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Lil Wayne has reportedly received a payout of well over $10M as a settlement of his legal battle against Birdman, Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group. The 35-year-old rapper filed a lawsuit demanding Cash Money pay him a reported $51M in 2015, claiming the CEO, fellow rapper Birdman, owed him millions of dollars for…

Turk

Former Hot Boy and Cash Money Records artist Turk has apparently fallen onto hard times and is now asking the public’s help in making good on a $5 million debt he owes. “The Police Sued Me For 60 Million Was Awarded 10 Million And Agreed to 5 Million And 20% Of My Gross Income#HOTBOYTURKISINNOCENT,” he…

For more than a year, Birdman and Lil Wayne were embroiled in a bitter feud as well as a court battle as Wayne fought to break all business ties with his mentor and Cash Money Records. However, weeks ago, rumors began brewing that the two old friends were on their way to finally patching things…

The past 12 months have been somewhat of a whirlwind for Jacquees. Within one year, the young crooner from Atlanta has released his debut EP, 19; Chris Brown presented him as the next voice in R&B; he had several favorable moments on the Rich Gang mixtape; and he signed a record deal with Cash Money…

The increasingly messy Lil Wayne vs. Cash Money saga has taken yet another dramatic turn. News broke Oct. 5 that Wayne has filed a grievance against his estranged label home with claims that the Louisiana-based label has not only been stealing money from him, but also his Young Money artists Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga.…

Birdman recently reached out to former protégé turned nemesis Lil Wayne to tell him that he had nothing to do with the tour bus shooting that is believed to have been an attempt on Wayne’s life.

The problems just continue piling up for the brass over at Cash Money Records. In addition to star artist Lil Wayne trying to leave the label, the company has just been hit with a $1.3 million lawsuit by former Hot Boy Turk. Not only does Turk’s lawsuit claim the rapper has not received any royalties since…

It looks as though the union of Lil Wayne and Cash Money Records is really coming to an end. During a recent performance at Vice’s 20 year anniversary party, Wayne took the stage to perform and could not hold himself back from speaking on his label woes. “I was supposed to drop my new album…

Lil Wayne, one of the most prominent rappers in history shook up the hip-hop world with his latest series of tweets venting his frustration with his label, Cash Money Records. The Young Money CEO, who has worn the imprint proudly for his entire career, is changing the way the world looks at the YMCMB empire.…

For years Cash Money Records has been accused of not paying monies owed to artists, producers, and a wide array of business associates. One such former associate is music industry insider Wendy Day. The thing that sets Day apart from almost any other person or party that has had business dealings with Cash Money is…

Happy 16th birthday Cymia! Born Cymia Victoria Telleria, in Virginia Beach, Virginia she is a child actress, recording artist and model. Known for her roles in Road House 2: Last Call (2006), The Second Line (2007) and Bolden! (2015). Cymia is also an entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist. She is currently working on her smash debut…

Rappers just don’t seem to want to pay taxes. The latest rapper to fall victim to the IRS’ all-seeing eye is hip-hop stalwart Busta Rhymes. Rhymes, born Trevor Smith, needs to come up with $780,000 to get back into Uncle Sam’s good graces. This after Busta reportedly neglected to make tax payments of $611,000 in…

Last week, singer T-Pain shared details regarding his supposed fallout with Cash Money Records and how it affected his anticipated project with label superstar Lil Wayne. Aside from Wayne’s incarceration at the time (due to a weapons conviction in New York City) and T-Pain’s own excessive lifestyle indulgences, apparently a “miscommunication” between Cash Money labelheads Birdman and Ronald “Slim” Williams and T-Pain’s own management team stalled the project.

Curtis “Interscope” Jackson is no more. 50 Cent recently announced that he and his long time recording home, Interscope Records have amicably parted ways . The Jamaica, Queens emcee was able to leave Interscope even though he still owed them one album because of his special bond with label titans Dr. Dre and Eminem. “I’m a…

Birdman says there’s no beef between Drake and Cash Money Records, and he denies any speculation regarding a rift

The Game may not be the poster child for nonviolence when it comes to rappers, but that doesn’t mean that he’s incapable of promoting peace and justice in the face of tragedy. And that point was made clear this week when Game offered to pay for the funeral of a young boy who was shot…

The New Orleans native recently lost his father, and in a video posted online, Turk is venting about the lack of support he’s received from many of his former labelmates. Calling out Cash Money founders Baby and Slim Williams, as well as his former Hot Boys bandmate Lil Wayne, Turk blasts everyone for not showing him any love in the wake of the loss.

The Game has found himself a new label home after his deal with Interscope had run its course. While many believed The Game formed a partnership with Cash Money Records after last year’s album release of Jesus Piece, Birdman and The Game announced their official deal on Twitter this weekend. While we wait for…

Cash Money Records founders, Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams, were given their due at this year’s BMI awards ceremony.