Former Best Friends Lil Wayne And Birdman Are Now Worst Enemies Why How And What Happens Next

The public feud between Wayne and Birdman all started on December 4 of last year, when Wayne, after experiencing several delays in the release of his 11th studio album, Tha Carter V, let off a series of tweets blaming the delay on his mentor, Birdman. He added that he wanted off of the Cash Money label, and that he was sorry for his fans who were awaiting the release of the album.

Many people believed that Wayne was just blowing smoke, some thought that Wayne’s rant was nothing more than a way to create buzz for the album. Those ideas were dashed in January of this year. After taking shots at Birdman on his Sorry 4 The Wait 2 mixtape, Wayne filed a lawsuit against Cash Money Records for $51 million. The suit alleged that the label failed to pay $10 million for the advance and completion of Tha Carter V, and failed to make royalty and profit payments to him. Wayne also stated that he would want to take control of the Cash Money label. Birdman currently owns 51 percent of the label, while Wayne owns 49 percent of the label. FYI – Birdman has a net worth of $170 million and Lil Wayne has a net worth of $140 million. In February, after announcing the release of the Free Weezy album, Wayne confirmed in an interview that he and Birdman are no longer on speaking terms, saying that he’s “super-numb” to the situation. In March, Wayne continued to take shots at his mentor, this time utilizing the Young Money cypher as his platform. Said Wayne: “I sing ‘Dear Mama’ to my dear mama and sing ‘Hit ‘Em Up’ to my daddy b–ch ass.” Though things have been quiet between the two in recent months, things seem that have heated up once again. In new documents submitted by Wayne earlier this week, he claims that the Cash Money record label has managed artists so poorly and that their failure to pay profits to many of its artists, may compel their two biggest artists, Drake and Nicki Minaj, to leave the label. This would be a major blow to the label. Though this battle between Wayne and Birdman does not seem to have a resolution in sight, hopefully they can hash out their differences sooner rather than later.