ContactMusic — Lil Wayne is recovering after gashing his head while skateboarding in St Louis. The rapper, real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was skating in a suburban area on Sunday (21st August 2011) before a performance at the outdoor Verizon Amphitheatre, repo... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Lil Wayne will release his new album digitally immediately following his performance at the Mtv Video Music Awards on Sunday (28Aug11). Tha Carter IV will be available on iTunes, Amazon. com and other digital outlets at midnight. The physical ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He won't be wearing a meat dress nor engaged in a same-sex kiss, but rapper Lil Wayne still hopes to create big media buzz after MTV's Video Music Awards by releasing his new CD minutes after Sunday's TV show. more info

VH1 Blog — Lil Wayne announced this morning that his forthcoming album Tha Carter IV, scheduled to be released in stores on Monday, August 29, would be available for digital purchase in advance—specifically, at midnight ET after the Video Music Awards air (at... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne is set to release his 'Tha Carter IV' album after his appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday (28. 08. 11). The 'Lollipop' rapper - whose record was previously due to drop on May 16 before being pushed back to June and the... more info

USA Today Music — Lil Wayne said Monday he is recovering after gashing his head at a St. Louis-area skateboard park. more info

NME — Rapper needs nine stitches over his left eye after crashing on his board more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne was hospitalised after a skateboard accident last night (21. 08. 11). The 28-year-old rapper needed nine stitches to a wound above his left eye after he took a nasty tumble at a skateboard park in St. Louis. He was taken to the DePaul He... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Lil Wayne was taken to hospital for stitches to his head after falling off a skateboard on Sunday (21Aug11). The Lollipop hitmaker was in St. Louis, Missouri ahead of his show in Kansas City on Monday (22Aug11) when he took time out to visit a... more info

Topix — Lil Wayne is hoping his performance on the MTV Video Music Awards will be so good, fans will rush out and get his new album: He's making it digitally available at midnight after Sunday's show. more info