American Rapper Lil Wayne Reveals He Is 53% Nigerian

American rapper Dwayne Michael Carter Jr – Lil Wayne – disclosed that he is 53% Nigeria. In an interview with Revolt TV, he made a shocking revelation. The lollipop singer said: “Shout out to Nigeria”. “I did my 23 and me ancestry dot com, and my sh*t came back like 53% Nigerian.” Wayne jokingly added that he would discuss it with his mum, “me and my mum need to have a talk”.

But did facts support the claim? This is what to know about the American rapper. Lil Wayne was born in September 1982 at New Orleans, United States, and discovered his career in 1996. At the age of 13, he joined Cash Money Records through Birdman.

Lil Wayne’s mother, Jacida Carter, is a cook, she gave birth to the Lollipop singer when she was 19 years old. His parents divorced when the rapper was 2, and his father abandoned the family. Jacida Carter and the biological father – Dwayne Michael Turner – of the rapper have yet no origin from Nigeria. Currently, little or no enough information revealed more lineage of Lil Wayne grandparents. A lot has been said with the rapper and black life, according to the ABCnews, he showed his stands. He said, “I am a young, black, rich”, but being black doesn’t show enough information that you must come from Africa or Nigeria.