Lil' Wayne Responds To Jay-Z Diss

Weeks after Jay-Z's "H.A.M." turned heads for allegedly taking a shot at Cash Money Records' Birdman and Lil Wayne, Weezy finally offers his take on the "Baby Money" reference.

Wayne feels although Jay may have taken a shot, a beef will not become the end result.

According to Weezy who heard the track personally through Kanye West, he isn't looking to start another competition with Jay. Wayne told MTV News that he didn't ask 'Ye about the alleged dig:

"I wouldn't ask him about a Jay-Z line because he's not Jay-Z."

That doesn't mean Wayne wouldn't respond to the line, even if he hasn't returned fire just yet.

"Me and my wit, given my wit, I would probably play off of it," Wayne explained. "

“I wouldn’t make it a competition, because actually, the subject that he’s talking about in that line, I can’t box with the god. I’d be the first one to tell you that, given my wit, and the type of person that I am, I’d capitalize and I’d play off of it.”

Check out the song where Jay-Z allegedly throws jabs at Weezy;

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Baby recently spoke to radio host Big Boy and downplayed Jay's "Baby Money" line.

YMCMB's head honcho appeared on Big Boy's Neighborhood while out west last week for All-Star Weekend and answered questions on his spending habits. When asked what the biggest check he had ever received was, Birdman answered,

"$100 million."

He then went on to boast about how many whips he's pushing, upcoming ventures for Cash Money and cleared up any rumors of having beef with Jay-Z over his sneak diss on 'H.A.M'.

"We ain't trippin', we spending Baby Money."

Looks like Stunna's using the Baby Money thing as his new motto.

Following a winning $1 million Super Bowl bet in early February, Baby also referenced Jay's line via a Twitter post.

"we gonna keep spending 'baby money' ...billionaire minds stay tuned," he tweeted February 7. (Baby's Twitter)

Reports last month suggested Jay was taking a subliminal shot at Birdman on "H.A.M."

"Really, you got baby money."

The line is a double entendre meant both as a general reference to the small amount of money that other rappers have in comparison to Jay-Z specific reference to the wealth of rapper Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter, also known as "Weezy Baby," and fellow New Orleans rapper and record executive Brian "Birdman" Williams, also known as "Baby." The latter recently claimed the former had more money than Jay-Z, which is, well, simply not true. Jay-Z earned $63 million dollars last year, tops on our list of hip-hop's top earners, while Lil Wayne banked $20 million. Birdman did not make the list. Perhaps the best line on Jay-Z's new track is a verifiable and, one might say progressive, boast:

"(You) ain't got my lady's money!"

Indeed, Beyonce took in a whopping $87 million by our last annual count, more than any rapper -- and more than Jay-Z and Lil Wayne combined.

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Birdman Denies That Lil Wayne Has Ghost Writers!

For years there have been allegations regarding Lil Wayne having a team of ghost writers and now, Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman a.k.a Baby, is speaking out against the rumors.

Rappers Gillie Da Kid (formerly of Cash Money Records) and Jaz-O have been two artists amongst the few that have claimed that Wayne does not write his own material. According to Baby, all of Wayne’s material comes from his own mind and ghost writers are not even an option.

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Baby had this to say in an statement: “C’mon, man,” Baby said when asked if Drake writes for the rapper. “Wayne don’t even write, man. Honestly Wayne don’t write. I don’t know how he do that sh*t he do, but don’t no n*gga do it for him. Wayne don’t play that sh*t, he never did. We ain’t with that sh*t. That’s cheatin’ to me, when you’re trying to be great. When you’re just an artist that wants a hot record, that’s something different, but when you’re trying to be great you ain’t bout to let no n*gga write for you, cause you don’t wanna lose none of the credit. Wayne wants to be the best to ever do it. To be the greatest ever takes your skillful thoughts, not another person’s.”

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Lady Gaga Wants To Touch Herself & Have Babies!

Lady Gaga wants to touch herself...on the cover of her album that is. Miss Gaga is Elle magazine's January cover girl and in the issue she talks about being her work being like art, how she used to be a waitress and her sexuality.

Here are some highlights from the magazine, which is out on newsstands now!

Lady Gaga on a recurring theme in her work: “I feel that if I can show my demise artistically to the public, I can somehow cure my own legend. I can show you so you’re not looking for it. I’m dying for you on domestic television—here’s what it looks like, so no one has to wonder.”

Gaga on being a former waitress:“I was really good at it. I always got big tips. I always wore heels to work! I told everybody stories, and for customers on dates, I kept it romantic. It’s kind of like performing.”

