NEW YORK — Lil Wayne has been freed from jail after serving eight months in a gun case, emerging with a hot new album, well-wishes from a former president and a deepened appreciation for his fans. The city’s Department of Correction website said Thursday the Grammy Award-winning rap star had been released from the Rikers Island […]
Rock music has received more than its share of praise for great “process” docs (’The Last Waltz,’ ‘Stop Making Sense’), but there’s far less attention paid to ones about hip-hop. With rap unofficially turning 50 this year, it’s time to change that.
Music is only the vehicle that gets Cortez Bryant through the door. The 43-year-old businessman gained his claim to fame as an early executive of Young Money,