Isn't using your jail phone time to do raps illegal? I guess not. Lil' Wayne just threw together a rap for a song on Drake's album called "Light up."
The song follows the classic rap music concept: let's party, let's smoke, let's drink, I'm better than you, I did this before you did, don't trust women and I need to say all of this before I get shot.
It features Jay-Z on the second verse and fades out to Lil' Wayne's rapping over the phone. The sound is flat, a little tinny and filled with pops from speaking so close to the receiver. Is this a gimmick to keep Lil' Wayne in our heads while he's locked up? Maybe. But he seems to be on every other song I hear on the radio. Will they actually use Wayne's jailhouse rock,er, rap on the track? I don't see why not. Everything that Drake, Jay-Z and Lil' Wayne touch seems to make a million or more so why not throw them all on the same track.
The one thing I'm curious about is if prisoners make pennies on the dollar, what is Rikers Island's cut?
"Light Up"
*Image from ew.com. Image Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images; Jonathan Mannion
2 comments:
Celebrities always get special privileges, even in jail. I guess the sooner we get used to it, the sooner we can move on.
I'm not sure we should just get used to stuff and move on. Although if we're stupid enough to elevate these guys to positions where they can get away with behavior like this, I guess it's our own fault. Still.....
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