In 2010, recording artist Lil Wayne was at the height of his career. A fixture in the rap game for more than a decade, Lil Wayne (aka Weezy) had established himself as both a prolific musician and a savvy businessman, smashing long-held industry records, winning multiple Grammy Awards and signing up-and-coming talent like Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money label. All of this momentum came to a halt when he was convicted of possession of a firearm and sentenced to a yearlong stay at Rikers Island. Suddenly, the artist at the top of his game was now an inmate in the American penal system.
Gone 'Til November reveals the true story of what really happened while Wayne was behind bars, exploring everything from his daily rituals to his interactions with other inmates, and how he was able to keep himself motivated and grateful. Taken directly from Wayne's own journal, this intimate, personal account of his incarceration is an utterly humane look at the man behind the artist. Often regarded as the "Best Rapper Alive" or simply the best rapper ever, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., a.k.a. Lil Wayne, Weezy or Tunechi, is a Grammy Award winning rap artist from Hollygrove, New Orleans, LA. He is currently CEO of his label Young Money Entertainment. Wayne was one of the first artists signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records at age 11 and was part of the groups, "The B.G.'z" and "The Hot Boys". Tune is currently working on his 11th solo and 17th overall album, "Tha Carter V", set to come out in 2014. In 2012, Wizzle surpassed Elvis Presley with the most Hot 100 Billboard appearances as a solo act. From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes the long-awaited GONE 'TIL NOVEMBER, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010. Lil Wayne is one of the biggest music artists in the world right now. He's sold millions of records, has an album listed in Rolling Stone's top 100 albums of all time and is the title artist on the theme for DC's new blockbuster, Suicide Squad. His social media profiles demonstrate his popularity: 51 million likes on Facebook, 26 million Twitter followers, 3.2 million on Instagramand 4 million subscribers on his YouTube VEVO channel (one of the top 50 in the world, above Britney, 50 Cent and Kanye West). Comparison titles: Decoded by Jay-Z (TCM: 23k HBs), Angry Blonde by Eminem (TCM: 25k HBs) and The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur (TCM: 18k).
