mixtapes The Supreme Poet hosted by American rapper Gucci Mane
, featuring Cam'Ron
, Lil Wayne
, Young Jeezy
and others. Filipi's first single from the album, "Boom", a collaboration with T-Pain
was featured on the season finale of the Fox Broadcasting Company
's number one rating show So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4)
for the top 20 group dance. The show was viewed by over 13 million people in the USA and Canada as well as 1 million in Australia. At the same time, Filipi released Vijetnam, a mixtape which includes collobrations with Serbian rappers and is hosted by Serbian National Basketball Association
player Aleksandar Pavlović
. The album speaks of the injust of an independent Kosovo
and struggles of the Serbian people. After the success of these mixtapes Filipi was offered deals from American labels So So Def and Rap-A-Lot but rejected the offers. Filipi claims they did not match his rapping-style, as they are southern rap labels. Throughout his career Filipi has managed to sell over 50,000 mixtape's independently. Filipi also featured on many major mixtapes in New York
including Big Mike
, Nu Jerzey Devil, The Diplomats
and The Black Wall Street Records
. Filipi's mixtape, If He's King Then I'm God, released in 2009 with the hit singles "Persijska Princeza (Boban Rajovic)", "She Cried Ice", and "Clouds Over Montana." Than in 2010 "Hurricane Ana (Ana Ivanovic)" released from the "Design & Origin of Stars mixtape. These mixtapes serve as the basis for Sin's evolution from an underground hip hop
star to a professional career in the mainstream with a studio album announced for October 2011. The album is set to feature a collaboration with Svetlana Ražnatović titled 500.
, Cupid
, Styles P
, Hyper Crush
, Collie Buddz
, Mickey Avalon
, The Diplomats
, Christian Rich
, Dana Karic, Nataša Kojić and Svetlana Ražnatović.
. The organisation is named in honour of the Battle of Kosovo
in 1389 and Vidovdan
. It shot to fame in June 2011 when American TV host Chelsea Handler
publicly disrespected the Serbian people on her late night show Chelsea Lately
. As a result the organisation received a huge American following in the media with a lot of people calling for a boycott of her TV show and sponsors until she apologises.
As Sin
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
), formally known by his stage name Sin is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n rapper, producer, song writer and the creator of The Cartel Argentina clothing line. Filipi took his name from the 1998 film Belly
Belly (film)
Belly is a 1998 film, the film directorial debut of music video director Hype Williams. Filmed in New York City as an urban drama, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas, alongside with Taral Hicks, Method Man dancehall artist Louie Rankin, R&B singer T-Boz...
in which Nas
Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
plays a character by the name of Sincere.
Early life
Filipi spent his childhoodChildhood
Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. In developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood , early childhood , middle childhood , and adolescence .- Age ranges of childhood :The term childhood is non-specific and can imply a...
years growing up in the small Croatian Village Korenica
Korenica
Korenica is a village in Lika, Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, on the road between Plitvice and Udbina. It has 1,570 residents .In SFR Yugoslavia it was named Titova Korenica after Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito...
, Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
until the age of eight when he immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to escape the civil war in Yugoslavia
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
. Filip is the nephew of Simo Dubajić
Simo Dubajić
Simo Dubajić was a Yugoslav Partisan soldier. A Serb from Croatia, he gained prominence by being involved in inter-ethnic conflicts between Croats and Serbs on two separate occasions, once during World War II and again during the Croatian War of Independence.Dubajić was born in the village of...
who was a hardline leader of the initial Serb movement in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. As a youngster Filipi was an excellent athlete who received offers from universities to play basketball before an injury sidelined his basketball dreams and he decided to focus his drive, ambition and talent on a rap career instead.
Music career
Filipi stepped out into the rap scene in 2005 with the launch of 1389 records and subsequently signed Crood, Cade, Folk & Stress as well as producers Legend, Da Zombeez, Lokken Load and Karafa. Filipi's debut mixtapeMixtape
A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
was DJ Vlad Presents: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 1 which sold over 12,000 units independently in 2005 and was the highest selling Canadian mixtape until the release of Drake
Drake (entertainer)
Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
's So Far Gone
So Far Gone
So Far Gone is the third official mixtape from Canadian rapper/singer Drake. Released in February 2009, the mixtape proved to be a major catalyst in the launching of Drake's career on an international scale. Tracks "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful" were released as singles from the mixtape, and...
