Wedding bells are ringing for rapper Lil Wayne, who is reportedly making another trip down the aisle. The “Mr. Carter” lyricist secretly got engaged earlier this year, according to TMZ.
Lil Wayne has been very private about his current relationship—not much is known about his fiancée except that she’s from Indiana and in her 20s. But Wayne wasn’t always so low-key about his love life. Over the years, he’s dated high-profile women like actress Christina Milian and fellow rapper Trina. He’s also been married and engaged more than once. Here’s the full breakdown of his relationships and how many children the hip-hop artist has.
Lil’ Wayne was married to Toya Johnson
Lil’ Wayne was married to his teenage sweetheart, Toya Johnson (formerly Toya Wright). They welcomed their daughter, Reginae Carter, in 1998 when Wayne was just 16 years old. Although they were never publicly engaged, the two got married on Valentine’s Day in 2004. Their marriage lasted two years until they divorced in 2006.
Following their divorce, Wayne and Johnson remained on good terms while co-parenting Reginae. Both have spoken respectfully about one another, emphasizing the strong family bond they maintained despite their split—a real testament to maturity in the face of personal challenges.
Wayne was previously engaged to other women
Rumors swirled for years that Wayne was engaged to Trina, but that was never confirmed. What we do know is that he was engaged to singer Nivea—twice.
The “Lollipop” hitmaker and Nivea were engaged during the early 2000s before Wayne married Johnson. They called it quits in 2003. After their breakup, Nivea married songwriter and record producer The Dream, and they had three children together.
However, Nivea and Wayne rekindled their relationship, getting engaged again in 2009 when Nivea was pregnant with their son, Neal. While they were together, Wayne admitted that another woman, Lauren London, was also expecting his child. He and Nivea broke up for the final time in 2010.
Wayne has another son, Dwayne Carter III, from his relationship with radio host Sarah Vivan. In early 2019, Wayne made his relationship with Australian plus-size model La’Tecia Thomas Instagram official.
They made a few red carpet appearances together, including at the rapper’s Funeral album release party. Fans noticed that she had been sporting a large diamond ring—the kind of statement piece that got people talking.
Wayne even rapped about Thomas on his tracks “Stop Playin With Me” and “Not Me” with the lyrics: “Ooh, I got a plus sized model / But she my lil’ mama / I make her bust it open for me like a piñata / And as the world turned, she was my spin doctor” and “You know wifey from Australia / She said ‘Cheers, mate.”
So far, neither Wayne nor his reps have publicly commented on his latest engagement news.
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