Grammy-winning rap star, Lil Wayne was
yesterday rushed to a hospital after suffering a seizure and being found
unconscious in his Chicago hotel room,TMZ said on its website.
The website reports that the 34-year-old singer, suffered a second
seizure at the hospital, and his representative confirmed to the site
that he had suffered multiple seizures.
This is coming almost a year after the rap star, who won Grammies
including the best rap album award in 2008 for “Tha Carter III,” was
treated after suffering what his representatives called two minor
seizures.
Four years ago, Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, spent
several days at a Los Angeles hospital, after which he told radio
station Power 106 he was epileptic and prone to seizures.
Lil Wayne was booked to perform in Las Vegas late on Sunday night.
Born in New Orleans, he started his professional career at the age of nine. He later became the youngest artist to be signed by Cash Money Records.