. Filipi's first mixtape single "Thanks To Me" featuring Cam'ron
Cam'ron
Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
, Jay Bezel
Jay Bezel
Jay Bezel, or Bezel, is a Philadelphia-born rapper. He also have lived in New York as well as Atlanta.Bezel started his career in Philly hitting the streets with mixtapes and doing local DVDs. He quickly made a name for himself. He later signed with Cam'ron and The Diplomats' label, Diplomat...
& Tom Gist of The Diplomats
The Diplomats
The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
, as well as the Purple City remix of the same song got heavy radio play on Raw
Raw
Raw is a term referring to food that has not been cooked.RAW or raw may refer to:-Technology:* Raw audio format, a file type used to represent sound as pulse-code modulation data...
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
throughout USA and Canada in late 2005 and early 2006. In July 2005 Filipi launched 1389 records which is named after the year 1389 the year the Battle of Kosovo
Battle of Kosovo
The Battle of Kosovo took place on St. Vitus' Day, June 15, 1389, between the army led by Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Sultan Murad I...
took place, an important event in the History of Serbia
History of Serbia
The history of Serbia, as a country, begins with the Slavic settlements in the Balkans, established in the 6th century in territories governed by the Byzantine Empire. Through centuries, the Serbian realm evolved into a Kingdom , then an Empire , before the Ottomans annexed it in 1540...
. He then released his second mixtape Big Mike, Nu Jerzey Devil & Watsman Present: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 2 - Sin's City which moved 9000 copies in four months after its March 2006 release. The same month he released a separate Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
- English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
mixtape collaboration with the Belgrade rap group V.I.P. entitled 1389 Records/Bassivity Music Present: Rane Mixtape Vol. 1. The Mixtape was highly successful despite a lack of promotion and debuted at #19 on Serbian domestic charts and was featured in the Serbian Magazine Huper. Filipi's next mixtape was Team Invasion, DJ Kurupt & DJ Scream Present: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 3 - Opium Garden released in October 2006, this was his 4th mixtape and features Dipset, Young Jeezy, Nas and others. Filipi pre-sold about 4,000 copies of Opium Garden. In 2008, Filipi released 2 major mixtapes The Supreme Poet hosted by American rapper Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
, featuring Cam'Ron
Cam'ron
Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
, Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
, Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
and others. Filipi's first single from the album, "Boom", a collaboration with T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
was featured on the season finale of the Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's number one rating show So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4)
So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4)
So You Think You Can Dance is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season four premiered on May 22, 2008, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host...
for the top 20 group dance. The show was viewed by over 13 million people in the USA and Canada as well as 1 million in Australia. At the same time, Filipi released Vijetnam, a mixtape which includes collobrations with Serbian rappers and is hosted by Serbian National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player Aleksandar Pavlović
Aleksandar Pavlovic
Aleksandar "Sasha" Pavlović is a professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . He began his NBA career with the Utah Jazz in 2003.-2000-2001:...
. The album speaks of the injust of an independent Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and struggles of the Serbian people. After the success of these mixtapes Filipi was offered deals from American labels So So Def and Rap-A-Lot but rejected the offers. Filipi claims they did not match his rapping-style, as they are southern rap labels. Throughout his career Filipi has managed to sell over 50,000 mixtape's independently. Filipi also featured on many major mixtapes in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
including Big Mike
Big Mike
Michael Barnett, better known by his stage name Big Mike, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was originally a member of Convicts with Houston rapper Mr. 3-2. Its album would be the first of many releases Mike would put out on Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records...
, Nu Jerzey Devil, The Diplomats
The Diplomats
The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
and The Black Wall Street Records
The Black Wall Street Records
The Black Wall Street Records is a record label founded by Jayceon "Game" Taylor and his half-brother George "Big Fase 100" Taylor III.-History:...
. Filipi's mixtape, If He's King Then I'm God, released in 2009 with the hit singles "Persijska Princeza (Boban Rajovic)", "She Cried Ice", and "Clouds Over Montana." Than in 2010 "Hurricane Ana (Ana Ivanovic)" released from the "Design & Origin of Stars mixtape. These mixtapes serve as the basis for Sin's evolution from an underground hip hop
Underground hip hop
Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....
star to a professional career in the mainstream with a studio album announced for October 2011. The album is set to feature a collaboration with Svetlana Ražnatović titled 500.
Producer
Filip Filipi created the Filipi Music group in 2009 to gain experience producing and writing for other artists including SoShy, Shannell, Ace HoodAce Hood
Antoine McColister, better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Def Jam Recordings...
, Cupid
Cupid (singer)
Bryson Bernard, better known by his stage name Cupid is a R&B singer born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana.-History:...
, Styles P
Styles P
David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo...
