MONTVILLE, Conn. — One of the most decorated rappers in the history of hip-hop is coming to Connecticut on Saturday, Oct. 12 to perform his greatest hits as well as new music.
Lil Wayne is set to take the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena at 9 p.m. that evening, Mohegan Sun announced on Wednesday.
Tickets to see the five-time Grammy Award-winning rapper go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster. Fans can purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday. Excitement is already building, as hip-hop lovers prepare for Lil Wayne’s appearance.
“Lil Wayne rewrote the entire game in his image,” the Mohegan Sun press release said. “The multi-platinum rap icon, Young Money Entertainment founder, acclaimed author, pro skater, philanthropist and history-making superstar left an indelible tattoo on the culture.”
The release goes on to note that Lil Wayne has cemented his legacy as one of the best-selling artists of all-time by selling more than 100 million records worldwide with 25 million albums and 90 million digital tracks sold in the United States alone.
The rapper from New Orleans earned his first Diamond certification from the RIAA with his “generational smash hit ‘Lollipop’ featuring Static Major.”
According to Mohegan Sun, Lil Wayne has received 11 BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two MTV VMAs and eight NAACP Image Awards.
“Among many milestones, he emerged as ‘the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100,’ logging a staggering 186 entries – the fourth most of all time,” the release said.
Lil Wayne’s discography is highlighted by five career-spanning #1 debuts, the release added, beginning with 2008s 8x platinum, 3x Grammy Award-winning album “The Carter III” and the 5x platinum 2011 album “Tha Carter IV.” He released the latest version of the series – “Tha Carter V” – in 2018.
“Not only did it clinch #1 on the Billboard 200, but it also achieved ‘the second-largest streaming week for an album in history.’ Every song on the track listing charted on the Billboard 100, as he became ‘the first artist to debut two songs in the top five,” Mohegan Sun said in the release.
According to the casino, the album “bulldozed the way” for Lil Wayne’s 13th full-length release “Funeral” in 2019.
“Simultaneously, Wayne owns and operates Young Money Entertainment as CEO,” the release said. “The company ignited the careers of two of the most successful artists ever – Drake and Nicki Minaj. The committed philanthropist founded The One Family Foundation too.”
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Dalton Zbierski is a digital content producer and writer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dzbierski@FOX61.com.
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