Lil Wayne Begins Year-Long Jail Term in New York

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Mar 8th 2010 03:28PM

Lil Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007, then was taken away in handcuffs to begin his term immediately. The Grammy Award-winning rapper, born Dwayne Carter, was sentenced in Manhattan after pleading guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He admitted having the loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus.

The rapper will serve his sentence in city jails, not a state prison. He could be released in about eight months with good behavior. Before Monday's court appearance, it had proved difficult to actually begin Lil Wayne's agreed-upon sentence.

First, the rap star's sentencing was postponed in February so he could undergo surgery on his bejeweled teeth. Then, a fire shut down Manhattan's main criminal courthouse while he was on his way there last week.

Lil Wayne has been one of music's most prolific and profitable figures in recent years. His "Tha Carter III" was the best-selling album of 2008. His latest album, "Rebirth," was released last month.

Facing jail with his career in full throttle, Lil Wayne has prepared with a burst of work and farewell shows and videos for fans. He said in a video clip sent last week to MTV News that he shot footage for seven music videos with various artists in one night over the weekend.

He told Rolling Stone for a story last month that he planned to keep working while behind bars.

"I'll be still rapping in there, have a gang of raps ready when I come back home," he said.

With good behavior, he could be released in about eight months.

City jail officials haven't said where the multiplatinum-selling artist will be housed among their roughly 13,000 inmates. His lawyer has said she plans to ask for protective custody out of concern for his safety and health following his extended oral surgeries.

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Monday 08 March

By ROY

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Andy

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He got a year for having a gun on the bus ? Was there more to it than that ? I can't stand the guy, but just having a gun for protection doesn't make one bad. Guess he'll have some new songs about trying to KEEP YOUR PANTS UP when he gets out.

Friday 19 March

By alexis

dude wat do u have aginst lil wayne

By Debbie

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Wow, another rapper whose in trouble with the law and ends up in jail. Yawn!

By SQUIRREL

A-MEN BROTHER

By bbb

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many of you are jealous because he is rich and can feed your whole family.

By cassideee2

Jealous??? hahahahahahahahahahaha..... JEALOUS??? Of HIM??? hahahahahahahaha.... because he can feed my WHOLE family? You mean EVERYBODY??? THAT'S why I'm jealous??? hahahahahahaha.... That's a good one...

Not from jail he can't.

By Lisa

Im gonna miss ya Lil' Wayne....I wonder how many yrs they will give the Providence, RI cops who were caught dealing drugs...stupid azzes. One being a dare officer in Prov. school system. They better give them thugs a whole hell of a lot of time. Poor Wayne got a yr for a gun on his bus.... hmmm...only in America!

By DUG

THE GUY USES ELECTRONICS TO HAVE A VOICE OR SONG IN TUNE,WITH THAT MUCH ELECTRONICS MY DEAF GRANDMOTHER COULD BE A HUGE HIT

Monday 29 March

By Clarissa

Its not the electronicas that make him a hit he could just use his regular voice and be a hit its his words in his songs..... Sure some are stupid and make no sense but it you listen to the words rather then how there said you would like him to

dude that was hella dumb 4 realz watz up wit u pple not lyking him

By POK3Y

..HOLD YA HEAD BIG HOMI3...

By Reggie

One year is not bad for carrying a loaded gun. I don't blame him for protecting himself. Look at where Tupac/Biggie is at today. I rather get judge by 12 than carried by 6. Stay up Lil WAYNE. And why your in there pick up a copy of my book called, (GROWING UP HOOD) By Reggie Knox. publishamerica.net/product89255.
Crip out.

Everyone here should pick up a copy of this exceptional book. Will be in Book Stores April 09, 2010. or www.publishamerica.net/product89255. Thanks.

By dave

Buy your book crip? I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.

By deon

say what you want he's rich and your angry as for yor kids raise them your damn self and they'll be alright stop worrying about what other people are doing and go hug your kids or a loved one if you have any and if not you can hug god jesus and me

By Reenee

Tired of Gangsta hoods and their music. This time 8 months but definately won't be the last time. Good riddance you no talent, no good, gansta hood.

"sentencing was postponed in February so he could undergo surgery on his bejeweled teeth" WHAT! hahahahahahahahaha, oh my, now THAT'S really funny. Is this a joke or what?

Tuesday 09 March

By Lady T

Y hate on a man,cause u dont have nothing to do with ur life but hate, know that hater gets no where IN LIFE. like wayne said the cant stop him even if they stopped him. (FOOOLS)

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