Lil Na8 began rapping in 2005 with bigger brother Spade 8. Freestyles on the weekends quickly turned into recording songs. In 2007 they brought their first Mixtape, Criminal Invasion. Soon after that Lil Na8 started working on his First Mixtape, The Awakening. From 2007 to 2009 Lil Na8 went on to record and release 7 Mixtapes. Lil Na8 shifted his focus from recording music to production and began producing beats in 2011. From 2011 to 2016 Lil Na8 focused on beats only. In 2016 Lil Na8 began working on his first official EP which was self titled. From 2017 to 2023 Lil Na8 has released 18 solo albums. 4 collab albums with artist YaBoi DaCoach, and 2 collab albums with artist J Biz R.