Lil Wayne proves he’s alive, out of hospital, in video greeting to fans

A week after his mysterious hospitalization, Lil Wayne offered proof-of-life Friday: A video in which the rapper, apparently up and walking around, thanks fans for their prayers (“I felt that love when I was laid up in that [expletive] hospital bed.”) and assures them his new album will be released on schedule next week.  Special guest appearance by his friend T.I., who promises their concert tour will also carry on. Amid all this self-promotion, though, no explanation of what exactly ailed him. Strangely, the video was released via TMZ, which T.I. and other members of Wayne’s camp feuded with last weekend, hotly denying the site’s anonymously-sourced claims that he was near death.

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Lil Wayne latest: 'Resting' in hospital

Stars have been visiting the rapper at Cedars-Sinai.

Rapper Lil Wayne is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital, although his exact medical condition continues to remain unclear.

CNN reports that a friend said Saturday night after visiting Lil Wayne: "He's good, just resting."

Also on Saturday, at a surprise SXSW appearance at the Afghan Whigs show, Usher asked fans to pray for his pal.

"One of my fellow artists, good friend, Lil Wayne is going through a real hard time right now, y'all," he told the crowd. "And I just want to send a lot of positive attitude about his state. And a lot of positive energy out there right now. Can you guys make some noise for Lil Wayne one time? You know it's ultimately about positive energy. You believe in that? So one time make some noise."

TMZ had reported the star, 30, was in a medically induced coma, causing a flurry of concern over the rapper's health on Friday night.

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But Mack Maine, president of Lil Wayne's Young Money label, downplayed the seriousness of the visit, tweeting, "Dont believe the nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe ... that's false!!"

Maine added, via Twitter, that he and Lil Wayne had been watching the Syracuse University Orange play the Georgetown Hoyas in the Big East men's basketball tournament.

TMZ also reported that Wayne's medical issues may have stemmed from going "on a Sizzurp binge," because doctors found high amounts of codeine in his system.

The Daily Beast says in a new story that Weezy (as he is called) has had a "long habit of sipping 'syrup, sizzurp, lean, or Texas tea' as the real cause of his ailing health." It's an addictive habit, which involves sipping prescription-strength cough syrup laced with codeine and other extras that can increase the high.

No one has explained exactly what the rapper's health problems are; publicist Kia Selby told CNN, "Lil Wayne is doing well."

Through it all, Lil Wayne has had a parade of stars visit him at Cedars-Sinai, including American Idol judge Nicki Minaj, who was spotted at the hospital on Saturday night.

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