All Blog Posts Tagged 'ROLLING' (2)

*Lil Wayne may be the hottest MC in music right now, but not to the members of the Rolling Stones.

Abkco Music Inc, a musical publishing company that owns the rights to the band's song "Play With Fire" sued the rapper in Manhattan federal court Thursday, saying he released an altered version of the song without permission.



The company is suing Lil Wayne, his guest artists and his record company, a unit of Universal Music Group, of… Continue

Q&A: Lil Wayne on Weed, Jay-Z and Rhyming on Answering Machines

Lil Wayne sold a million copies of Tha Carter III its debut week, making him the first artist to pull off the feat since 50 Cent went platinum with The Massacre in a mere seven days in 2005 (which was a much rosier time for the music industry). On the day the album came out, Weezy talked to Rolling Stone about his unique sales strategy, Barack Obama, tattoos and the drawbacks of… Continue