Gaga on using her sexuality: “My album covers are not sexual at all, which was an issue at my record label. I fought for months, and I cried at meetings. They didn’t think the photos were commercial enough…The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself.”
Gaga on her romantic future: “In eight to 10 years, I want to have babies for my Dad to hold, grandkids. And I want to have a husband who loves and supports me, just the way anyone else does. I would never leave my career for a man right now, and I would never follow a man around.”

Birdman Says Drake Can Be A Better Artist Than Lil Wayne...

In a recent interview with AP, Stunna spoke on Drizzy and his superstar status:

Up-and-coming rapper Drake is becoming more popular. Do you see him being a bigger star than Lil Wayne?

Birdman: Drake is already a superstar.


But as big as Wayne? Birdman: That’s 20 years from now. Hopefully, he’ll be bigger. That’s what we’re striving for. We ain’t tripping. We’re working hard for him to be bigger than anyone else. We want the best for him.

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Birdman f/ Lil Wayne & Drake: "4 My Town aka Play Ball" [DOWNLOAD]

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"4 MY TOWN (PLAY BALL)"
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Birdman f/ Lil Wayne, Drake & Nicki Minaj: “4 My Town” Video Shoot Photos.

Here are some behind the scenes pictures from Birdman’s “4 My Town” video shoot. “4 My Town” is the next single from Birdman’s Priceless album (dropping Nov 23), and it features Lil Wayne and Drake. After looking at the photos, to me this this video looks like it will carry on from “Money To Blow“.

Some of these pics look like they are for an advertisment or photoshoot! Dope!

Beyonce & Jay-Z Ready To Have A Baby?!

While chatting up Gotham mag editor in chief Cristina Greeven Cuomo, jay-Z let it slip that procreating is high on the duo's priority list right now.

That's big news from hip hop's sneakiest couple, who wed secretly on a Tribeca rooftop and rarely even wear their own wedding rings in public.

It's also a change in attitude for Beyoncé, who admitted on "The View" in April that while she was interested in motherhood, she was in no hurry to hit the birthing room after seeing the process upclose when her sister Solange did it.

"I definitely want one, but I'm not ready for all of that," she said then. "I don't think a person should see that before her time. It was a little much. But I'm so in love with my nephew, and every time I see him I'm like, God, he's just amazing."

Juvenile Talks New Album, Cash Money, Jay-Z, Advice to Lil Wayne + More!

I sat down and spoke w/ Juvenile about his new album, "Cocky & Confident" that will be in stores December 1st, "We got the new single called You Gotta Get It...I just shot the video BET Weekend and I'm ready to go," says Juvie.

When thinking about what happened a few years ago during Hurricane Katrina and the after math Juvie says, "A lot of people still mad about things but ya know, people are starting to hold their heads up and look foward to their future...we getting back grounded now."

Things have changed drastically over the years for Juvenile and his team. "It's been a minute since I been out man and I started probably like, I would say '91 seriously like making records" He went on to say, "I've been one of the lucky ones to have a few hit singles that I could stay around this long."

In regards to his former team member at Cash Money, Juvie says, "We all able to let bygones be bygones and move on...we all about making money......"

I also asked Juve what he thought about Lil Wayne's success, now being one of the top rappers of today, "It's crazy because it's something I predicted from the beginning"

Juvie says Lil Wayne always put Jay-Z on a pedestal, "I would tell him [Lil Wayne] 'Hey man, Jay-Z is a great rapper, but there's always gonna be somebody that comes along that's better than him.' ...Both of them my guys, he [Jay-Z] paved the way for us too."
Juve says he hasn't spoke to Wayne since he got sentenced, "My last conversation w/ him [Lil Wayne] was right before he went to Europe." He also says he advices him not to talk with many people, "Stay in your own world man...do what people know you for doing....."

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Lil’ Wayne Sued For Copyright Infringement?

Rumor has it, Thomas Marasciullo claims his voice was used without his permission on "Like Father, Like Son" such as “Respect” as well as tracks from Birdman’s 2007 album, 5 Star Stunna, according to BBC News.

Marasciullo said Lil’ Wayne and Birdman asked him to record some “Italian-styled spoken word recordings” back in 2006. He wasn’t aware the recordings were actually used on the albums until his daughter stumbled across the song “Respect” when trying to download a ringtone.

In addition to Weezy, it is said that Marasciullo is also suing Birdman and Cash Money Records as well as various music distribution outlets for unspecified damages.


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Lil Wayne couldn't have picked a tougher state to face a gun charge than New York.

