![]() He also maintains his own relationship with Universal Music Group, which has distributed Cash Money releases for two decades. ![]() As part of the deal, Wayne is now the sole owner of Young Money Records, his imprint, which was previously a subsidiary of Cash Money. “I am a prisoner and so is my creativity,” Wayne tweeted at the time. “I am truly sorry and I don’t blame ya if ya fed up with waiting 4 me & this album,” he added.Īccording to a recent Billboard cover story, the legal disputes between Wayne and Birdman have now been settled for an undisclosed sum, clearing the way for the release of Tha Carter V. Days before a possible December release date, however, Wayne took to Twitter to announce that his mentor and Cash Money label head Brian “Birdman” Williams “refuse to release” the album. The album was first supposed to come out in 2014 Drake joined Wayne on “Believe Me,” which was going to be the lead single. But the fifth installment of Wayne’s series, which began in 2004 when he was just 22, was mired in label delays for over five years. This album has been a long time coming: Lil Wayne first announced Tha Carter V in 2012, following the 2011 release of Tha Carter IV. ![]() Production on the album comes courtesy of longtime collaborator Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, Metro Boomin, Ben Billions and many others. The final song includes a prominent sample of the English singer Sampha. Tha Carter V features rapping from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Snoop Dogg, singing from Nicki Minaj, Ashanti and Nivea, and vocals from XXXTentacion, who was shot and killed earlier this year. Lil Wayne released his much-delayed and highly anticipated Tha Carter V album on Thursday at midnight.
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