| African American (-6) male (-2) | -8 |
| Father figure: Dad died when he was 14 (-2); had daughter at 15—“They have a great relationship,” says her mother (+2); calls Cash Money founder Baby his surrogate father (+1) | +1 |
| Neurobic success: Songwriter, rapper, performer; wrote his first rap when he was 8 | +2 |
| Home trauma: Hurricane Katrina destroyed his family’s house | -4 |
| Police run-ins: Arrested on multiple charges including possessing pot and large quantities of Xanax and hydrocodone in August ’06, possession of an illegal gun in July ’07 and for being a fugitive in October ’07 | -10 |
| Anger: Reacted to negative press by saying, “I’m from the hood! If they say, ‘Screw me,’ screw you!” | -6 |
| Jail time: Spent a night behind bars after allegedly missing two court appearances | -2 |
| Deadbeat customer: Jewelry-store owner accused him of failing to pay $170,000 bill | -2 |
| Confidence: Calls himself “best rapper alive” | +1 |
| Lawsuit: A fan sued for $1 million in injuries sustained during a concert stampede allegedly instigated by Wayne throwing money | -2 |
| Higher ed: Earned a 3.2 GPA at the online University of Phoenix last year | +1 |
| Drug use: Rumored to be abusing pot and prescription pills | -6 |