Lil Wayne Released From Prison
NEW YORK -- Lil Wayne was released from the Rikers Island prison facility after serving eight months of a year-long sentence for attempted gun possession. Though a guard told MTV News early Thursday morning that [article id="1651494"]he had to wait another day due to "miscalculated" time[/article], at 8:35 a.m. a spokesperson at Rikers confirmed that Wayne had been discharged.
In March, [article id="1633428"]Lil Wayne turned himself[/article] in to New York authorities after he struck a plea deal in his case stemming from a 2007 gun arrest near the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
The rapper and his entourage were leaving his first headline performance in the Big Apple when police pulled over his tour bus. The New York Police Department alleged that the odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle and later searched the bus. Authorities discovered drugs and a gun, registered in Wayne's manager's name, near the rapper.
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In New York, gun laws prohibit people without proper registration from being within operating capacity of a firearm. As a result, the rapper was charged with gun possession and eventually [article id="1624434"]pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession[/article].
Young Money President [article id="1651489"]Mack Maine stopped by the MTV News offices[/article] Wednesday and revealed that Weezy would celebrate his homecoming with a party Sunday at a Miami strip club. According to Maine, Wayne's musical family plans to "just treat him like a king, like the royalty that he is and make him feel like we really missed him and welcome him back to the family, basically." The party follows Drake's Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour stop Saturday in Las Vegas, a show at which both Maine and Drizzy have hinted [article id="1651174"]Wayne may make a surprise appearance[/article].
"I would just advise you to book a ticket out there. If you can get tickets to that show on the 6th, I would strongly advise it," Drake told MTV News about the possibility of reuniting with his mentor onstage.
Stick with MTV News throughout the weekend for up-to-the-minute reports on [article id="1651386"]Lil Wayne's prison release[/article] as we follow him from Rikers Island to his celebrations at home and beyond. Follow us on Twitter @MTVNews for instant updates and bookmark [article id="1651386"]weezywatch.mtv.com[/article] for complete, round-the-clock coverage.
