Despite legal troubles and looming jail time, Wayne fostered the hottest clique in hip-hop and featured on songs from Madonna to Drake, all the while still dropping mixtapes.By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
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Which stars had the biggest year? All this week, we'll be unveiling our Top 9 men and women of 2009, counting down to the #1 man and woman on Friday.
5. Lil Wayne
His name should be "Mammoth Wayne." Lil Wayne is going into 2010 just ...
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