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Nicki Minaj Says Lil Wayne Had An ‘Epiphany’ In Prison

Patrick — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:01:57 +0000

‘His stuff is only going to get better,’ Young Money princess says in recent MTV interview.

Nicki Minaj has a lot to be excited about these days. But while the animated rapper remains busy, she is also anticipating Lil Wayne’s release from prison. In a recent radio interview, Minaj spoke about her mentor and why she feels the need to make her album Pink Friday a success.

“Can you only imagine what he’s been holding and what’s building up in that brain?” Minaj asked Greg Street of Atlanta radio station V-103. “I’m afraid for anybody … any of his competition when he gets out, because I just feel like it’s going to be monumental. He’s in a great state. When I speak to him, he sounds like he has some sort of clear understanding of everything now, almost like he’s had some weird sort of epiphany since he’s been there, so I’m sure his stuff is only going to get better.”

When Lil Wayne left for prison, Minaj realized just how much he meant to his rap crew. “He didn’t deserve to go in the first place, and it’s kind of crazy how much of a void it’s been without him,” she said. “We didn’t realize Wayne is really the glue that holds Young Money and Cash Money together, I feel. I’m just very, very thankful that he’s finally coming home.”

The 25-year-old MC is ready for the whole Young Money crew to take over the rap game. “We’re just really, really hard workers, and you know what? At some point, I would hope the hard work pays off, at least on my end,” she said. “It’s definitely already paid off for Wayne and for Drake, so I want to thank everybody for supporting Young Money, period.”

Source: MTV

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Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV Drops The Day He’s Released From Prison

Patrick — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:18:15 +0000

Wayne will also headline a homecoming concert the same day, says YM president Mack Maine.

The biggest Young Money releases this year, of course, are coming courtesy of the leader of the family, Lil Wayne. Weezy has a 10-song project called I Am Not a Human Being that will be released digitally on his birthday, September 27. YM has tentative plans to come right back with more Weezy on November 5. That album, of course, will be his über-anticipated Tha Carter IV, or C4 as it’s been nicknamed.

“Tha Carter IV plans we had and still have are to put Tha Carter IV out the day he comes out [of prison],” Mack said yesterday in New York. “He had so many songs for Tha Carter IV, we said let’s just put these 10 songs out [on I Am Not a Human Being] and double-back for Tha Carter IV. He has more songs for Tha Carter IV that are still strong.”

Mack says that Wayne is deeply involved in Tha Carter IV‘s song selection process despite currently serving his yearlong sentence on Rikers Island.

“It’s basically me, him, Baby and Cortez Bryant mapping it out,” Mack explained. “We had a listening session out here. It was me, Baby and Cortez. I let [Wayne] know these are the ones we picked. He already picked six of them from back there. I let him hear it over the phone. I book him a studio session — kinda like I did for the ‘Light Up’ up remix with Drake. I book him a studio session and let him listen [to tracks] over the phone. ‘Do you like this one?’ ‘Yeah?’ ”

While Wayne shot a slew of videos for guest spots on other artists’ songs and for his Rebirth LP before he went to prison, Weezy did not get to film videos for I Am Not a Human Being or Carter IV, which by no means is stifling plans for the releases. “Right Above It” (originally a track for Carter IV) is the first single for … Human Being and has been released to radio. Meanwhile, Mack says the camp is thinking about not putting any music from Carter IV out prior to the release. They’re toying with the idea of letting the fans be surprised when they purchase the project.

“We might just drop the album that day,” Mack said of C4. “Just hope it don’t leak out and drop it that day. I think it would crazy, the anticipation.”

Right now, Wayne has a tentative release date from prison of November 5. Not only does Young Money want to drop Carter IV that day, they want to hold a welcome-home concert that night, which Wayne would headline.

