Rolling Stone — • The New Issue: Lil Wayne Goes Rock • The Dead Rock Three NYC Gigs • Newsted on Metallica: “I Never Looked Back” • Rihanna Cooperating With DA, Lawyer Says • Video: Semi Precious Weapons Out of Control • Rivers Cuomo Working With Rai... more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Peter Yang How does arguably the greatest rapper on Earth follow up a blockbuster like 2008’s Tha Carter III, an album that moved more than 1 million copies its debut week and solidified Lil Wayne’s place in hip-hop history? By shif... more info

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MTV.com News — 'It became such a regularity for me that I got tired of it,' Weezy tells Rolling Stone for an upcoming cover story.By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne on the April 16, 2009 cover of Rolling Stone Photo: Wenner Media Lil Wayne spent years campaig... more info

411 Mania — Happy April Fool's Day everyone! This year we can't even make jokes about "Chinese Democracy"! Come in and check the latest from Pearl Jam, Lil' Wayne, Nickelbitches and more! more info

Idolator — The second episode of MTV's attempt to bring the music video back to some of its programming hours, AMTV, aired in the wee hours of this morning. The six hours cut a relatively wide swath across the pop world, blending new clips ("If You Seek Amy" an... more info

AllHipHop — Lil Wayne will perform in London this summer for one night only at the Hammerstein Apollo and will be joined by Kid Cudi. The concert will take place on July 6, and will be the fourth time Lil Wayne has performed in London. Tickets for the event go o... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Rap superstar set for rare show in UK capital more info

Idolator — Remember that e-mail forward your dad sent you a few years ago, about Oakland's "Ebonics translation competition." And Biggie's "One More Chance" was translated into stiff, academic language? And a good time was had by all, especially racist assholes... more info

AngryApe — With support coming from Kid Cudi more info