Dee-1 explains why his Lil Wayne-inspired Separated at Birth mixtape was banned to Sway’s Universe.
“Literally, right before the tape came out, I got a call, you know I’m in a record deal, so I got a call just saying, ‘Yo, there’s issues pertaining to the tape, potentially legal issues, potentially your physical safety is in danger if you put this out,'” Dee-1 says.
The project was slated to release Tuesday (September 15), but the rapper posted on Instagram that the tape was banned.
Several years ago, Dee-1 was offered to sign with Cash Money, but did not meet Lil Wayne when he was talking to the label’s CEO Birdman about a contract.
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“I think that cats were really nervous about if I might have been exposing some secrets or some truths that cats didn’t really want out there on the tape,” he says. “I’ve been told that there’s possible lawsuits that were pending if I put this out or my physical safety might be in danger, but I already live my life everyday like Ima die. I already do that because I operate out of love and truth, so I don’t really bite my tongue for anybody ’cause I know I don’t have a hateful bone in my body.”
Dee-1 signed to RCA Inspiration in 2013. The label commented on the banned mixtape saying that the rapper needs to focus on his album. The rapper explains that being part of a label requires an artist to use more discretion than an independent one.
“The truth is at this point is like I am signed to a record label,” he says. “I realize that I’m representing more than just myself at this point, so if other people have different opinions than I do, I realize that unless I don’t wanna be signed, I have to understand and play team ball. My thing is like, I really disagree. I don’t bite my tongue, especially when it comes to speaking love and truth. But if it’s disagreement in the camp about if stuff should come out or not, it’s tough.”
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