A couple of weeks ago, Lil Wayne let the world hear his Drake collaboration “Believe Me,” which might be the first track from his long-in-the-works album Tha Carter V. And now he’s followed it up with “D’Usse,” a frantic-but-regal brag-rap bugout that at least exists in the same univers...

Last night, when Floyd Mayweather narrowly defeated the Argentine boxer Marcos Maidana via decision in Las Vegas, Lil Wayne was one of the luminaries who helped walk Mayweather out to the ring. And after the fight, Wayne practically got into a fight of his own. As TMZ reports, someone, possibly a member of Maidana’s entourage, [...]

Lil Wayne has debuted the first single from the upcoming Tha Carter V, which he says is his last solo album before retirement. On “Believe Me,” he teams up with fellow Young Money crew member Drake and borrows some of his laid-back style courtesy of restrained production from Boi-1da and Vinylz. Tha Carter 5 is [...]

A Young Money crew album is, almost by its very nature, disposable; even Lil Twist and Gudda Gudda seem to know that you don’t necessarily need more Lil Twist and Gudda Gudda verses in your life. But a Young Money crew album is good for at least one thing: For creating a low-pressure safe space [...]

There’s a classic format for an all-star rap remix video, one that probably comes from the classic Hype Williams clip for the “Flava In Ya Ear” remix: All the rappers, collected in one place, filmed in black-and-white against a stark background, projecting as much personality as humanly possible. Somehow, it works e...