Lil Wayne Sued the Man Who Raised Him for $51 Million

Lil Wayne sued the man who raised him for $51 million. Not a stranger. The man he called Daddy. In this episode of Street Smart Business, Roget Romain breaks down the Cash Money vs Lil Wayne war, top to bottom. How a kid from New Orleans carried Birdman's label for twenty years, built Young Money, and personally signed Drake and Nicki Minaj. How Tha Carter V got locked on a shelf because he did not own his own masters. How the son took the father to court for $51 million. And the part almost nobody explains: after the 2018 settlement freed him, Wayne turned around and sold that Young Money catalog, Drake and Nicki's early masters included, to Universal for over $100 million. The kid who could not get a fair check sold the crown jewels for nine figures, because he finally owned them. The lesson underneath it all: family is not a contract, loyalty is not a legal document, and ownership is the only real control you will ever have. Get it in writing. Subscribe for the real game before the mistakes cost you:    / @streetsmartbusiness   Music by Niko @WeTrustNiko Chapters 0:00 The Man Who Raised Him 1:03 The Come-Up: New Orleans to Cash Money 2:43 Young Money: He Signs Drake and Nicki 4:00 Tha Carter V Gets Shelved 5:23 He Sues Birdman for $51 Million 5:51 Read This: Family, Paper, and the Masters 7:13 The 2018 Settlement 8:15 The $100 Million Catalog Sale 9:22 Ownership Is Control 9:44 Birdman's Apology 10:27 The Lesson: Get It In Writing #LilWayne #Birdman #CashMoney #MusicBusiness #StreetSmartBusiness #RogetRomain