Tuesday,
February 9th 2010, 6:55 PM
Semansky/AP
Lil Wayne got a month's reprieve from the big
house Tuesday to get his choppers fixed.
A Manhattan judge agreed to put off the "Lollipop" rapper's sentencing until March 2 so he can fly down to Miami for what his lawyer described as "oral surgery."
"It's medically necessary," agreed Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon.
Dressed in black with his signature dreads tied back in a rubber band, the rapper whose real name is Dwayne Carter said nothing during the brief court appearance.
When it was over, Wayne and his entourage piled back into four SUVs and drove off.
The superstar pleaded guilty last year to a felony gun rap and agreed to spend a year in Rikers after cops seized a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun from his tour bus.
Wayne faced a possible sentence of 3-1/2 to 7 years.
The Grammy winner, who survived being shot in 2001, faces more legal trouble in March when he goes on trial in Arizona on drug and weapons charges.
On Sunday night, Wayne had a going-away bash where he cheered on his hometown team, the New Orleans Saints, to Super Bowl victory.
He also said farewell to his fans in a live streaming video.
"I'm out this b----," Wayne said. "To all my fans, my real fans I really, really truly love you. I love you with all of me for real."
One of music's biggest sellers and rap's hottest stars is poised to spend as much as the next year in a jail cell instead of a spotlight.