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Lil Wayne says the two seizures he suffered on Monday happened because he hadn’t been taking his medicine for epilepsy, not form obscene amounts of sizzurp, as he was spotted downing before falling ill. The rapper’s private jet was forced to make two emergency landings in Omaha on Monday when he suffered several seizures. As […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne performed Wednesday for attendees of the Electronic Entertainment Expo just days after suffering what his spokesman described as two minor seizures. The rapper and Samsung pitchman performed at the company’s booth inside the Los Angeles Convention Center. He delivered such songs as “John” and “No Ceiling” as six skateboarders […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne won’t make it to the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The rapper and Samsung pitchman was forced to cancel his appearance Tuesday at the interactive industry’s annual trade show after suffering what Lil Wayne’s spokesman described as two minor seizures. A spokesman for Samsung says Lil Wayne was originally scheduled to […]

The site reports the rapper was on a cross-country flight on his private jet, when the plane had to make an emergency landing in Nebraska.

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UPDATE 5:30 p.m. EST Wayne has been transported to a hospital by ambulance, TMZ reports. UPDATE 5:20 p.m. EST Lil Wayne suffered another seizure after refusing medical treatment for the first. TMZ reports: We’re told his plane was in the air for minutes when the 2nd seizure occurred … and was forced to land in […]

The site reports the rapper was on a cross-country flight on his private jet, when the plane had to make an emergency landing in Nebraska.

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Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter Jr., says Universal Music Group owes him tens of millions of dollars in royalties from his work discovering and nurturing such artists as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga. But according to a federal lawsuit filed by the rapper-producer’s attorneys Monday in California, Universal Music Group is improperly using his royalty […]

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The BET Experience returns for its fourth year, and this year, Lil Wayne and his ColleGrove collaborator 2 Chainz, Usher and Bryson Tiller are set to headline the four-day event in Los Angeles on June 23-26. via Billboard: Comedians Katt Williams and Mike Epps round out BET Experience’s Staples Center lineup. Performances and events presented […]

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne were recently guests on ESPN's daily sports talk show, Highly Questionable.

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Lil Wayne’s camp is defending his appearance in a Super Bowl ad in which he is seen cooking burgers for America’s first president George Washington – who famously owned slaves. The ad for Apartments.com features Jeff Goldblum and a gospel choir singing “Moving On Up,” the theme to “The Jeffersons,” as he is literally lifted […]

The long-awaited FX premiere of The People v. O.J. Simpson set a new record for the network.