Editing Lil Wayne (section)

==Controversies and feuds==
===Juvenile===
Carter began feuding with former [[Hot Boys]] member and [[Cash Money Records]] labelmate [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] in 2002, after Juvenile took offense to Carter naming his third studio album ''[[500 Degreez]]'', a diss aimed towards Juvenile whose last album was named ''[[400 Degreez]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} Juvenile responded with a diss track on his 2002 album ''600 Degreez'', titled "A Hoe". In the song, Juvenile questions Carter's sexuality, and says he's a fake gangster. The two squashed their beef for a short period in 2004, with Carter and [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]] appearing in the music video for Juvenile and [[Soulja Slim]]'s song, [[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]. Carter later paid tribute to the Hot Boys with a song called "I Miss My Dawgs" on 2004's [[Tha Carter]]. Juvenile responded by calling the song "fake", and criticized Carter for releasing a tribute song and later promoting the album on BET and having "nothing good to say about them". The two eventually reconciled once again, and Juvenile re-signed with Cash Money Records in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1525684/juvenile-tears-into-cash-money-lil-wayne-and-fema/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912182836/http://www.mtv.com/news/1525684/juvenile-tears-into-cash-money-lil-wayne-and-fema/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2014|title=Juvenile Tears into Cash Money, Lil Wayne – And FEMA|publisher=[[MTV ]]|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2097665/juvenile-cash-money-lil-wayne-mardi-gras-ii/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311201015/http://www.mtv.com/news/2097665/juvenile-cash-money-lil-wayne-mardi-gras-ii/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2015|title=Watch Juvenile Give The Perfect Response to a Lil Wayne Vs. Birdman Question|publisher=[[MTV ]]|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

===Young Buck===
[[Young Buck]] released a song called "Off Parole", featuring [[Tony Yayo]], which insulted Carter. Young Buck said that Carter could not be angry, because Young Buck spoke the truth. Young Buck also said "You think you got a problem with Juve and B.G.; you'll have a true problem with me", referring to the Cash Money-Juvenile/B.G feud.<ref>[http://www.rapbasement.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2176&Itemid=35 Young Buck and Lil Wayne controversy]{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Rap Basement Accessed July{{spaces}}27, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.sohh.com/film/channel/sohh-tv/index.php?bcpid=376530222&bclid=86210609&bctid=686966260 Young Buck & Lil' Wayne 'Beef'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328171443/http://www.sohh.com/film/channel/sohh-tv/index.php?bcpid=376530222&bclid=86210609&bctid=686966260 |date=March 28, 2007 }}. SOHH. Retrieved July 27, 2007.</ref> One of the reasons 50 Cent stated he was dismissing Young Buck was what he called "inconsistent behavior" which included appearing on stage with Carter, then seemingly dissing him on records with G-Unit.<ref name="phoneleak">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1589572/young-buck-responds-to-50-cents-leaked-phone-call-in-new-dis-track-listen-to-it-here/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525012443/http://www.mtv.com/news/1589572/young-buck-responds-to-50-cents-leaked-phone-call-in-new-dis-track-listen-to-it-here/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2014|title=Young Buck Responds To 50 Cent's Leaked Phone Call in New Dis Track – Listen To It Here!|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|publisher=MTV News}}</ref> After he was dismissed, Young Buck appeared in the music video "[[My Life (Game song)|My Life]]" by [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], which featured Carter on the song's chorus.<ref name="mylife">[[DJ Skee]] (August 1, 2008) {{YouTube|iCFtFySNqAA|The Game ft. Lil Wayne "My Life" Music Video OFFICIAL BTS Skee.TV **LAX}}. Retrieved July 6, 2009.</ref> As of 2009, Young Buck and Carter have squashed their beef and also linked up to record a track "Up's and Down's" for Young Buck's ''[[Back on My Buck Shit]]'' mixtape.

