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MTV Unplugged June 12: Lil Wayne prefers the top, fears the bottom

By April MacIntyre Jun 9, 2011, 14:45 GMT

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Lil Wayne, aka Weezy tells MTV News he much prefers being at the top than at the bottom.

Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter Jr., pleaded guilty in October 2009 to attempted weapon possession, having a loaded, semiautomatic .40-caliber gun on his bus after a NYC concert.

Wayne started a yearlong sentence but got time off for good behavior, despite a disciplinary knock that sent him to solitary for the last month of his term.

A charger and headphones for a digital music player were found in his cell in May, jail officials said. The items are considered contraband. 

Weezy now brings "Nightmares of the Bottom," a new track off Tha Carter IV.

 "I mean simply, sleeping at the top with nightmares of the bottom," Wayne told MTV News, "Everybody says it's lonely at the top. It is lonely, so I dream, though, and the only thing I dream about is being down there with the people that ain't lonely. Thank God I am alone."

Despite his success, Wayne fears losing it all.

"And that's simply what it is: nightmares of the bottom," he added before rapping the song's lyrics: "Sleeping at the top/ Nightmares of the bottom/ Everybody wanna be fly, until you swat 'em."

"Lil Wayne Unplugged" features Tunechi performing acoustic versions of his already classic catalog and places Weezy in the same class as hip-hop luminaries Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill and LL Cool J, who also took the unplugged stage.

"Lil Wayne is an amazing choice for Unplugged as he is at hip-hop's forefront — leading a new generation of artists whose appeal spans across music genres and playlists," Amy Doyle, MTV's executive vice president of music and talent, said in a statement. "Lil Wayne's skills, influence, and catalog are a powerful addition to the legacy of artists who have rocked the 'Unplugged' stage."

Don't miss "MTV2 Presents: Lil Wayne Unplugged," premiering Sunday, June 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV2, MTV and MTV.com.