ContactMusic — Rap superstar Lil Wayne looks set to dominate the 2011 Bet Hip Hop Awards after landing 18 nominations The Lollipop hitmaker is enjoying a great week after selling almost one million copies of his new release Tha Carter IV to top the U S album charts... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne has been nominated for a record breaking 18 BET Hip-Hop awards after the nominees were officially announced on Thursday morning 08 09 2011 The nominations round off a very successful week for the rap superstar after his latest album Tha... more info

Perez Hilton — Go Weezy! The BET Hip Hop Awards nominees have JUST been announced, and Lil Wayne is FAR in the lead with 18 NOMINATIONS! Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa are tied for the second most noms, with 9 each. Not bad at all, but still pret-ty far behind Weezy. T... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lil Wayne has scored a record 18 nominations at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.The How To Love rapper, who also recently smashed iTunes records with his fifth LP Tha Carter IV, has picked up nods for Best... more info

USA Today Music — Chalk it up to brand loyalty and a well-timed marketing plan; the album leaked on the Internet days before its release Aug. 29. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — However, the fourth edition in the series far from disappoints, at least from a sales perspective, debuting atop the U.S. pop chart. more info

Perez Hilton — Bummer! This is what happens when you rush the stage at a Lil Wayne show. He's dead on when he says, "You don't want that to happen." Ha! Think twice before doing stuff like this! Kudos to the security staff for doing their jobs so well! more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lil Wayne isn't able to match the million-plus bow of his 2008 effort "Tha Carter III," yet the fourth edition in the series far from disappoints, at least from a sales perspective. "Tha Carter IV" debuts atop the U.S. pop chart after it sold 963,000... more info

VH1 Blog — The 2011 Video Music Awards had quite the effect on this week’s charts. Adele, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga were among the artists posted who posted sales bumps after performances a week ago Sunday. Possibly none of them benefited as much as Lil Wayne, ... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Waynes latest album Tha Carter IV has sold 964000 albums in its first week going straight in at number one on the billboard charts The 28-year-old hip-hop artist was close to making history with the release of his 9th album by becoming the fi... more info