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Thursday Jun 19

NEGRO PLEASE: Lil’ Wayne Resurrects Hip-Hop?!

If by “resurrects hip-hop” you mean “slurps his label down,” then…

Posted: 1:22 PM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 68 COMMENTS »

Friday Jun 13

Let’s Face It, The Carter 3 Is Just “Ok”

Did You Really Expect It To Be That Good?

Posted: 2:59 PM CDT | BY Gooch | 52 COMMENTS »

Friday Jun 13

Fabian Marasciullo
The Man Behind TC3

Lil Wayne’s Engineer Speaks On The Leaks, Tha Carter III, And What Could Have Been…

Posted: 10:55 AM CDT | BY J-Rod | 51 COMMENTS »

Friday Jun 13

Lil Wayne
Wayne’s Wages

Weezy claims he gets between $100 to $75, 000 per guest verse. See what some of his collaborators have to say about it…

Posted: 7:58 AM CDT | BY jackpot | 30 COMMENTS »

Thursday Jun 12

Weezy Mania

Why is Birdman Jr. so hot? Live from NYC, fans and haters sound off on Weezy Mania and offer their best Lil Wayne impersonations…

Posted: 11:47 AM CDT | BY jackpot | 78 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Jun 11

The Lionel Richie Of This Rap Shit…

Weezy F.M. Lite radio.

Posted: 8:20 PM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 130 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Jun 11

The Producers/Engineers Behind The Carter 3 Speak

Bangladesh and Play-N-Skillz Are Buggin, But Not Really

Posted: 11:29 AM CDT | BY Gooch | 17 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Jun 11

Lil Wayne Debuts At No. 171 On SoundScan Already?

The Cash Money star moves 4,000 copies of Tha Carter III last week before official release….

Posted: 10:01 AM CDT | BY J-Rod | 29 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Jun 11

Lil Wayne
Wayne’s Words & Wisdom

XXL looks back at some of Wayne’s most monstrous cover story quotes…

Posted: 9:21 AM CDT | BY jackpot | 21 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Jun 10

Lil Wayne Sales Predictions

XXL hits Union Square and Chelsea in New York City to find out the buzz on Weezy’s first week sales…

Posted: 11:29 AM CDT | BY jackpot | 106 COMMENTS »



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