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| Platinum-selling rapper Lil' Flip has signed with Warner Bros. Records/Asylum and is preparing to release a new version of his highly anticipated album, I Need Mine. Lil' Flip, who released his previous albums Underground Legend, and U Gotta Feel me for Sony, re-recorded songs for I Need Mine after the original version was leaked on the Internet as the rapper was finalizing his deal with Warner Bros. Records/Asylum. "We held out on releasing this album on Sony because the set up was never right and I felt that my fans deserved the best from me," Lil' Flip said. "I've written and recorded a bunch of songs that I'm sure my fans will love and now that I am with Warner Bros. Records/Asylum, I am confident that I am in the right place to take my career to the next level." According to Lil' Flip's manager Sandy Lal, Asylum was a logical choice to sign, given the label's Texas-heavy roster, which includes Paul Wall, UGK, Mike Jones, Rap-A-Lot Records and others. "We are excited to be a part of the Warner Bros. Records/Asylum organization," Lal commented. "They both understand what we are trying to accomplish with Flip's career and I believe they are the best companies to execute our goals. One look at Asylum's success and overall embracement of the Houston hip-hop culture and Warner's relentless dedication to their artists illustrates their competency and expertise to continue what Lil Flip started." No released date was available for the new version of I Need Mine. |
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| Lil' Wayne has reportedly been arrested in Atlanta, GA and charged with drug possession. According to Atlanta's Action News, Weezy, (born Dwayne Michael Carter) was cuffed early yesterday (August 14th) close to Atlantic Station in midtown Atlanta. Police officers revealed that Weezy was carrying various drugs when arrested. Wayne's most recent troubles came via a lawsuit courtesy of his former manager, White Tides Entertainment president Melissa Philipian this past April. Filed in Miami, FL's U.S. District Court, the suit alleges that Lil' Wayne has failed to pay Philipian over $500,000 in back commissions and states that he owes White Tides 15 percent of his earnings over the next two years according to a contract he signed in June 2005. According to the suit, the New Orleans rapper fired Philipian because he was displeased with the quality of the hotel room she booked for him. |