Editing Lil Wayne (section)

=== 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>