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Lil' Wayne is going to the big house

In a surprise turn, Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced weapons charge in a gun case that he has been fighting for two years, and will spend a year in prison. The platinum album artist entered the plea as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid a jury handing down a stiffer sentence had his case gone to trial.

The rapper, born Dwayne Carter, originally pleaded...

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