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Lil Wayne released from prison

Lil Wayne performs in concert at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on September 6, 2009. UPI/Michael Bush
Lil Wayne performs in concert at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on September 6, 2009. UPI/Michael Bush | License Photo

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Hip-hop star Lil Wayne has been released from New York's Rikers Island jail complex after serving eight months for attempted weapon possession, officials said.

The rapper admitted in October 2009 to having a loaded gun on his bus after a New York concert.

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UsMagazine.com said his family and friends are planning a welcome home party for him this weekend in Miami.

Lil Wayne's latest album "I Am Not a Human Being" is No. 4 on the Billboard 200 this week.

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