You know we had to do this eventually, so I figured I would just get it out of the way now. This week, I’m declaring Lil Wayne the YMT “So Money” person of the week.

Why, you ask, would I name a Dirty South rapper to be the man of the week? Well, for several reasons. First, his most recent release, Tha Carter III, managed to sell a million copies in its first week. Quite a feat in the age of torrents and illegal downloads. Second, if you listen to said multi-platinum album, you’ll notice that he shouts out “Young Money” over many of his dope beats. Naturally, I thought he might be repping our magazine, but it turns out that Young Money happens to be the name of the record label he founded under parent company Universal Music Group in 2005. Turns out Lil Weezy, as he is also known, happens to be a bit of an entrepreneur. The label has yet to release an album from an artist other than Lil’ Wayne, but they have signed several up-and-coming MC’s, including the Harlem based rapper, Jae Millz.

As for Mr. Carter’s other noteworthy accomplishments? Well, let’s just say he coined one of the most enduring expressions of the past few decades, “bling-bling,” which even my mom now says. So, DeWayne Carter, Lil Wayne, Weezy F., whatever you want to be called, you’re so money.