Lil Wayne is set to time travel as he his taking fans behind bars in his
upcoming memoir "Gone ‘Til November".
Gone ‘Til November" is a Journal
of Rikers Island , which details his time spent in lock-up during which he officiated a same-sex wedding.
upcoming memoir "Gone ‘Til November".
Gone ‘Til November" is a Journal
of Rikers Island , which details his time spent in lock-up during which he officiated a same-sex wedding.
The journal is a 159-page memoir set to release next month.
Here are some snippets from the book
“I got the Bible and I’m like, we gathered here
today,....We even had a
reception, which everybody brought something for the couple.”
Wayne says he brought cookies for the couples because it was a
favorite snack of the inmates who were getting
married.
Although it wasn’t an official wedding, Wayne
says the event was treated like it was.
favorite snack of the inmates who were getting
married.
Although it wasn’t an official wedding, Wayne
says the event was treated like it was.
“Everybody was
running about that bitch with headphones
listening to the same station,” he writes.
Looking back, Wayne says many people didn't believe he could do it, some may not even expect it from him. “The shit was
too funny, Imagine seeing grown-ass
men in jail hanging tissue for wedding
decorations…AND one of them is Lil Wayne…lolz..Crazy!”
In 2013, Wayne told MTV News that Jason Collins —
Who was the first openly gay active NBA player — was
“opening a lot of doors and showing that it’s a fair world out there,” he
Who was the first openly gay active NBA player — was
“opening a lot of doors and showing that it’s a fair world out there,” he
said. “Just to see how many people came to his
support and things like that, that’s a pretty fair
world out there. All you need to do is Be you.”
Earlier this year, he also offered prayers for all those who lost their lives in the Orlando mass
shooting that mostly targeted members of the LGBT community.
shooting that mostly targeted members of the LGBT community.
Gone ‘Til November is based around Weezy’s eight months incasiration in New York’s Rikers Island, where he served time in 2010 due to a gun case. The book is set to arrive Oct. 11.
