Lil Wayne
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T-Pain Admits to Feeling Personally Victimized Following Jay-Z’s ‘D.O.A.’ Track
The ‘I’m Sprung’ rapper revealed his feelings during a recent interview on the Drink Champs podcast.
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Beam Me Up (to 2009), Scotty: Nicki Minaj Re-Releases Hit Mixtape, Featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
Are you still bumpin’ “Itty Bitty Piggy” in your car or crib, 12 years later? Well, a second helping of bacon has been served! According to Billboard, in typical music industry fashion where major drops happen on a Friday, Nicki Minaj announced the re-release of her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty. That means this…
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Soulja Boy's Former Assistant Files Lawsuit Against Rapper Alleging Rape and Abuse
DeAndre Cortez “Soulja Boy” Way has been named in a lawsuit filed by his former assistant on Friday, accusing the 30-year-old rapper of assault and sexual battery in multiple instances, as well as refusing to pay her and holding her against her will. The woman—who filed the suit as “Jane Doe”— says she started working…
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Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty To Federal Gun Charge, Could Go To Prison for 10 Years
Lil Wayne could be headed to the slammer based on federal charges for illegal possession of a firearm. AP reports that the 38-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, on Friday pled guilty in a Miami court to charges related to an incident last December when federal agents searched his private plane and…
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Too Many Black Men Wish to Be White, and That's a Problem the Election Won't End
When attempting to explain, during a university-sponsored book talk a few weeks ago, the difference between truth and honesty to the students, I posed a scenario where Jeff Bezos decided to buy a house on my block and live there. With him as my new neighbor, if you took the newly combined net worth of…
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Is T.I.'s Rap Career On The Same Level as Jay Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne? A Discussion
On the heels of a social media back and forth between T.I. and 50 Cent about who would win in a Verzuz battle—probably a more even matchup than either of them wants to admit; neither has made much music worth listening to in the past decade—T.I. went on Big Boy’s L.A.-based radio show and proclaimed,…
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Until Lil Wayne Learns 'How to Love' Us, Please Stop Going to Him for Social Commentary
In recent years, we’ve all watched Lil Wayne deteriorate before our very eyes. I don’t know if its drugs or his lengthy history of seizures, but something is clearly awry with the artist formerly known as Birdman Jr. His once-lauded output has regressed from incredible to entirely incoherent, and his commentary on social issues has…
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Here’s How You Can Score 3 Months of TIDAL’s Premium Subscription for Free While You’re Staying Home
Most of us may not know the privilege of fame or wealth, but there is a certain privilege in having a TIDAL subscription, especially if you’re a fan of Jay-Z and Beyoncé. When either of the two drops a project, TIDAL typically gets first dibs, and subscribers happily indulge while the rest of us scramble…
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Federal Agents Find Guns and Drugs on Lil Wayne's Plane
On Monday, a private jet belonging to Lil Wayne was stopped by federal agents in Miami, Florida. Among the things found on the plane was a gun and multiple drugs. The Miami Herald is reporting that Miami-Dade police received a tip that the plane Wayne was on may have been carrying weapons and marijuana. They…