===Pusha T===
Tension between Wayne and [[Pusha T]] had been going on for years, beginning soon after [[Clipse]] and [[Birdman (entertainer)|Birdman]] worked on "[[What Happened to That Boy]]", the latter's 2002 single. In 2006, Wayne felt the Clipse song "[[Mr. Me Too]]" was directed at him which caused more tension between the two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/history-of-lil-wayne-pusha-t-beef/ |title=A History of Lil Wayne vs. Pusha-T Beef: From "Mr. Me Too" to the "F–k Pusha" Tweet |publisher=MissInfo.tv |date=May 24, 2012 |access-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, after much speculation that Pusha T was subliminally dissing Canadian rapper and Wayne's [[Young Money]] signee [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] in several songs, the speculation heightened after the release of Pusha T's "[[Exodus 23:1]]" song. Lil Wayne quickly responded on online social networking service [[Twitter]] and later released a diss track titled "Goulish". In the first verse, Wayne raps "Fuck Pusha T and anybody that love him / His head up his ass, I'mma have to head-butt him".<ref>{{YouTube|dHl7TzHHOuI|DJ MoonDawg & Pusha T talk Drake, BET Cypher, 2012 Good Music Album on 107.5 WGCI}}</ref> Pusha T called Wayne's diss track "horrible" and said he felt it did not deserve a response. Both men have downplayed the feud, with Wayne saying he's over it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/10/16/exclusive-pusha-t-admits-new-god-flow-was-directed-at-birdman-details-issues-with-lil-wayne-drake/ |title=Exclusive: Pusha T Admits "New God Flow" Was Directed at Birdman; Details Issues With Lil Wayne & Drake |publisher=Hip-Hop Wired |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Alexis |first=Nadeska |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695657/pusha-t-new-god-flow-birdman-response.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017121609/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695657/pusha-t-new-god-flow-birdman-response.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |title=Pusha T's 'New God Flow' Lyrics Aimed at Birdman – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref> However, in November 2012, Pusha T dissed Wayne and [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]] on a new [[Ludacris]] song titled "Tell Me What They Mad For".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/pusha-t-confirms-dissing-lil-wayne-and-birdman-new-ludacris-song|title=Pusha T Confirms Dissing Lil Wayne and Birdman on New Ludacris Song|date=November 30, 2012}}</ref> In December 2014, once the feud between Lil Wayne and Birdman arose, Pusha T sent out a tweet encouraging Lil Wayne to sign to [[GOOD Music|G.O.O.D. Music]], which also insulted Birdman for his hand-rubbing habit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PUSHA_T/status/540572801821052929|title=@LilTunechi if u wanna drop albums & don't want your CEO's rubbing they hands all in your videos, COME TO GOOD MUSIC!! (Suge Knight voice)|first=King|last=Push|date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2024}}

===Jay-Z===
In a 2009 interview with Tropical TV, [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]] disputed the MTV poll that voted [[Jay-Z]] "The Hottest MC in the Game", stating that Lil Wayne was a better rapper and made more money.<ref name='Birdman Challenges "Hottest MC in the Game"'>{{cite web|last1=Read|first1=Christopher|title=TropicalTV: with Birdman|url=https://vimeo.com/7091145|via=Vimeo|publisher=Tropical TV |date=October 19, 2009 |access-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref> In early 2011, when Jay-Z and [[Kanye West]]'s single "[[H•A•M]]" was released, Jay-Z took shots at [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]], saying "Really, you got Baby money" and "[you] ain't got [[Beyoncé|my lady's]] money!".<ref>{{cite web|first=Danielle|last=Canada|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2011/01/12/jay-z-disses-birdman-on-%E2%80%9Ch-a-m-%E2%80%9D-with-kanye-west-audio/|title=Jay-Z Disses Birdman On "H.A.M." With Kanye West- Audio|publisher=Hiphopwired.com|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=November 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115175514/http://hiphopwired.com/2011/01/12/jay-z-disses-birdman-on-%E2%80%9Ch-a-m-%E2%80%9D-with-kanye-west-audio/|archive-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref> On August{{spaces}}24, 2011, a song called "[[It's Good]]" by Lil Wayne (featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and [[Jadakiss]]) was leaked online and included Lil Wayne responding "Talkin' 'bout baby money? I gotcha baby money. Kidnap your bitch, get that, How much you love your lady? money".<ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16588/title.lil-wayne-disses-jay-z-on-its-good-featuring-jadakiss-drake |title=Lil Wayne Disses Jay-Z On "It's Good" Featuring Jadakiss & Drake |publisher=HipHop DX |date=August 24, 2011 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/08/24/is-lil-wayne-firing-shots-at-jay-z-on-its-good/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002013213/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/08/24/is-lil-wayne-firing-shots-at-jay-z-on-its-good/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |title=Is Lil Wayne Firing Shots at Jay-Z And Beyoncé On 'It's Good?' |publisher=MTV |date=August 24, 2011 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Jadakiss later absolved himself of involvement in any brewing beef on his official [[Twitter]] feed.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Therealkiss|number=106498022539661312|title=Yall hating ass cocksuckers better chill..they only sent me a track wit NO verses and I recorded that verse 3 months ago! #leavemeoutofit|date=August 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=Therealkiss|number=106498388421390337|title=When I DISS niggas or have a problem Wit ANY RAPPER I SAY THere NAMES without hesitation and YALL know this already!|date=August 24, 2011}}</ref>

