• Lil Wayne Is Suing Birdman for $8 Million

    The Young Money beef between Lil Wayne and Birdman has reached a fever pitch, with Wayne planning to sue his former mentor for $8 million over an unpaid advance.
  • Lil' Wayne Releases 'Fingers Hurting' ILoveMakonnen Remix From 'Sorry For The Wait 2' [LISTEN]

    After announcing that his makeup mixtape to the fans, 'Sorry For The Wait 2,' would be released on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Lil' Wayne dropped another track from the tape via his Twitter. For his latest remix, Weezy takes on ILoveMakonnen's track "Maneuvering" and renames the track "Fingers Hurting." With the same song that he previewed in his S4TW2 release date announcement video, Weezy shows he still has something left in the tank, falling back on a position of strength by flowing over the beats originally designed for ILoveMakonnen.
  • Lil Wayne Announces 'Sorry For The Wait 2' Mixtape Release Date

    Weezy fans, Lil Wayne has some great news for you. The "Start A Fire" rapper has revealed the release date for his upcoming mixtape Sorry For The Wait 2. Regardless of what the Green Bay Packers do this weekend, win or lose presumably, S4TW2 will be released this Tuesday, Jan. 21. He made the announcement with a video previewing a remix of ILoveMakonnen's tune "Maneuvering."
  • DJ Mustard Remixes Beyoncé's '7/11' [LISTEN]

    DJ Mustard is on the track. The prolific YG collaborator who dominated 2014 with his club-friendly sound has gotten back into the remix game with a fresh new take on Beyoncé's smash single "7/11" from the platinum version of her platinum selling artist album Beyoncé. Mustard does what he does so well in giving the fun, upbeat, autotuned original a club-friendly makeover with more powerful drums, bigger chords, chops up the vocals to fit the structure of the song and adds his own "drop" with pitched, rising synths.
  • Mike WiLL Made It Shares 'F--k U Expect' Music Vid Feat. Jace [WATCH]

    Superstar hip-hop producer Mike WiLL Made It has shared the music video for his track "F--k U Expect" featuring Jace, which you can check out below. The Max-directed video finds Jace, of the groups Retro Sushi and Two-9, hanging around a gas station drinking beer and, later on, in the middle of a busy highway. The video is incredibly short, coming in at just a minute and a half, but that is the perfect amount of time to get the gist of what Mike WiLL and Jace are trying to do and gives the track a cool, "Madvillainy" vibe. You can check out Mike WiLL Made It's "F--k U Expect" music video featuring Jace here, via "Complex":
  • Lil Wayne's Manager Cortez Bryant Talks Cash Money Beef on Instagram

    Lil Wayne's longtime manager Cortez Bryant is the latest Weezy affiliate to speak out about the Cash Money debacle. The rapper aired his issues with the label in December, saying he felt like a prisoner and that Birdman was responsible for delaying "Tha Carter V." Multiple label heads, including Master P of No Limit Forever, have expressed interest in coming to Wayne's aid. Bryant offered his opinion on Instagram recently, "Vibe" notes. Here is what Weezy's manager had to say: "@LilTunechi built Young Money from his dreams to reality. Launched the careers of @Drake @NICKIMINAJ @Tyga not from their talent but from the belief in what he saw that they saw in themselves and put everything in making sure they fulfill their dreams! That's what Young Money is about That's the DNA of the real Lil Wayne Sacrifice himself to want his artist to be better! Wayne carried Cash Money on his back for over 10 years when he could have left and did this on his own The most loyal person I know on earth! He don't deserve the shit he's going through at this point in the game. One thing for sure Two things for certain @mackmaine and myself will not let this dream die WE GOT US! #YOUNG MONEY #sorry4forthewait #freeCV "
  • Lil Wayne Releases 'S--t' Remix from 'Sorry 4 the Wait 2' Ahead of 'Tha Carter V' [LISTEN]

