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"No one can flow like I can," says the 27-year-old rapper Freddie Gibbs , the one musician in hip-hop New Yorker scribe Sasha Frere-Jones "would put money on right now." "I met Kanye West before and he didna TMt really like my music.

A tracklisting has been released for Chris Brown 's Graffiti album. Planned for December release on Sony , Brown 's third official album boasts plenty of Rap assists, from the likes of Lil Wayne , Swizz Beatz , Plies and Game .

Earlier in the year, it seemed likely Lil Wayne's first official release of 2009 would be his more than likely ill-advised foray into rock music, the cringeworthy experiment Rebirth .

Lil' Wayne is once again facing legal problems, although at least he's mixing in some copyright infringement with his usual means of running afoul.

Lil Wayne has emerged as an interesting figure for feminist critique. As a rapper, Wayne peppers his lyrics with "pussy" and " no homo ." As a public figure, he has reluctantly helped to raise awareness about sexual assault against males and growing up with an absent father .

Jail time may be imminent for Lil Wayne, but it's business as usual for the rap star's Young Money record label and crew.

Whatever else happens, we've at least got one new album from Lil Wayne before he hits the big house: His latest mixtape, No Ceilings , is here .

Lil Wayne's black Cadillac Escalade glided to a halt opposite the Manhattan courthouse at Centre Street last month.

Ceilings for Lil Wayne are definitely in his future , and today, on Halloween, the official release of his mix tape, No Ceilings dropped.

In the latest issue of Billboard magazine, rapper Lil Wayne gave details on his upcoming double-disc album Rebirth .

A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect - for using his voice in an album track called just that.

Drizzy spoke to Rap-Up.com about Wayne's impending jail sentence next year. Last week, Wayne pleaded guilty to gun charges stemming from a 2007 arrest.

"Man I go crazy on the beat like Nimrod," says Lil Wayne on "Run This Town," a cut from the No Ceilings mixtape.

The Hip-Hop Herald 10.29.09: The Best Rapper Alive Is Going Inside Posted by Patrick Robinson on 10.29.2009 This week, Lil Wayne is heading off to prison, Timbaland talks Shock Value II , Public Enemy raises money for their next album, a potential tracklisting for Before I Self Destruct is revealed, Soulja Boy takes on the mixtape scene and the ...

The rap superstar - who pleaded guilty last week to possessing a .40-caliber semi-automatic cops found in a Louis Vuitton bag on his tour bus outside the Beacon Theatre - was spotted at Miami hot spot Liv on Sunday night.

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Footage of the making of Lil Wayne 's highly-anticipated mixtape, No Ceilings , has found its way to the Internet.

What is this prison place, and why is it stealing all of our rap artists? This time, the culprit is Lil' Wayne, the beloved Grammy winner, and unfortunately, the second major rapper , in the span of a year to be faced with weapon charges.