Lil Wayneâs 2008 smash hit âA Milliâ has been used to soundtrack a Florida police departmentâs latest drug bust.
In a video shared to TikTok, the Lee County Sheriffâs Office announced that latest seizure allowed narcotics detectives to get $1.1 million dollars in illegal drug money off the street.
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âChristmas is canceled for these two drug dealers and the streets are cleared of drugs, guns and a milli,â Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a video before Tha Carter III track begins to play.
The video then jumps into a montage of the authorities counting all the dirty money collected from their raid before the video ends.
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Lil Wayneâs âA Milli,â which has often been celebrated by critics, won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The track peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Weezyâs second top ten and his second-highest peaking song on the chart as a lead artist at the time.
In September, Lil Wayne rang in his 40th birthday with 22 new RIAA certifications, including one for âA Milli,â as the song achieved 6x platinum status. Other songs included â6 Foot 7 Foot,â and âLove Meâ featuring Drake and Future, which are now both 7x platinum; and âRight Above Itâ featuring Drake and Eminem-assisted âDrop The World,â which have been certified 5x platinum.
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Three of Weezyâs albums also earned new certifications, with I Am Not a Human Being and Tha Carter V achieving double platinum status; and Tha Carter III being certified 8x platinum.
While he hasnât hinted at any forthcoming solo releases, Lil Wayne was recently spotted in the studio with Wyclef Jean and Juelz Santana. He also recently linked up with YG to pay homage to fallen 4Hunnid artist Slim 400 on the new song  âMiss My Dawgs.â
This wasnât unfamiliar territory for Weezy though, as his 2004 album Tha Carter featured a song called âI Miss My Dawgs.â Unlike YG, however, Lil Wayneâs song was about the demise of his relationship with fellow Hot Boys Juvenile, B.G. and Turk, rather than a dedication to a slain friend.
While filming a video for the new single, YG showed Wayne his appreciation by gifting him a brand new 4Hunnid chain. In footage shared on the Compton rapperâs Instagram page on Wednesday (December 7), fans can see him him approach Wayne with a black box in hand, saying: âI got something for you.â
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Lil Wayne was eager to receive the gift to see what was inside, and once he opened it, he found a gold and red 4Hunnid chain waiting.