Binside TV: LIL WAYNE & JAY-Z PERFORM AT IZOD CENTER BUT STILL NO COLLABO

Lil Wayne finally showed up last night at the Power 105 IZOD center concert after two consecutive no shows. Lil Wayne had promised to collaborate with Jay-Z on stage for a version of "Mr. Carter" but the song never happened.

Lil Wayne just had his own Lil Wayne, his first son, Dwayne Carter III. Next week, he'll rap with the elder Mr. Carter: Wayne and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will be the main attractions at Power 105.1's Powerhouse concert in New York. Weezy says fans can expect the two to perform "Mr. Carter" for the first time during the show.

"I know the 'Mr. Carter' thing is supposed to be a go," Weezy said Saturday, the day of the BET Hip-Hop Awards. "That's the whole reason I think I was doing [the concert]."

With Wayne and Jay already in the building, will Kanye West and T.I. pop in to finally perform a complete version of "Swagger Like Us"?

"I can't answer the 'Swagger Like Us' thing," Weezy insisted. source

Lil Wayne disappointed fans when he failed to perform at a concert in Boston. Jay-Z filled in for Weezy in Boston but the fans were still pretty angry. Poor Weezy needs to quit the coke and syrup. Hopefully it will help him get his stuff together because it is messing up Weezy's A game.

"[Wayne] was apparently unable or unwilling to get through TD Banknorth Garden security. So instead of performing his set as scheduled, he left." source

Tuesday was a great night at the Izod Center. But if you had seen Jay-Z and Lil Wayne doing their more up-to-date material in concert before, the Power 105.1 Powerhouse concert wasn't a night you'll be talking about for years to come.

The onstage pairing of Jay-Z and Lil Wayne didn't happen as Weezy had promised it would, and fans missed the opportunity to see Hov and the Birdman Jr. do "Swagger Like Us" and "Mr. Carter" onstage together for the first time.

The hope for that collaboration began to fade when Wayne played "Mr. Carter" as his second selection. He appeared onstage at about 8:50 p.m., over an hour before Jay's 10 p.m. start time. No way in the world Hov was going out that early. No way. Sure enough, Wayne started the song behind the mic stand. He grabbed the mic and came closer to the crowd at the part that comes right before Jay's verse, but there was no stir behind him, except from his live band. The New Orleans superstar threw up the Roc-A-Fella sign, and after a bar with no Jay, Wayne actually started rapping the the line in which the Brooklyn goliath tells his "heir" to go further in the game than he did. And just like that, the dream was over. No Jay and Wayne together.

That's not to say the two didn't make the Izod shake individually. Wayne has fully crossed over into rock-star mode. He hasn't looked like your average rapper in years, but Tuesday, it was obvious he's fully evolved into hip-hop's rock-and-roll poster boy. He even sported a flannel shirt and Chuck Taylors.

"Say, 'Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!' " he roared at the top of "Got Money," a few songs into his set. It was his most energetic play. He and his artist Mac Mayne ran back and forth across the stage, waving their arms and telling the crowd to go "this-a-way" and "that-a-way." But no one was going to leave their seats. Everyone was standing fixated on Wayne.

After Wayne said the universally known lines about the roof being on fire, he told his fans, "We don't need no water 'cause we got the fireman." There was an explosion of audible adoration when the beat for "Fireman" kicked in.

Later he spoke to the women. "Ladies, you wanna taste something sweet?" This led to "Lollipop." During one of the more naughty parts of the song, he lay flat on his back, legs bent, singing into the mic. Then he went for the guitar. source