United Kingdom, May 26 -- Lil Wayne is reportedly preparing to marry again after quietly proposing to a woman said to be in her 20s.

Months after the 43-year-old rapper's former girlfriend Denise Bidot publicly accused him of ending their relationship on Mother's Day, it has now been reported the musician - real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. - proposed "earlier this year" to a woman from Indiana.

The apparent engagement was reported on Tuesday (26.05.26) by TMZ, and comes during another turbulent chapter in Lil Wayne's often headline-making personal life.

The Grammy-winning musician remains one of the defining figures of modern hip-hop through albums including Tha Carter III, Tha Carter IV and Tha Carter V, alongside hits such as Loll...