prison release

Besides November signifying the month for giving thanks, it also serves as a poignant moment in hip-hop history with the prison release of Inmate #02616544L. Today (Nov. 4), Lil Wayne completes an eight-month sentence for weapons possession and will step foot outside of Rikers Island in New York City as a free man...

"November 4, Wayne's coming home," says Brian "Birdman" Williams. "We'll be the most excited team in the world. I'll be the happiest dad ever. To see my son walk out them gates, that's one of the highlights of my life, that's what I'm living for right now, to see him come out that cage and reunite with his family...

Lil Wayne began serving his one-year jail sentence at New York City's Rikers Island facility on March 8, but it looks like the New Orleans rapper will make it home long before Thanksgiving rolls around. MTV News reports that Weezy is currently scheduled to see a November 4 release -- just 8 months into his sentence -- as long as he manages to avoid any violations for behavioral issues...