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 artist in his Young Money camp, and said goodbye.
“I’m out this bitch,” Wayne said, sitting outside a Miami studio. “To all my fans, my real fans I really, really truly love you. I love you with all of me for real.”
Most of the Ustream footage was shot inside the studio, however. It started off with Wayne taking a poll and jokingly asking the fans if he should consider a person a real friend if they missed his farewell party at Miami club Dolce Sunday night in Miami. He then tells the fans as they started to log on by the thousands to download at least one song from his just-released-but-long-delayed LP, Rebirth.
Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith (who spent 30 days in jail last year for a reckless-driving incident in which his friend was killed) briefly called in to say what’s up.
“Why I be so close to the camera?” Wayne laughed, making fun of himself for putting his face near the Twist’s laptop screen. “You could really tell I don’t know nothing about the computer. … I’m really like a old n—a.”
Later, Wayne sends love to his hometown New Orleans Saints for their Super Bowl win.
“Shout out to all the Saints out there, Reggie Bush, [Marques] Colston, Drew Brees. The Dome Patrol, Rickey Jackson for being elected to the Hall of Fame this year. Pat Swilling …”
For the entire broadcast, Wayne was very upbeat. He was his usual jovial self even when talking about his upcoming jail stint.
“For all the people that didn’t know, this is the last time you gonna be seeing me live for a long muthaf—in’ time. So watch: This is history.”
Wayne also talked about his his work ethic, pointing to a pimple on his forehead, which he said was due to not getting any sex.
“You can tell I’ve been working hard. Sleeping alone. I’ve been sleeping with my clothes on.”
Weezy then started to joke about his signature dreadlocks.
“My hair got bounce! That shit’s nice, you feel me? That shit real nice,” he said. “This is Lil Wayne, featuring my hair. And no, I did not have to cut my air off. That’s a stupid rumor. Look at this beautiful shit.”
After playfully posing for the fans, Wayne once again talked about his tireless work schedule.
“Tonight’s my last night. … I came to the studio to get some work done. To all you artists out there, that should be a message or example. I came to work.”
Shortly after, Fat Joe and his manager Macho walked in. They both hugged Wayne. Joe told Weezy that he loved him and asked him if he was gonna be OK. Within minutes, Drake called in on Wayne‘s cell phone. You couldn’t hear Drizzy’s words, but it was obvious that the Young Money franchise player wanted to make sure he let Wayne know how he felt.
“Nah, nigga, I love you. It’s all love,” Wayne said. “You know what I told you, hold that sit down.”
As the Ustream came to an end, Wayne walked outside to start getting ready to go home.
“Thank you from the bottom of me,” he said, sitting in his car before pulling away. “Do not forget about me ’cause I will forever think about you. I cannot wait for you to see me again.”
ima miss you weezy
damn shit almost brung a tear to my eyes
KaNt WaiT TiLL U KoMe Back New York Loves U WaYne
Free Weezy
fucccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk tha police
im gonna cry
oh my god how can i wait for a year with out ma nigga
Yet another wasted youth giving blacks a bad rap
i Love You Too Lil Wayne(No Homo)..Stay Up Cause Im Going To Miss You, Best Rapper Alive!!!
And I’ll Never Forget About You
I love u 2 babe I will miss u wezzyf.babe and its a gud thing u are not cutin your hair :’-)
WAYNE STAY POSITIVE AND CONTINUE YOUR GREATNESS!! BEST RAPPER ALIVE!
I love you too weezy f baby ill never forget about you you are the best rapper ever.. The game wont be the same till the king gets back. i got tears watching my boo pull away i cant belive this shit its gay as fuck waynes the life of hip hop and my poor boo has to sit in prison with no ipod baby ima write you ill try i sooo fucking sad.. is he in jaill now?
AWWW
( IMA MISS YOU WEEZY! your the BEST RAPPER ALIVE! <3
best rapper alive, buying all your albums 2morro to show my support
me gonna mis u ur d f…ING best.peace boy
i really love u weezy. damn come back soon my best rapper alive. still supporting u. Lot of kisses from paris xxxxxxx
We love you Weezy F. and the F is for For Real. Really gonna miss you. I love you Weezy Babeeeee!! <3
yo im all the way in jamaica ths vid is real funny i love u weezy ill be waitin for your next album to drop i know its gonna be a hit u da best n your real fans dnt eva forget that!! <3
o by the way everybody sayin bye to weezy babee u aint dead yet u’ll be bac ur jus givin the other rappers some time to TRY to be as good as you!! n da dude in this vid whose typin(red T)…u cute
Man I am already countin down thefays till weezy get out music needs wayne hints I am music tour
i seen tht =] mann wayne as a person is jus soo good regardless of what ppl say. he’s a great father a great person period who truly loves his fans we love u weezy
rap aint gunna be the same without you weezy, i know your a strong mothafucka and can get through this we here for you baby much love
MUSIC IS NOT GONNA BE THE SAME FOR A WHILE. BUT I THINK WE CAN COUNT ON YOUNG MONEY AND CASH MONEY. I LOVE YOU LIL WAYNE. YOU THE BEST.
omg ; ifeel like cryinq , ilove lil wayne . hold ya head up “/
mann my heart goes out to lil wayne no homo.. im gne dedicate one whole week to u by listen to just ur music.. keep ur head up bruh.. imma truly miss u.. but, i kno drake n young money gone hold it down
Lil wayne jus keep yo head up…well b waiting bro…well miss u…but time well go fast jus watch…Young Mney… FREE WEEZY
Lil Wayne I’m gonna miss you so much. The thought of you in jail for a year makes me wanna cry. I love you too. Just remember music is nothing without YOU.
Lil Wayne If i was you in this situation if i was fixing to do time..I wuld hit dat green=) and also the concert you did in Allen Texas was da best i ever been t00!!!!!! i was there and u made dat place rock>. Yu Is Da Best Rapper Alive.. I Wont Forget.
DAMN WAYNE MAH NIGGA JUS LIKE ERBODY WHO TOOK THE TIME TO DO THIS
WE ALL YO BIGGEST FANS
NO HOMO
BUHT I LOVE YOU MY NIGGA KEEP YO HEAD UP WE STILL GONNA B WIT YOU!!!!!!!!!
Ohkay W33zy,,First off i just wanna tell you that im a big fan of you and your hip-hop/rap career.
Matter of fact i wanna be a hip-hop artist too, i have told alot of people in my town were i live that im going to be hip-hop siger and rapper wen i get older.. They start Clowning on me and laughing and saying i cant rap because im WHITE??!! that makes me mad.. can you give me advise? and not just you other people can also!
i love u too
best rapper ever wayne i love you to baby and ill be waitin fo yoou and dont worry baby we aint gonna stop supporting you im finna but rebirth tomorrow ite and your welcome nigga keep ya head up….. i love young mulah baby FOREVER its young money cheaa
I love you lil wayne! not only are you the bst rapper alive but you also the best daddy alive! we all gonna miss you but you keep your head up and stay strong! a year gon go by like nada, dont even trip. Ima hold it down for you! I promise and ima be here when you get out. Im your #1 fan and you aint eva gon find another girl like me. I PROMISE! I LOVE YOU 2 DEATH WEEZY! Keep your head up and stay strong, we aint neva gon 4get bout you. You gon explode when you get out