“That’s where we are aiming for now,” Mack explained. “I think the Garden would be perfect. I wanna keep it Young Money. I think we can hold our own. As far as his set, it would be nice to have features and cameos on his set. As far as who opens for him, it’ll be a no-brainer, Young Money could hold it down. Just have the big features on Wayne’s set. He’s gonna have a show, then go to the studio. I just had a birthday recently. I had four parties for my birthday. For him, it’s no telling how that week would go, how that month would go. Five months [would go]. We’re gonna party like when Frank came home in ‘King of New York.’ We’re gonna go crazy.”

Source: MTV

Lil Wayne Predicts Rafael Nadal Will Win U.S. Open

Patrick — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:51:19 +0000

Sports Illustrated asked Wayne, who is an avid tennis fan, to share his thoughts on the upcoming U.S. Open, which begins Monday in New York. Check out what Weezy said down in the letter below, and let us know what you think down in the comments.

Source: People Magazine & Sports Illustrated

Lil Wayne’s New Single “Right Above It” Tops Digital Songs Chart

Patrick — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:04:06 +0000

Lil Wayne‘s new song “Right Above It” featuring Drake is burning up the digital charts. Check out what Billboard had to say about the single:

Over on the Digital Songs chart this week we greet at new No. 1 in the form of “Right Above It” from Lil Wayne featuring Drake as it struts in with 225,000 downloads sold. It’s the first No. 1 for Wayne on this chart and it’s his best sales week as a lead artist. (Billboard)

Congrats to Weezy, I’m sure the rest of the I’m Not Human EP will be just as good if not better. Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Lil Wayne Gives Bow Wow & Drake Advice: “Stay Clean”

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:32:23 +0000

Lil Wayne gives advice to his Cash Money crew members

Lil Wayne‘s daily prison routine reportedly consists of mundane activities like watching ESPN and chatting on the phone. Despite his seemingly laid-back schedule, the Young Money/ Cash Money leader has cautioned his protégés to steer clear of trouble. Jail is no place for successful rappers, according to Wayne. During a visit to the incarcerated MC, Bow Wow, who joined Weezy‘s camp last year, said Wayne urged him and Young Money star Drake to stay on their best behavior.

“One thing he told me when I went to visit him, he was like … ‘Bow, this ain’t for us, this ain’t it. This ain’t built for cats like us. They don’t understand us, we don’t understand them. Don’t do it man, just stay out of trouble. You and Drizzy, y’all stay clean, y’all stay doing what y’all do. Y’all can do this forever,’ ” Bow Wow told Houston’s 97.9 The Box. “I knew he meant it, [because] Tune never lectures me like that … but he was serious.”

The 23-year-old rapper said that seeing Wayne locked up was a “humbling experience” and recalled hanging with Weezy before his prison stint.

“In our studio, it’s my room … then Stunna’s room then Wayne’s room. I’m so used to seeing the Bugatti pull up, I’m so used to … going over Wayne’s house and the chef is always cooking,” Bow Wow said. “You don’t like seeing your boy like that,” Bow lamented.

Similar to how Wayne doled out advice to Bow, the young rapper said he looks out for another member of the extended Young Money/ Cash Money collective: Nicki Minaj. Bow Wow, who stars in the comedy “Lottery Ticket,” almost scored the hip-hop diva a role in the summer flick.

“To be honest, Nicki was close to being [the character] ‘Nikki’ in the movie. I called Nicki and said, ‘Yo, I think you should audition for this role.’ ” Unfortunately, Bow’s bid to get Minaj some screen time was unsuccessful: The part eventually went to R&B vixen Teairra Mari. “I thought [Minaj] did good, but unfortunately you know how things don’t work out.”

Fans won’t catch Minaj on the big screen in “Lottery Ticket” but Bow Wow said a big tour featuring Weezy’s hitmaking squad will go down once Wayne comes home.

“When he gets out, we definitely plan on this Young Money/ Cash Money tour,” Bow said. “[The tour will feature] myself, Nicki, Drizzy, Wayne and the whole entire family.”

What do you think about Lil Wayne’s advice to Bow and Drake? Let us know in the comments.

Drake Announces Welcome Home Weezy Concert

Patrick — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:43:00 +0000

We are beyond excited about this! Check out what Rap-Up has to say about the Welcome Home Weezy Concert that Drake announced last night via uStream.

