Lil Wayne Washes Down Platinum Success with Own Champagne Line

Lil Wayne will continue his journey from MC to mogul this autumn as the platinum-selling rapper readies his own line of champagne, dubbed "Halo." The champagne had previously cameoed in Weezy's "Lollipop" video. Four different variations of "Halo" will be bottled: Halo Brut, Halo Brut Vintage, Halo Rose and Halo Pinnacle, each with its own mix, taste, blend and texture. "Champagne is for celebrating," Lil Wayne said. "I'm ready to put my foot in a new door. There are so many different business opportunities; I want to take advantage of it all."

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“Time to Pretend”

MGMT | 2008

Listening to MGMT’s breakthrough song, one might interpret it as being about the excesses of rock stardom, but it’s actually about the duo’s pet praying mantis. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden told Rolling Stone they got the idea from the insect's jerky movements. The mantis died, but the two bandmates kept the egg sack and allowed the hundreds of eggs to hatch. “We tried to name them all, but they died after a day,” said Goldwasser, with VanWyngarden chiming in, “But the praying mantis dance inspired us.”

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