It all started 12 years back in ‘Nawlins. Little Reginae Carter was born when Lil Wayne was merely 15-years-old, and the rapper eventually married (and divorced) Reginae’s mom, Toya. For years to come, Reginae would be Tunechi’s only child. As 2008 crept upon us and failed relationships with hip-hop divas Trina and Nivea were a thing of the past for Wayne, his mixtape presence was becoming way more prevalent and a strong buzz was surrounding him and the upcoming Carter III.
The public was looking more deeply into his love life now, and as early as February 2008, rumors swirled that he’d paid upwards of $50,000 to the person that could reunite him with the “one that got away,” Nivea.
The former lovers gave it a go, but later that year, Wayne’s son Dwayne Michael Carter III (C3 as they were calling him) with an Ohio woman was born. This child seemingly came out of nowhere. We hadn’t heard of this woman (“Sarah from Cincinnatti”) nor had we heard there was a baby on the way until about a month before.
Yet months later, he was still spotted with Nivea so this appeared to be merely a bump in the road for the pair. 2009 went on and then all of a sudden, not one but TWO more women were pregnant by Wayne’s seemingly super potent sperm. Nivea and actress Lauren London both gave birth to two more lil Tunechi’s later that year. And yet…no drama was heard of! Now when did Lauren fit in this picture? Did he play Nivea twice now?? Where’s the beef?! I’d be going nuts!
Fast forward to the present in 2011, and all four women openly chat on Twitter and attend events with one another without incident. “My whole timeline is watching Toya: A Family Affair. If ur late tune into BET now…. Its coming on again at 10:30,” Sarah tweeted just the other night. What goes on here?
In any normal circumstance, weave would consistently be misplaced at such events, Twitter wars would ensue daily and somebody would eventually be sitting in a cell for beating somebody’s a**. But not with these 5. It seems as though the “Wayney Bunch” coexist quite peacefully!
Fellow IFWT writer @jazzyvadney was telling me recently about how her father juggled the mothers of his 6 children: “While the road wasn’t easy, peace treaties were in place by the time the last bouncing baby came around. Yes, there was the occasional bar fight, conflicting ideas and bouts with child support, but now the holidays flow smoothly…even to the extent of breaking bread together!” Go figure!
Clearly, it has more to do with the type of man that weaves this tangled web and the women he chooses. I guess it’s the way he lays it out from the very start and the respect he gives the women individually. I know everyone is inclined to say, “They do it for the money. Duh!” but there are plenty of rich celebs with baby mama drama. I really think this situation speaks to the character of Lil Wayne. It takes one hell of a man to provide for all of these women and children, keep them happy and keep them peaceful. Hey…if it works for them, who are we to judge? What are your thoughts on the Wayney Bunch?
