Birdman Vs. Wayne Is Going Too Far

News surfacing earlier today says that Cash Money Records CEO Birdman (Bryan Williams) and rapper Young Thug (Jeffrey Lamar Williams) are involved in a conspiracy to kill rapper Lil Wayne (Dwayne Carter) in an April 26th shooting of Wayne's tour bus. Jimmy Winfrey (also known as "PeeWee Roscoe") fired several shots from a white Camaro to carry out a threat made by Young Thug, who is (obviously) siding with Birdman in his ongoing feud with Lil Wayne. Birdman and Young Thug have yet to be charged with any crimes, though Jimmy Winfrey's indictment involving Birdman and Young Thug includes the following counts (30 total):

"Counts 1-3: Violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Counts 4-12: Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevent Act

Counts 13-24: Aggravated Assault

Counts 25 & 26: Criminal Damage to Property in the First Degree

Count 27: Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony

Counts 28-30: Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon"

The following statement was also included in the indictment:

"After Atlanta police discontinued their escort, (Winfrey) and fellow Blood gang members entered Interstate 285 from Atlanta Road in Cobb County in pursuit of the buses occupied by (Lil Wayne's) group. (That's when) the white sports car pulled beside the buses, shots were then fired into the buses from the sports car with a .40 caliber handgun and a 9mm handgun."

This has absolutely gotten blown out of proportion. If the police's hunch is true about Birdman and Young Thug being involved in the shooting of Wayne's tour bus, then it almost seems this supposed "beef" between Birdman and Lil Wayne has gone way too far. To want to kill someone over a disagreement (though the feud seems to be much deeper than mere label disputes) is absolutely ridiculous. With all of the deaths in hip hop (just this year, let alone ever), one can only hope that this situation doesn't get any worse. We can all hope at least, right?     

 
  

 

So... This New Drake Mixtape (Album) Actually Exists!

Lord knows people love them some Drake (see what I  did there?), and they just got some new music from the 6 God himself. I didn't want to believe these rumors when I had first heard them, but things slowly piled up and it looks like there is in fact a new Drake album! And what better time to drop it than on the 6 year anniversary of his legendary So Far Gone mix tape?  There isn't one that's for sure.  This new surprise album could be because of a number of things, and I want to detail them a little bit right here.

So... the title to this project (If You're Reading This It's Too Late) definitely says it all. There is no question that Drake is taking Wayne's side in this whole Wayne vs. Birdman battle and who knows why. It could be because Drake is tighter with Wayne than he is Birdman, could be because he finds Wayne's situation unfair, it could really be for a number of things, but it definitely sticks out due to the very poorly planned and handwritten album cover (which you can see below).

Oh yes it seems that Drake is definitely involving himself in the Wayne vs. Birdman drama, and it's clear whose side he is taking. Now many questions arise with this newest release, the first one being is this the album that Drake was originally planning to drop in 2015?  Headlines (there's another one) are saying that this album (or mix tape, though he is selling it on iTunes, so technically it constitutes as an album) is only a prelude to his originally planned Views From The 6 album set to drop later this year. Some of these songs definitely slap, but it's easy to say that some of them could just be throwaways that Drake had wanted to use just to get a new project out to clear himself from his Cash Money Records contract, in which he was signed to make 4 albums.  If You're Reading This It's Too Late could pass as an album for anyone else but for Drake it's light work and it's evident that he is moving on from what once was with Birdman and Cash Money Records.

So what does this mean for Drake's future?  Does this mean that he is completely done with Cash Money and is joining alongside Wayne wherever he decides to go?  How will this effect Drake's Views From The 6 being released, if at all?  And will Nicki join alongside Drake and Wayne and decide to leave Birdman with presumably nothing?  Too many questions to answer right now it seems, so until we find out the answers I'd recommend you sit back and enjoy yourself some new Drake!  The project can be bought on iTunes or streamed on HotNewHipHop, DJ Booth, or mostly any other hip hop blog, and you can check out a short film Drake released shortly before the album called "Jungle" below.

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