Free Weezy

Tomorrow morning, the rapper known as Lil Wayne will be released from his stint in prison. He was officially sentenced to one year in prison due to attempted gun possesion back in July 2007.  However, in January 2008 Lil Wayne's tour bus was pulled over, searched, turning up 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, and 41 grams of Ecstacy.  Lil Wayne is walking out just after serving eight months in prison.   http://www.mtv.com/videos/?id=1651251

It amazes me that stars such as Lil Wayne and T.I. are able to get off on such small convictions due to their fame. Any normal citizen would be locked up for much longer than eight months with the amount of drugs found on the Weezy bus.  And once released, that person would forever live with the label of "druggie". However, for some reason this does not apply to the rich and famous.  Not only did Weezy get off on a minor charge and only spend 8 months in jail, his sells during his imprisonment went through the roof.
Lil Wayne released his eighth album, I Am Not a Human Being   on October 12, which hit #1 on Billboard.com, with help from the single "Right Above It" featuring Drake which also hit #1 on the Billboard Rap Chart.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fo9akQvsNI