Blog Entry #7 Welcome Home Wayne

In March of 2010 rapper Lil Wayne was sentenced to serve 8 months in prison. Yesterday November 4 2010, he was released. T.V stations followed this story heavily, especially music stations like M.T.V, Centric, and the station most watched by blacks, BET. Later on in the day on the show 106&Park, the whole show was basically dedicated to Mr. Carter(Wayne) they were celebrating the homecoming of whom some may call the greatest rapper alive. They gave advice to Wayne. Some might say that his release does not deserve a celebration. Yes you could say that because why would they celebrate the release of someone who is supposed to be a role model but messed up? The fact is that we are not celebrating that he went to jail. To me i viewed it like this: Lil Wayne is very influential and popular to many people. When he talks people listen, what he does people look. Now that he is out, he has to use this situation as a lesson and find a way to reach people and show them that its not "cool" to go to jail. It takes away plenty of things from you like time, time making money, and time with your family. It takes away time from your life. Now that he is out he should be more influential, and people are celebrating this because they want to see what he is going to do. They want him to tell them what he has learned. So Wayne we are glad you are home(well at least i am because i love his music) but now is the time. Its time for you to speak and let us the youth listen, its time for you to walk and lets us follow, it is time for you to teach and we shall learn from your mistakes. Welcome Home Weezy