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Birdman is coming for Jay 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 […]

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A man charged with shooting into Lil Wayne’s tour buses on a Georgia highway called cellphones linked to rappers Young Thug and Birdman before and after the gunfire, according to an indictment in the case. A grand jury indicted Jimmy Carlton Winfrey on 30 counts including charges of aggravated assault and racketeering, reports the AP. […]

Bow Wow, also known as Shad Moss, recently parted ways from Birdman and his label and reunited with Jermaine Dupri. He explains to us on “The D.L. Hughley Show” why he’d trust J.D. over Birdman when it comes to his money. In addition, he answers questions about his fiancee Erica Mena and exes Ciara and Angela […]

Some things don’t change. Forbes released its annual list of highest paid hip-hop figures, and Diddy is still the No. 1 mogul with a net worth of $735…

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Lil Wayne hasn’t dropped his $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money Records, contrary to previous reports. The lawsuit was moved from New York to New Orleans, according to Rolling Stone. Cash Money and Universal Music Group offices are in New York, but Wayne originally signed his record deal with the former in New Orleans in 1998. The […]

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According to a report by theJasmineBrand blog, Lil Wayne has dropped his $51 million dollar lawsuit against Birdman and Cash Money Records. The suit was filed in January over allegations of Birdman of violating the deal they had and not getting paid several million dollars for Weezy’s yet to be released album “Tha Carter V”. […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar viewership was down 16 percent from last year and reached its lowest point since 2009, with 36.6 million people watching the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted awards show on ABC Sunday night. The Nielsen company’s preliminary estimate of U.S. viewership was down from the 43.7 million people who watched last year, a […]

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Veteran producer Mannie Fresh says Lil Wayne may have outgrown his record label. The rapper filed a lawsuit against Cash Money Records in New York last week, claiming the label owes him $8 million and seeking to nullify his contracts. Fresh, Cash Money’s resident producer until 2005, says Wayne is […]

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Friends no more? Lil Wayne is not playing with Cash Money Records. He’s planning his great escape from the record label where he spent his entire career. Weezy plans to take Nicki Minaj, Drake and Young Money with him when he finally bounces from the record label. Birdman will be hung out there to dry. […]

Rihanna has infused her 2015 with something classic as she tapped Paul McCartney for her latest track, “FourFiveSeconds”! Kanye West wasn’t the only hot hip-hop/R&B…

Don’t expect Lil’ Wayne won’t be “Stuntin’ Like His Daddy” Birdman anytime soon. Weezy is still fuming about his father figure and Cash Money’s reluctance to…

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Don’t expect Lil’ Wayne to be “Stuntin’ Like His Daddy” Birdman anytime soon. Weezy is still fuming about his father figure and Cash Money’s reluctance to release his…