Lil' Wayne Announces Summer Tour

Click here to find out when the hip-hop heavyweight will play in a city near you!

Rap phenom -- and SPIN's 2008 Rock Star of the Year -- Lil' Wayne will head out on the road this summer with fellow superstars Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy Tell'Em, as well as up-and-comer Drake.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

SPIN reviews Green Day's opus, and details about Eminem's album continue to leak. Plus: Rihanna, Lil' Wayne, Pearl Jam, and more!
Green Day's Billy Joe / Eminem

This week, Eminem's new single, "3 A.M.," leaked -- as did a teaser video for the gory song, along with more details about his May 19 record, Relapse. Meanwhile, SPIN reviewed Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown (May 15), as the band defended their classic-rock ambitions and punk rock roots.

Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth': "Another Classic," Say Producers

The rapper's collaborators liken his new rock-rap album to Outkast. Click here for details!
Lil' Wayne

Lil Wayne's producers Cool & Dre say the musician is about to change the nature of rap with his next release, Rebirth, out June 17.

Miley Ruins Lil Jon's Life, Zo-Desch Loves Cotton, and More

Click here for our look at some of the Web's weirdest news of the week.
Lil Jon and Miley Cyrus / Zooey Deschanel

Lil Jon is begging young girls to stop calling him. Why? His new cellphone won't stop ringing after he was given Miley Cyrus' old phone number. [Twitter]

New Video: Lil Wayne Gets Revenge!

Like Carrie but with less pig's blood and more guitar solos. Watch here!
Lil Wayne

Attention, popular girls: Ignore Lil Wayne and your life will be ruined!

Rock Stars Benefit from Obama Stimulus Plan!

SPIN's Ellen Carpenter suggests how the President might spend some of that $787 billion -- and help out rock'n'roll.
Joaquin Phoenix / Ryan Adams / Chris Brown

Given all the new beneficiaries of President Obama's economic stimulus package -- first-time home-buyers, small business owners, unemployed bloggers -- the American rock music industry seems to have been cruelly overlooked. For just a fraction of that $787 billion, many singers and rappers at risk could be pulled from the brink of ruin.

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