An inmate matching the description of the rapper Lil Wayne was listed on the Web site of the New York City Department of Corrections as being discharged on Thursday, and an operator at the department???s telephone service said the inmate was released.
Lil Wayne, whose given name is Dwayne Carter Jr., has served eight months of a one-year sentence at Rikers Island jail, having pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a weapon after a gun was found on his tour bus in 2007.
MTV News initially reported that Lil Wayne, who was scheduled for release on Thursday, would remain in jail one additional day because of a miscalculation. But in a later posting, MTV News said Lil Wayne was released, citing a spokesperson for Rikers Island.
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I would have saved a couple if I knew he was getting out this soon.