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Quote: Lil Wayne, regarded by many as the best rap artist of his generation, had a banner year in 2008, culminating with his eight Grammy Awards nominations, including album of the year and best rap album, for his best-selling Tha Carter III. In fact, he could be seen on most music awards shows in 2008, from the BET Hip-Hop Awards in October, on which he won seven awards—among them lyricist of the year, MVP of the year, and Alltel Wireless People's Champ—to the Country Music Association's CMA Awards in November, where he appeared onstage with genre-crossing musician Kid Rock.

Paraphrase: Lil Wayne is noted by many to be the best rapper of the generation, he had an amazing year in 2008, and he had eight Grammy Award nominations. One of the most important Grammy Awards that he was nominated for was the best album of the year; he was nominated this because of his best selling album “Tha Carter III.” Lil Wayne had won multiple awards in 2008, during BET’s Hip-Hop Awards he had won seven awards among them lyricist of the year, MVP of the year, and Alltel Wireless People's Champ—to the Country Music Association's CMA Awards in November, where he appeared onstage with genre-crossing musician Kid Rock.  

Citation: "Lil Wayne ." Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 Nov 2010. <http://school.eb.com.wf2dnvr12.webfeat.org/eb/article-9471184?query=Lil%20Wayne&ct=>.