Lil’ Wayne Explains Why He Was Nervous to Rap in Prison

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Lil Wayne’s long-awaited prison memoir Gone ‘Til November is finally on its way soon, and on Monday, Vulture premiered the first excerpt from the book.

Although he was incarcerated, Wayne notes that his celebrity still afforded him certain privileges. Guards and fellow inmates went out of their way to meet him, and even hooked him up with some toiletries and better food. This came despite an early warning from the prison captain, who told Wayne, “Don’t come in here trying to be what you are. You’re not gonna ‘Lil Wayne’ up this mothafucka!”

Link to article: https://www.vulture.com/2016/09/lil-wayne-rikers-island-journal.html?mid=twitter_nymag

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