The saga of how rapper Lil' Wayne came to Baltimore went something like this.

Rapper is booked to perform with Juelz Santana (don't you love these rap names?) at the Clarence H. Du Burns Arena last Saturday. Rappers' appearance is protested by Donald J. Dewar III, a candidate for a City Council seat in the district where the arena is located. Dewar cites inappropriate lyrics of both rappers and says concert should be held in a nonresidential venue. Candidate urges that concert be canceled and one-day liquor license for event be revoked.

Bookers of concert pooh-pooh Dewar's notion. First Amendment rights are invoked. Concert goes off Saturday, but not without a hitch. Lil' Wayne performs only 25 minutes because one of the preliminary acts is held up.


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