This is the first time the world is hearing about Weezy's brush with death from the rapper himself, and his version of the hospitalization heard around the world cuts against what we were told at the time.
TMZ hasn't backtracked on its "reporting," CNN is quoting Mack Maine's tweets, and it seems like the last local news station in America got to its sizzurp scare piece — guys, Lil' Wayne is out of the hospital, for real.
The rapper's lyrics have always courted controversy, but his guest spot on an upcoming remix crossed the line with Epic Records.
Players: Lil Wayne, an outspoken rapper with a vendetta against New York City; Malcolm Smith an outspoken state senator with a duty to defend New York City.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Lil Wayne explained that he pulled Nicki Minaj from Summer Jam because...women ought to be respected.
Only hours before Nicki Minaj was scheduled to perform at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert, The Twitters blew up with the news that the chart-topping, neon-beehive-wig-wearing M.C. would not show.
Today: Katie Couric is of two minds when it comes to Snooki, there are conflicting reports about whether Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are moving in together, and Lil Wayne was denied access to last night Spurs/Thunder playoff game because he was ticketless.
Also: Matthew Fox has legal troubles on the horizon
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