    As promised, Lil Wayne dropped the first track from his upcoming mixtape "Sorry 4 the Wait 2" in lieu of his indefinitely delayed album "Tha Carter V." The head of Weezy's label Young Money, Mack Maine, promised on Instagram Sunday, Jan. 11, that they would release a song from "S4TW2" to celebrate the Green Bay Packers's win over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs. They did just that, taking to Lil Wayne's YouTube account last night to unveil his remix of Future's tune "S--t," where he uses the opportunity to take a shot at Birdman and Cash Money Records. In his first verse, he says: "I'm a nerd, I'm a geek, I'm absurd, I'm unique "Did my time in Cash Money, time served and released "But this agent ain't free, word, that's the word on these streets "But that shit is old news, that shit is so yesterweek "I'm just focused, focused on my expertise "They like 'Tunechi, you good,' I'm like 'bob yessiree' "Now don't, I mean don't, don't question me, let me breathe" Rapping over the Mike Will Made-IT beat, Lil Wayne takes on Future's "S--t" and adds his signature flare and style to the tune, with a hint of Auto-Tune on the hook.
  • Lil Wayne Reveals Tentative SFTW2 Mixtape Cover; New Song To Be Released Today

    Lil Wayne is making the best of a pretty bad situation. He is still snared in a public and fractious fight with Birdman over the control of his upcoming album Tha Carter V, which is signed to Cash Money, the label Birdman started. Not to let such business get in the way of the music, Weezy has decided to make sure he is still delivering new content to his fans and announced a new mixtape, Sorry For The Wait 2, the follow up to his previous mixtape, Sorry For The Wait that preceded the extensively delayed Tha Carter IV. Now a tentative cover art has been released for the mixtape, as well as the news that a song from SFTW2 will be released today (Jan. 12) in celebration of the Green Bay Packers' win over the Dallas Cowboys yesterday. See tweets from Rahim The Dream an Instagram video by Mack Maine previewing a Mike Will Made-It produced track.
  • Master P Talks Possibility of Signing Lil Wayne to No Limit Forever Label [WATCH]

    Lil Wayne and Master P finally linked up on a few tracks, mending a longtime feud between Cash Money Records and the No Limit brand. The rumor mill began turning shortly thereafter that Weezy would be joining P's record label since there has been some problems in the Cash Money realm. Wayne has yet to comment on the speculation, but Master P stopped by "Sway in the Morning" to talk about the possibility. "Anything is possible, but Wayne just making good music. I rapped on his record, he rapped on this 'Power' record, we're gonna build a relationship from there. However it goes, it's all official over here," he said, "Vibe" notes. It is all respect between the No Limit head and Birdman, at least on P's end, and he had nothing but kind words for the Cash Money team. Master P also praised Weezy's business sense. "I'm there for him, if that's what he needs," P said. "But I think he know what he's doing with his situation. He's been in this game a long time, he's one of the best rappers in the world. I just appreciate me and him getting together." Wayne first shared his issues with Cash Money in December, blaming the label and Baby for the constant delays of his upcoming album "Tha Carter V."
  • Lil Wayne Shares New Freestyle Teaser Over iLoveMakonnen's 'Tuesday'

    Leave it to the likes of Lil Wayne to get fans hooked after a 15-second long video. The new video surfaced today and subtly features ILOVEMAKONNEN’s “Tuesday” beat, with Lil Wayne freestyling over it. The song is unreleased at this time and Lil Wayne’s teaser video was the first preview fans have had as of now.
  • No Limits Master P Unleashes 'Power' Featuring Lil Wayne, Gangsta, Ace B From We All We Got [LISTEN]

    Word started to circulate recently that Master P and Lil Wayne had made amends and were collaborating on a new song, titled "Power". On Jan. 3, a snippet of the song appeared online with Master P rapping over a booming instrumental. He introduced the song pronouncing, "This is 'Power.' You want that money, you gotta go out and work for it. Me and Lil Wayne about to go crazy. It's about to be a magical 2015." The full version has now appeared online, premiered on Pigeons and Planes with Master P, Lil Wayne, Gangsta and Ace B.
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