Lil Wayne was hospitalized in Chicago on Sunday (September 3) in connection with epileptic seizures, but the Young Money rapper has reportedly been released from the hospital. Doctors are suggesting the hardworking artist take a break for awhile until he’s back in top form.
Although many people speculated his seizures stemmed from his use of Lean (or Purple Drank), sources close to Wayne told TMZ the seizures were due to a hectic schedule and sleep deprivation, and not because of the codeine-laced drink.
On Monday (September 4), his daughter, Reginae Carter, assured fans on Twitter Weezy was “doing fine.”
Wayne is reportedly taking two weeks off, but will perform his next show on September 23.
(The original version of this story was published on September 3, 2017 and can be found below.)
Lil Wayne was found unconscious in a Chicago hotel room on Sunday (September 3) after suffering at least one seizure, according to TMZ. The Big Easy native was rushed to Northwestern Memorial hospital, where he reportedly had another seizure.
Wayne was scheduled to perform with Rae Sremmurd at the Drais Beachclub in Las Vegas later that evening, but doctors advised him to remain hospitalized. Wayne’s reps told TMZ his Vegas performance was canceled so he can rest.
Wayne has been plagued by seizures for years. One of his first documented episodes was in 2012, when a Los Angeles bound jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas after Wayne reportedly had a seizure. Although his team denied it at the time, the illustrious rapper had yet another seizure the following day.
In 2013, he finally confirmed he has epilepsy. In an interview with Power 106, Wayne explained,”This isn’t my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh seizure. I’ve had a bunch of seizures. Y’all just never hear about them. But this time, it got real bad because I had three of them in a row.”
One of his most recent episodes was in 2016, when the private plane carrying Wayne was grounded in Omaha, Nebraska after he went into a seizure mid-flight. Some speculated his exorbitant consumption of codeine had caused the episodes.
Tunechi wrapped up his annual Lil Weezyana Fest on August 25 which featured Gucci Mane, Rich the Kid and NBA YoungBoy. His highly anticipated album, Tha Carter V, will hopefully see the light of day soon.
For now, Wayne nor his representatives have chimed in on the situation.
Get well soon Gremlin.
Goblin
I mean, I hate his music, but if I wake up tomorrow and it turns out he died I would feel pretty bad. So get well soon, autotune.
But seriously, dude needs to cut his hair, those dreads look disgusting af.
lol, hair looks like brown snakes intertwined together. No wonder he keeps having seizures. Get well soon tho. And stay off the codeine, goddamnit.
REST IN PISS WEEZY
Fat boy turned lover gay birdman needs to pay up now before his beloved son will never see that money
The hospitals should ban him and treat those who deserves it, not some codeine junkie.
yep cause thats how america works
Shitty rapper with horrible music, never understood the hype for this clown. Better lay up off the codeine before it kills his stupid ass.
He’s a hard worker who pushes himself beyond the limits. Wasn’t the codeine. I take that stuff all the time and I never once had a seizure.
Your time will come “Jim”, you fucking idiot. If you’re abusing codeine for enough years then your guaranteed to have kidney and liver damage in the future. Enjoy the ride while it lasts, you junkie f.aggot.
I’ve been saying this for year’s dude has never been good always wack as hell
I’ve had seizures for years and it fucking sucks cause there isn’t any real answer to why they happen, but get better Weezy F..
again? what is this,Groundhog Day?
All this is a result of sucking Birdmans dick from a young age. First thing to happen was Birdman damaging his vocal chords from the rough oral sex, thus giving Wayne his signature squeaky voice. Then after years of prolonged oxygen deprivation as a result of taking all that dick down his throat, he is suffering these seizures from a lack of oxygen to the brain.
I never liked Wayne that much as a rapper but I feel for him. Epilepsy is a mofo and something nobody should have to endure. I hope he gets well but I do not look forward to all of the fanboys talking about how amazing Carter 5 is when it drops. It’s gonna be a repeat of the response to the last J.Cole BS. He hasn’t had a good Carter album since 2 (1 and 2 were fire, arguably legit classics).
Hmm this dude will one day KILL himself with LEAN but i pray it shouldn’t happen #Pills Poppin Animal(PPA) #LEAN/CODEINE KILLS #WARNING Y’ALL NIQQAZ
Hope he has someone close that can take care of him. Definitely a legend. Hey well soon Weezy.
Hopefully he pulls through. I would hate to see hip hop lose another great.
Idc he can stew, his Trump support is one of the greatest let downs in hip hop ever. Fuck him.
Let down? Who cares what another person likes. I don’t hate you for liking to wear women’s underwear.
Just because u seen me with them in my hands doesntmean i was gonna put them on step son….i was trying to wring them out cuz ur mom was soaked from last night after i was beating that coochie like it stole something
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA XD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’ll suck your dick bitch stfu.
There has to be a high level of stress in his life as well as heavy drug use these guys seem to think they can over use drugs and live life on the edge
Hopefully they pulled all the other men’s wieners out of his mouth and hands before he had the seizure.
Jesus Christ
It’s gonna be an incredibly sad day when this legend dies after one too many lean-induced seizures. Obviously don’t want that to happen and always want the best for Wayne, but he’s headed down that path without a doubt
It really isn’t, I will rejoice.
I loathe this gremlin looking cretin but if he dies he will be made a martyr and we will never see the end of his horrible music and the tributes.
I just left a comment that saying Birdman and Cash money will keep holding Carter 5 till Lil Wayne’s eventual death then DX staff deleted it within 5 minutes. hmm.
Hmm…have you checked your server?
its funny how damn near every rapper including birdman came to see him but no rick ross..
Lil Wayne health issues will be used as the excuse when baby has him knocked off back in the day he was keeping them young boys high on drugs and stealing their money so Wayne health issues have gotten worst over time and im sure the drugs from the street have side effects as well
How everybody on here shitting on Wayne and wishing him dead!!???? Yall Sad! Wayne Need help for real! I’ve never owned a single LP by Wayne and probably never will but I respect his LIFE and his Legacy in regards to music. Trump is a Cancer to the World and So are yall!
i hope this homosexual dwarf die already, he brought to much gayness into the hip hop community
Hope u die first dickhead
Need to lay off the percs xanbars and the lean for fuck sakes