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<p><strong>Reginae Carter</strong> is opening up about how her father, <strong>Lil Wayne</strong>, taught her how to hold her own while having &#8220;tough skin&#8221; in the entertainment industry.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Lil Wayne Taught Reginae Carter How To Navigate The Industry</h3>
<p>Carter, 24, shared her commentary during an interview with <a href="https://people.com/reginae-carter-says-lil-wayne-taught-her-thick-skin-8358346" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a>. She acknowledged that — on account of the &#8220;A Milli&#8221; rapper&#8217;s longtime industry experience — he&#8217;s been a valuable source of knowledge and overall game for Reginae.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;My dad taught me a lot about just being in the industry, period. With him being in this industry since he was 12 years old, he taught me just to keep a thick skin, always be true to myself, never let no one tell me what I can and cannot do.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Continuing on this note, Reginae also said her father taught her that — as long as she can back up what she sets out to do — everything would ultimately work out.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you put your mind to it, and if you have the back for it, if you&#8217;re going to back up whatever you put out in front, you&#8217;re good.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Reginae also gave some of her other loved ones a shoutout, noting that she &#8220;grew up with a lot of people&#8221; who consistently made headlines.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I definitely have this tough skin because of all that I&#8217;ve been through in this industry, with all the lies, with all the things that I have to hear about my parents. And just even my aunts and stuff, this industry I grew up with a lot of people that they talk about and they have these headlines about.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>All in all, Reginae credited these figures with making her the woman she is today. She also acknowledged her mother&#8217;s influence in &#8220;teaching [her about] class.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be who I am if it wasn&#8217;t for them, if it wasn&#8217;t for my mom, humbling me and teaching me class, teaching me how to maneuver around to be an educated, beautiful, young lady.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Reginae&#8217;s Parents Encouraged Her To Blaze Her Own Trail</h3>
<p>Reginae Carter&#8217;s recent commentary comes a year after she reflected on being rap royalty during an exclusive sit-down with <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/exclusive-reginae-carter-talks-being-daughter-to-rap-royalty-paving-her-own-lane-armon-warren-yfn-lucci-split-new-money-moves-stepping-into-the-shade-room/?_gl=1*13mxvyk*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTA2MjE2NDc5LjE2OTc0NjkwNTk.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5NzQ3MjIwMC4yLjAuMTY5NzQ3MjIwMC4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Shade Room</strong></a>.</p>
<p>While chatting with <em>Stepping Into The Shade Room </em>host <strong>Thembi</strong>, Reginae spoke on how, despite Lil Wayne&#8217;s rap-focused successes, her parents always encouraged her to &#8220;go down [her] own lane.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Even my parents always told me to have a name for myself, and then go down my own lane. Yeah, my dad rap, but I&#8217;m not a rapper. &#8230; I love to act — I feel that&#8217;s my own lane, so I try to tackle that. I [also] love fashion.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Continuing, she acknowledged that she had to learn how to be &#8220;humble&#8221; while growing up in the spotlight. While she&#8217;s still in the process of embracing humility, Reginae noted that she&#8217;s come a long way, especially considering just how much of a star her father is!</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I was that girl that&#8217;s like, &#8216;I&#8217;m Reginae Carter! I&#8217;m this, I&#8217;m that!&#8217; But y&#8217;all gotta understand, the world watched me grow up. Like, literally since I could talk, I been knowing that I was this person and my father is [a star], so it’s like, yeah, I had to humble myself. And I&#8217;m still doing it.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: center;">Check out Reginae Carter&#8217;s <em>Stepping Into The Shade Room </em>episode below.</p>
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