Lil Wayne Might Have To Testify In YSL Rico Trial
Lil Wayne might have to go to court soon to testify in the YSL Rico trial. According to AllHipHop, a Georgia judge might request for Weezy (born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) to testify if video evidence related to a 2015 tour bus shooting is brought into court.
On Wednesday (May 1), prosecutors attempted to play videos of Weezy speaking to Young Thug about the 2015 incident but Judge Ural Glanville would not allow the prosecution introduce the videos unless Lil Wayne testified.
“It seems like you all are trying really hard not to call [Lil Wayne] and that’s your choice,” Glanville told D.A. Adriane Love, per the publication.
Glanville added: “If you don’t call him, my ruling will stand on these particular exhibits that you are trying to introduce.”
An affiliate of Young Thug named PeeWee Roscoe (born Jimmy Winfrey) was accused of shooting Lil Tunechi’s tour bus. Winfrey was sentenced to 10 years in prison following his guilty plea to six of the 27 charges he faced for the shooting. In addition to the 10-year prison sentence, he also had ten years of probation. However, in 2018, his conviction was overturned. In 2020, Winfrey entered an Alford plea which allowed the defendant maintain their innocence even though they pleaded guilty.
While it’s still up in the air if Lil Wayne will take the stand, Alvin Lewis, who is Wayne’s tour bus driver, is expected to be in court on Monday (May 6). Lewis sued Young Thug, Birdman and Winfrey over the shooting in 2016.
As for Young Thug, he was arrested in May 2022 and has been in jail since then. His trial began in November 2023.
Lil Wayne On The Music Side
In March, Lil Wayne was a co-headliner on the It’s All A Blur: Big As The What? Tour with Drake to end out the Toronto rapper’s four months on the road. Lil Wayne began his co-headlining set with Drizzy and Durkio on March 23 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL. J. Cole, who began the tour with Drake, had his last show will with him on March 19 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
In April, Lil Wayne dropped Weezy vs. Wheezy, a joint project with producer Wheezy. Under the project there is only one song which is “Bless” featuring Young Thug.
Lil Wayne’s latest full length project was Welcome 2 Collegrove, a joint album between Weezy and 2Chainz, was released in November. The 21-track LP contains guest features from Usher (“Transparency”), 21 Savage (“Big Diamonds”), Fabolous (“PPA”), Rick Ross (“Can’t Believe You”), Benny the Butcher (“Oprah and Gayle”), Vory (“Godzilla”), and Marsha Ambrosius on the last track “Moonlight.” The project debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200.
