Black Celebrity Men

For the first time since being convicted of and sentenced to a year in prison, rapper Lil Wayne was spotted attending the birthday party of Shanell...who happens to be one of his artists signed to his Young Money Records label. Lil Wayne rolled up in a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce by himself...also a first.

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Lil Wayne became a father for the second time on Wednesday with the birth of his son Dwayne Carter III, reports MTV. "I delivered him. I held the left leg the whole time," Wayne said in an interview with Power 105. "It was nasty, very nasty, but it was wonderful. October 22, 9:25 a.m., 7 pounds, 12 ounces. He's the best thing to ever happen to me, next to my daughter." The baby was born at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Although several bloggers claim Lil Wayne's baby's mama's name is "Sarah," the rapper has yet to confirm the identity of the woman who spawned his namesake. Word around the web is that Wayne and "Sarah" has had an on-again/off-again 'relationship' for the past three years...this was all during the time when Wayne was dating Trina, Lauren London, Karrine 'Supahead' Steffans and Nivea...who he is reportedly on the verge of 'wife-ing' up. Wayne, 26, also has 8-year-old daughter, Reginae Carter, from a previous marriage. The artist first announced he had a son on the way during Saturday's taping of the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. While accepting one of his awards, he told the audience: "I got a son about to be born any day now, so shout-out to him. Pray for me." I guess this public acknowledgment of his baby boy puts the rest the rumors of Wayne insisting on having a paternity test done to confirm he is the child's father. Word around the web is he's had an on-again/off-again relationship with this woman for the last three years.

And it looks like the ultimate surge of his career has either gone to his head or he's been sipping too much 'surb' (syrup) from his trademark triple-stacked Styrofoam cup because his fan's have become increasingly irate and annoyed at his recent behavior. After the rapper failed to show up at Monster Jam in Boston last Monday, furious fans and concert-goers posted nasty comments to his blog. Luckily enough though, Jay-Z extended his set to cover for the pint-sized MC. These no-shows are becoming quite a pattern for the talented artist. Last month in the Bahamas, his management supposedly told concert organizers that Lil Wayne would perform after 2 a.m. He was a no-show and according to a release put out by the organizers, “Unable to locate him, we sent our team members to the Atlantis to discover he was partying at the nightclub there all night.”

Below are pics from Lil Wayne's performance at the Voo Doo Fest.

T.I. has proven once again why he's the King of the South. The rapper's latest album Paper Trail has been certified gold after selling an astonishing 568,000 copies in its first week! According to the Nielsen Soundscan, this marks Tip's third consecutive time in which he's received the number one debut and the second time since 2006's King that he's gone gold within a week's time span. The Grammy-winning rapper's long-awaited sixth album features guest spots from artists such as Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna; along with production by DJ Toomp, Swizz Beatz and Kanye West who created the star-studded hit Swagger Like Us.

Below are candid photos of the rapper leaving Beso restaurant in Los Angeles last Sunday.

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