Lil Wayne Heads to Jail today

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne is due in a New York court today to be sentenced in a gun possession case. As the Associated Press notes: “His plea deal calls for a year in jail, though good behavior could shave that to as little as eight months.”

Of going to jail, he tells Rolling Stone that “nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like. … I just say I’m looking forward to it.”

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MTV.com sums up the news this way:

The move is the final process in the case, which dates back to July 2007, when Lil Wayne was arrested for gun possession in New York following his first headlining concert in the Big Apple.

Lil Wayne going to have a good time in Jail

Lil Wayne going to have a good time in Jail

In October, the Cash Money superstar struck a deal with prosecutors that saw him plead guilty to a reduced charge of attempted gun possession. He’s now expected to serve up to 10 months in prison with the possibility of an early release after eight months for good behavior. The rapper was originally facing as much as 15 years behind bars; New York is among the toughest states in the country when it comes to gun laws for individuals not affiliated with law enforcement.