LIL WAYNE PAYS TRIBUTE TO ‘UNCLE BOB’ WHO ONCE SAVED HIS LIFE

Lil Wayne has paid tribute to “Uncle Bob” with a touching post on Instagram. The ex-cop, whose real name was Robert Hoobler, passed away aged 65

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Last year, the rapper opened up about his struggles with mental issues in an interview with Emmanuel Acho

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During which revealed that the New Orleans cop saved him when he tried to take his own life as a kid.

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While the cause of Robert’s death hasn’t been revealed, he was reportedly dealing with health problems in his final years.

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Uncle Bob was the name little Lil Wayne gave the cop when he saved his life at the age of 12.

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A day after the news regarding the former police’s death broke, the rapper shared a moving tribute for him on his Instagram account.

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