Lil Wayne

"Kobe Bryant" by Lil Wayne -

Lil Wayne's Blog: "I'll be rooting for the Lakers, and LeBron already knows that"

“Some day, I will move to Los Angeles and live out my destiny to become a true loyal Lakers fan at every home game like Jack Nicholson. I will live next to Hugh Hefner and I will be at the Staples Center nightly, because that is my destiny.” - Lil Wayne's (ESPN blog)

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via Rolling Stone

How does arguably the greatest rapper on Earth follow up a blockbuster like 2008’s Tha Carter III, an album that moved more than 1 million copies its début week and solidified Lil Wayne’s place in hip-hop history? By shifting gears and attempting to conquer rock & roll. Rap’s alien genius opens up to Mark Binelli about his upcoming rock album Rebirth in a series of revealing interviews for the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands this week.

“The rock shit just comes from what my life is now,” Wayne, 26, says. “I’ve grown into this person.” He released his first album, 1999’s Tha Block Is Hot, when he was only 17, and built his name on being the busiest rapper in the game, dropping a relentless stream of mixtapes and cameos. (Revisit Weezy’s journey from kid MC to superstar, in photos.) But aside from plucking at electric guitars onstage and in videos, Weezy never let on that his rap career could take such a significant detour. Describing a wild night when he woke up in bed with three or four women he couldn’t name, Wayne reveals he had an epiphany. “I just got — I’m not going to say ’so good’ at what I was doing, but it became such a regularity for me that I got tired of it. And then I said, ‘You know what? I’m not going to rap on this one.’ “

Continue reading ‘The New Issue of Rolling Stone: Lil Wayne Goes Rock’

At the 51st Grammy Awards last night, Lil Wayne entered the L.A. venue with eight nominations! Tha Carter III took home the Rap Album of the Year award, presented by vocoder-boy T-Pain and will.i.am, beating out Jay-Z's American Gangster, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool, T.I.’s Paper Trail and Nas’ 'Nigger' untitled project.

His single “Lollipop” and "A Milli" earned him Rap Song of the Year and Rap Solo Performance of the Year respectively. His part in the posse-cut “Swagger Like Us” handed him another gramophone award for Best Rap Collaboration.

Jay-Z, Kayne West, T.I. (all of whom had their own performances on the bill) join a ready-to-pop pregnant MIA with her classic 2009 anthem "No-one on the corner has a swagger like us!" Hip-hop held its own at the Grammys!

The hottest rapper in the industry came and proved. Now I'm catching vapors! - Rip [ed]

Check the evening's hip-hop performances below.

"Tie My Hand" by Lil Wayne & Robin Thicke

Lil Wayne Wins a Grammy For Best Rap Album. SPEECH!

"Dead And Gone" by T.I. & Justin Timberlake

"Lost" by Coldplay & Jay-Z

"American Boy" Estelle & Kanye West

Live at the Grammy Awards: "Swagga Like Us" by MIA with Lil Wayne, TI, Jay-Z & Kanye West

Lil Wayne interviewed by Katie Couric on the night of the Grammy Awards at Manhattan's popular Bowlmor Lanes bowling alley.

In the new computer age, the greatest vehicle for music consumption is done through ringtone sales. It has become a more accurate way of counting an artist or groups popularity status by downloaded ringtone units. Neilsen's RingScan (used for calculating ringtone sales) reports, Hip-hop is accountable for thirteen percent of the top 100 mastertones sold in 2008. The top three belong to hip-hop aswell.

Top honours go to Lil Wayne as the most purchased ringtone of '08. His "Lollipop" track was downloaded 2.36 million times, with a margin of one million plus over runner-up, T.I. whose "Whatever You Like" took 1.62 million purchased downloads.

Flo-Rida followed behind in third with "Low" which came a fraction under T.I. by .02 million units.

The 100 top mastertones of 2008 sold a collective 43.8 million copies, estimated at 26% of all ringtones sold that year.

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From the highest selling album of '08 to eight Grammy nods, Weezy outdid nominees, The other Mr. Carter, T.I. and 50 Cent to make Top of 2008, MTV News’ Man of the Year.

XXL October front sees N'Orleans native, Lil Wayne playing the first man in hip-hop to portray the astronaut.

The 9th studio drop, Untitled from Nas is top billin on the Billboard charts this week. According to Nielsen's Soundscan the first week sales of Untitled pushed 187,078 units bumping Lil Wayne off the number one spot.

Weezy's new released album at six weeks old has now come within reach of double platinum. According to Nielsen, Tha Carter III scanned 105,590 units this week, collectively making grand total sales of the album to 1,912,052.

BILLBOARD HIP HOP ALBUM SALES WEEK ENDING 7/20/08

At around 10:15 Pm central standard time, Dwayne Carter “aka” Lil’ Wayne was arrested on one count of second-degree aggravated assault, one count of disturbing the peace, and two counts for possession of a firearm.

According to an eyewitness the incident took place in the VIP lounge at Club Dream in downtown New Orleans. The eyewitness reports that an up and coming rapper performing that night who goes by the name of Lil’ Dee, approached Lil’ Wayne with an intent to start a fight.

The two exchanged words when Lil’ Wayne got out of his lounge chair headed of VIP. According to the eyewitness then, Lil’ Dee grappled Lil’ Wayne’s arm and turned him around.

When Wayne’s bodyguard approached Dee, Wayne reportedly laughed it off and retorted, “What you gonna do to me uh Im the fucking man of this city!” Wayne then continued heading out of the VIP area. Sources state that Lil’ Dee grabbed Lil’ Wayne once more and without a moments hesitation punched him in the face. Lil’ Wayne was knocked down causing the room into a frenzy.

Jefferson and Orleans Parish Police Officers arrived on the scene as security guards ushered patrons out of the area. There they arrested both men for aggravated assault and disturbing the peace.

Witnesses say officers found two unregistered pistol on Wayne and immediately arrested him.

[Source: Uptown Media Group Providing New Orleans Hip Hop News and Events Since 2001.]