After a guilty plea on gun charges and imminent jail time, what’s next for the New Orleans MC?By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
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Now that Lil Wayne has struck a plea deal that’s expected to send him to prison for up to a year, what’s next for the Cash Money Records lyricist?
He’s due back in a [...]
Kids dress up and rock out at the Halloween-themed Maryland festival.By James Montgomery
Paramore at the Ulalume Music Festival
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COLUMBIA, Maryland — This was definitely the first time Paramore played a show for the Super Mario Brothers. Or a zombie skateboarder and his wife. Or a yeti.
Of course, they made mention of this fact during [...]
Police presence was heavy around Wayne’s gig in July of 2007.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by MTV News staff
Lil Wayne performs at New York’s Beacon Theatre in July, 2007
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July 22, 2007 was shaping up to be a memorable night for hip-hop. Lil Wayne’s career was on fire: The underground buzz that exploded [...]
Rapper underwent anger management, will do 50 hours of community service.By Gil Kaufman
Kanye West
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After a couple of rough months that found him getting massive flack for interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMAs and canceling his tour with Lady Gaga,
Kanye West got some very good news on Friday. Though he was not [...]
Despite time he is due to spend in jail, it seems Weezy has enough music on the back burner to keep fans satisfied in his absence.By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne has been the hardest working man in rap for the past two years and it looks like we’ll have even more official offerings from [...]
Cash Money Records CEOs Ronald and Bryan Williams show their unwavering support for their colleague and friend.By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
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On Friday (October 23), Cash Money Records CEOs Ronald “Slim” Williams and Bryan “Baby” Williams spoke out for the first time since their franchise artist Lil Wayne plead guilty to [...]
Rapper was arrested in Arizona in January by DEA agents.By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne’s mugshot from his January 23, 2008 arrest in Arizona
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Even with his guilty plea to gun charges in New York on Thursday — which brought an expected sentence of one year in prison — Lil Wayne’s legal [...]
Frontman Rivers Cuomo talks about the carnage that results when a mysterious woman enters Weezerville.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo
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As if you didn’t already have enough good reasons to watch Weezer’s brand-new “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” video — The spooky doppelgängers! [...]
Tip, ‘Pac, Beanie Sigel and other rap stars managed to maintain career momentum while in prison.By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne in police custody in New York in 2007
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Lil Wayne is just the latest hip-hop star to have his career put on pause because of a stint behind bars.
At Wayne’s formal sentencing next [...]
‘I want true love,’ Bill Kaulitz insists, after listing his celebrity crushes.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash
Tokio Hotel
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As we’ve already pointed out, behind all the makeup and beyond the millions of albums sold, Tokio Hotel are just your average bunch of twenty-something guys. Which means that a large portion of their [...]