New Orleans cop who saved Lil Wayne’s life as a boy, dies aged 65
Robert Hoobler saved the rapper’s life when, aged 12, he shot himself in the chest
June 2022
Lil Wayne will not perform at UK festival after Home Office refused entry
Grammy-award winning US rapper will no longer headline Strawberries & Creem festival in Cambridge
June 2021
Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost review – the most glorious mess
Bursts of kaleidoscopic synthpop, soul balladry and jazz sweep you through the latest offering in the artist’s eclectic, controversial and – against the odds – enduring career
January 2021
Rapper Lil Wayne in line for last-day pardon from Donald Trump
But sources say neither Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon or president himself are on the list
November 2020
Lil Wayne faces up to 10 years in jail on weapons possession charges
A search of Dwayne Michael Carter Jr’s private jet in 2019 turned up a handgun, which he is prohibited from owning due to prior criminal convictions
February 2020
Lil Wayne: Funeral review – fearsome and full of life
(Young Money/Republic)
October 2019
R&B star SiR: ‘I stumbled offstage and threw up before anybody could see me’
Meet the musician who worked his way up from retail to collaborating with Stevie Wonder – and occasionally taking album launch parties too far
October 2018
Lil Wayne concert ends in crowd injuries after gunshot rumours
Atlanta police say there were ‘no weapons involved’ in ‘altercation’ that prompted festival crowd to flee
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter V review – the beat is (just about) still on
(Young Money)
Ranked
Lil Wayne's albums – ranked!
We take stock of the rapper’s career, through stints in prison, label rows and trash-rock impulses to his heyday of raw swagger and southern bangers
June 2018
Beyoncé: 10 of the best deep cuts, rarities and Bey-sides
As the superstar returns to the UK, here’s a sample of her lesser-known hits, featuring Solange and Dixie Chicks – plus how Lemonade changed the game
March 2018
Martin Shkreli's $2m Wu-Tang Clan album seized by federal court
The disgraced entrepreneur bought the sole copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin in 2014 – his lawyer has described it as ‘probably worthless’
November 2016
Rap's fraught history with Black Lives Matter: 'I didn't sign up to be no activist'
TI: Lil Wayne's Black Lives Matter comments are unacceptable
Lil Wayne on Black Lives Matter remark: 'Apologies to anyone who was offended'
Lil Wayne says Black Lives Matter has 'nothing to do with me'
October 2016
Lil Wayne explains why he said there's no such thing as racism
The rapper has expanded on his colour-blind view of the world, and recalls having his life saved by a white police officer after accidentally shooting himself in the chest
September 2016
Lil Wayne: the tragic decline of a hip-hop trailblazer
Lil Wayne officiated same-sex wedding while in jail, memoir reveals
August 2016
What is Michael Phelps listening to on his trademark Olympics headphones?
Beyond the Rio 2016 Games, music is a ritual for Phelps: ‘I have walked out to race with my headphones on throughout my whole career’
