November 1999

Lil Wayne's debut, released on Cash Money Records when he was 17, debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum, signaling the rise of Cash Money as a dominant force in Southern rap.

British-born, Black Canadian and British Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the first undisputed champion since Mike Tyson in 1987. Lewis retired as the lineal heavyweight champion in 2004, widely regarded as the last great heavyweight champion of the twentieth century.