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Lil Wayne Denies Purposely Stomping on American Flag in 'God Bless Amerika' Video

Tiffanie Drayton — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:29 +0000

Lil Wayne ventured home to New Orleans to shoot the video for ‘God Bless Amerika,’ a single from his new album, ‘I Am Not a Human Being II.’ A sneak peek of the visual has debuted, which shows the rapper walking all over the American flag. If the video does not spark controversy, we can [...]

Lil Wayne Steps On American Flag [VIDEO]

Hot 107-9 — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:12:19 +0000

According to TMZ, while shooting a video in New Orleans for the upcoming 'God Bless Amerika' song, Lil Wayne did some fancy footwork on the old red, white and blue. The flag started out as a backdrop for Weezy's performance, then dropped to show a crowd of people behind him.

Lil Wayne's 'Dedication 5′ Mixtape Coming Soon

Sowmya Krishnamurthy — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:44:21 +0000

Fans of the “Mixtape Weezy” can look forward to new music. Lil Wayne is hard at work on the fifth installment of the ‘Dedication’ mixtape series with longtime collaborator DJ Drama. The DJ shared the news on Twitter earlier this week. “Yup. D5. Tunechi. Dram. YM. Stay tuned. But pleaaaase…. b patient,” he wrote. From [...]

DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross + Lil Wayne Go to 1996 in 'No New Friends' Video

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:55:13 +0000

DJ Khaled and friends are repping the 1990s in their new video for 'No New Friends.' The clip recreates scenes from May 1996, which are shot on a VHS camcorder. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne are balling out of control.

Ariana Grande Wants to Work With Lil Wayne

Jessica Sager — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:26:19 +0000

Wait, a squeaky clean Nickelodeon star and Weezy F. Baby?! If Ariana Grande her ‘The Way’ she wants to, it would totally happen. In an interview with MTV News about her ‘Victorious’ spinoff ‘Sam & Cat’ with co-star Jennette McCurdy, Grande was asked who she’d like to have written into a storyline on the babysitting [...]

Lil Wayne, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim + More Give Surprise Performances at 2013 Summer Jam [Video]

Emily Tan — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:44:35 +0000

Hot 97′s Summer Jam is known for surprise guests and impromptu performances. So it wasn’t too shocking when the radio station went all out on its 20th anniversary Sunday (June 2), bringing out veterans and newcomers alike alongside scheduled acts. The lineup was already full of big names and heavy hitters including a reunion performance [...]

Nicki Minaj Gives Lil Wayne a Lap Dance During 'High School' Performance at 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Natelege Whaley — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:12:00 +0000

Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne gave a live performance of ‘High School’ at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 19) and it was revealing in every sense. On a set similar to a Miami mansion lined with palm trees and a sun set and beach in the background, Minaj and her twin backup dancers [...]

Lil Wayne + Nicki Minaj to Perform at 2013 Billboard Awards

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:24 +0000

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj will be going back to high school on Sunday night, May 19, when the YMCMB duo performs together at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. While we adore Weezy and her Minajesty, let’s hope they don’t sex it up like they do in the video for the song. They are too [...]

Lil Wayne's Emmett Till Lyric Was Never Meant to Be Released

Sowmya Krishnamurthy — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:01:17 +0000

The Lil Wayne lyric that angered the family of Emmett Till and fans and subsequently cost the rapper his Mountain Dew endorsement was never meant to be released in the first place. Producer Metro Boomin, the man behind Future and Wayne's 'Karate Chop' remix, in which the controversial lyric is featured, explains that a video hacker leaked the song with that verse without anyone's knowledge.

Lil Wayne Finally Talks Serious About His Seizures [VIDEO]

Speedy — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:44:14 +0000

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Finally Lil Wayne talks serious about his seizures with Sway from Mtv. Lil Wayne says he has no idea it happens. He blacks out and wakes up in a hospital. To me that's pretty serious. Check out the video and how he is talking calm about it like its nothing.

