LIL WAYNE has released his new album 'I Am Not A Human Being' (27th September 2010), despite still serving a prison sentence for criminal possession of a weapon. It is the rapper's eight studio album and follows up his 2010 'rock' record 'Rebirth', which despite drawing largely negative reviews from the press, went gold in the US.

Wayne still has several months left to serve in prison, but the 28-year-old caught up with MTV via a telephone interview to speak about 'I Am Not A Human Being', saying, "Making the album was totally fun, because I love recording. That's what I love to do, next to breathing. I made sure I had some material before I came in here to release while I was in here". Wayne also spoke about the amount of fan mail he has received since being in prison, something he says has kept him inspired to make more music, he said, "When I read those letters, that fan mail, and see what they say about what my music does for them, and how it helped them through situations ... to read that, that makes me take my words and my whole outlook on what I'm doing a lot more seriously".

In July 2007, police arrested Wayne in New York City after he was found to be smoking marijuana near his tour bus following a performance at the Beacon Theatre, however, authorities later discovered that the rapper was carrying a .40 caliber pistol. After a delay in the trial, the 28-year old was eventually sentenced to a year in prison in March 2010, but told MTV that he hopes to be released on November 4th.

I can´t stand that guy but there must be something good about him when people like Nas,Erykah Badu and countless other artists that I like seem to have no problem collaborating with him.

Regardless of how I feel about Lil Wayne, nobody deserves to be in prison for a WHOLE YEAR just for smoking weed and carrying a weapon. He didn´t shoot anybody, right? Or did he?

And why such a harsh sentence? Is it illegal to carry a gun in NYC?

KoolEaze said:

I can´t stand that guy but there must be something good about him when people like Nas,Erykah Badu and countless other artists that I like seem to have no problem collaborating with him.

Regardless of how I feel about Lil Wayne, nobody deserves to be in prison for a WHOLE YEAR just for smoking weed and carrying a weapon. He didn´t shoot anybody, right? Or did he?

And why such a harsh sentence? Is it illegal to carry a gun in NYC?

thats exactly what i was going to ask! i mean paris gets caught with cocaine multiple times (and isnt coke in a different drug class than ganja?) and literally spends minutes locked up

same with LiLo (i feel sad for her tho)

i dont get it...

best song on the album, which is rather decent for what it is . "oooh ooh ooooh..."

sweet said:

KoolEaze said:

I can´t stand that guy but there must be something good about him when people like Nas,Erykah Badu and countless other artists that I like seem to have no problem collaborating with him.

Regardless of how I feel about Lil Wayne, nobody deserves to be in prison for a WHOLE YEAR just for smoking weed and carrying a weapon. He didn´t shoot anybody, right? Or did he?

And why such a harsh sentence? Is it illegal to carry a gun in NYC?

thats exactly what i was going to ask! i mean paris gets caught with cocaine multiple times (and isnt coke in a different drug class than ganja?) and literally spends minutes locked up

same with LiLo (i feel sad for her tho)

i dont get it...

Because he's black, of course.