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A series of cryptic tweets by Lil Wayne in early February caused speculation about the release of a free album - which has now been confirmed (kind of) in an interview with Rolling Stone.
Lil Wayne is reportedly suing his long-time label Cash Money Records and his beloved mentor, label boss Birdman, for $51 million over the delays in the release of long overdue album Tha Carter V. He told Rolling Stone that the album is "super done."
"Cake baked, icing on top, name on top, candles lit. I would have released it yesterday if I could. But it's a dead subject right now. It's a jewel in the safe. It's that stash-house money."
So while he's been waiting impatiently for something to come of Tha Carter V, he's been busy working on something else - The Free Weezy Album, which he plans to release in March, for free. After the recent release and huge success of his mentee Drake's surprise album If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Lil Wayne seems open to the idea of unleashing his music online.
"Right now, anybody could put out a new song on the Internet and it could become the hottest thing ever. When I was starting, you couldn’t do that type of shit. But that's wonderful – the game is wide open, and my job is just to stay vital."
It would seem that they're not just rumours, and that there actually is a free album in the pipeline - Lil Wayne has been putting in the hours at the studio, and said, "I'm working on it every day, man," adding, "I guarantee it's going to be something dope. If you don't want a musician being creative, don't get The Free Weezy Album."
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