(Yahoo News) – Lil Wayne will be sent to prison on February 9, 2010, according to reports. The sentencing date for the rapper has now been confirmed, as confusion continues to surround the release of his long-awaited new album. He pleaded guilty to gun charges in October, which followed his 2007 arrest in New York City. Wayne is expected to begin a 12 month jail term following the appearance, which takes place just a week after ”Rebirth” is scheduled to come out. It emerged today that 500 copies of the follow-up to his international best-seller ”Tha Carter III” had been issued to Amazon customers by mistake.

Also, the Associated Press caught up with Birdman for an interview:

AP: After Lil Wayne left the courthouse, what kind of advice did you give him?

Birdman: To keep doing what he loves — music. That’s the only thing we’ve got. You take that away from us, we really don’t need to live. Music, that’s the only thing that gets the stress off your mind to make you feel better. It’s how good it sounds after you’ve done it. The enjoyment of it.

AP: Will Lil Wayne continue to release music while he’s in jail?

Birdman: Of course. I don’t know how many, bruh. It’s up to him. It’s his world. My son is his own boss. Whatever he wants to do, we’ll back him up.

AP: Lil Wayne is easily the mainstay for Cash Money. When he’s gone, will your record label suffer?

Birdman: Not as a company. But we will suffer in losing my son Wayne, who we love. Him as a person means more to me than anything.