· lil wayne ’ s “ tha carter v ” may never release, but birdman had a chance to release it for free. Did lil wayne rap for tha carter v? Will tha carter v be released on may 5? · according to tmz, sources close to lil wayne claim that he has yet to hear anything about settling his $51 million lawsuit, and until he does nothing will change. · however lil wayne is allegedly shutting down those claims. Following a lengthy legal battle, lil wayne was confirmed to have been released from his contract with cash money in june 2018 and announced the release of the album in september. · according to tmz, lil wayne is refusing to give ‘ tha carter v ’ to birdman and cash money until their financial differences are settled. According to tmz, sources close to lil wayne reveal that he has yet to hear anything about settling his $51 million lawsuit, and until he does things will not change. · that same year, wayne turned in the completed version of his long-awaited (now teetering on irrelevant) tha carter v album which he was not paid an advance nor given a release date for. Is lil waynes tha carter v a cathartic return to form? When did lil wayne release tha carter v?