Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Rapper Lil Wayne has been released from a Los Angeles hospital where he was taken after suffering a seizure last week , his publicist said late Monday night . The 30-year-old rapper 's hospitalization at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center triggered media reports that he was near death -- rumors his associates were quick to squash . Few details about his medical condition were made public . On Monday night , Mack Maine , the president of Wayne 's label , Young Money , thanked the hospital . `` @ LilTunechi has been officially been released and is headed home ... God is great , '' he tweeted . Lil Tunechi is Lil Wayne 's nickname , as well as his Twitter handle . An online report that Lil Wayne was near death and on life support Friday cause panic among his fans and caused Twitter to light up with messages of concern . `` I 'm good everybody , '' the rapper tweeted Friday evening , helping defuse the concerns . `` Thnx for the prayers and love . '' Young Money publicist Sarah Cunningham acknowledged Friday that Lil Wayne had had a seizure , but members of the New Orleans artist 's camp have shot down reports that he was near death . `` Dont believe the nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe ... that 's false ! ! '' Maine tweeted Friday night . Instead of ighting for his life , Lil Wayne was watching the Syracuse University Orange play the Georgetown Hoyas in the Big East men 's basketball tournament , he said . Born Dwayne Carter , Lil Wayne is one of the rap world 's most successful artists . He won best rap album for `` Tha Carter III '' at the 2008 Grammy awards and took home three more Grammys the next year . Beyond winning over critics , he 's also been a commercial success . In September , Billboard reported the rapper had tallied 109 hits on its Hot 100 , surpassing the record previously held by Elvis Presley . But he 's also run into trouble outside the studio and off stage . Lil Wayne was arrested in 2007 outside New York City 's Beacon Theater after police said they found a .40-caliber pistol on his tour bus . He pleaded guilty to felony gun charges and spent eight months at New York 's Rikers Island jail . CNN 's Denise Quan contributed to this report .
Lil Wayne fans panicked Friday amid reports the rapper was near death . ` ` God is great , '' Young Money President tweets as Lil Wayne entered hospital . The 30-year - old hip hop artist had a seizure , his publicist said .