A music publisher is demanding $2.5 million in unpaid royalties for the use of "Mrs. Officer" on Lil Wayne's 2008 hit CD "Tha Carter III."
The Royalty Network and record producer Darius (Deezle) Harrison owned the rights to the composition of Harrison's "Mrs. Officer" along with rights to any profits from ring tones, music videos or streaming media, they claim in a suit filed Wednesday in Manhattan Federal… Continue
NEW YORK — Rapper Lil Wayne, who is poised to spend as much as the next year in jail after pleading guilty in a gun possessions case, gets a short reprieve — for dental surgery. His lawyer says the rapper needs to finish a string of recent surgeries for a dental problem before he goes to jail. His sentencing is now set for March 2, and a judge says it won't be put off further.
The Grammy-winning rapper's plea deal calls… Continue
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning (February 9) Lil Wayne spent nearly an hour saying farewell to his fans in a live streaming video. He is expected to turn himself in on Wednesday afternoon in New York after his formal sentencing and begin his year-long jail term stemming from his July 2007 arrest on gun-possession charges. after a night of apparently recording in the studio, got on the Ustream page of Lil' Twist, an… Continue
Well, this is what they are saying. Some preliminary numbers are going around and they are saying that Lil Wayne is going to push about $150k of his Rebirth album. I know this rock CD leaked like crazy, but do you think this is an indication of waning popularity for Weezy or just a rock album nobody was so interested in? His last CD pushed a milli in a week…that’s a dramatic difference in… Continue
Young Money singer-songwriter Shanell shares what it was like to kiss Lil Wayne and whether or not she's dating the rapper. Plus, she reveals her favorite track from… Continue
Lil Wayne was vocal about how humbled and honored he was to be taking over folk icon Bob Dylan's part on Monday night's remake of "We Are the World." But at the end of his soft-spoken comments to reporters during the recording session, the New Orleans-bred rapper added one more thought that instantly sent a buzz through the room.
"I think it's amazing what's been done for Haiti," Wayne said, gazing out at the assembled reporters and cameramen in… Continue
Before Lil Wayne is sentenced on felony gun charges this month, he talked with Rolling Stone about his impending jail time.
"I didn't know I was gonna be going to jail," Wayne told the magazine for its upcoming issue. "This happened at the height of my career! Nobody knows the future."
While Weezy couldn't foresee his future, he now knows that he has to do what has seemed unfathomable to him for more than a decade: take a break. The MC… Continue
Much like his friend Rick Ross, Shawty Lo is thinking ahead. On Thursday, Ross announced a record called "Sweet Life" with John Legend as a future single. The song has not been released yet, but Ross and Legend already filmed the video. The same goes for Lo. He and Lil Wayne have a song called "WTF" coming soon, but the visual for the track is… Continue
With all the controversy surrounding the latest video from Jay-Z "On To The Next One" with supposed blasphemous images. This is bound to make some people feel uncomfortable as well. According to a story reported by HipHopWired. New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne will appear in an Adult Swim cartoon titled "Freaknik" as Jesus Christ
The name "Freaknik" is taken from a former annual event held in Atlanta for mostly African American college students… Continue
“Wayne is so in love with that girl, I dont know what she did, but he is just mush when it comes to her, He loves her drive, Personality, and the fact that she’s so talented. She’s one of his best friends"
Shenelle is signed to Weezy's record label, Young Money . .… Continue
While most of Lil Wayne's fans will have to wait until at least February for the rapper's often-promised and often-delayed album, about 500 Amazon customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth" are enjoying the record already, thanks to a shipping mishap.
According to sources and an e-mail to Billboard from an Amazon customer, the online merchant sent copies of the album to some customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth." The album began arriving in mailboxes on… Continue
This is what happens when lil wayne comes to your city for the first time yea they straight up camping out even though the ppl are stuppid we asked the 1 person in line what was lol waynes first album the dude says amilli dude that's a song name… Continue
Lil Wayne’s upscale Miami apartment is proving a difficult sell due to the superstar emcee’s predilection for marijuana.
The NY Post reports that the New Orleans native has been renting the 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment from a landlord who has listed the property for $520,000.
The marijuana issue became public knowledge after several prospective buyers were taken aback by the signature aroma when visiting the home.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: After bumping around to various December dates, Lil Wayne's perpetually delayed rock-influenced album Rebirth has now been pushed to a 2010 release.
Wayne's Cash Money boss, Baby (a.k.a. Bryan "Birdman" Williams), announced on Twitter Wednesday that the album, which has had more than half a dozen release dates so far, has now been pushed back from a December 21 street date to February 1. "Rebirth album… Continue