Rumors are sweeping the tubes of the internet today of the supposed murder of famous rap-artist "Lil Wayne", or Dwayne Carter. No information has yet to be released from authorities. Lil Wayne was sentenced to Rikers Island jail only 2 days ago, March 9th, for carrying a loaded weapon onto his tour bus. Some argue that Wayne, given his reputation, should have been kept seperate from other prisoners due to his high-risk of being someone who "ain't just anybody", but is it too late?

Lil' was arrested back in mid-2007, pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. The sentencing was post-poned due to a a courthouse fire and Lil' Wayne's dental surgery. While police escorted Lil' to his new home in jail, he bade farewell to his fans who had gathered outside the courthouse. "He knew what he had to do, and he's doing it," said Lil Wayne's lawyer Stacey Richman referring to Wayne being full aware he had to serve jail-time as an ordinary citizen and not as a celebrity. She also said that Lil Wayne would be held in protective custody, however, the Corrections Department did not verify her claims.

Lil Wayne could have been released in eight months on good behavior, had he survived, hypothetically.

Background

• • 1999: Tha Block Is Hot
  • 2000: Lights Out
  • 2002: 500 Degreez
  • 2004: Tha Carter
  • 2005: Tha Carter II
  • 2008: Tha Carter III
  • 2010: Rebirth
  • 2011: Tha Carter IV

NameDwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Age27
OriginNew Orleans
GenresRap, Hip-Hop
Active1993 onward
LabelsCash Money, Young Money, Universal

American rapper Dwayne Michael Carter, better known as 'Lil Wayne', was born on September 27th, 1982. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live!, released in 1997, was Lil Wayne's first album with Hot Boys, and Tha Block Is Hot, his solo debut, came out in 1999.

After gaining fame with two other albums in the early 2000s, Lil Wayne reached higher popularity with 2004's Tha Carter and its two subsequent albums Tha Carter II (2005) and Tha Carter III (2008), which sold over a million copies in its first week. He earned various accolades following Tha Carter III, including eight Grammy Awards nominations. He has had two number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Lollipop" featuring Static Major and "Down" with Jay Sean). He released his first rock album titled Rebirth in 2010.

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