The New York Post reported today that Lil Wayne plead guilty to a charge stemming from a July 2007 arrest in Manhattan. Trumbull was moved:
Dear Mr. Carter,
First of all, thank you for ousting the Black Eyed Peas from No. 1 on the charts. Your smash hit “Down” with Jay Sean is really a fresh record…how did you like working with Mr. Sean? Collaborating with a Punjabi artist is brilliant, any way you figure it. There are a lot of people in South Asia. A lot.
I was dismayed this morning to read about your guilty plea to that N.Y. handgun charge. From everything I’ve read, it was on some shiesty police work. My heart goes out to you and your family for any time you may be spending apart due to your sentencing. On the other hand, you have much to be thankful for. You will probably only see a matter of months behind bars providing good behavior. Compared to the recent sentences of other rappers, including T.I.’s year-and-a-day sentence plus over $100K in fines, and Boosie Bad Azz’s 2-year sentence, your time ain’t look so bad. Plus you cleaned up on tour this year, so your people will be provided for. Plenty people behind bars can’t provide for they own.
I just put on your Lil Weezy Ana Vol. 1 mixtape. Remember Raj Smooth, “the greatest DJ in the wooorld”? What’s he doing these days? Jay shouted out the Mixtape Weezy on BP3. Do you feel as if he is trying to splinter your persona by differentiating between Mixtape Weezy and, presumably, Album Weezy? I’m just playin. How do you like his album, anyway? You may answer this question off the record if you’d prefer.
December 15, 2009, is shaping up to be a big day for you. Not only are you scheduled to appear again in N.Y.C. for your pre-sentencing, but Rebirth, and perhaps Young Money Fam, are expected to drop as well. All I can say is good luck, and that I will be purchasing Rebirth for sure — once I figure out which store will be carrying the “best” version of this record. Best Buy really pulled the wool over my eyes last summer by selling me a version of C3 with absolutely no bonus tracks and a bobo track listing.
Are you thinking ahead to prison yet? Probably not, you are an incredibly busy man. But at some point, you’re going to have to prepare yourself for the ordeal of hard time. One good thing about prison is that you should have access to a tattooer. I am aware that you recently covered up a teardrop on your face at your mother’s request. That was a touching gesture.
Well, I’ll leave you to it old chap. I hope everyone in your family, including those currently in gestation, are extraordinarily well.
Best,
Trumbull Magazine