FROM A ROUGH JOINT TO THE JOINT: LIL’ WAYNE DRAMATIC RETURN

Rap star Lil' Wayne celebrated his release from Riker's Island prison Saturday with a surprise special guest appearance with Drake at The Joint (Hard Rock Hotel). Lil' Wayne was released Thursday after serving eight months on a gun-related charge. He told MTV "words can't explain" his joy over his performance with Drake. (Photo courtesy Erik Kabik/erikkabik.com)
No matter how great your weekend was, it's doubtful that it was as good as Lil Wayne's. The 27-year-old rapper walked out of Rikers Island on Thursday (November 4) and began a whirlwind 72-hour trek that saw him cross the country to take care of legal business in Arizona, visit family in New Orleans, make his first on-stage appearance in eight months during Drake's concert in Las Vegas and host a killer party in Miami.