Washington, Oct 16 : Rapper Lil Wayne is to become dad for the fourth time.

According to E! Online, 27-year-old singer Nivea is pregnant with the "Lollipop" singer’s fourth kid.

This child would be the third son in about a year for the 27-year-old Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.), reports Us magazine.

Wayne’s first son was born to a woman - whose identity has not been made public - last October.

His second son, Lennox Samuel Ari, was born to actress Lauren London in September 2009.

The Grammy award winning hip-hop artist is also father to a daughter, Reginae, nine, from ex-wife Antonia Carter. (ANI)