Birdman accuses Lil Wayne of swindling him out of Drake royalties: ‘What happened?’

Everyone is aware of the “father and son” feud between Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter Jr. and Bryan “Baby” Williams, the CEO of Cash Money Records, but it appears that a fresh legal dispute has just started. Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant launched Aspire Music Group, which sued Cash Money, Young Money, Republic Records, and Universal Music Group for royalties about YMCMB poster boy Drake.

Baby filed a countersuit, alleging that Bryant and Carter had plotted to seize all of Drake’s earnings after a New York judge rejected Cash Money’s motion to have the case dismissed.

“There was no business purpose to form Aspire, other than to siphon off profits from the joint venture and transfer those profits to Sweeney, Bryant, and Carter/Young Money,” according to court records. Aspire’s only commercial activity was landing Drake a record label signing. Aspire has never attempted to sign or accept a single other artist. Wayne or Young Money aren’t referenced in the case, despite Cortez and Carter’s close relationship.
Drake’s library played a significant role in the lawsuit Wayne filed against Cash Money and Birdman back in 2015. A 2009 court document known as the “Drake Letter Amendment” formalizes a record-sharing arrangement between Cash Money and Young Money that benefits from Drake’s music.