After a guilty plea on gun charges and imminent jail time, what’s next for the New Orleans MC?By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News 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 [...]
Kids dress up and rock out at the Halloween-themed Maryland festival.By James Montgomery Paramore at the Ulalume Music Festival Photo: MTV News 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 [...]
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 Photo: MTV News July 22, 2007 was shaping up to be a memorable night for hip-hop. Lil Wayne‘s career was on fire: The underground [...]
‘I want true love,’ Bill Kaulitz insists, after listing his celebrity crushes.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash Tokio Hotel Photo: MTV News 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 [...]
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 Photo: Ada County Sheriff’s Office Lil Wayne is just the latest hip-hop star to have his career put on pause because of a stint behind bars. At [...]
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 Photo: MTV News 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 — [...]
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 Photo: AP Photo/ Yuma County Sheriff’s Office Even with his guilty plea to gun charges in New York on Thursday — which brought an expected sentence of one year in prison — [...]
Cash Money Records CEOs Ronald and Bryan Williams show their unwavering support for their colleague and friend.By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Sarah A. Friedman/Contour by Getty Images 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 [...]
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 Photo: Newscom Lil Wayne has been the hardest working man in rap for the past two years and it looks like we’ll have even more [...]
Rapper underwent anger management, will do 50 hours of community service.By Gil Kaufman Kanye West Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/ Getty Images 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. [...]