By this point, many are aware of rapper Lil Wayne‘s departure from Cash Money Records and his monetarily inspired beef  with his mentor Birdman. During a recent performance at KMEL’s Summer Jam in Oakland, CA,  a new development in the controversy occurred when the Young Money artist announced to his fans, “I just signed a deal with my motherfucking idol Jay-Z.” Although many are shocked about the move with Jigga to Roc Nation, it has been a long time coming.

Back in 2013, Jay Z claimed that he could have signed Wayne, but didn’t want to ruin his relationship with Cash Money’s Baby. Speaking to The Breakfast Club, the Brooklyn rapper stated,

“I called him out of respect like, ‘Yo, I was talking to Wayne. Just to let you know. Boom boom boom.’ So, after that I think we received a letter at our office for like torturous [sic] interference from a lawyer… I would rather lose that situation and do the right thing than the opposite. ‘Cause I think I could have signed him. I could have signed him and then, told him after. I did the right thing and I’m cool with that decision.”

As of right now, it is unknown what type of deal Weezy has; it could be a management deal or a deal to release the highly anticipated Carter V.

Stay tuned for updates on Lil’ Wayne’s Roc Nation status and check out his announcement of the move in the video below:

Lil Wayne announces he is now signed to JAY-Z

A video posted by HELLABOOTSY (@hellabootsy) on Jun 14, 2015 at 1:27am PDT

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Earlier this week we saw Lil Tunechi throw shots at Cash Money, since he faced another hold back with the long awaited project Tha Carter V. Claiming to feel a prisoner within the label, Lil Wayne took to Twitter apologizing to fans for the delay, while revealing a major decision to leave the team entirely.
Pusha T has since expressed his thoughts on the matter, offering levels of support, while taking the opportunity to promote G.O.O.D Music at the same time:

“@LilTunechi this too shall soon pass #cometoGOODMUSIC.”

“@LilTunechi if you wanna drop albums and don’t want your CEO’s rubbing they hands all in your videos, COME TO GOOD MUSIC!! (Suge Knight voice).”

Many have speculated whether Weezy is officially planning to leave Cash Money or merely frustrated at this present time. Nonetheless, this wasn’t the end of the Young Money presidents rant, as he used Vice’s 20th anniversary party as a platform to let fans know:

“I’m fucked up in a bad situation, but I will be out of it soon.”

We wonder if Weezy will take on board the wise words of King Push, who continues to keep it 100 on Twitter:

I never lied to the people not one time. pic.twitter.com/ssQtXHx75f

— PUSHA T (@PUSHA_T) December 4, 2014

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Apparently Lil Wayne is feeling suffocated by Cash Money Records. He took to Twitter this afternoon to clear the air about the Carter V‘s delayed release. He told followers that the delay is not him rather the blame is on Cash Money. Weezy also spoke on the subject of creative control.

Peep the tweets collectively below:

To all my fans, I want u to know that my album won’t and hasn’t been released bekuz Baby & Cash Money Rec. refuse to release it. This is not my fault. I am truly and deeply sorry to all my fans but most of all to myself and my family for putting us in this situation. I want off this label and nothing to do with these people but unfortunately it ain’t that easy. I am a prisoner and so is my creativity Again,I am truly sorry and I don’t blame ya if ya fed up with waiting 4 me & this album. But thk u

Will these words start yet another Cash Money beef? Who knows.

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With no more delays in sight, the promo train for Carter V is in full motion. The latest single is an up-tempo, club-minded record that finds Weezy spitting all types of sexual lyrics. Part 1 of Tha Carter V hits stores December 9.

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Carter V season rolls on with a second Drake-assisted single. When they’re not fighting each other on tour, they’re making hits. Will this one perform as well as “Believe Me” did? Listen below and judge for yourself. C5 is due out later this year.

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Mike Will is in promo mode for his latest single “Buy The World” and today he stopped by the Breakfast Club. The super producer discusses his new album, Miley Cyrus, and working with Lil Wayne on Tha Carter V. Watch below.

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Carter V season is in full swing now. Following up the Drake-assisted “Believe Me,” Weezy is back to spitting rapid-fire rhymes, the likes of which we haven’t heard from him in years. If these first two singles are any indication, Wayne’s alleged final album is going to be a memorable one.

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