Read more Lil Wayne stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19393/lil-wayne.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:51:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73404/new-site-decodes-rap-lyrics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay-Z and Alicia Keys’ song “Empire State of Mind” is everywhere, even at the World Series. But do you know what the lyrics mean? If not, Rap Exegesis can clue you in the way it educated Nick Antosca of the Huffington Post. Some of the explanations the site offers: Jay-Z...http://www.newser.com/story/73404/new-site-decodes-rap-lyrics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:42:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72860/bad-news-chris-browns-new-song-is-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris Brown may be a reprehensible guy, but unfortunately, he can still sing. With the ink barely dry on his guilty plea, Brown released the lead single on his upcoming album last month, and it’s actually good, Jonah Weiner is sad to report. The instrumentals from Swizz Beatz lay a...http://www.newser.com/story/72860/bad-news-chris-browns-new-song-is-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72334/lil-wayne-pleads-to-gun-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGrammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapons possession today and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence. He previously had pleaded not guilty to illegal gun possession charges that carried at least 3 1/2 years in prison upon conviction. Police said a gun was found on his tour...http://www.newser.com/story/72334/lil-wayne-pleads-to-gun-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 10:48:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71196/recession-finds-place-in-raps-latest-hits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ugly economy is making more than a cameo in today’s hottest rap music, with Young Jeezy taking the cake by naming his latest album The Recession . Rap’s often been a barometer of such huge swings, Sara Libby writes, noting the impact last year of Barack Obama’s rise. Now, Jeezy,...http://www.newser.com/story/71196/recession-finds-place-in-raps-latest-hits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 21:38:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70103/british-rb-star-climbs-us-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“It doesn't matter if we're from a little place called Hounslow,” Jay Sean tells the BBC. “If you have some good music, you can make it anywhere.” That’s how the British R&B singer found himself collaborating with Lil Wayne, and climbing to No. 2 on the US charts—making him...http://www.newser.com/story/70103/british-rb-star-climbs-us-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 14:12:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67868/lebron-doc-soundtrack-lands-some-heavy-hitters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour of hip-hop’s biggest names have collaborated on a track inspired by an upcoming documentary on NBA star LeBron James, MTV reports. Forever was originally supposed to include just Drake and Kanye West, but Eminem and Lil Wayne have since jumped into the mix. The track is expected to drop...http://www.newser.com/story/67868/lebron-doc-soundtrack-lands-some-heavy-hitters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 20:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66424/drake-rising-fast-in-music-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrake isn’t your typical rapper. Not long ago, the 22-year-old biracial Canadian was playing a parapalegic teen on the Canadian drama Degrassi: The Next Generation . But two well-received mixtapes and some music videos later, he’s signed a monster $2 million deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money label, putting him on...http://www.newser.com/story/66424/drake-rising-fast-in-music-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 19:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63110/drake-album-compulsively-listenable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomehow, rapper Drake recorded an album concerned mostly with “the stresses and travails of fame, even if he recorded the damn thing when he wasn’t famous in any meaningful way”—and then became famous thanks to said album, writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork . Though he’s “not a great rapper,” Drake’s...http://www.newser.com/story/63110/drake-album-compulsively-listenable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 17:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60339/lil-wayne-pupil-drake-thrills-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChild-actor-turned-rapper Drake had fans and luminaries like Kanye West enthralled at a small New York show Tuesday, where the as-yet-unsigned artist tried to live up to the buzz. “Drake's greatest gift is his ability to translate his love of rap's many styles into his own music,” Chris Ryan writes of...http://www.newser.com/story/60339/lil-wayne-pupil-drake-thrills-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 10:53:01 CDT