Lil Wayne reportedly leaves hospital after nearly weeklong stay

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Lil Wayne and Pepsi split after a controversy over the rapper’s lyrics. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

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Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., 30, is one of the biggest stars in hip-hop and pop music, having sold more than 12.9 million albums and 37 million digital singles. (Gustavo Caballero / Getty Images)

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Rapper Lil Wayne, shown in 2013, was not at home when police were falsely alerted about a shooting there, his record label said. (Jordan Strauss / Invision/Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne poses for a photo during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Houston Rockets on Feb. 6, 2013. (David Santiago / Associated Press)

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Rappers Lil Wayne, left, and Snoop Dogg attend DirecTV’s Seventh Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl at DTV SuperFan Stadium at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 2, 2013, in New Orleans. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne performs at the Lacoste/GQ Super Bowl Party at the Elms Mansion on Feb. 2, 2013, in New Orleans. (Gustavo Caballero / Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne speaks during the launch of his skate park. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne performs at the Caesars Entertainment “Escape to Total Rewards” in Los Angeles on March 1, 2012. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)

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Rapper Lil Wayne and a companion take in the Lakers-Heat game on March 4, 2012, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 21, 2012. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne performs onstage during the BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne performs in concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Drake, Eminem and Lil Wayne perform together during the 52nd Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, 2010. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Lil Wayne at the 51st Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2009. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Rapper Lil Wayne arrives on the red carpet for a party in Tampa, Fla. (Steve Nesius / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne performs in New Orleans. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne and MIA perform at the 51st Grammy Awards. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court on Oct. 21, 2009, in New York, for a hearing on a DNA profiling technique used in the rapper’s 2007 gun possession case. (Louis Lanzano / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne walks on stage to accept the MTV Video Music Award for best hop hop video for his hit “Lollipop” on Sept. 7, 2008. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne performs during the taping of MTV’s “FNMTV” on June 18, 2008, in Hollywood, Calif. (Polk Imaging / Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne attends a BET event with other award nominees on May 15, 2008. His hit “Lollipop” won a Viewers’ Choice Award that year. (Gary He / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne performs at the BET Awards on June 24, 2008. (Hector Mata / Associated Press)

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Kid Rock, left, and Lil’ Wayne perform at the CMA Awards on Nov. 12, 2008. (Mark Humphrey / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne makes an appearance on MTV’s “Total Request Live” on June 10, 2008. (Peter Kramer / Associated Press)

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Lil Wayne performs during the Hot 97 Summer Jam in New Jersey on June 3, 2007. (Roger Kisby / Getty Images)

By Mikael Wood

March 19, 2013 10:08 AM PT

Lil Wayne was reportedly released from an L.A. hospital Monday after a nearly weeklong stay that set off a social media frenzy regarding the rapper’s health.

Mack Maine, president of Lil Wayne’s record label, wrote late Monday on Twitter that the rapper had been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was headed home.

“God is great,” he added.

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Moments later, the rapper and record executive Birdman, who often refers to himself as Lil Wayne’s father, tweeted, “God Bless.my son just release frm hospital.thanks 4 all tha luv.”

The news of Lil Wayne’s discharge followed a weekend of intense speculation over the condition of the rapper, who had been admitted to Cedars-Sinai on March 12 after having a seizure, according to an associate.

TMZ reported Friday that Lil Wayne was near death, but that evening a message appeared on the rapper’s Twitter account declaring, “I’m good everybody.” (The note was retweeted more than 192,000 times.)

Addressing rumors that Lil Wayne’s seizure had been triggered by an overdose of prescription cough medicine, Birdman said Monday in an interview with the New York radio DJ Angie Martinez that “it had nothing to do with drugs.”

“To me, honestly, it’s his work ethic,” he said. “How hard he works. How much dedication he gives to his music and his fans.” Birdman added that Lil Wayne “just needs to get some rest and relax. He’ll be back, normal, like everyone else.”

The rapper is scheduled to release a new album next week.

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