Rap moguldom This afternoon, hundreds of reporters and fans waving cell phones gave Lil Wayne a star-studded send-off as he was led into jail and cheered “Weezy!” We cherish you!

As the cuffs continued, a fan in the back row of a Manhattan courthouse yelled, “Yo, keep your head up, Weezy!”

The rapper will be housed in protective custody on Rikers Island for eight months, if he behaves well.Following an event at the Beacon Theater two years prior, 40-caliber Springfield Armory semi-automatic police gu𝚗s were seized from his tour bus containing marijuana and smoke.

According to his attorney, Stacey Richman, the Grammy-winning artist, also known by his stage nаme “Weezy,” who has earned over $50 million each tour, would keep recording songs while inside.

She described him as “an unstoppable musician and creator.”

However, he did not perform well in court. Wearing a gray hooded jacket from Spiewak & Sons and loose black pants, he slouched at the defense table and said almost nothing.

When Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon asked the rapper whether he would like to talk before being sentenced, he shook his head and said, “No.”

“Nothing at all?” the judge asked again. Once more, the rapper shook his head no.

Richman has frequently claimed that the rapper’s uncharged associate who was aboard the bus and eager to take ownership of the pistol was the rightful owner.

Prosecutors, however, maintained a firm stance, maintaining that, in the precise legal definition of the term, “possession” refers to control or “dominion” over the fireаrm rather than absolute ownership.

Authorities who got on Lil Wayne’s tour bus claimed to have witnessed him throw the gu𝚗 into a Louis Vuitton backpack. According to police, the backpack also included a prescription for Dwayne Carter, Lil Wayne’s real nаme.

Three times previously, the rapper’s sentencing was postponed: once due to the need for extensive dental work, and twice more as a consequence of a fire at the courthouse that caused delays in repairs.