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Lil Wayne's Automobiles: Ever Seen What He's Got at the Crib?

Posted by Boyce Watkins, PhD on Oct 24th 2009 10:48AM
Filed under: Celebrity News

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This is actually footage from 7 years ago, when Lil Wayne was much younger. Yes, he is on his way to jail, but some take comfort in the fact that he made a bit of money before serving his sentence. What's most astonishing about the video, however, is that Wayne had all of these cars at the age of 19. I imagine he's made a few dollars since then.I also remember Lil Wayne and Baby (his homeboy and fellow artist) mentioning on a show that they keep $100,000 worth of jewels around just in case of emergency. What? I'm not sure what kind of emergency you might run into that would require you to have $100,000 in jewels. But it is my greatest hope that Weezy is stacking his cheddar, since bright careers eventually grow dim.

Someone asked me on my Twitter page what advice I would give to Lil Wayne if he were my son. I can't repeat exactly what I said, but it went something like this:

1) Son, stop sleeping with so many women - you'll catch diseases and end up paying a whole lot of child support.
2) I'll send you a fruit basket while you're in prison this year.
3) Stop rolling with thugs, I don't want to be bringing flowers to your funeral.
4) As much as I hate to admit it, I am proud of your success. You have literally changed the world. But remember what Spiderman's Uncle said: "With great power comes great responsibility." I need you to be more responsible.

The video is below. Some of his cars are actually kind of cool. Enjoy!




Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University, a leading African American Speaker and author of the forthcoming book, "Black American Money." To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.

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