A fitting homecoming is already being planned for Lil Wayne. The day after he is expected to be released from jail, the Cash Money rapper will celebrate by throwing a welcome home concert.

Drake made the announcement during his Ustream session on Thursday, saying it would take place on November 5, but an exact location was not disclosed. Drizzy has a show the day before in Los Angeles and the day after in Las Vegas. Lil Wayne is serving his time at Rikers Island in New York.

“Undisclosed location, November 5, the Welcome Home Weezy concert,” said Wayne’s protégé while sipping on Pinot Grigio in his Toronto crib. “You might as well camp out at all different locations. That’s gonna be crazy.”

Lil Wayne has been serving time for weapons charges since March. He is expected to be released on November 4. His EP, I Am Not a Human Being, will arrive on his 28th birthday on September 27.

Source: MTV and Rap-Up

Cortez Bryant Speaks On Lil Wayne’s ‘The Carter IV’

Patrick — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:59:23 +0000

In VIBE’s latest Juice issue, which hits newsstands later this week, Bonsu Thompson scored some talk time with Weezy’s manager about The Carter IV. Check out what Cortez had to say down below.

Before Lil Wayne went to jail he told me, “When I’m gone, I don’t want my fans to feel like they miss me.” So he gave me The Carter IV before he went in- 20-something songs. Gee and I listened to them, but as time went one- I talk to Wayne everyday- it inspired me that he’d been writing inside. So I decided I wanna brand Carter IV as that Wayne the world’s been waiting to hear. It’s now gonna be all fresh-out-of jail material .The Carter Brand is so large I wanna make sure we don’t go backwards.

Source: NMC

Birdman Compares Lil Wayne to Michael Jackson

Patrick — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:48:51 +0000

XXLMag.com caught up with the No. 1 Stunna to talk about his success, Cash Money’s expansion and Lil Wayne’s anticipated release from prison. Check out part of the interview down below, and let us know what you think in the comments. You can see the rest of the interview here.

As successful as the label has been in Wayne’s absence, you gotta be very optimistic for when he comes home.

Can you image when Wayne comes out? He been gone, he ain’t get to see this shit, he only been hearing it. When Wayne comes home he lifts everybody’s spirits, he lifts everybody’s value, he lifts the brand, he lifts everything. Wayne is gonna be the biggest artist in music, not just in hip-hop; in music. It’s some Michael Jackson shit right here goin’ on right before our eyes.

That’s a wild comparison. What can we expect from Tha Carter IV? You know that’s the one everybody is waiting on.

He’s a beast; he went back to that raw rappin’. That nigga still be impressin’ me with his music. I say that to say that I be around him a lot so the shit he do and say shouldn’t be as impressive to me. I’m one of his biggest fans, I be geeked out on him. I watch him work, he’s just cold. It’s some magical shit to watch the young blood do what he do.

Lil Wayne Lands On Forbes Hip-Hop’s Top 20 Earners

Patrick — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:08:33 +0000

Lil Wayne has landed a spot on Forbes “Hip-Hop’s Top 20 Earners” list.

Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter – $20M

Not even jail could stop Lil Wayne from cracking the top five on our list. Sentenced in March to a year in the pen for weapons possession, the rapper managed to earn his hefty total from new album Rebirth, proceeds from guest appearances and a healthy dose of touring, where he grossed over $500,000 per show. Already making plans for a new album, Tha Carter IV, upon his release. (Forbes)

Congrats to Weezy, and let us know what you think down in the comments!

Lil Wayne’s “Right Above It” Tops Itunes Charts

Patrick — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:19:25 +0000

Congratulations are in order for Lil Wayne! His new single “Right Above It” featuring Young Money labelmate Drake has topped the iTunes charts already, after being added to iTunes yesterday. “Right Above It” is sitting at number one on the Rap/Hip-Hop charts, as well as number one on the overall charts. Make sure to support and go buy your official copy now, if you already haven’t.