"He tired of birdman" - Internet reacts to Lil Wayne cutting off rapper's speech during recent performance

The relationship between Lil Wayne and Birdman has been a major fascination and interest amongst the hip-hop community. The rappers, who were once close, have now been surrounded by legal disputes against each other.

Their most recent onstage interaction has renewed interest among their fans. The moment rapidly caught fire on social media, leaving fans wondering what’s left of their relationship. Some interpreted that as a sign of lingering tension, while others said the act was simply a mistake or part of the show.

The video shows Birdman trying to talk to the crowd with his back to the audience, but Wayne quickly takes over the mic and brushes Birdman off mid-sentence, moving forward with his performance.

Many people online commented stating that Wayne’s interruption was a power statement.

"He tired of birdman" wrote one Instagram user.

"Wayne said I ain’t Birdman Jr. no more" remarked a X user.

"Bird man keep telling the same old stories lil Wayne didnt forget about that money he owe" said another.

"Wayne knew he was about to be speaking gibberish. He did everybody a favor" wrote one internet user.

"Lil Wayne letting him know you my son I’m the father now" commented one fan.

On the other hand, a section of social media users dismissed the controversy and speculations by stating that it was due to time constraints.

"Wayne was late getting on stage after the Hot Boys and if they went past 12am they'd have to pay the arena a huge check for going over time" said one Instagram user.

"They probably were running out of time on the set your timed on stage … I don’t think he meant disrespect" said another.

A brief look into the feud between Lil Wayne and Birdman

At the start of his career, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records, where he was under Birdman's mentorship. Eventually, Wayne became the label's face and took it to new heights. As the head of Young Money, he was responsible for introducing future megastars like Nicki Minaj and Drake.

According to Vibe, despite their very public claims of having a father-son relationship, Lil Wayne and Birdman quietly feuded over financial and creative differences.

The feud between Birdman and Wayne started in December 2014 when Wayne publicly criticized Cash Money Records, he accused the label of holding up release plans for Tha Carter V. He referred to himself as a "prisoner," asking to be released from the contract.

The relationship between the two rappers got worse in early 2015, when Wayne sued the label for $51 million, asking to be released from his contract and let go of all the Young Money artists with him, as reported by Vibe.

The conflict worsened when an indictment accused Birdman and Young Thug of conspiring to kill Wayne in an April 2015 tour bus shooting. From that point forward many lawsuits were filed with Lil Wayne suing Universal Music Group for $40 million and he claimed that Birdman diverted money that belonged to Young Money.

After several years of legal battle between Wayne and Birdman, the artist finally settled his lawsuit against the label as well as Universal Music Group in June 2018, securing a multi-million dollar payout and full ownership of Tha Carter V.