Lil Wayne celebrates freedom in Miami and Las Vegas

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Free at last, Lil Wayne has not stopped celebrating since he was released from Riker's Island. Fresh off the release of I Am Not a Human Being, Weezy has a lot to celebrate. Despite spending the better part of 2010 in a cell, he cleared $20 million in earnings this year.

Some hip hop pundits are predicting he could soon break into the status of Jay-Z and Diddy. Even when he was sidelined, Wayne built a reliable crew with Drake and Nicki Minaj. Both rappers have released or plan to release records this year and both are extremely popular despite being newcomers.

With Drake and Nicki Minaj putting out new albums next year and Lil Wayne releasing Tha Carter IV, some think he could possibly earn $35 million in 2011. Outside of rap music, Wayne is hoping to open some businesses next year. For some time now, Lil Wayne's goal has been to become a hip hop cash king.

Following his release from prison, Forbes.com revealed Wayne was in the top five on the Hip Hop Cash King's List of 2010. Lil Wayne hopped a plane from New York to Miami and started his party. After hitting up a few clubs on South Beach, Lil Wayne and his entourage deicded to get back on the plane and move the party over to Las Vegas. From there, Wayne and his crew celebrated the release of the man who still calls himself the best rapper alive.