TMZ — You're gonna be partying and drinking your ass off on New Year's Eve ... and so will Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Future, but those rappers are raking in LOADS of cash for their services. We're told Nicki and Weezy will be… more info

Consequence of Sound — Foes no longer. more info

TMZ — Fat Joe loves Lil Wayne ... but he doesn't love Wayne's sports takes, because he says Weezy is 100% wrong for saying Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan. Tunechi made the statements earlier this week shooting content for Bumbu Rum's… more info

TMZ — Lil Wayne says there is a basketball player better than Michael Jordan ... but it ain't LeBron James. "These days they think the tough question is Jordan or LeBron. No. Jordan or Kobe is the tough question ... but it's Kobe." The rapper made the… ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Vince Staples, Post Malone, Duckwrth, Juice Wrld, Ty Dolla Sign, and others also show up on the OST. more info

JamBase — Watch Lil Wayne perform “Don’t Cry” from his album ‘Tha Carter V’ on Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’ more info

Stereogum — A few months ago, Lil Wayne shook off his various contractual entanglements and came back with the commercial triumphant album Tha Carter V . And now, all of a sudden, the most influential rapper of the '00s is, once again, a pop star. And as a pop ... more info

Consequence of Sound — In support of his long-awaited Tha Carter V. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Air Waves, CHRCH, T-Pain, Scallops Hotel and milo, initial California Deathfest lineup, openers for Come in Brooklyn, and more tour-related news. Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: Kurt Vile (Kimmel; 12/13), Grimes (Fallon; 12/10), Lil Wayne (Colbert; 12/12), Gwen Stefani (Corden; 12/13), Phoebe Bridgers (Daly; 12/10), Lucy Dacus (Daly; 12/11), and Meek Mill (Daily Show;... more info