The Truth About Lil Wayne's Ex-Wife

Antonia "Toya" Johnson was a part of Lil Wayne's life long before he became a household name. In a 2014 interview with BET, Johnson confirmed that they got together when they were teenagers and welcomed their daughter, Reginae Carter, when she was 14 and the rapper was 16. The couple got married in 2004 and ended up divorcing two years later. Johnson admitted that as Lil Wayne's career began to skyrocket, their relationship began to fall apart.

She told BET, "It was a lot. I had to deal with a lot of females. I was put out of school for fighting. There was a lot of drama with dating a young rapper that was very popular in the city." Ultimately, the childhood sweethearts had totally different lifestyles. She explained, "I'm a person that's very family oriented. I do a lot of things with my family, my daughter. His career is totally different." Despite those differences, the two of them are still on good terms.

In 2011, Johnson married music producer Memphitz Wright, but they divorced in 2016. Essence reported that she filed for divorce, claiming that their marriage was "irretrievably broken and there is no hope of reconciliation." However, Wright and Johnson ended up being friends as well. He even congratulated his ex on the birth of her second daughter in 2018 with a sweet Instagram post. She welcomed her daughter, Reign, with Robert "Red" Rushing, an Atlanta-based entrepreneur. 

Rushing and Johnson announced their engagement on Instagram in November 2019.

Toya Johnson is a reality TV veteran at this point. From 2009 to 2010, she starred on the VH1 show Tiny and Toya, with Tiny Harris, rapper T.I.'s wife. After that, she had a one-season run with her own show, Toya: A Family Affair. In 2014, Johnson and ex Lil Wayne appeared on an episode of MTV's My Super Sweet 16 when they threw a party in honor of daughter Reginae Carter's milestone birthday. 

Johnson and her now-ex-husband, Mickey "Memphitz" Wright, tried to work through their issues on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars in 2016. Alas, things clearly didn't work out. From 2017 until 2018, Johnson made some appearances on Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta when her daughter was a full-time cast member. As of this writing, Johnson is a cast member on the VH1 series T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle.

Johnson has parlayed her reality TV success into being a successful author. Over the years, she has written four books, including a memoir about her life called My Own Words... My Real Reality. She and her daughter co-wrote the book You Just Don't Get It. Johnson also penned a children's book in honor of her daughter Reign called Learning Colors with Reignbeaux.

While there's no doubt that the world learned her name because of Lil Wayne, Toya Johnson has been hard at work, making her own mark on the world.