AltWeeklies Wire
Lil Wayne's DEA Bustnew

The agency comes up empty-handed when searching the rapper.
Miami New Times |
Kyle Munzenrieder |
02-28-2011 |
Music
Death Pool Predictions: Which Musicians Will Die in 2010?new
2008 didn't see the admission of anyone from last year's death pool into the Great Afterparty, but 2009 was a moderate success — if you include holdover picks from earlier Death Pools. Sure enough: Michael Jackson and Les Paul both made it past the velvet rope this past year.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hughey |
01-11-2010 |
Music
2008: The Year South Florida Hip-Hop Went Globalnew
Rappers from the region stepped up their game exponentially, and the entire country responded.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-30-2008 |
Music
Grammy Got Run Over ...

Oh my gawd, did you guys see the Grammy nominations show last Wednesday? What a spectacle! So many stars, and so much great music! I'm so excited for the Grammys now! The music industry is saved, I tell ya! But seriously, yuck. What a mess.
Tags: Kanye West, awards, CBS, Lil Wayne, Al Green, Coldplay, Grammys, Mariah Carey, Foo Fighters, Recording Academy, Robert Plant
Major Labels Could Learn a Thing or Two About File-Sharing from Lil Waynenew
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which came out June 10 on Universal subsidiary Cash Money, was one of the most anticipated albums of 2008, even though the sheer amount of material Wayne has already released in the past year -- including dozens of web-only tracks and several album-length mix tapes -- threatened to try his fans' patience as well as overload their hard drives.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
06-24-2008 |
Music