Poor ‘Lil Wayne. Not only has he lost his jailhouse and ghetto cred after US President Barack Obama recently revealed that he was a fan, now ‘Lil Wayne has be placed in solitary confinement in jail for ‘punitive segregation’ after being busted with headphones and a music player charger in his cell. The rapper is currently serving a one year sentence in Riker’s Island prison after being found guilty of weapons possession a year ago, but clearly sees his fight to listen to a few bars behind bars as doing a world of publicity for his career.

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