Lil Wayne Off to Rikers Dental Surgery

[UPDATE BELOW] Today rapper Lil Wayne is expected to go to Rikers Island, where he'll spend most of 2010 behind bars after pleading guilty to "attempted" gun possession charges. In a cover story interview with Rolling Stone, Wayne says he hasn't sought advice on how to get through Rikers, because "This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like. I just say I’m looking forward to it." It can be a mellow place if one avoids the fight clubs. Wayne spent his last night of freedom in the studio recording tracks bound for "Tha Carter IV," and also send out this heartfelt message, or "shout out," for his fans:

I’m out this bitch. To all my fans, my real fans, I really, really, really truly love you. I love you with all of me, for real. I’ll probably be loving everything else because I love you so much. Thank you from the bottom [of my heart]. Do not forget about me ’cause I will forever think about you, and I cannot wait for you to see me again. I’m out.

It's going to be a long, dull year without Weezy, but his manager Cortez Bryant says he's exploring ways to keep Wayne in the public eye during his bid. A jailhouse Twitter account is in the works, and Wayne promises, "I’ll have an iPod, and I”ll make sure they keep sending me beats." "Tha Carter IV" is expected to drop when Wayne gets released.

UPDATE: Well, see, the thing is, this really isn't a convenient time for Lil Wayne to go to prison, because he's got a lot of work he needs done on his teeth! At his sentencing today, Wayne got a temporary reprieve in order to finish a string of recent surgeries for an unspecified dental problem before he goes to prison. Judging by these recent photos, we're guessing he's still got some de-icing to do—Wayne reportedly has $150K worth of diamonds on his teeth. The AP reports that his sentencing is now set for March 2, and a judge says it won't be put off further.

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By John Del Signore in News on February 9, 2010 3:35 PM

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This might do more harm than good to his career. A one year bid doesn't equal a lot of street cred. Other rappers will fill the void. He's has enough unreleased songs to last a year, but he's going to loose his spotlight and presence after a few months. Detox might actually kill him. And Tony Yayo and Shyne didn't exactly spring back after they got out. So this could be the beginning of the end for Weezy. On a high note maybe he'll start writing lyrics, could be a better mc when he gets out.

Kelles

I bet he finds Jesus in prison

Snoopy

WRONG! He be finding the true teacher of the colored people, Mohammud the camel jockey.

Rocknrope

I really, really, really truly love you. I love you with all of me, for real. I’ll probably be loving everything else because I love you so much.

Interesting choice of words, since he's probably gonna hear this from behind in the showers.

valeriob

Do I got somefin in my teef?

FJF

Crunk Infection? Gold plated lead? It would explain the incoherent lyrics.

NannyState

"This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like. I just say I’m looking forward to it."

Looking forward to the sex.

babyhitler

Dude's the second worst rapper next to chingy. No good rap out nowadays so I just have my ipod set on Money cash hoes and what these bitches want by DMX before the dude went crazy.

smitty

Can we visit him there?

whitecastlerock

the inmates will laugh at his shitty tattoos.

robt55

All these rapper "bad azzez" are nothing but a pack of phony posers who would piss their pants if they ever had a gun shoved in their face. This does nothing but give this wannabe banger street cred which his fans will swallow like KFC.

rasputinsghost

this is true for everyone except C-Murda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Murder

airtech1

That's why they're brilliant biz men, nothing more. What did Jay-Z say on that Reebok campaign: "I got my MBA from the Marcy Projects."

Snoopy

Lil Wayne be all growed up when he comes out.

ThisCharmingMan

"You only spend two days inside. The day you go in, and the day you get out!"

-Avon Barksdale

longacre

Sometimes you have to kill your cousin and make it look like suicide in between.

NattyB

Sometimes you have to let your best friend kill your cousin because you ain't man enough to do it yourself.

Sommelier

So, a real gets-paid-for-doing-it rapper going into Rikers? I thought it was only "aspiring rappers" who were sent there.

longacre

Despite incessant rhymes about crime, most big label rappers never touched a gun before they got famous. Then they have to work in reverse and become aspiring criminals to prove their street cred.

Wza

It's 8 months, you won't even know he's gone that long. He's made enough tracks that people will still think he's not in Rikers.

Even with all that Blood talk, I guarantee he won't be near the general population. That's why he's not worried.