Birdman (Rapper)

Lil Wayne begins sentence of 1 year in NYC jail for having loaded gun on tour bus. After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After whirlwind goodbyes to fans, diminutive U.S. rapper Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year in jail on Monday after he pleaded guilty on a gun possession charge in a 2007 incident.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ke$ha claimed the longest-running No. 1 debut single by a female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1977 as "TiK ToK" held steady Thursday for an eighth week.

Rapper Lil Wayne's sentencing in NYC gun case postponed because he needs dental surgery. After rap star Lil Wayne spent months bidding farewell to his fans and his freedom, what loomed for him Tuesday was a dental chair, not a house of detention.

Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail ? for dental surgery.

Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in February _ days after his next album comes out. Lil Wayne heads to court in February for sentencing in his New York gun case, just days after his next album comes out.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Lil Wayne's oft-delayed rock album, "Rebirth," has been pushed back again, from a planned December release to early 2010.

Rapper Birdman believes Lil Wayne's jail time won't affect career, talks new album 'Pricele$$'. Lil Wayne is facing a year behind bars in February, but don't expect either the rapper or his label, Cash Money, to fall off the radar in his absence.

Lil Wayne, Birdman hit with copyright suit in NYC over use of Fla. man's banter on 2 albums. A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect ? for using his voice in an album track called just that.