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Associated Press - February 9, 2010 7:54 AM ET
NEW YORK (AP) - Rap star Lil Wayne is poised to spend as much as the next year in a New York City jail cell instead of a spotlight.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper is set to be sentenced today after pleading guilty in a gun possession case. His plea deal calls for a year in jail, though good behavior could shave that to as little as eight months.
The 27-year-old was born Dwayne Carter. He's 1 of music's biggest sellers and rap's hottest stars. His "Tha Carter III" led 2008 album sales with 2.8 million copies sold. His Grammys include 2008's best rap solo performance award, for "A Milli."
The New Orleans native pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He admitted he illegally had a loaded gun on his tour bus in July 2007.
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