Rikers Officials Fawned Over Foxy Brown

Wake-up calls at 4am, and a cell with a view—of a wall

(NEWSER) - Lil Wayne debuted his new teeth— TMZ reports they’re still blinged out, but not worth quite as much as they once were—and is ready to begin his one-year prison stint tomorrow. A guard talks to MTV about the rapper’s new life inside New York’s Rikers Island:

• Wake-up time: 4am
• Meals: breakfast at 4am, lunch at 11am, dinner at 3pm

Rapper had to fly home from Cayman Islands

(NEWSER) - Foxy Brown does not have a good track record when it comes to beauty salons. The rapper was kicked off a Royal Caribbean cruise over a nail-related meltdown, TMZ reports. Brown, who had performed the day before the incident, showed up three hours late to a manicure appointment on the ship last Monday and then freaked out when the salon couldn't accommodate her. She was removed by security and remained in her room, under supervision, for two days. As soon as the ship docked in the Cayman Islands, authorities gave her the boot and she was forced to fly home. Brown has been involved in at least two other altercations involving beauty supplies; click for one . More»

What do you suppose they were doing in there for 45 minutes?

(NEWSER) - Lil Wayne's time in jail has been nothing if not eventful, and now, as his sentence winds down, a second corrections officer is in trouble for visiting him. Captain Raphael Collazzo, a 20-year veteran, was spotted on security video spending 45 minutes in the rapper's isolation cell , the New York Daily News reports. Collazzo couldn't explain what he was doing there, and was suspended without pay for 10 days. More»

How to survive in prison by following rapper's plan

(NEWSER) - As Lindsay Lohan’s prison date approaches, she might want to take a look at Lil Wayne—currently serving a year for gun possession—for some tips on how to survive the slammer. Jason Newman offers seven Wayne-inspired ideas on PopEater :

• Visit with friends: Celebrity friends, that is—just like when Fat Joe and Diddy visited Wayne. Can’t you just see “a delusional Paris Hilton telling Lohan, ‘It's not so bad. They bring in a wardrobe for you to pick from, your meals are cooked by executive chefs, and 8pm every night is champagne time.’”

Processed chicken and Jell-O for dinner...yum!

(NEWSER) - What will life be like for an incarcerated Lindsay Lohan? If she ends up at the Lynwood prison she’s expected to go to—where Paris Hilton spent 23 days—her days will start with a 5am wake-up call of, “Line up for chow! Make your bed! Tuck your shirts in! Hands in your pants! I want my military line with no talking!” a former inmate tells People . More»