After spending most of last year quarantining in a rented Hollywood Hills mansion with his now ex-squeeze Denise Bidot, Lil Wayne has apparently decided he likes L.A. enough to set down some real estate roots. TMZ reported that the 38-year-old rapper has paid $15.4 million for a lavish estate in Hidden Hills, the guard-gated San Fernando Valley enclave that’s home to numerous celebrities, among them Drake, Lori Loughlin, Dwyane Wade, Jessica Simpson, Jeffree Star, John Stamos, and multiple members of the Kardashian clan.
Weezy’s new crib happens to lie immediately around the corner from the longtime main residence of Kylie Jenner, and it’s also almost directly across the street from The Weeknd’s Hidden Hills home, which has been for sale since last summer and remains available with a reduced $22 million pricetag.
Built in 2019 by a local developer, the hilltop compound consists of a 10,000+ square foot main mansion and a separate, mini-me-style guesthouse on a pad that sits lower than the elevated main house. The entire property spans more than three landscaped acres, all of them dotted by olive trees and rolling lawns. White picket fences and horse trails encircle the lot, a nod to Hidden Hills’ equestrian origins — nearly half of the community’s homeowners still keep horses on their ranches.
The modern farmhouse-inspired main structure offers voluminous public rooms, including a huge living room lying just off the two-story foyer. Under the grand staircase is a glass-enclosed, temperature-controlled wine closet/display; from there, oak wood floors continue into the designer kitchen, which is outfitted with two large islands, marble countertops, and a full caboodle of deluxe stainless appliances, including a French range.
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Image Credit: Redfin Nearly every room of the house is defined by its enormous windows, which collectively flood the house with natural light. The breakfast room is set beside three walls of windows that overlook the backyard, while the family room has glass sliding doors that open to a wraparound patio.
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Image Credit: Redfin Other amenities include a blacked-out wet bar with a flatscreen TV, a gym with French doors opening to a loggia, and a movie theater with a starry galaxy ceiling, a la something you’d find in a modern Rolls Royce.
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Image Credit: Redfin There’s also a full outdoor kitchen and BBQ center outside, which services the exceptionally large al fresco dining/entertaining spaces. A sports court and negative-edge swimming pool with inset spa round out the recreational features.
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Image Credit: Redfin Upstairs are five bedrooms, all of them with ensuite baths. The master goes for a calming atmosphere, with a neutral color scheme and a marble-backed fireplace. Attached to the bedroom is an open sitting area dramatically surrounded by walls of windows; the master bath also includes views out a big picture window and a glassy steam shower, plus a connected showroom closet.
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Image Credit: Redfin The guesthouse, accessed via its own short driveway, includes a petite kitchen and cozy living area.
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Image Credit: Redfin Though his greatest career highs arguably came in the late 2000s and early 2010s — 2008’s “Tha Carter III” album sold over one million U.S. copies in its first week alone — Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter, remains one of music’s most influential hip-hop artists, with five Grammy awards to his name and a whopping 170 songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100. He’s got the property portfolio to back it up, too — in late 2018, he forked over $16.8 million for a snazzy Miami mansion, his main residence when Hidden Hills isn’t calling.
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Image Credit: Redfin Marc & Sara Shevin of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties held the listing; Aimee Stern of The Agency repped Lil Wayne.