MTV.com News — Tip, 'Pac, Beanie Sigel and other rap stars managed to maintain career momentum while in prison.By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne in police costody in New York in 2007 Photo: Ada County Sheriff's Office Lil Wayne is just the latest hip-hop sta... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper, one of the world's biggest hip-hop acts, faces one year in jail for attempted gun possession after DNA evidence was found to be admissible in courtLil Wayne faces one year in jail after pleading guilty to gun possession yesterday. The New... more info

Sky News — Rapper Lil Wayne is facing a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun on his tour bus. more info

MTV.com News — Rapper was arrested in Arizona in January by DEA agents.By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne's mugshot from his January 23, 2008 arrest in Arizona Photo: AP Photo/ Yuma County Sheriff's Office Even with his guilty plea to gun charges in New York on Th... more info

MTV.com News — Police presence was heavy around Wayne's gig in July of 2007.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by MTV News staff Lil Wayne performs at New York's Beacon Theater in July, 2007 Photo: MTV News July 22, 2007 was shaping up to be a me... more info

411 Mania — R.I.P. Kanye West and Other Celebrity Deaths, Nas, Akon, Lil Wayne and Courtney Love have all got legal troubles, Britney’s backside, Lindsay and Amy’s dad’s and more! Plus, Songs for Torture, chart news and Rihanna is our ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Dwayne (Lil Wayne) Carter pleaded guilty Thursday to felony gun possession in a Manhattan courtroom. The plea stems from his 2007 arrest after a New York concert. As part of the plea deal, he'll be sentenced to one year in prison and must also g... more info

VH1 News — Lil Wayne received a strong sentence after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession on Thursday because New York's gun laws are much stronger that those of many other states. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Could Lil Wayne's decision Thursday to plead guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in New York bring a halt to the New Orleans rapper's recent professional momentum?Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., is expected to receive one..... more info

AllHipHop — Rapper Trae Tha Truth is planning to drop Tha Truth, his first album in over two years.   Tha Truth is the Houston rapper's first official album since parting ways with Rap-A-Lot Records, which released his last album, Life Goes On.   The rapper'... more info