Keeping to his word Lil Wayne has filed a lawsuit against Birdman/Cash Money to get out of his contract. It was at first believed that Wayne was only going to sue Birdman for $8 million and for freedom from the label. The lawsuit states Birdman breeched Lil Wayne’s contract by withholding tens of millions owed by Cash Money because of the delay of his album Tha Carter 5. Lil Wayne is suing Birdman for $51 million and is asking the judge makes him joint copyright holder of all Young Money recordings.