Breaking News: Lil Wayne to Go to Prison for a Year
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Bad rap.
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday -- and is to be sentenced to a year in prison, according to the Associated Press.
The rapper (nee Dwayne M. Carter Jr.), 27, remains free on $30,000 bail. He is set to appear in State Supreme Court in NYC again on Dec. 15.
A sentencing hearing before Justice Charles H. Solomon is scheduled for February.
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Police said a gun was found on his tour bus in Manhattan in 2007. He previously had pleaded not guilty to the gun possession charges, which carried a sentence of 3 1/2 years behind bars. His trial had been scheduled to start Jan. 20.
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But the rapper ended up signing a plea agreement with prosecutors after police used a DNA profiling technique to tie him to the gun found on the bus.
Lil Wayne is expecting his fourth child. The mother is singer Nivea, 27 (ex-wife to The Dream, Christina Milian's new husband). It is the third son in about a year for the rapper.
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194All ya'll hatterz keep commenting on this god if u dont like lil wayne why are u even on here gosh get a life and lil wayne theres goin be hatterz but ur the best rapper a live and dang everyone has guns and lil wayne should not be goin 2 jail 4 just a little gun on HIS tour bus thats his tour bus he should be able 2 have anything he wonts on there it's HIS!!! LOVE U LIL WAYNE
evryone has a gun whats the deal here id shoot someone for saying i cant have one
he had a gun...no big deal,its not like he shot anybody
lil wayne is a beotch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaha
Dear god, if you're listening, take Lil Wayne and give us back Kurt Cobain. He should have gone to jail for creating such garbage let alone the whole gun being found under his possession.
it was only a matter of time and hell get got agein very soon
I do not get it, why did he go to jail?? Like wft?!?! But I
SUCH GARBAGE, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BECAUSE HIS MUSIC SUCKS, TERRIBLE
this is stupid
he shouldnt get blamed for having a gun on the bus becauase he could of have been in danger.. why would they get on a prive tour bus anyways???
I think the illuminati had to do with this.... why would they randomly search his bus?
He had a lousy lawyer. With the DC v. Heller case having come down and the follow on Chicago case, he should've waited it out, and took it to trial, as should Plexico Burress. The Supreme Court just finally recognized the right to keep and bear arms after 234 years, and these high profile guys would have the money and attorneys to make the argument that A) the full faith and credit clause should apply to their out of state licenses when they are traveling in a state that is not the state of their residence, and B) that they had a legitimate reason to have a weapon on their person or in their vehicle, ie security threats to their person from individuals who want to hurt celebrities.
i cant believe how many people on here talk like they are actually f?cking retarded.its the most entertaining thing I've read all day.this sh;t is better than jersey shore drama bullsh;t. ;)
Bra seriosly ITS WEEZY dude hes like the master of all rap! FR3 WEEZY
ilove lil wayne
Omg. I dont think he shouldve went to prision over that! But he is so fine!
whats wrong with having a gun? he probley brought it with him to protect himself. Stay Out of Trouble Lil Wayne, going to jail is not worth you time. You got much better things to do then going to jail.
damn he the best rapper, ppl need to leave him alone..he aint done shizz to you..dont worry about it.he the shizz..and he's my nigga haha..dont be hating
who cares if he is hot.....who cares if he is the shizzz.....who cares if he is the best rapper ever!!!!!! Break the law get arrested!!!!! We have laws to keep you idiots safe. Start breaking the laws, someone can get hurt or killed. Plain and simple. Any of you want to protect him for an unregistered weapon in his possession go right ahead.....but be sure to put yalls butt on the line when it's used....NOT OURS!!!!!!! The only reason to have an unregistered weapon is to hide it from the police when used.....THE ONLY REASON!!!! he may not be a killer but by protecting him now you are protecting someone with an unregistered weapon that can not be traced back to them when used.....DO THE DANG MATH!!!!!!! It makes him look suspicious and that's why they arrested him. there is an easy way to stay out of jail!!!!! DON'T BREAK THE LAW!!!
wezzy should be left alone by all of yo're all's harsh messages me my self think that he is hot