Birdman Says He's Not Holding Back Lil Wayne's The Carter V

Birdman and Lil Wayne's feud and potential reconciliation is well-documented at this point. It seemed to begin with the delayed release of Wayne's album Tha Carter V. Wayne sued Birdman and Cash Money after saying they "refused" to release the album, which was originally slated to come out in late 2014. "I am a prisoner and so is my creativity," he tweeted two years ago. Earlier this year, Birdman and Wayne appeared on stage together in Miami, though it was later revealed that Wayne was still suing Birdman for millions of dollars and the release of Tha Carter V. Now, in a new interview on Hot 97 (below), Birdman has claimed that despite all the news that's circulated over the past year, he's not responsible for holding back the release of Tha Carter V. "I never interfered in what Wayne wanted to do," he said.

“Me not putting out Tha Carter V, why wouldn’t I? I’ve got a lot of money invested into Young Money and Wayne. So for me, I want to get some of mine’s back, you understand me? ... I think the world deserve Tha Carter V. Whatever he wanna do, I’m good with it. I ain’t gonna stop him, I’m gonna embrace it. Wayne is a boss. He his own boss. ... I would never stop him from doing nothin’. He’s still puttin’ out records—I could stop that shit if I wanted to, but I ain’t gonna stop him from hustlin'. We in this for the money, man. We rap for the money."

Over the weekend, Birdman released a new single called "Fuk Em," which appeared to be a diss track aimed at Wayne. 

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