JOSHUA - LIL' WAYNE SIGNS NEW MANAGEMENT DEAL

Rapper LIL' WAYNE has signed a new deal with management firm Hip-Hop Since 1978 to oversee all aspects of the star's career. GEE ROBERSON and KYAMBO 'HIP-HOP' JOSHUA of Hip-Hop Since 1978 will work with the rapper - born DWAYNE CARTER JR. - and his longtime manager CORTEZ BRYANT to negotiate new projects in the music, TV and movie world. Bryant tells AllHipHop.com, "I'm excited to bring Hip-Hop Since 1978 onto the team. I'm positive their combined experience, expertise, and well-cultivated relationships will help us take Wayne's career to the next level." Hip-Hop Since 1978 also manage KANYE WEST, who will lend his beatmaking skills to Lil' Wayne's upcoming release, THA CARTER 3.