![]() 40-caliber gun on his bus after a Manhattan concert. Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter Jr., pleaded guilty in October 2009 to attempted weapon possession, admitting he'd had a loaded, semiautomatic. And former President Bill Clinton praised the rapper's abilities during a phone interview with a Pittsburgh radio station Tuesday, adding that "what I hope will happen is that he has a good life now." ![]() President Barack Obama recently told Rolling Stone he has some Lil Wayne music on his iPod. He also was featured on a string of hits by other artists, including Drake and Eminem, that came out while he was incarcerated - and he recorded a verse for the Drake/Jay-Z collaboration "Light Up" over on the phone for a "Rikers Remix" that made the rounds online. His latest album, "I Am Not a Human Being" - released while he was in solitary confinement in September - hit No. Lil Wayne, who had the best-selling album of 2008 and won a best rap album Grammy with "Tha Carter III," kept his career in high gear while locked up for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007. "I was never scared, worried nor bothered by the situation" behind bars, Lil Wayne said Tuesday through, a website he set up to give fans a glimpse of his life in jail. His managers have said he planned to head for his home in Miami, where they're planning a welcome-home party Sunday. "FREE AT LAST!!!!!!!" the rapper's longtime manager, Cortez Bryant, Tweeted Thursday morning. The city's Department of Correction website said Thursday the Grammy Award-winning rap star had been released from the Rikers Island jail complex. NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne has been freed from jail after serving eight months in a gun case, emerging with a hot new album, well-wishes from a former president and a deepened appreciation for his fans.
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