What looked to be just $8 million at the time, has turned out to be a total of $51 million. Birdman has been alleged to owe the label tens of millions of dollars due to the continuous pushback of Tha Carter 5, which was calculated by the projected earnings.
An advancement of $8 million was suppose to be given to Tunechi when he started recording the Tha Carter 5 in late 2013. Then after that, $2 mill was suppose to given after the completion of the album which once again wasn’t given to Weezy. Wayne is definitely done with this matter and seems to be moving along quite quickly, he also seeks to gain full control and copyrights for Young Money Records as well. Until more details unfold, we’ll keep you updated.