, Hyper Crush
Hyper Crush
Hyper Crush is a band from Los Angeles, California. It consists of a rapper, Donny Fontaine, a vocalist, Holly Valentine, and a DJ/keytarist, Preston Moronie.-Early career :Hyper Crush began with Fontaine and Moronie...
, Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz is a Bermudian reggae and dancehall artist best known for his single "Come Around". Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised in Bermuda. He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World". In 2008, he performed the song "SOS" on WWE The Music,...
, Mickey Avalon
Mickey Avalon
Mickey Avalon is an American rapper from Hollywood, California. His debut self-titled solo album was released Nov. 7, 2006 on Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records...
, The Diplomats
The Diplomats
The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
, Christian Rich
Christian Rich
Christian Rich is an American music production, songwriting, artist and DJ group consisting of twin brothers, Taiwo "Christian" Hassan and Kehinde "Rich" Hassan, Born February 5, 1982. Born and raised in Chicago, the brothers learned their musical acumen in Nigeria, and experienced the business...
, Dana Karic, Nataša Kojić and Svetlana Ražnatović.
28.Jun
Filipi launched 28.Jun in mid 2010 as a political, social and philanthropic organisation for Serbs in the diasporaDiaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
. The organisation is named in honour of the Battle of Kosovo
Battle of Kosovo
The Battle of Kosovo took place on St. Vitus' Day, June 15, 1389, between the army led by Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Sultan Murad I...
in 1389 and Vidovdan
Vidovdan
-See also:*Divinity*Daeva*Deva *Vidovdan...
. It shot to fame in June 2011 when American TV host Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Joy Handler is an American stand-up comedian, humorist, television host, actress, model and best-selling author. She currently hosts a late-night talk show titled, Chelsea Lately on the E! Cable Television Network. In 2009 she won a Bravo A-List Award...
publicly disrespected the Serbian people on her late night show Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
. As a result the organisation received a huge American following in the media with a lot of people calling for a boycott of her TV show and sponsors until she apologises.
Mixtapes
As Filip Filipi- Design & Origin Of Stars (2010)
- Vavilon (2010)
- Once Upon A Time In Korenica (2011)
As Sin
- Sizzerb Volume 1 (DJ VladDJ VladVladimir Lyubovny, better known as DJ Vlad, is a disc-jockey and currently the Executive Vice President at Loud.com, part of the SRC/Universal family. He is also CEO of VladTV.com - a video website that many refer to as 'The TMZ of Hip-Hop'....
) (2005) - Sizzerb Volume 2 - Sin's City (Big Mike, Nu Jerzey DevilThe Black Wall Street RecordsThe Black Wall Street Records is a record label founded by Jayceon "Game" Taylor and his half-brother George "Big Fase 100" Taylor III.-History:...
and Watsman) (2006) - Rane Volume 1 (Collaboration with VIP) (2006)
- Sizzerb Volume 3 - Opium Garden (DJ Kurupt, Team InvasionDJ Green LanternJames D'Agostino , better known by his stage name DJ Green Lantern, is an American-Italian-Puerto Rican DJ and hip hop music producer from Rochester, New York. In 2002, D'Agostino was signed by Eminem to become the official DJ for Shady Records after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons...
and DJ Scream) (2006) - The Supreme Poet (Hosted by Gucci ManeGucci ManeRadric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
) (2008) - Vijetnam (Hosted By Sasa Pavlovic) (2008)
- Rane Volume 2 (Collaboration with Elitni Odredi) (2008)
- Rane Volume 3 (2009)
- If He's King Then I'm God (2009)
- The Introduction of Filip Filipi (Hosted by DJ SmallzDJ SmallzDJ Smallz is an American hip-hop DJ, known for his Southern Smoke mixtapes as well as his weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio and DISH Network, Southern Smoke Radio...
) (2009)
Singles
- Hurricane Ana (2010) feat. Collie BuddzCollie BuddzCollie Buddz is a Bermudian reggae and dancehall artist best known for his single "Come Around". Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised in Bermuda. He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World". In 2008, he performed the song "SOS" on WWE The Music,...
& Ana IvanovićAna IvanovicAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open... - Persijska Princeza (2009) feat. Boban RajovićBoban RajovićBoban Rajović , born on the 25 December 1971 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a popular singer of Montenegrin descent. He is also known as Boban Piroman...
& Elitni Orderi - Boom (2008) feat. T-PainT-PainFaheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
& Shane SparksShane SparksShane Sparks is an award-winning hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance and judge on America's Best Dance Crew. He won an American Choreography Award for his work as co-choreographer on 2004 film You Got Served... - 500 (2011) feat. Svetlana Ražnatović & Lil WayneLil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...