According to hiphopdx.com, Lil Wayne spent Tuesday, September 27th celebrating his 40th birthday and social media love for the rapper was overwhelming. The names that offered birthday wishes for the rapper included Kanye West, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, 2 Chainz, Cam’ron, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, NBA YoungBoy, DJ Khaled, Janet Jackson and others. Nicki posted, “The greatest rapper to ever walk the earth signed me like 15 years ago, Sh-t wild @LilTunechi HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FRIEND, MY BOSS, MY PARTNER, MY IDOL, MY INSPIRATION. MY EVERYTHING.”
A video compilation of video messages was played at Lil Wayne’s 40th birthday party on Sunday, September 25th at The Nice Guy in Los Angeles. Keith Sweat gave a performance of his 1987 hit “Don’t Stop Your Love” at the event. Drake also made a statement via his phone camera stating, “Tunechi Lee, my brother, happy birthday. I love you so much, I’m trying to show you but I don’t know how to turn this shit around like you… I ain’t shit without you is the first one and the second one is I ain’t shit.”
Lil Wayne has another reason to celebrate with the Recording Industry Association of America giving him 22 new platinum certifications on his birthday. The platinum certifications include some of his biggest singles such as “6 Foot 7 Foot,” and “Love Me.”
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