Rapper Lil Wayne will release his new album digitally immediately following his performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

Tha Carter IV will be available on iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital outlets at midnight. The physical album will hit stores 24 hours later.
Lil Wayne says, “I am extremely excited to be the first artist to utilise such an amazing idea. I hope that I can open the door for others.”

The rapper’s Grammy Award-winning Tha Carter III was the bestselling album of 2008.

Sunday could be a huge night for Wayne – he’s also up for two VMA awards.

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Rapper Lil Wayne was taken to the hospital for stitches to his head after falling off a skateboard on Sunday.
The Lollipop hit-maker was in St. Louis, Missouri ahead of his show in Kansas City on Monday when he took time out to visit a skate park with pals.
He suffered a wound above his left eye after taking a tumble and was taken to a hospital in the city, where he received nine stitches to the gash.
In a post on his Twitter.com blog, the rapper writes, “The Lou (St. Louis) was good but I busted my fuggin (sic) head at the sk8park (sic)! 9stitches! Gnarly gash over my left eye! Luv the people.”

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Rapper Bryan ‘Baby’ Williams has been caught up in a legal battle over an allegedly bogus concert deal in Las Vegas.

Lil Wayne’s mentor, also known as Birdman, was reportedly booked by promoter Lana Fuchs and her company Billionaire Mafia LLC to play at Sin City’s Club Eve on Wednesday.

Fuchs claims she negotiated the deal with lawyer Philip Brutus, who said he represented Williams and rap sensation Nicki Minaj. She handed over $50,000 as an advance and was due to pay an additional $25,000 following the gig after receiving a contract thought to have been signed by the hip-hop mogul.

However, Williams insists he did not agree to the show and dismissed Brutus’ claim that he was the star’s attorney. The planned concert did not go ahead and now Fuchs has filed suit in a Las Vegas court.

The legal papers read: “Birdman had stated that he never signed the agreement in question, but it appears that his signature on the agreement appeared to be not Birdman’s, but forged signatures.”

Fuchs has named both Brutus and Williams in the lawsuit, despite the rapper denying his involvement in the deal. She is suing for $75,000 in damages, in addition to lost profits and other compensation, reports AllHipHop.com.

Williams isn’t the first artist connected to Cash Money Records to be targeted by bogus promoters – Wayne, Drake and Minaj have all been forced to distance themselves from false claims of representation.

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Rappers Lil Wayne and Drake are taking Jay-Z and Kanye West’s lead and teaming up for a collaborative album of their own.
The Lollipop hit-maker has been instrumental in helping his protégé Drake achieve solo success and he’s now pressing ahead with plans for a full project together.
Wayne’s Cash Money Records boss Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams tells XXLmag.com, “Wayne and I recently talked about (the Wayne/Drake project). That’s definitely going to get done.”

Drake first revealed his intentions to launch a joint disc with Wayne in January.

Jay-Z and West’s Watch The Throne release is expected to hit the top of the U.S. album charts this week, and become one of the biggest debuts of the year.

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Rapper Lil Wayne is hoping to share his style with fans by launching his own clothing line.

The hip-hop star has revealed he wants to put together a fashion collection called Rebirth, based on his own eclectic wardrobe, and is eyeing a release within the next year.

He tells XXL magazine, “I’m funky… I wear a whole buncha (sic) items at one time, you know what I mean? I be figuring you (sic) at least want one of them items. Like, ‘Damn, I’d love to have that safety pin he got on,’ you know what I mean?

“Anything. I got on these types of shoes, these shorts, this sweater… A year from now, I want all these items to be mine. Rebirth… I just figure people want to be funky like me, so I got my clothing line.”

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Rapper Lil Wayne is readying himself for early retirement, insisting his busy music career isn’t fair on his kids.

The Lollipop hit-maker has been one of hip-hop’s most in-demand stars since releasing his debut record in 1999, but admits his upcoming Tha Carter IV album could be one of his last.

The 28 year old insists he will be ready to hang up his mic in his early 30s so he can fully concentrate on being a dad to his four kids.

He tells XXL magazine, “I’m bowing out still on top. I’ma (I am going to) make y’all want me when I retire. I honestly think (my career) is unfair to my kids. Honestly this is the real truth. So about 30, 31, 32, I gotta get ready (to retire).”

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Lil Wayne’s ex-girlfriend Nivea is launching her own charity to provide support and guidance for troubled teen moms.

The R&B singer, 29, was prompted to take action after researching the numbers of young American girls having kids in difficult situations, and she wants to reach out to them and offer words of wisdom.

Nivea is particularly enthusiastic to help those abandoned by their families and forced to live in homeless shelters.

She tells Sister 2 Sister magazine, “I’m starting up a charity… I would really like to talk to these young girls. I’m hearing so much about girls in these shelters and these 12 and 13 year olds having babies and they have no parents at all. They have no one there to tell them it’s not the end of the world.
“You (sic) scared, you didn’t mean to do that or whatever the case is – they’re just sitting in shelters, waiting ’til they can get a job so they can take care of a baby or two that they have and it’s the most depressing thing. All we have to do is sit down and have a conversation with some of these girls and inspire them and give them something (to live for) ’cause it’s just bad.”

Becoming a young mom is something Nivea is familiar with – she fell pregnant with her first child, daughter Navy with ex-husband The-Dream, when she was 22.  She also had twin boys, now five, with The-Dream and has a son, two-year-old Neal, with ex-fiance Wayne.

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Rapper Lil Wayne wants to become the first hip-hop star to be handed his own Las Vegas residency.

The Lollipop hit-maker insists he will never give up performing and is adamant he will still be touring when he hits retirement age.

Wayne even dreams of following in the footsteps of singers including Celine Dion, Cher and Elton John by creating his own Sin City extravaganza.

He tells MTV News, “I plan on touring forever, actually. Probably when I’m, like, 50, I might be like, ‘Let’s go, gimme some dates’. I actually plan on being one of those artists, with all the music and all the work I’m putting out, I believe that later on down the line, I can do Vegas.”

“I can be the first hip-hop artist to do Vegas every night. That’s the plan.”

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Justin Bieber sent fans into a frenzy on Sunday when he made a surprise appearance at his rapper pal Lil Twist’s concert in California.

Lil Wayne’s 18-year-old protege was playing at the House of Blues in Anaheim when Bieber ran out onstage to join him for a performance of their duet Wind It, causing the audience to scream in excitement.

The “Baby” hitmaker has been working with Twist in the studio on another track, a forthcoming single titled “Wherever You Are.”

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Rap superstar Lil Wayne has been slapped with a new lawsuit over allegations of unpaid royalties stemming from a 2008 collaboration with T-Pain.

Production duo Play-N-Skillz provided the beat for Got Money, the “Lollipop” hitmaker’s popular single with T-Pain, but claim they are owed at least $1 million from its release and inclusion on Wayne’s album “Tha Carter III.”

The song proved to be such a big hit, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis even interpreted it for rock audiences.

Play-N-Skillz first brought up the issue of non-payment in 2009, but the two parties have failed to make any progress in the months since, forcing the producers to file suit this month, reports AllHipHop.com.

It’s the second legal battle stemming from “Tha Carter III” to surface within a week – producer David Kirkwood recently launched legal action over allegations of outstanding payments and royalties surrounding sales of the hit album.

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