Lil Wayne Remembers Being Nervous While Rapping for Inmates at Rikers Island

Lil Wayne's book about his time on Rikers Island Gone 'Til November is slated to drop on Oct. 11. Today (Oct. 3), you can read an excerpt from the memoir via Vulture.

One of the most interesting parts of the excerpt is where Weezy describes feeling nervous while rapping for fellow inmates. He writes, "I rapped for the first time on the yard for Charlie and Jamaica. It's crazy that I've performed in front of millions of people since I was 8 years old, but for some reason I was nervous as hell. Rapping has always been second nature to me, but my creativity has definitely been put to a test since being in this bitch. I absolutely refuse to rap about being in jail. It's not who I am AND it's not who I'm going to be! I hope they liked it. I think they did."

Throughout the excerpt, Tunechi also discusses various correctional officers, including the cool white dude and the sexy chick with gray hair. He also delves into his job as the suicidal-protection aide, his first conversation with his son Dwayne Michael Carter III over the phone, how he learned Drake had slept with his girlfriend and much more.

As far as the latter topic is concerned, Weezy writes, "I woke up still feeling fucked up about the fucked-up day that I had. Hell is what it was! I'm used to arguing with my girl on a daily basis, but finding out that she fucked Drake was the absolute worst thing I could've found out." Wayne continues, "As a man, honestly, that shit hurt, and not because it was Drake. It could've been any man and it would've hurt the same. She said it happened way before we got together, but she just never told me. When Drizzy came to see me, he was like, 'Yeah it's true ... don't fuck with her like that ’cause I did fuck her.' Damn!"

In case you forgot, Weezy spent eight months incarcerated for criminal possession of a firearm and marijuana. He was released on November 4, 2010 on good behavior. You can pre-order Gone 'Til November now for $23 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and more. If you’re a diehard Wayne fan, you’ll definitely want to pick up a copy.

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