Birdman explained to XXL today (October 28) why Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj pushed back the release dates of their albums.
The CEO of Cash Money says that it was Lil Wayne’s idea and Young Money’s first lady followed suit.
“[Wayne]’s so much an artist like that,” Birdman says. “He change his mind a lot. He feel like he want to do more. Really, they be on they call. It ain’t on me. So whatever Wayne want to do, Nicki want to do. I leave that up to them. I don’t decide on dates and everything. I don’t do none of that.”
Yesterday, karencivil.com announced that Lil Wayne was pushing back the release date for Tha Carter V. The album was slated to be released today. Nicki Minaj announced via press release that she moved the drop date for The Pinkprint from November 24 to December 15.
Also in the XXL interview, Birdman discusses his work with Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug.
“I’m just working with them as artists,” he says. “It ain’t about what I can make from them. It’s what I can make of ‘em. You can take nothing to something. That speaks more than anything. That speaks volumes to me. I’m always gonna be a part of their career. It ain’t about what I can make off them. You do something for a muthafucka who never have nothing and make him outta something he gonna do for you regardless.”
Birdman continues by saying they have recorded 800 songs together. He says another Rich Gang album is coming November 24 and a mixtape is scheduled to drop on Halloween.
In August, Rich Homie Quan said that he might sign with Cash Money.
“Cash Money my idols coming up,” he said at the time. “To just changing the whole game. And if it doesn’t, it doesn’t, but I haven’t signed a deal at the moment. I’m still independent as we speak. Other than that, man, like I always say I’m trying to make the movement bigger than life. And if it works out with Cash Money it works out, but if it doesn’t Birdman will be my uncle for life.”
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If Wayne woulda dropped that today it would’ve sold 20,000 copies my next week.
They also didn’t want to hurt MMG’s success. Wayne was coming out the same day as stalley and wayne is friends with MMG. Likewise, Minaj would have opened on the same day as ross and neither wanted to hurt each other in sales.
lets be real pleighboi, my son wayne never even heard of stalley ya dig?
stunna man out
That shit doesn’t matter, Wayne has released like 3 singles so far, and he doesn’t have any buzz right now, even “Believe Me” wasn’t as big as it should have been. The fucking dude revealed the album art on ESPN, and even that didn’t do shit for him. Wayne sucks dick but this would have been his first notable flop, so they delayed it and are probably going to pump a shit ton more money into marketing it. It’s a cheap way out.
MMG weren’t going to be successful anyways.
Because wayne is DONE!!! all his singles wack!! To make C5 listenable…they would need like 8 drake features on it since he’s the only talented nigga on the label
Quan and Thug dont even got deals with YMCMB and they letting Birdman rape them and leach off their fame.
Neither were the individual members of slaughterhouse at Shady Records idiot.
And the point of that comment is?
To show that you are being a fucking hypocrite.
Pretty sure they delayed Wayne’s album because there’s almost no hype for it.
Rich homie and young thug are queer shitty artists, fuck outta here with even writing about them. But this is shit that the albums were pushed back, wtf?
#RICHGANG
this is a simple marketing technique the company has used for nearly every bigger release they’ve had in the last decade. can you name a lil wayne album that hasn’t been delayed since C3? Nope…
The industry has all but moved on from Wayne and they know it….there is no anticipation or buzz…the last album he sold off his name…but the shit was not critically acclaimed. My advice to wayne is this…..Find ONE PRODUCER THAT YOU HAVE CHEMISTRY WITH….on some Michael Jackson, Quincey Jones shit…..in your case MANNIE FRESH….have him produced damn near the WHOLE ALBUM…….And stop going into the booth and saying whatever comes to your head…….get a pen and pad…or a laptop….AND WRITE YOUR SHIT OUT….WELL THOUGHT OUT WRITTEN RHYMES…..this is the only way to get back where you once were….if not….dead it….we don’t want anymore ADD raps…random bars about nothing…
they would have to pay mannie fresh the 30 million he says they owe him….
MMG weren’t going to be successful anyways.
Stalley is indeed doing well. DOn’t let the government tampered itunes charts fool you.
Wayne delayed his album also because his music was getting so good he couldn’t make up a tracklist in time. It will be split into 2 parts but he still needed time to make a tracklist for part 1.
YMCMB got this game by the clit. Juvie admitted his mistakes and he’s forgiven. Tyga could be forgiven too if he decides to think about others for once.
should’ve dropped nickis album her buzz isn’t going to get as big as it did with anaconda
Damn isn’t that taylor swift album bombing weak platinum.
Wayne got a secret Tony Yayo collab that must be worked into the final release; just be patient