TMZ reports that Mountain Dew has dropped Lil Wayne who was currently starring in their DEWeezy ad campaign which kicked off last year. The announcement comes after Wayne issued a statement this week about his controversial Emmett Till line featured in Future’s “Karate Chop” record. Ouch!
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As pressure mounts and rumors of the family going after his deal with Mountain Dew mount, Lil Wayne has finally issued an apology for his line (later removed) on a Future song where he raps “beat the ***** up like Emmett Till“.
Pop the hood to read his apology and let us know your thoughts after the jump. Continue reading
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Lil Wayne is alive and tweeting.
Tweets appeared on the official Twitter page of the 30-year-old rapper today reassuring fans of his improving health.
“I’m feeling a lot better and again thk u all for ur love and prayers. It was truly felt…pause,” the tweet said. He also shared that he was watching “Highly Questionable” on ESPN 2 earlier today.
Weezy was hospitalized last Tuesday after suffering multiple seizures.
Late last night, Mack Maine, the president of Lil Wayne’s record label, wrote on Twitter that his close friend and business partner had been discharged from his Los Angeles hospital after a nearly weeklong stay and was headed home. Continue reading
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Lil Wayne said ICU later to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood because he was released late last night.
Wayne spent 6 days in the hospital — most of it in the Intensive Care Unit — after suffering what appears to be a drug OD that triggered a series of massive seizures.
God Bless.my son just release frm hospital.thanks 4 all tha luv.YMCMB.Richgang
Sources connected with the rapper tell us … Wayne is feeling weak but he’s a lot better. He plans on laying low until he makes a full recovery.
We wish Weezy a speedy recovery.
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You can see Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj having fun on the set hours before he started having the seizures that landed him in the hospital last week. Pop the hood to check out behind the scenes footage of Nicki Minaj’s “High School” Music Video:
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