Lil Wayne Victim of Swatting at Miami Home, Rapper Tweets About ''Prank Kall''

Lil Wayne is safe and sound after reports of a shooting at his waterfront Miami home.

The call came in at 12:40 p.m. on a non-emergency line, Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said. The caller claimed four people had been shot at the waterfront home on an exclusive Miami Beach island.

The rapper's representative, Chris Chambers, said Lil Wayne was in a recording studio when the incident took place.

"We can say for sure it was a hoax," Rodriguez said. "It's not a laughing matter."

The department said in a tweet that the phony call was an example of "swatting," in which people call in a false crime report to police in order to trigger a massive response.

"MBPD handles all calls of this nature in a serious manner," the department's tweet said.

The rapper also hopped on social media to calm his fans' nerves and let them know that everything was alright at his home.

"Prank kall mane," he wrote. Phew...

Swatting calls have previously sent police to the homes of actor Ashton Kutcher and singers Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus.

In 2008 Wayne won Grammy Awards for best rap album, best rap song, best rap solo performance and was part of the award-winning best rap group performance.