What do DMX, Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane all have in common?…besides the fact that they’re all rappers of course! Well, they all have a tough time staying out of trouble. As for Gucci Mane and DMX, these two fools just can’t keep themselves out of prison. Last year, Gucci Mane was on his way to mainstream stardom, hitting the studio with diva Mariah Carey and a few other big names in the music biz while cranking out his own hits– but he put a dent in his career by getting locked up…again! Now his new home/studio is a 6×8 prison cell in Georgia where he’s currently doing a six month bid after violating his probation last year. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Gucci admits that not only has he finally learned his lesson, but he can’t wait to get out of the pen. He says,

“Unfortunately I’ve been to jail a couple times. Anytime I come in it’s difficult to make music, write songs. This time, I have a peace within me. I’ve been so excited to get out. I’ve written about 50 to 60 songs”. Adding, “Before I make an action, think about the consequences. … Any decision I make is a heavy decision. I got a lot of people who depend on me. Everything I do has so much weight on it”.

And as for all the paper he’s lost while being locked up, he’s certain that he’ll make it all back.

“With money and selling CDs, I can always do that. I believe I can make all the money I’ve missed the last six months. But I can’t regain the time with fans and family.”

In related news, Gucci Mane plans to drop his new mixtape The BurrPrint 2HD on April 13th which features Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Jim Jones, Waka Flocka, OJ The Juice, Trey Songz and more.

I hope that once he’s released his a$$ doesn’t end up behind bars…again! What ever happened to the three strikes law?

Now that Young Money’s captain Lil Wayne’s new home is a 6×8 prison cell,  Drake has decided to step up to the plate  while Weezy’s gone to make sure their ship doesn’t sink. He tells MTV,

“I’m gonna do everything I told him I would do, what I said in the song: keep us afloat till he gets back. You won’t even notice he’s gone. Promise.”

He goes on to praise his boss–calling him a “legend”.

“Lil Wayne is a legend,” Drake said. “I could never classify Wayne as victim. He’s too strong to me. Wayne is who he wants to be. People don’t understand. It’s really not an act. Lil Wayne is a character you’ll rarely run across, probably for the existence of human beings. He is that guy. He is Lil Wayne for a reason. He’s a rock star, a visionary, a workaholic. He doesn’t function like anybody I know. He’s a rare breed.

No one is checking for anyone else on Young Money’s roster besides Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj…#imjustsayin

Looks like Lil Wayne’s time in the pen isn’t going to be an easy ride. Word is the rapper has been ordered not to put his John Hancock on any autographs while incarcerated at NY prison Rikers Island ’cause his celebrity pass has been revoked! The mouthpiece for the Correction Officer’s Benevolent Association explains to TMZ that the decision was made because “Lil Wayne is not a celebrity in here”.

Poor Weezy…the Hip-hop police are really trying to make an example out of his a$$!

By now I’m sure you’re all aware that the p*ssy monster aka Lil Wayne is set to do a one year bid in the pen, even though his prison date has been pushed back just as many times as Rebirth was. MTV recently caught up with bad boy Diddy in which he discussed his new album Last Train to Paris and even missing Lil Wayne. Awww!

“I think we gonna miss a certain energy that Wayne has,” Diddy said. “The beauty about it is, he’ll be back, and hopefully he’ll come back a better person. Whenever we get in trouble, we’re in the public spotlight. So hopefully there’s a lot of kids out there who could learn from any mistakes that we may have put ourselves in, even if we’re not guilty of the crime sometimes. We are human. People have to learn: ‘Make sure you know where you’re going, who you riding with, what the situation is.’ We’re targets. I’m just happy he doesn’t have to do a lot of time and that he’ll be out, and hopefully he’ll use the time wisely and use it in a positive way.”

Have people have forgotten that the Hip-hop police aren’t done with Weezy? Dude still has to deal with a charge he caught back in 2008.

In the final days before reporting for his highly-publicized impending jail sentence, Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rapper Lil Wayne has been very busy, squeezing in as much work as he can before his 8-12 month sentence at Riker’s Island. And his every move has been very well documented, from the 10 videos he shot with Young Money in one night, to his impromptu appearance alongside Young Jeezy during the Madison Square Garden stop of Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 Tour on Tuesday (Mar 2).

The one thing that has YET to be documented was his last minute decision to appear in ex-girlfriend Nivea’s first video from her forthcoming fourth studio album Purple Heart. The clip for “Love Hurts,” finds Nivea revisiting the memories of an ended romance. As she walks through the house she once shared with her former love, played by Wayne, Nivea revisits the good times and bad.

Wayne agreed to appear in the video on just two days’ notice, appearing on set for close to two hours of the nearly 12-hour shoot, less than a week before his scheduled sentencing. With Wayne now scheduled to be sentenced today (Mar 3), Nivea, the mother of Wayne’s three-month-old son, is one of the many artists offering words of encouragement:

“Wayne, I pray for your endurance during this difficult time. Know that your mind, heart, spirit and talent will prove to be stronger than the confinement of those walls.”

The “Love Hurts” video features a never before heard remix of the song, which was originally released on Valentine’s Day. Purple Hearts is due out in late Summer 2010.

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