what is lil wayne real name?
Dwayne Carter III
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 The rapper is a friend of Elton John . When asked his opinion in a New York Times interview of the legalization of same @-@ sex marriage in Michigan , Eminem replied : " I think if two people love each other , then what the hell ? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable , if they want " , adding that his " overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be " . 

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 Marshall Bruce Mathers III ( born October 17 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Eminem ( often stylized as EMINƎM ) , is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , and actor from Detroit , Michigan . In addition to his solo career , he is a member of D12 , and with Royce da 5 ' 9 " is one half of the hip @-@ hop duo Bad Meets Evil . Eminem is the best @-@ selling artist of the 2000s in the United States . Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time , calling him the King of Hip Hop . Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil , Eminem has had ten number @-@ one albums on the Billboard 200 . He has sold more than 172 million albums , making him one of the world 's best @-@ selling artists . As of June 2014 , Eminem is the second @-@ bestselling male artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era , the sixth @-@ bestselling artist in the United States and the bestselling hip @-@ hop artist , with sales of 45 @.@ 1 million albums and 42 million tracks ( including 31 million digital single certifications ) . 

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 During the character 's creation , the name " Bruce Wayne " was chosen for certain connotations . According to co @-@ creator Bill Finger , " Bruce Wayne 's first name came from Robert Bruce , the Scottish patriot . Wayne , being a playboy , was a man of gentry . I searched for a name that would suggest colonialism . I tried Adams , Hancock ... then I thought of Mad Anthony Wayne . " 

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 Minaj briefly signed with Brooklyn group Full Force , in which she rapped in a quartet called " The Hoodstars " composed of Lou $ tar ( son of " Bowlegged Lou " ) , Safaree Samuels ( Scaff Beezy ) and 7even Up . In 2004 the group recorded the entrance song for WWE Diva Victoria , " Don 't Mess With " , which was featured on the compilation album ThemeAddict : WWE The Music , Vol.6. Minaj left Full Force and uploaded songs on her Myspace profile , sending several of her songs to people in the music industry . At the time , she was managed by Debra Antney . Fendi , CEO of Brooklyn label Dirty Money Entertainment , signed Minaj to his label in 2007 under a 180 @-@ day contract . Originally adopting the stage name " Nicki Maraj " , she changed it to Nicki Minaj stating that " My real name is Maraj . Fendi flipped it when he met me because I had such a nasty flow ! I eat bitches ! " 

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 Esham and his brother James Smith ran the biggest @-@ selling independent hip hop label in Detroit , Michigan throughout the 1990s . Their influence spawned an entire subgenre within hip hop that eventually fueled the careers of Kid Rock , Eminem , D12 , Royce Da 5 ' 9' ' , Tech N9ne , ICP and many more . 
