Ya I grew up in Paris. Those guys are from Marseilles (South East), their French sounds so wrong lol. In that part of France, the local dialect is somewhat influenced by Italian.
The point is not if Lil Wayne has talent or not ... it's why he's the most commercially successful hip hop artist these days.
Fact is he's :
1/ very recognizable (can't mistake him for another artist in any way on both tracks and vids).
2/ a little wild (which never hurt).
3/ got a...
He looks/sounds borderline creepy, there's definitely a weird vibe to him and people are naturally attracted to that.
Ditto with ODB, Flavor Flav, Gucci Mane, etc ...