411 Mania — Lil' Wayne's 2008-2009 tour pulls in big bucks... more info

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MTV.com News — Between I Am Music and America's Most Wanted, Weezy banked $42 million in ticket sales.By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: Alexander Tamargo/ Getty Images It's been that kind of year for Lil Wayne. In addition to smashing the sales chart with ... more info

VH1 News — Lil Wayne has put on the highest-grossing rap tour of the year, according to Billboard, raking in a hefty $42 million in ticket sales. more info

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Rolling Stone — Photo: Parra/WireImage Lil Wayne’s 2008-2009 tours supporting Tha Carter III have been named the highest-grossing hip-hop trek of the year, racking up $42 million according to Billboard, besting tours by Jay-Z and Kanye West. Although Jermaine Jac... more info

Starpulse — Lil Wayne has proved he is King of the hip-hop world - he has been named the highest grossing touring rapper, raking in $42 million in the last year.[...] Read more! more info

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Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The final numbers are in for Lil Wayne's 2008-2009 North American touring, and it appears the rapper will have the highest grossing hip-hop outing of the year -- and the most lucrative rap jaunt that Billboard has ever track... more info