With “Lollipop,” Wayne crafted one of the biggest crossover singles ever, establishing the complete hip-hop domination he'd been talking about for years. If there were still any doubters, “A Milli” proved not only that he could play in the pop lane, but that he could out-rap just about anyone.

According to the book Food for Thought: Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the World, they were invented by George Smith of New Haven, Connecticut, who started making large hard candies mounted on sticks in 1908. He named them after a racehorse of the time, Lolly Pop - and trademarked the lollipop name in 1931.

Lil Wayne His most successful project was his sixth studio album, 2008's "Tha Carter III," which sold 8 million copies.

It reached sales of 2.88 million copies by the end of 2008 and produced four commercially successful singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Lollipop," which peaked at number one, and the top-ten singles "A Milli" and "Got Money", as well as the top-20 single "Mrs. Officer".