After Lil Wayne told MTV News, "Flat out, I don't like New York," the New Orleans rapper is catching some flack from New Yorkers, including a state politician, for his shots at the Big Apple.

Queens Senator Malcolm Smith issuing a press release with the following statement, demanding Weezy apologize:

New York City is the birthplace of the Hip Hop music movement. Millions of New Yorkers listen to his music every day. His comments has outraged his local fans and residents. The group today will be demanding an apology of the hip hop star. Lil Wayne has had misfortune in New York with recent gun charges and a jail sentence.

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