Lil Wayne
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Watch: DJ Khaled Brings Out SZA, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Big Sean and More for SNL Performances
On May 18, DJ Khaled made his first appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, paying homage to Nipsey Hussle with some of his close friends and collaborators. For the first performance, Khaled (full name: Khaled Mohamed Khaled) probably broke a record for most additional guests on the SNL music stage. The crowd…
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What in the Willy Wonka Hell Was Lil Wayne Wearing at the Alabama v. Clemson Halftime Show?
We have seen some thangs out here in these fashion streets, especially when it comes to entertainers. Pharrell and his hats. (See also: Erykah Badu.) Janelle Monae and her vagina pants. Yung Joc (and now, Usher) and his hair. Lauryn Hill and… however many layers she feels like wearing on any given day. (See also:…
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Secret Santa Helped Lil Wayne Out with His Taxes… and It Just so Happened to Be Jay-Z
After a protracted legal feud full of ugly revelations, countless seizures, and an attempt on his life, Lil Wayne finally severed his contract with Cash Money Records kingpin Bryan “Birdman” Williams and released Tha Carter V this summer after a 7-year wait. And keenly aware of the emotional and financial toll that this journey took…
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2 Chainz, 2 Rings: How Rap Royalty Celebrated a Longtime Love at Miami's Versace Mansion [Updated]
Updated: Aug. 21, 2018, 9 p.m. EDT: This article was edited to include more details as they became available. Real talk? When rapper, TV host and philanthropist 2 Chainz stopped the fashion show on the Met Gala red carpet in May by dropping to one knee to propose to longtime partner Kesha Ward, half our…
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Weezy F. Baby Gets His Cash Money—the F Is for Finally
Your favorite artist is back and he’s balling! Rapper Lil Wayne (born Wayne Carter) has been in an ongoing lawsuit against Bryan “Birdman” Williams’ record label, Cash Money Records, and on Thursday he won an eight-figure settlement. According to contracts, Wayne was supposed to receive an $8 million advance for recording his album Tha Carter…
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Sweet Baby Beysus! Beyoncé Went and Bought Another Church
There are far too many to count, those who worship at the altar of Ms. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter. But given that, it’s only fitting that this generation’s, er, Michael Jackson would just go ahead and get herself a church. So, yeah, that’s what she did. TMZ reports that Beyoncé recently purchased a 7,500-square-foot, 100-year-old…
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Lil Wayne Hospitalized for Seizures Again
Rapper Lil Wayne has been hospitalized for multiple seizures in Chicago, forcing him to cancel a Sunday gig in Las Vegas. According to TMZ, who heard from his reps, the 34-year-old Young Money capo was hospitalized Sunday after he was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Westin on Michigan Avenue. Wayne was rushed…
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A Happy, Healthy and Hilarious Lil Wayne Rocked Stubb’s BBQ at SXSW
When you’re given the chance to see living rap legend Lil Wayne perform live at Stubb’s, one of Austin, Texas’ famed BBQ restaurants, you take it. Nothing goes better with a brisket sandwich like a side of Weezy! The name of the show was Lil Wayne & Friends, and those friends—DJ Mustard, Dave East, MadeinTYO, Denzel…
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An Ode To David Axelrod, Who Changed The Way I Listened To Music
To say that hip-hop changed my life is an understatement. I feel blessed and highly favored to have grown up during what has long been considered the golden age of hip-hop, experiencing the anticipation for several classic albums at their time of release and the ensuing debates with friends in high school and college about…
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How Lil Wayne Became Hip-Hop's Most Underappreciated Legend
17 years ago, Juvenile released “Back That Azz Up.” (“Back That Thang Up” if you were a baby trying to make babies on the dance floor of a high school gymnasium.) The descending chords in the intro cause an immediate pavlovian response. Men crane their necks like a gazelle hearing a rustle in the tall…