Lil Wayne leads hip-hop into the internet age

10 June 2008: Number 50 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicAfter launching his career as a member of the Hot Boyz, Lil Wayne emerged as an influential voice in his own right in the mid-noughties, and someone one who appeared at ease with the changing shape of the music industry.As the digital distribution and consumption of music grew so did issues of piracy and copyright. The mixtape culture, which saw DJs splice artist offcuts to original tracks before se...

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