Lil Wayne, our beloved Weezy, was supposed to be shipped off to the pokey for a one-year sentence relating to whatever “attempted” criminal gun possession is. He delayed the term literally by the skin of his teeth. The rapper apparently has to have some dental surgery that cannot wait until after he gets out. If I were a rapper who decorated my teeth with thousands and thousands of diamonds, I’d be looking into getting those removed before I went to a place where an official Lil Wayne Diamond Tooth could potentially be traded for cartons of cigarettes and plenty of whatever that gross alcohol prisoners make themselves is called. It is not that, however, that is bringing him to visit the dentist. Weezy cracked a tooth somehow—and I think we’d all rather not know the details—and it needs to be fixed now. After the procedure, he will require a week to heal, so he is expected to make his grand entrance to Riker’s Island Prison on March 2.
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It’s almost a shame. Weezy spent what he thought was his last few nights partying it up. He threw a party for family and friends at Dolce nightclub in Miami as a going away/Super Bowl celebration, recorded nine music videos in 48 hours, watched his Saints win the Super Bowl (He is proud New Orleans native), and posted an emotional goodbye to his fans. He promised that he would not, as many of his incarcerated peers have, disappear from his fans’ radar while serving his time. With nine videos—a few for the compilation We Are Young Money, a few for his recent release Rebirth, and a few for his upcoming album Tha Carter IV—he will not be forgotten. With 20 extra days of freedom, he can easily record a whole new album, make a couple of videos, and possibly impregnate a few more young ladies before he turns himself in.
As for seeing his Saints win the Super Bowl, Lil Wayne was sure to acknowledge them in the video that was supposed to air after he went to jail. Although some of the dramatic effect was lost when he ended up getting a stay of execution (so to speak), he said: “Shout out to all the Saints out there, Reggie Bush, Colston, Drew Brees. The Dome Patrol, Rickey Jackson for being elected to the Hall of Fame this year. Pat Swilling.”
During his supposed-to-be-last-days, Wayne got in touch with Kobe Bryant and told him that he planned to record a song in his honor called “You Can’t Guard Me”. Kobe showed up on set to help record a video to go with the song, which states: “He the greatest on the court/I’m the greatest on the verse”. Wayne also spoke of a reunion of his former group the Hot Boys, which included rappers Juvenile, Turk, B.G., and a 15-year-old Lil Wayne. It is still on, once Turk gets out of prison, where he was sent after pleading out to second-degree attempted murder for shooting a police officer, possessing a firearm while a felon, possessing a firearm while a fugitive from justice, and possessing a firearm while under the influence of a controlled substance. He got 12 years in 2006. He could be out as early as 2012.
Weezy himself might only need to serve 8 of his 12-month term, if he’s a good boy and the prisons remain woefully overcrowded. The rapper, regardless, remains contemplative about serving time, telling Rolling Stone: “This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody can tell me what that’s like. I just say I’m looking forward to it.” Hopefully, it will be as pleasurable an experience as he is expecting. Not everyone thinks of prison as a fine way to spend a few months. Gotta love this guy.