=== Dispute with Cash Money Records ===
On December 4, 2014, just five days before ''Tha Carter V'' was due to be released, Carter issued a statement saying the album would not be released on its expected release date, due to his displeasure with [[Cash Money Records]] label-boss [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]], refusing to release the album although it had been completed. Carter also expressed his feelings by stating he felt both he and his creativity were being held "prisoner".<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ramirez |first1=Erika |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Lil Wayne: Birdman & Cash Money Records 'Refuse to Release' 'Tha Carter V' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6363464/lil-wayne-birdman-cash-money-records-album-leaving |access-date=December 4, 2014 |magazine=Billboard |location=United States}}</ref>

Upon ''Sorry for the Wait 2''{{'}}s release on January 20, 2015, he continuously [[diss track|disses]] Birdman and Cash Money Records, several times throughout the mixtape.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 21, 2015 |title=Lil Wayne Disses Cash Money On 'Sorry 4 The Wait 2' |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32202/title.lil-wayne-disses-cash-money-on-sorry-for-the-wait-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320011046/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32202/title.lil-wayne-disses-cash-money-on-sorry-for-the-wait-2 |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |access-date=July 5, 2015 |work=HipHopDX}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=January 26, 2015 |title=Shots Fired: All The Disses Aimed at Birdman & Cash Money on Lil Wayne's "Sorry 4 The Wait 2" |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/shots-fired-all-the-disses-aimed-at-birdman-and-cash-money-on-lil-wayne-s-sorry-4-the-wait-2-news.13696.html |work=HotNewHipHop}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Chris |date=January 21, 2015 |title=Lil Wayne's Mixtape: He Disses Birdman & Cash Money Records On 'Sorry 4 The Wait 2' |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/01/21/lil-wayne-mixtape-disses-birdman-cash-money-records-sorry-4-the-wait-2/ |work=Hollywood Life}}</ref> Birdman was reported to be upset with this.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 23, 2015 |title=Report: Birdman Upset With Lil Wayne Over Cash Money Diss Song |url=https://www.bet.com/article/c8w02y/report-birdman-upset-with-lil-wayne-over-diss-song |work=BET.com}}</ref> In late January 2015, Carter sued Birdman and Cash Money Records for $51 million.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 28, 2015 |title=Lil Wayne Sues Birdman and Cash Money for $51 Million, Freedom From Label {{pipe}} News |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58255-lil-wayne-sues-birdman-and-cash-money-for-51-million-freedom-from-label/ |access-date=October 14, 2015 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vozick |first=Simon |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Lil Wayne Breaks Silence on Cash Money Lawsuit, 'Free Weezy Album' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/lil-wayne-breaks-silence-on-cash-money-lawsuit-free-weezy-album-20150219 |access-date=October 14, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Carter and Birdman supposedly reconciled after being seen at [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s NYE Party, at Miami's Club Liv, and in studio.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=January 21, 2016 |title=Lil Wayne supposedly reconciles with Birdman |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-wayne-reportedly-still-wants-his-s51-million-from-cash-money-news.19728.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122083538/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-wayne-reportedly-still-wants-his-s51-million-from-cash-money-news.19728.html |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2016 |publisher=Hotnewhiphop}}</ref>

On January 27, 2024, both Carter and Birdman reunited during a studio session, putting an end to their nine-year quarrel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giacomazzo |first=Bernadette |date=2024-01-27 |title=Lil Wayne & Birdman Reunite In The Studio: 'Like Father Like Son' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/lil-wayne-birdman-studio-like-father-like-son |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref>

=== Political and racial views ===
In 2013, Carter received criticism after a video released by TMZ showed him apparently stepping on the U.S. flag. Carter later explained that "It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States", and that he was shooting a video for a song on his upcoming album, "God Bless Amerika". He says the purpose of the flag was to show that "behind the American Flag was the Hoods of America".<ref>{{cite web |last=June |first=Daniel |date=June 18, 2013 |title=Did Lil Wayne Stomp on the American Flag? – JDJournal |url=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/06/18/did-lil-wayne-stomp-the-american-flag/}}</ref>

In late 2016, Carter made statements critical of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, saying, "I don't feel connected to a damn thing that ain't got nothin' to do with me. If you do, you crazy as shit," adding that his status as a wealthy black man who has white fans is evidence that black people are valued in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carissimo |first1=Justin |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Lil' Wayne says Black Lives Matter has nothing to do with him |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lil-wayne-says-black-lives-matter-has-nothing-to-do-with-him-a7392696.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lil-wayne-says-black-lives-matter-has-nothing-to-do-with-him-a7392696.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |work=The Independent}}</ref>