Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known for his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He met the Cash Money Recors collective as a teenager and eventually recorded for the label. He was a member of the rap group, Hot Boys. Today he is one of the best-selling rappers in the world, which has brought him praise as well as disdain. According to the New York Times Lil Wayne is also "one of the most prolific and widely bootlegged rappers ever." At age eleven, he met Bryan Williams, rapper and owner of Cash Money Records. Wayne recorded freestyle raps on Williams' answering machine; Williams would eventually mentor the young Wayne and include him in Cash Money-distributed songs. He dropped out of school at age 14. Wayne had a daughter named Reginae Carter with Antonia "Toya" Johnson, his high school sweetheart. The two later divorced.