Lil Wayne gets one year in jail .

Rap royalty Lil Wayne was given a superstar's sendoff to jail this afternoon -- mobbed by hundreds of reporters and cell-phone-waving fans, and serenaded by shouts of "Weezy! We love you!"

"Yo, keep your head up, Weezy!" one fan shouted from a back row in a Manhattan courtroom as the cuffs went on.

With good behavior, the rapper will spend eight months in protective custody on Rikers Island for the .40-caliber Springfield Armory semi-automatic cops took from his pot-smoke-infused tour bus after a concert two years ago at the Beacon Theater.

The Grammy-winning performer -- nicknamed "Weezy" -- has made upward of $50 million a tour, will continue making music in jail, said his lawyer, Stacey Richman.


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Lil Wayne is sent to jail for one year on a gun charge.
"He's an unstoppable musician and creator," she said.

But in court, his performance was lacking. Slouching at the defense table in a gray, Spiewak and Sons hooded jacket and baggy black jeans, he said virtually nothing.

Asked by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon if he wanted to speak before sentencing, the rapper shook his head, "No."

"Nothing at all?" repeated the judge. The rapper shook his head no again.

Richman has repeatedly complained that the gun belonged to another uncharged associate of the rapper who was on the bus and was willing to accept responsibility for it.

But prosecutors took a hard line -- insisting that "possession," under the strict legal sense of the word, means having control or "dominion" over the gun, and doesn't necessarily mean outright ownership.

Cops who boarded Lil Wayne's tour bus said they saw him toss the gun into a Louis Vuitton knapsack. The knapsack also contained a prescription bearing Lil Wayne's given name, Dwayne Carter, said cops.

The rapper's sentencing was cancelled on three prior occasions -- once because he needed to complete major dental surgery, and twice more because of a fire and resulting repair delays at the courthouse.

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[SonOfGod3000]

groupies with no lives...smh 

[TheShadowz100]

Omg, Just taking pictures of police officers wont help, you might rather be in jail for more years with that ugly justin bieber

[MrCrimsonpanda]

:05 i hate it when girls scream like that

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

@randomthoughtstellem word

[randomthoughtstellem]

@FortMinorsBiggestFan dude yes ur taste is still bullshit. And u kno ur jealous cuz that song rocks dude! and Im pretty sure that Fort Minor doesnt give a fuck bout you dude. And i kno weezy does

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

@randomthoughtstellem lmao my taste is bullshit..2pac biggie, L, Pun? But lil wayne isnt? I keep her running back and forth like a soccer team. hahaha you fucking clown just keep wasting your money for his music. Im pretty sure he gives a shit about you.

[randomthoughtstellem]

@FortMinorsBiggestFan haha dude i dont fucking care about your 'taste' of music. And you know what? ur taste is bullshit. Hes the best and ur just jealous and he does care about his fans. Why the fuck do you think he doesnt? U dont even know him dude so fuck off.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

@randomthoughtstellem i guess some of us have taste in good music and some of us like shit music with autotune like wayne. The fucker is a millionaire, as if he cares for you hahaha fucking clown.. He doesn't give a fuck about his fans as long as he keeps idiots like you buying his wack shit....

[randomthoughtstellem]

@FortMinorsBiggestFan Did I spell wrong? NO! haha and woah! like do you think that Fort Minor is not retard? HAHA u fucking wrong. Grow up and realize that everyone has their own opinions. I fucking love Lil Wayne. So what dude? Any probs? And dude Im fucking proud of being a good fan of Lil Wayne and support him till the end. Not like you. FAKE

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

@randomthoughtstellem you can't even spell right, you fucking retard. I mean lil wayne fan...