Lil' Wayne

Lil’ Wayne has unveiled the video for “Drop The World,” which features veteran rapper Eminem. The video is directed by Chris Robinson, features both rappers engulfed in a street battle.

“Drop The World” is the latest single from Lil’ Wayne’s recently released rock-rap hybrid album, ‘Rebirth’.

The video’s release comes just hours before the rapper is due to be sentenced in New York for gun possession. In October 2009, the rapper plead guilty to criminal possession of a weapon. He admitted to illegally having a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus in July 2007.

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Lil Wayne’s new album, Rebirth, finally has an official release date. According to Billboard.com, the disc long rumored to be Wayne’s “rock” album will drop on December 15.

The album will come on the heels of his just-released No Ceilings mixtape. No Ceilings is available for download now at www.weareyoungmoney.com.

The album is slated to include guest spots from Drake, members of Fall Out Boy and Lenny Kravitz. It’s unknown if Rebirth will be the last full-length album the rapper will release before he is scheduled to go to prison in New York for at least eight months after pleading guilty to a felony charge of attempted criminal possession of a weapon.

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Lil Wayne plead guilty to felony gun possession in a New York courtroom on Thursday (October 22) to charges stemming from a July 2007 arrest following his first headlining concert in New York.

Wayne had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were filed after the NYPD found a .40 caliber handgun on Wayne’s tour bus in 2007, but after DNA found on the weapon that proved the gun was Weezy’s was deemed admissible by the court, Wayne opted instead to take the plea bargain.

The rapper will be sentenced to one year in prison as a part of his plea deal and must also give up his passport. Wayne quietly told the judge yes when asked if he understood the terms of the plea he was making.

The sentence is expected to be carried out in February 2010 and is expected to serve eight to 10 months, assuming good behavior. He must also appear in court in December for a parole update.

Wayne also faces trial for felony drug possession and weapons charges in Arizona as the result of another tour bus search in 2008. In that case, Wayne’s bus was reportedly holding 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy, drug paraphernalia and a handgun.

There is no word whether the guilty plea will effect the planned December 15th release of the rapper’s oft-delayed Rebirth.

Lil Wayne’s crossover to the world of rock is well under way. His first video off of the upcoming rock-rap crossover album, Rebirth, premiere last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The video for “Prom Queen” is best described as a revenge fantasy of sorts, starring with Lil Wayne as a high school student being rejected by a popular girl and then follows him as he conquers the world and makes all the haters sorry.

Check out the video below:

The CD will feature guest appearances by Jonathan Davis of Korn, Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne and others. According to his manager, Lil Wayne has recorded around 30 songs for Rebirth. The release date for the album is tentatively scheduled for May 19th, 2009.