Rap singer Lil Wayne has reportedly paid $7.72 million to settle his outstanding tax liens with the Internal Revenue Service.
The IRS had filed a tax lien for over $5.6 million against the hip-hop performer in March of last year (see
Lil Wayne, who real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., reportedly owed taxes of over $3.35 million for 2008 and $2.25 million for 2009. After he paid $11.6 million for a luxury home on La Gorce Island in Miami Beach, the IRS promptly filed a lien against the home, which it has now released.