Rapper Lil Wayne has managed to avoid actually starting his year-long stint at Riker’s Island for quite a while now. On Monday, however, Lil Wayne will finally have to pay the piper and begin serving his jail term.

A surprisingly upbeat Lil Wayne took to the Internet this morning to bid a video farewell to his fans on Ustream. Lil Wayne is headed off to jail at Rikers after pleading guilty to ‘attempted gun possession’ charges stemming from an incident in New York last year.