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TMZ has obtained court documents detailing a new lawsuit filed by Cash Money Records founder, Birdman. According to the papers, the mogul is suing JAY Z and Tidal for the recent release of Lil Wayne’s Free Weezy album.

Birdman claims he has all the right’s to Weezy’s music and is looking for $50 million from Tidal in damages.

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The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, gets nasty, with Cash Money claiming Jay Z’s fledgling company is now resorting to “a desperate and illegal attempt to save their struggling streaming service.”

According to the lawsuit, Tidal has claimed Cash Money does not have a exclusive lock on Wayne … Tidal claims Wayne specifically gave it the right to stream his music, in return for part ownership in the company.

Cash Money begs to differ, and the company quotes portions of its contract with Lil Wayne in the lawsuit. The contract specifically says Wayne does not have the power to license his music to anyone else.

And get this … Cash Money trashes Wayne’s ‘FWA’ album, saying it got “tepid reviews” and could hurt Cash Money’s attempts to exploit Wayne’s music.

[TMZ]

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