Lil Wayne to Branch Out Into Rock

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After experiencing a huge success with sixth studio album "Tha Carter III", Lil Wayne will reportedly explore his singing talent by branching out into rock. In doing so, he will team up with Canadian actor/rapper Aubrey Drake Graham a.k.a Drake.

"Wayne's coming out with a new album, it's a rock album. A complete rock album. I have a song on there," Drake told MuchMusic. "It's something different in just that whole [Kanye West] '808's & Heartbreak', just throwing individuals off."

In related news, Lil Wayne adds at least 12 more dates to his "I Am Music" tour. During the extended dates, he will be performing with Drake at Montreal's Bell Center on January 14 and Toronto's Air Canada Center on January 15.

Lil Wayne's extended tour dates for "I Am Music":

• January 08 - Chafeltz Center in St.Louis, MO
• January 09 - Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO
• January 11 - New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA
• January 14 - Bell Center in Montreal, CAN
• January 15 - Air Canada Center in Toronto, CAN
• January 16 - Nassau Coliseum in New York, NY
• January 17 - Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH
• January 18 - US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH
• January 19 - Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
• January 25 - Key Arena in Seattle, WA
• January 27 - Cox Arena in San Diego, CA
• January 28 - US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