Lil' Wayne is due to appear in court in New York today to be sentenced for gun possession.

The rapper, real name Dwayne Carter, is expected to be handed a maximum one-year sentence as part of a plea deal.

But that could be reducded to eight months with good behaviour.

Lil' Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession at a court hearing last October.

He was arrested in July 2007 when police found him trying to conceal a .40 calibre semi-automatic loaded handgun on his tour bus.

The rapper said recently that he was “looking forward” to beginning his prison sentence.

(by Jason Gregory)