In 2016, he was heard from on tracks from Chance the Rapper, 2 Chainz, and PartyNextDoor.Īs mentioned by his record label's president Mack Maine, not only are there a handful of Lil Wayne projects planned, but the label is also hoping for releases from top artists Drake and Nicki Minaj. Wayne continues to put in his work in guest spots for other artists, though. Prior to that it was I Am Not a Human Being II in 2013, with Tha Carter IV in 2011. The last official Lil Wayne album to drop was the Free Weezy Album released back in July 2015 exclusively on the TIDAL music streaming service. There have been recent reports that Birdman has met up with Universal Music Group to try to work out a payment that Wayne will be happy with in order to assist in getting the new music out. Wayne also reportedly wanted a judge to declare him a joint copyright owner of all other Young Money recordings, which would mean works from Drake, Nicki Minaj, and other artists.

So basically, Wayne wants Birdman to pay him what he feels he's due before he releases his highly anticipated rap album. Wayne is reportedly in possession of the master copy of Carter V and won't give it up until the suit is settled and also had threatened to retire at one point. The suit alleged that Birdman and the label withheld tens of millions of dollars that Wayne was owed for his delayed album Tha Carter V. We want to get that out.'Īs TMZ first reported in January of 2015, a $51 million lawsuit was filed by Wayne against Birdman and label Cash Money. Wayne also has a dope project called Velvet. He noted that Carter V is on the way in addition to several other projects from Wayne and other artists. The interesting news is that Lil Wayne is supposedly dropping three or four new albums in the new year, but will the Carter V be on par with what Birdman is saying?Īccording to Hip Hop Wired, Cash Money Records President Mack Maine recently talked about his label's album releases scheduled for 2017. He recently called out Birdman's bluff making headlines in the hip-hop world. However, the rapper behind the first four Carter albums is saying otherwise. Is the Lil Wayne Carter V release date coming soon? According to Weezy's former associate Birdman, the album is on the way in the near future.

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