Lil Wayne Talks Prison Life In New 'Rolling Stone' Cover Sto

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Lil Wayne Talks Prison Life In New 'Rolling Stone' Cover Story


Rapper also has some harsh words for the Miami Heat's LeBron James and Dwayne Wade
Photograph by Mark Seliger for RollingStone.com
By Andy Greene
January 19, 2011 6:45 AM EDT

In the new issue of Rolling Stone — on stands and online in the digital archives on January 21st (subscription required) — Lil Wayne opens up for the first time about his time in prison. (See video from his cover shoot below.) During his eight month stint in Building C-76, cell 23 at Rikers Island, Weezy worked as an SPA (suicide prevention aide), listened to a lot of music on the radio (oldies and Hot 97) and played countless games of Uno with his cellmates in the Protective Custody division.

"I'd bust a nigga's ass at Uno," he told writer Josh Eells. "We gamble for phone time. I'd take nigga's commissary: Lemme get them cookies, lemme get them chips, get that soup."

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Eventually his cellmates stopped inviting him to games. "They'd be like, 'Oh, we thought you were asleep,'" Wayne says. "Like you can't look inside my cell and see that I'm right there! We ain't got no doors!"

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Other highlights from the piece:

- When Wayne sat court-side at a recent Miami Heat/New Orleans Hornets game he was upset that Lebron James and Dwyane Wade never came over to talk to him. "Them niggas never speak to a nigga," he says. "They don't chuck me the deuce or nothing. Nigga spent all that money on them fucking tickets ... Come holla at me. We sit right by them little bitch-ass niggas. At least come ask me why I'm not rooting for you."

Life on Planet Wayne: Rolling Stone's 2009 Lil Wayne Cover Story

- In prison he read biographies of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Marvin Gaye, Joan Jett, Vince Lombardi and Anthony Kiedis. "[Kiedis'] Scar Tissue was really good," he says. "I also read the Bible for the first time. It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he'd be dissing Jesus, and then he ends up being a saint. That was cool."

Lil Wayne's 2009 Rolling Stone Cover Shoot

- He spent his final month in jail in solitary after he was caught with an iPod charger in his cell. It could have been worse: He also had a watch with an MP3 player on it, but another inmate took the rap. "He was a solid nigga," says Wayne. "Shout-out to Charles...Solitary was the worst. No TV. No radio. No commissary. Basically you're in there 23 hours a day." The only upside was he had a window where he could watch cars go by. "I used to sit at that motherfucker all day," he says.

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[Chet Starr]

- He spent his final month in jail in solitary after he was caught with an iPod charger in his cell. It could have been worse: He also had a watch with an MP3 player on it, but another inmate took the rap. "He was a solid *****," says Wayne. "Shout-out to Charles...Solitary was the worst. No TV. No radio. No commissary. Basically you're in there 23 hours a day." The only upside was he had a window where he could watch cars go by. "I used to sit at that motherfucker all day," he says.

& that's why you avoid breaking the law, prison is hell

lmao at him playing uno

[stillmatic]

and people wonder why he's so disliked?

He is so fucking ignorant, what a dolt. He has no intelligence whatsoever, he talks about the Bible as if it's a movie, and says "dissing Jesus".....hasn't this idiot had songs that are all about Jesus before? What a surprise this moron is again pretending.

Then he talks about LeBron and Wade, who does he think he is, the President or something that they should forget what their jobs and come over and address Wayne?

This guy makes Hip Hop look like a fad, it's people like him that bring down who damage the general perception of our music. He makes African Americans think it's okay to be a moron, he's holding our people down.

Lol dude is an actor, and he's doing very well.

[xxTrigger1989xx]

"I'd bust a *****'s ass"

I stopped there

Ew I'm disgusting

Anyway...this is a cool story, I guess

[LilWayne4Life]

and people wonder why he's so disliked?

He is so fucking ignorant, what a dolt. He has no intelligence whatsoever, he talks about the Bible as if it's a movie, and says "dissing Jesus".....hasn't this idiot had songs that are all about Jesus before? What a surprise this moron is again pretending.

Then he talks about LeBron and Wade, who does he think he is, the President or something that they should forget what their jobs and come over and address Wayne?

This guy makes Hip Hop look like a fad, it's people like him that bring down who damage the general perception of our music. He makes African Americans think it's okay to be a moron, he's holding our people down.

Lol dude is an actor, and he's doing very well.

You kidding me right? You don't get to do SPA for a daily job in prison (it's also not because hes a celebrity) he got that job because Wayne is more intelligent then you will ever be, he majored in psychology and English in college back in 05'06 and got his degree. "and people wonder why he's so disliked" the person that has the most popularity is disliked the most but at the same time have more fans to even the hate out so that is irrelevant. Wayne can say whatever the fuck he wants to about lebron or wade. When the best basketball player in the NBA thinks and says your the best (Kobe) then other opinions are invalid. He makes hip hop looks like a fad? if it wasn't for wayne hip hop would be dead right now. He single handily evolved the rap game to what it is today.

