Warrant against jailed Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne was jailed for illegal weapons possession.

London: Rapper Lil Wayne, who is serving a year in jail for illegal possession of weapons, has been issued another warrant.A bench warrant was issued for the "Lollipop" hitmaker in Yuma County, Arizona, on Tuesday after he failed to show up for a court date, reports contactmusic.com.

The 27-year-old singer, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was slated to fight charges related to a January 2008 arrest, where police found marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy pills and a pistol on his tour bus. The rapper was jailed at New York`s Riker`s Island earlier this month for illegal weapons possession. IANS