Lil Wayne's Mountain Dew Endorsement Severed by PepsiCo

Georgette Cline — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:58:25 +0000

Lil Wayne‘s own words have hurt him today. PepsiCo, the parent company of Mountain Dew, has severed ties with the popular rapper after he made a vulgar reference to civil rights icon Emmett Till in a remix to Future‘s song, ‘Karate Chop.’ The Associated Press reports that PepsiCo released a statement Friday explaining that the [...]

Lil Wayne Confirms Engagement on MTV's 'The Show With Vinny'

Trent Fitzgerald — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:02:54 +0000

Lil Wayne is an engaged man. Who knew? On the premiere episode of MTV’s ‘The Show With Vinny,’ the Young Money honcho reveals that he officially put a ring on the finger of his Italian girlfriend. It’s been long rumored that Weezy was engaged to his lady love Dhea Sodano, but there hasn’t been an [...]

Emmett Till Family Doesn't Accept Lil Wayne's Letter of Apology

Trent Fitzgerald — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:09:40 +0000

It looks like the Emmett Till Family and Lil Wayne have not made amends just yet. Airickca Gordon-Taylor, the spokesperson for the Till estate, says the family doesn’t view Weezy’s letter as a formal apology. According to her, although the missive was carefully written, there was no actual apology mentioned for what he did. In [...]

Lil Wayne Hospitalized + Released After Another Seizure

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:02 +0000

In what is becoming an all-too-frequent headline, Lil Wayne was briefly hospitalized after suffering another seizure. TMZ, who reported that Weezy was near death after suffering a seizure in March, reports that sources close to the rapper confirmed that he was admitted to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles on Tuesday (April 30) by bodyguards. Reports indicate [...]

Lil Wayne Issues Apology To Emmett Till Family

Trent Fitzgerald — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:50 +0000

To avoid mounting pressure from the Emmett Till estate, Lil Wayne has finally apologized for his ribald verse on Future‘s ‘Karate Chop (Remix).’ In the song, Weezy spits, “Beat the p—y up like Emmett Till,” which infuriated the family and other civil rights leaders. Although Epic Records have pulled the song and apologized, no one [...]

Emmett Till's Family Wants Mountain Dew to Drop Lil Wayne

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:32:48 +0000

Members of Emmett Till’s estate are demanding an apology from Lil Wayne…or else! The Till family have been patiently waiting for the Young Money leader to say he’s sorry for rapping, “Beat the p—- up, like Emmett Till” on Future‘s ‘Karate Chop (Remix).’ The family members feel that the line is both disrespectful to both [...]

Lil Wayne Laughs Off $3.4 Million Lawsuit Judgment

Jeff Giles — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:24:02 +0000

For most people, losing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit would be fairly catastrophic — but then, most people aren’t Lil Wayne. Wayne’s fruitless legal crusade against producer Quincy Jones III, who Wayne alleges used unlicensed music from his 2008 album ‘Tha Carter III’ in a documentary about…Lil Wayne, has seemingly reached the end of the road. Unfortunately [...]

Lil Wayne, Trick Daddy Get Scrappy at Miami Strip Club

Nadine Graham — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:56:12 +0000

There’s no way that Lil Wayne could have thought Miami OGs, like Trick Daddy, would let his recent disrespect for the city fly. Apparently, Weezy was completely free from apprehension when he showed up at Miami’s King of Diamonds nightclub earlier this week. According to the Miami New Times, the Young Money crew was in town [...]

Nicki Minaj Calls Lil Wayne 'So Sexy' + Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction in 'High School' Behind-the-Scenes Video

Jessica Sager — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:27:37 +0000

Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne got steamy in their 'High School' video, but make no mistake: the pair got pretty silly, too. And in the case of Minaj, she also got slippery ... as in nip-slippery.

A new behind-the-scenes look at the video shows the Female and original Weezy's goofy sides, and they're so adorable together!

Nicki Minaj + Lil Wayne Explore Romance in 'High School' Video

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:23:00 +0000

Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne, two key members of the YMCMB crew, play on-screen love interests in her video for 'High School.' They really get it on in the clip... or at least they are really good at acting like they are getting it on.