Rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman are hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by a man who alleges the duo used his voice on their album tracks without his permission.

Lil Wayne is being sued for snoozing when he should have been performing. A concert promoter accuses the rapper of passing out in his hotel room during a scheduled concert.

BET has regretted Lil Wayne's performance in their recently held awards show. A performance on the show, wherein the rapper was featured with underage girls, had been criticized for its inappropriateness.

Lil Wayne has postponed his upcoming European tour. The rapper was scheduled to perform for seven dates, but had to cancel because doctors ordered him to rest.

Hot 107.9's annual Birthday Bash concert has brought hip-hop to the forefront of the Atlanta music scene for over a decade.

One opulent rapper accessory may soon outshine the base-thumping music of the hip-hop industry. The blinding gold and platinum "grills" which outfit the mouths of Lil Wayne, Diddy and Flava Flav and other artists are coveted more than ever despite the worsening economic crisis.

Lil' Wayne is finishing up his first rock album, "Rebirth," due this June. Instead of being just the best rapper, Wayne says he'd like to be the best, and that's it.

A video of part of Lil' Wayne's "I Am Music" tour has been posted on the rapper's blog. The video was filmed at his Sunday night concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.

American music acts Lil Wayne and Social Distortion are set to perform in one of Europe's biggest annual music festivals this July. The Roskilde Festival 2009 recently added the two acts to its talent-heavy program featuring Coldplay, Oasis and Nine Inch Nails.

Rapper Lil Wayne has been signed to write a song for the forthcoming movie 'Hurricane Season'.