Lil Wayne at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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Chart-topping rapper Lil Wayne is a complex dude. He’s a perfectionist in the studio, sometimes laboring over and delaying albums for months or years, yet he also turns out a seemingly endless supply of off-the-cuff mix tapes. In any case, his long-awaited album “Tha Carter IV” is finally set to drop next week, making this concert especially timely. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine. 7:30 p.m. Fri. $38.75-$201.75. (949) 855-8095. https://www.livenation.com.