The rapper entered a guilty plea in a Manhattan court on Thursday (October 22) as part of a deal that will see him be formally sentenced to one year in prison (although it seems likely he'll serve eight to 10 months). Wayne pleaded guilty to a class "D" violent felony of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; the charges stem from a July 2007 arrest.

Prosecutors say police pulled over Lil Wayne's tour bus on July 22, 2007 after allegedly smelling marijuana coming from the vehicle, and officers then said they found Wayne to be in possession of a weapon.

MTV News spoke with other Hip Hop artists in the hours after the news broke were extremely saddened by the development.

"Lil Wayne is a great friend of mine," said DJ Khaled, who had just heard the news. "He's a brother and he's helped so many people. He's helped so many people, the public, [his] city. Musically, he's helped other artists. He's just a great person on the whole.

"He's gonna be good no matter [what], 'cause Lil Wayne's so blessed, but the news has got me disturbed. When you do so much good for the world, make music to inspire young kids and give back to the community, to put a man away like that for eight months to a year ..." Khaled trailed off before continuing. "Lil Wayne is great person. It's just wack that people have to go through these trials and tribulations."

"It hurt us," Rick Ross said. The Bawse had just gotten off a plane to Los Angeles on Thursday morning when he heard about Wayne's plea. "We strategize and work towards this for so long, [and] when something like that, a major inconvenience such as that, nine people out of 10, that stint could hurt them. But I think Wayne has a unique situation with his Cash Money family and now his Young Money roster, I know they got a lot of things poppin'. Wayne's got enough music. He's one of the few artists I feel could eat those 10 months up, or that year, and then come home to rap royalty. If anybody is gonna be able to do it, it's gonna be Wayne."

While Ross was optimistic, Juelz Santana was irate.

"I'm pissed off," Santana said on Thursday morning. Coincidentally, he was in Wayne's hometown of New Orleans filming his first movie, "Video Girl," with Meagan Good. "They totally violated my man. I been trying to call my man all morning. I'm offended! I'm offended, for one, that it happened in New York City. That was some bullsh--. I don't know the situation as far as what happened on the bus, but at the end of the day, Weezy shouldn't be going to jail for nothing right now."

Santana said he feels that Wayne was unfairly targeted by police, like many of his peers.

"Even as rappers, we out here on defense," he added. "We ain't out here hurting nobody. We go to shows picking up 50, 60, probably hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cash money! At the end of the day, you on the bus with however many people was there, how do the officers assume that it's Lil Wayne's gun?"

DJ Drama, who made the classic Dedication series of mixtapes with Wayne, also feels that rappers like Weezy are targeted unfairly.

"I was shocked," Drama said of the news about his collaborator. "It was ironic because when I got the e-mail, I was taking a break from shooting a CNN special [about] black men in America since President Obama's [election]. Then here we are halfway through [shooting] that, and I get a e-mail about Lil Wayne possibly facing jail time. One of the world's most popular music stars? It's crazy. Not to take anything from the actual charge or the conflicts of guns, [but] we all can bear witness to the racist tactics of the hip-hop police, specifically in New York. I remember numerous occasions, doing my promo [during] my album's run. They were outside the venues just clearly looking for situations. I can imagine on that night or any given night with the most heralded stars — the 50 Cents, the Lil Waynes — the aggressive nature, they came down on those guys. The system is not even fair to that extent.

"People can say 'Don't do the crime, do the time' or 'Don't carry weapons,' yadda, yadda, yadda," he continued. "These cops are coming so strategically at these artists to make these headlines, to make these statements ... it's plain and simple wrong. So much time and effort is put into putting our music stars behind bars, they still ain't find out who killed Tupac and Biggie."


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Beyonce Upset Over Dad's Paternity Suit: Rumors To Fire Him!

After news of a paternity suit facing her father and manager broke last week, sources say Beyonce became upset with thoughts of not just distancing herself from dad but firing him as well.

“Beyonce is very upset (and) angry that her father didn’t have enough sense to protect himself from a situation like this,” says a source.

The National Enquirer reports that a supposed “source” tells the Enquirer “the Grammy-winning singer believes it might be time to separate him from her professional life...Beyonce says a big part of being successful and happy is being focused,” the “source” continued, “And she can’t do that when she has to deal with her father’s antics.”

So is Beyonce really planning to can him?

A rep for Beyonce says, “we haven’t heard a thing about that yet.” And while we aren’t sure how delicate this is, we’re a bit skeptical that Beyonce plans to fire her dad.


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