Lil Wayne

. Frank Sinatra used to privately refer to him as "The African Queen". He has also been featured on 3LW's "Neva Get Enuf" and Destiny's Child's "Soldier". Mathis has recorded over 100 albums of original music and has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide. Lil' Wayne's latest CD features the hit single "Go DJ". His hit songs include "Wonderful Wonderful", "A Certain Smile", "Chances Are", "The Twelfth of Never", "Misty", "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late", and "I'm Coming Home", and the original recording of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed composition "Life Is a Song Worth Singing", later made popular by Soul/R&B vocalist Teddy Pendergrass. Although he shows no skill as far as traditional rapping goes, often literally having no words that rhyme nor a discernable rhyme sceme, he continues to sell records. Although frequently described as a "Romantic" singer, his vast discography contains Jazz, Traditional Pop, Brazilian & Spanish music, Soul, Soft Rock, and Broadway Show Tunes.

Lil Wayne, however, performed gangsta rap in the strictest sense since an early age. Around the same time, he had his first number one hit with "Chances Are". Even more noteworthy, most young rappers of teenage years perform bubble gum rap until at least their 20's. He sang one of his first hits, "It's Not For Me To Say", in the film, Lizzie, in which he also had a small acting role. Lil Wayne is also noted as being the youngest of the Hot Boys, 16 at the time of their debut. While training to become a teacher, he was talent-spotted at a concert and signed by Columbia Records. In 2004 he has released his latest solo album titled " The Carter". Mathis grew up in San Francisco, and began singing at school.

His second album was 2000's Lights Out, followed by 500 Degreez in 2002. Johnny Mathis (born September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American popular singer, and one of the few remaining male vocalists associated with Traditional Pop music. The title track was a huge hit. His debut solo album was, Tha Block Is Hot was released in 1999. Lil Wayne was one of the Hot Boys, an American rap group associated with Cash Money Records.