Rapper Lil Wayne released his first mixtape since 2009 today, having hyped it for about a month and announced its impending release Tuesday night.
A mixtape is a less elaborate version than a full studio album that often includes samples from previously existing music.
The title, "Sorry 4 the Wait," is a reference to the upcoming release of his studio album, "Tha Carter IV." Pretty much since the release of 2008 success "Tha Carter III," which featured the singles "Lollipop" and "A Milli," "Weezy" has been discussing the possibility of a followup. The latest Carter installment is slated to come out in August.
Lil Wayne (born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) spent the latter half of 2010 serving a prison sentence in New York for possession of a weapon. Tha Carter IV will be his first studio album since being released from prison.
Lil Wayne arrives in court for weapons charges.
Lil Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison.
The rapper, whose legal name is Dwayne Carter, had pleaded guilty in October to felony gun charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The charges stemmed from his arrest in 2007 outside New York City's Beacon Theater.
According to police, Carter had a .40-caliber pistol on his tour bus. His attorney said it belonged to someone else. His sentencing was delayed twice - first so he could get dental work done, including removal of his diamond-studded braces, then because of a fire at a Manhattan courthouse.
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