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“Lil Wayne is opening up about the time he recorded one of his headline-making albums from jail. During an appearance on the ‘Friends Keep Secrets’ podcast, the 43-year-old said he put in an extreme amount of time and effort while serving an 8-month sentence at New York’s Rikers Island to put his album together in 2010.
“According to Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., he spent time in ‘the studio every night in jail,’ revealing that the studio was actually him on the phone. ‘In my cell,’ he added. ‘That meant everybody be quiet. I’m about to beat on this damn table.’
“Although Lil Wayne had a 10:45 PM curfew, the rapper worked around it by starting his phone calls just before the cutoff time so that he could continue working on his project. ‘I would do it on purpose … That’s why everyone’s gotta lock in,’ he said. ‘It was just me on the phone and [that way] I can actually record.’
“When Lil Wayne was asked if spending those eight months in jail was ‘the worst year’ of his life, the rapper said it wasn’t that bad because the people at Rikers Island made it easier for him because of his status.
“‘… I have to give all of that thanks and credit to the people that were around me in there. They made it their job to make it easy for me,’ he said. …”
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