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* Lil Wayne’s $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money Records and its head Birdman was a shock to many. What we didn’t know is how far the label’s shady dealings with Weezy, his Young Money Entertainment and artist Drake ran. According to 21-page suit, posted Mark H. Jaffe, the f***ery and betrayal goes deep, as […]

Lil Wayne *Lil Wayne had to cancel his scheduled appearance Tuesday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo after suffering what his rep described as two minor seizures during a flight on Monday. The rapper and Samsung pitchman was due at the company’s booth at the Los Angeles Convention Center to show off his mobile skateboarding game, […]

* Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter Jr., says Universal Music Group owes him tens of millions of dollars in royalties from his work discovering and nurturing such artists as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga. But according to a federal lawsuit filed by the rapper-producer’s attorneys Monday in California, Universal Music Group is improperly using his […]

Jay Z (L) and Lil Wayne *Lil Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant is cleaning up reports of his client signing a “deal” with Jay Z, after the rapper made an on-stage announcement that seemed to suggest he had signed with the mogul’s Roc Nation. At the KMEL Summer Jam in Oakland, Calif., the rapper said to […]

Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Drake perform at Pepsi Presents Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday Tour at Roseland on August 14, 2012 in New York City.  *Back in January, Lil Wayne filed a $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money Records and CEO Birdman for non-payment for his work on “Tha Carter V.” Initially he was seeking […]

[…] during the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. *Welp! We guess we should give it up to Lil Wayne. It took a while, but he’s finally won his legal battle with Birdman, Cash Money and Universal Music Group. Dude just got a settlement that’s worth […]

Donald Trump – Lil Wayne *Lil Wayne just became the latest rapper to endorse Donald Trump. He took to social media to share that he spoke to #POTUS about the Platinum Plan and providing the community with real ownership. “Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum […]

Lil Wayne and daughter Reginae Carter (Instagram) *Lil Wayne’s daughter Reginae Carter has come for T.I. for choosing the very public Instagram to criticize her dad’s dismissive comments about racism and the black lives matter movement. A screenshot has surfaced of Reginae commenting on T.I.’s lengthy open letter to Weezy. “You lost his number?” […]

Lil Wayne *Lil Wayne is back in the headlines. This time it’s because he’s just been hit with a federal weapons charge and is now facing some serious prison time if convicted. The news site reports that the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida slapped the rapper with 1 count of possession […]

*Care to watch a Lil Wayne sex tape? No? Well, we don’t either, and according to Black Twitter, no one cares to see it, but that’s not stopping a sneaky opportunist from trying to sell an alleged Weezy sex tape. Just in case you are curious about it, don’t count on seeing it anytime soon – […]

* Lil Wayne’s never-ending legal drama with former label Cash Money Records and its co-CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams has taken another turn, as Birdman admits to spending $70 million in advances from the $100 million given by distributor Universal Music Group. Wayne’s lawyers, however, claim the money was not spent on legitimate expenses that would […]

Lil Wayne performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. *Lil Wayne is doubling down on his legal dispute with Cash Money Records. On Wednesday, the rapper filed an amended petition in a New Orleans court, adding Universal Music Group as well as Cash Money […]

*Miami police made a brief statement Wednesday after “numerous” shots were reported at or near the Miami Beach home of Lil Wayne. After surrounded the property for more than an hour, Ernesto Rodriquez — a rep for Miami police – said the following: “At 12:40 in the afternoon we received a call on a non-emergency […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 28: Rap Artists Lil Wayne (L) and Birdman perform onstage during the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. *A judge is ordering Bryan “Birdman” Williams to show receipts in his legal battle with Lil Wayne. According to TMZ, the co-founder […]

[…] Z in court. According to TMZ, Birdman’s record label Cash Money is suing Hov’s streaming music service Tidal for 50 million, claiming its streaming of songs from Lil Wayne’s album “FWA” is illegal. Cash Money claims it has exclusive rights to Wayne’s music. In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Cash Money claims Jay Z’s fledgling […]