#Hatersgonnahate

[AnalKiddo]

I swear that has got to be the gayest cover I've seen Wayne do

Funny story though, Lebron and Wade part

[AnalKiddo]

and people wonder why he's so disliked?

He is so fucking ignorant, what a dolt. He has no intelligence whatsoever, he talks about the Bible as if it's a movie, and says "dissing Jesus".....hasn't this idiot had songs that are all about Jesus before? What a surprise this moron is again pretending.

Then he talks about LeBron and Wade, who does he think he is, the President or something that they should forget what their jobs and come over and address Wayne?

This guy makes Hip Hop look like a fad, it's people like him that bring down who damage the general perception of our music. He makes African Americans think it's okay to be a moron, he's holding our people down.

Lol dude is an actor, and he's doing very well.

You kidding me right? You don't get to do SPA for a daily job in prison (it's also not because hes a celebrity) he got that job because Wayne is more intelligent then you will ever be, he majored in psychology and English in college back in 05'06 and got his degree. "and people wonder why he's so disliked" the person that has the most popularity is disliked the most but at the same time have more fans to even the hate out so that is irrelevant. Wayne can say whatever the fuck he wants to about lebron or wade. When the best basketball player in the NBA thinks and says your the best (Kobe) then other opinions are invalid. He makes hip hop looks like a fad? if it wasn't for wayne hip hop would be dead right now. He single handily evolved the rap game to what it is today.

#Hatersgonnahate

No, he did not..

[LilWayne4Life]

I swear that has got to be the gayest cover I've seen Wayne do

Funny story though, Lebron and Wade part

Rolling stones fucked wayne up, They took at least a 100 pictures and choose the gayest pose.

No, he did not..

Then who did? Wayne set the bar for

Mixtapes
album sales (c3)
label production
Relevance
Features
Work Ethic
Controversy
Fan Base following
Influence of the youth
etc...

If you look back at hip hop in 04 and now it's different & wayne had a BIG impact too it.

[FreeSpeech]

Then who did? Wayne set the bar for

Mixtapes
album sales (c3)
label production
Relevance
Features
Work Ethic
Controversy
Fan Base following
Influence of the youth
etc...

If you look back at hip hop in 04 and now it's different & wayne had a BIG impact too it.

1st off, I like Wayne, but he set the bar for controversy??? Heard of Eminem?

And that picture is ridiculous, for anybody. I don't care if you are gay, that pic is just awful.

[stillmatic]

You kidding me right? You don't get to do SPA for a daily job in prison (it's also not because hes a celebrity) he got that job because Wayne is more intelligent then you will ever be, he majored in psychology and English in college back in 05'06 and got his degree. "and people wonder why he's so disliked" the person that has the most popularity is disliked the most but at the same time have more fans to even the hate out so that is irrelevant. Wayne can say whatever the fuck he wants to about lebron or wade. When the best basketball player in the NBA thinks and says your the best (Kobe) then other opinions are invalid. He makes hip hop looks like a fad? if it wasn't for wayne hip hop would be dead right now. He single handily evolved the rap game to what it is today.

#Hatersgonnahate

I don't say this to anyone here, and rarely say it to anyone.

But you truly are an idiot, and never worthy of a proper response. It would be like smacking your head against a wall.

Just wanna let you know, so you don't ever both responding to my posts, cause I barely read what you say, let alone will ever respond to you.

[dead prez]

and people wonder why he's so disliked?

He is so fucking ignorant, what a dolt. He has no intelligence whatsoever, he talks about the Bible as if it's a movie, and says "dissing Jesus".....hasn't this idiot had songs that are all about Jesus before? What a surprise this moron is again pretending.

Then he talks about LeBron and Wade, who does he think he is, the President or something that they should forget what their jobs and come over and address Wayne?

This guy makes Hip Hop look like a fad, it's people like him that bring down who damage the general perception of our music. He makes African Americans think it's okay to be a moron, he's holding our people down.

Lol dude is an actor, and he's doing very well.

Why you gotta hate on Wayne.

[dead prez]

I don't say this to anyone here, and rarely say it to anyone.

But you truly are an idiot, and never worthy of a proper response. It would be like smacking your head against a wall.

Just wanna let you know, so you don't ever both responding to my posts, cause I barely read what you say, let alone will ever respond to you.

Damn I didn't know you could be an asshole, lol.

[AnalKiddo]

I swear that has got to be the gayest cover I've seen Wayne do

Funny story though, Lebron and Wade part

Rolling stones fucked wayne up, They took at least a 100 pictures and choose the gayest pose.

No, he did not..

Then who did? Wayne set the bar for

Mixtapes
album sales (c3)
label production
Relevance
Features
Work Ethic
Controversy
Fan Base following
Influence of the youth
etc...

If you look back at hip hop in 04 and now it's different & wayne had a BIG impact too it.

You can't honestly be serious.. And I assume you think Waynes the best rapper alive as well right?