Looks like rapper Lil Wayne caught a break… sort of. The wordsmith`s sentencing in a weapons charge was postponed on Tuesday so he could have dental surgery before going to jail.

As it now stands, Lil wayne is due for sentencing on March 2. His plea calls for a 1 year prison term in city jail. On the condition of good behavior, Lil Wayne could only have to face 8 months.

As for the postponed hearing… Defense lawyer Stacey Richman said her client was headed home to Miami for dental work scheduled for Friday. She declined to comment on the specific nature of the problem. "It is a medical situation that, like (it would for) any of us, has to be addressed," she stated outside of court. She added that Lil Wayne would have taken care of the problem sooner, but his dentist had been out of the country.

The rapper once bragged to Jimmy Kimmel that his diamond encrusted teeth cost him $150,000.

Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon didn't argue with Lil Wayne`s request to push back his sentencing, saying she had spoken to the dentist.

Lil Wayne, 27, pled guilty in October to criminal possession of a weapon - admitting he illegally had a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus in July 2007. Police found the weapon when they stopped the bus after a Manhattan concert.

Lil Wayne has been embracing his incarceration with a series of goodbyes, including a farewell tour and a recent Rolling Stone cover story. In the article, the rapper said jail is "an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it." He issued an online video to his fans hours before his court appearance urging them: "Do not forget about me."