Tag: Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne’s Jail Term To Finally Begin

Posted by Kat – March 9, 2010

Considering I’ve been covering the ongoing circus that has been Lil Wayne’s quest to avoid his sentencing trial, it seemed only right to finally finish that particular tale as yesterday, March 8th, Lil Wayne attended his hearing and was finally sentenced.  His term for having pled guilty for attempted criminal possession of a weapon? A year in jail in New York City. It seems more than a little lax, considering he had admitted to having .40-caliber semiautomatic guns that were loaded and on his tour bus, but he was taken away and ordered to begin his sentence immediately. Born with the name Dwayne Carter, he is going to be serving his sentence in city jails, as opposed to a state prison, and with good behavior, he may be out in as soon as eight months.


If you’ve been following this story, then you already know that trying to get Lil Wayne to actually go to his sentencing hearing has been a bit of a pain for all involved. First, it was necessary surgery on his blinged out teeth, and then a fire broke out at the main criminal courthouse in Manhattan. Finally, though, after a very public appearance earlier at Jay-Z’s concert, Lil Wayne did make his court appearance and hsa now been sentenced.


As for what’s going to happen while he’s in jail, the man has already filmed several music videos that are going to premiere over the next several months while he’ll be in jail. And while he’s behind bars, he plans on continuing to write and work on new numbers by the time he comes back home. On top of that, he’s hoping to be in protective custody while behind bars, so it looks like his next year in jail won’t be the worst it could be.

Lil Wayne Gets ANOTHER Magic Trial Postponement

Posted by Kat – March 3, 2010

Okay, okay, seriously? Wait… SERIOUSLY? First it’s the dental work that he needed so terribly badly that he couldn’t go to trial until it was taken care of. Then, it was a courthouse fire that took place yesterday that made it impossible for him to have his sentencing done then. I understand that there was a fire and that that isn’t exactly an easy or quick fix, but putting all that aside… the guy’s then able to go and perform at the Jay-Z concert last night in New York. I am aware that we have due process and that he is not in custody and that means he should be allowed to about as if he is doing business as usual. In this case, it meant being at Jay-Z’s “Blueprint 3″ tour, while Young Jeezy had a set during the performance. BUT. If he had gone to his sentencing the last TWO times, he would be currently serving a very real sentence for a very, very real crime.

That being said, the performance was just as much of a surprise for the concert-goers as well. Jeezy and Jay-Z had performed a collaboration “Real As It Gets” onstage, then Jay-Z said he was leaving Jeezy to a solo performance. After leaving the stage, Jeezy performed a couple of verses on his own before ushering in the surprise guest of Lil Wayne. And that surprise performance was one that completely set the audience on fire, as it were. The number didn’t just have Lil Wayne, either. It also featured Nicki Minaj and Drake, and “I’m Goin’ In” wound up being one of the major highlights of the night.

Of course, when it came to an end and Wayne left, Jeezy made sure to give him his “we’re with you 100 percent” vote before they left. And not to sound cynical or like an old fogey, which I’m not, but doesn’t SOMETHING seem off about letting someone whose new sentencing date is Monday, March 8th, be allowed to go pop into a concert when he’s supposed to be preparing for a sentence?

Ahhh, entertainment industry, how you love to treat your stars.

Lil Wayne’s Chompers Save Him From Sentencing – For Now

Posted by Kat – February 9, 2010

For Lil Wayne, famous rap star who hit the news junket last year over a arrest for gun possession, seems to have been spared his sentencing for that particular offense for another two months. The reason? Dental surgery. Of course, for Lil Wayne, this reprieve is going to be temporrary, because once these multiple, urgent surgeries are completed, he’ll still have to face sentencing for his conviction of illegal possession of a firearm. It certainly seems convenient, though, that it’s his teeth are such a health risk that he needs to have surgeries before he can be sentenced for an offense he was convicted of.

All the weirdness and bias aside, the sentencing has now been changed to be on March 2nd and it looks like the Supreme Court Justice that needs to sentence him, Charles Solomon, has no more patience for him. There will be no other delays in the sentencing, according to the justice. And what sentence is Lil Wayne looking at? Well, with good behavior, he might be able to get out in eight months, but he’ll be looking at around a year in jail, and that was with a plea deal.

Oddly enough, Lil Wayne was silent on Tuesday, when he stood in court with his dreadlocks and was later brought out of court and immediately into a black SUV. Of course, people were curious as to why exactly he needed this surgery and why it hadn’t been done sooner, but all that his defense lawyer Stacey Richman could say was that it was a medical concern and that had his dentist not been out of the country with charity work, he would have had it done sooner. Sounds a little fishy, and it’s only delaying the inevitable.