The Hip Hop Chronicle — This didn’t make the “Verde Terrace” mixtape. So last time I was in the Chi, Lil Wayne was also in the chi… We chopped it bout funny ass old shit and serious new shit… Told him I was workin on #VerdeTerrace wit @DJDRAMA… Sent homie the �... more info

Topix — Making predictions in the music business is a mug's game. As they say in the financial world, past performance is no guarantee of future results - and on the Billboard charts, it's becoming a worse indicator all the time. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — If you picked up Curren$y's latest tape, the DJ Drama-hosted Verde Terrace, earlier this week, then here's a little addendum to that: the languid "Smoke Sumthin", which features an unsuprisingly sedated appearance from Lil Wayne. (via Nah Right) MP3/... more info

USA Today Music — How hot is Coldplay? Does Metallica still have market mettle? Will Lil Wayne again rack up big numbers? more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This all started when Birdman said he’s got more money than Jay-Z. Jay refuted that with a lyric on “H.A.M.” and now Lil Wayne has sent a jab on a new track. “It’s Good” featuring Jadakiss and Drake has a line that seems to be aimed at Ho... more info

VH1 Blog — Lil Wayne quietly premiered a video for “How To Love” this week, but its subject matter is such a doozy that everyone’s talking about it anyway. The lyrical lament about a girl who never learned how to love has become a message video about a st... more info

Stereogum — For my money, Lil Wayne hit a crazy sustained peak in late 2005, when he released the great Tha Carter II, and he kept it going throughout 2006′s barrage of mixtapes and stray tracks. It felt like a privilege to witness what was happening there: A ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lil Wayne has hit out at Jay-Z on new song, It's Good.The track, which features Drake and Jadakiss, is thought to be taken from Weezy's eagerly anticipated album Tha Carter IV and sees the Lollipop... more info

ContactMusic — Katy Perry has stopped Lil Wayne from scoring a number one debut on the U. S. pop charts. The singer's Last Friday Night (T. G. I. F. ) has scored a second week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as the rapper rockets into the top three with She Wil... more info

VH1 Blog — LIL WAYNE SPRINGS A LEAK, THREATENS TO KIDNAP BEYONCÉ Where’s the beef? On Lil Wayne’s just-leaked Tha Carter IV, that’s where! According to Blackbook, Weezy’s new track “It’s Good” features this bar directed towards Jay-Z: “Talkin�... more info