Rapper Lil Wayne is one the most influential people in the world along with T-Pain, and President Barack Obama according to internet users. TIME Magazine released it's 2009 "Time 100" World's Most Influential People ranking thinkers, artists, leaders and revolutionaries who are changing the world through social innovation.
Lil Wayne was voted #12 with 939, 993 votes followed by T-Pain at #34 having 790, 550 votes with both artist beating Obama at #37 getting 725, 776 votes. Christopher Poole (aka Moot) the founder of 4chan, was voted #1 with nearly 17 million votes. Other notables not making the top 100 were M.I.A (104) and Kanye West (144).
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