Why are all the hip-hop artists from New Orleans going to jail?!?! Shit! First C Murder, now Lil’ Wayne?! Yep it’s true…faced with possibly doing 3 1/2 years if found guilty on a weapons charge if the case went to trial, Wayne pled guilty this morning to “attempted possession of a weapon in the second degree” and will spend up to a year in prison.

Reports Rolling Stone:

Wayne had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were filed after the NYPD found a .40 caliber handgun on Wayne’s tour bus in July 2007. But after the court ruled that DNA evidence found on the gun would be admissible — evidence obtained by techniques Wayne’s lawyer Stacey Richman has called problematic — Wayne opted to take the plea bargain.

Neither Lil Wayne nor his representatives have released any statements as of press time, and when the Grammy winner left court this morning he said only “What’s up?” to waiting reporters. According to TMZ, cops searched Wayne’s tour bus after they detected the aroma of marijuana following his show at the Beacon Theatre. When police approached the bus, Wayne allegedly tossed a Louis Vuitton bag with the gun inside.

If there’s any true justice in the world, the judge in the case will hold off sentencing until after the Saints win the Super Bowl since Wayne’s a Saints fan. Which NOLA rapper will The Man come for next? Baby Boy da Prince?! Speaking of da Prince and da Saints, enjoy his 2007 Saints remix of “This is the Way We Live,” just because…