For the rest of you, you're on your own in this vast world wide web.įWA is 15 tracks long and features guest appearances from Jake Troth, Cory Gunz, Junior Reid, Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy, among others. To pick it up the proper, legal way, go here (non-Tidal users can also enjoy 30 second song samples at that link). Now simply called FWA, the album's been released as a Tidal exclusive. He’s been promising it for months, and as the clock struck midnight on Independence Day, Lil Wayne finally dropped his long awaited Free Weezy Album as a Tidal exclusive.
The rapper recently mentioned that his Free Weezy Album would arrive on July 4, and just like that, it's here. Lil Wayne celebrates his independence this Fourth of July by revisiting his Free Weezy Album, which arrives across all streaming services five years after its release.
No public comment from TIDAL has yet been made.For once, a promised Lil Wayne release date actually means something. Rapper Lil Wayne his just released his new mixtape FWA, exclusively on Jay-Z’s streaming. The TIDAL-exclusive LP featured new collaborations with hip-hop stars Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy and Cory Gunz.Ĭash Money's legal complaint was filed in New York's Supreme Court. Lil Wayne has treated fans to a fourth of July surprise, but they’ll have to get on Tidal to enjoy it. The track was produced by London on da Track and although the lyrics' only. But then again, Spotify has was more subscribers than TIDAL and has a free. Released Saturday and exclusively on Tidal, the album attempts to serve as an apology for the delay of Tha Carter V and as an. Lil Wayne debuted a collection of never-before-released tracks under the name Free Weezy Album last month, even as the long-delayed Tha Carter V remains shelved. The rapper Lil Wayne on Saturday put out a new album as a streaming exclusive amid a heated dispute with his label over release of what he calls his career-capping work. Track 5 off Lil Wayne’s eleventh album Free Weezy Album which was released exclusively on Tidal on Independence Day. But should we be impressed with the achievement Well, if we compare it to Kendrick Lamars Spotify record To Pimp a Butterfly got streamed 9.4 million times in its first 24 hours and 9.8 million times in its second 24 hours Weezys feat is nothing to brag about. Seven years after Lil Wayne’s last quality record, Tha Carter III, the hip hop artist is attempting to get his career back on track with his latest release, Free Weezy Album. The record label is arguing that its own exclusive contract with Lil Wayne prevents him from releasing music without Cash Money's approval. Stream Lil Wayne's long awaited 'Free Weezy Album' on Tidal now To kick off our Independence Day right, Lil Wayne stays true to his word and releases his highly anticipated Free Weezy Album on. Its album artwork and track list can be found below. Lil Wayne's label Cash Money Records has filed a lawsuit against TIDAL by claiming that the release of the Free Weezy Album interfered with its exclusive recording deal with the rapper.Ĭash Money Records is accusing TIDAL of unfair competition in a suit seeking $20 million in monetary damages and $30 million in punitive damages, according to TheWrap.Īside from a monetary penalty, Cash Money Records is also asking for an injunction to block Free Weezy Album from streaming on TIDAL any longer. FWA follows Lil Wayne’s fallout with Cash Money Records and his latest I Am Not A Human Being II from 2013, and it features Jeezy, Cory Gunz, Euro, and Wiz Khalifa among others. Metacritic Music Reviews, FWA (Free Weezy Album) by Lil Wayne, Released as an exclusive on Jay-Zs streaming platform Tidal, the 15 track mixtape features guest appearances from Bibi Bourelly, CAPO, Cory Gunz. The release of a surprise Lil Wayne album generated a lot of buzz for Jay Z's TIDAL, but it could cost the streaming service $50 million.