Lil Wayne performs onstage during the BET AWARDS ’14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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With his Tha Carter V album up in the air, Lil Wayne is releasing a free album, The Free Weezy Album.
He announced the news on Twitter early Thursday morning, Feb. 5: “Free album. Free Weezy season. The Free Weezy Album #FWA.”
Free album. Free Weezy season. The Free Weezy Album. #FWA
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) February 5, 2015
The Free Weezy Album announcement comes weeks after the release of his mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait (Jan. 20) and ahead of the rumored DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, Dedication 6.
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