The ongoing feud between rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman has gone to a dark and dangerous place. According to a new report from Atlanta’s ABC affiliate, WSB-TV, Birdman and his associate Young Thug were recently indicted in a conspiracy to kill Lil Wayne.
The
local news channel uncovered new information about a shooting that
happened this past April. Weezy, 32, was on his tour bus in Atlanta when
the vehicle came under fire from two cars and was hit multiple times.
According
to WSB-TV, the indictment alleges that Birdman, 46, and Young Thug, 22,
were behind the violence in a plot to kill Wayne on his bus following
an earlier threat from Young Thug against the “Lollipop” rapper’s life.
The article ties the two performers to the Blood gang and includes a quote from the filing reading,
“After Atlanta Police discontinued their escort, [associate Jimmy
Winfrey] and fellow Blood Gang members entered Interstate 285 from
Atlanta Road in Cobb County in pursuit of the buses occupied by [Lil
Wayne’s] group… The white sports car pulled beside the buses, shots were
then fired into the buses from the sports car with a .40 caliber
handgun and a 9mm handgun.”
WSB-TV’s
report is just the latest step in the quick deterioration of Birdman
and Lil Wayne’s relationship. The two were close personal friends – with
Weezy even citing the “Money to Blow” rapper as a father figure – and
worked together many times over the years, including on the 2006 release
of their collaboration album, Like Father, Like Son.
The
dynamic between the former Cash Money labelmates soured last year
following a dispute over management and the release of Lil Wayne’s
latest album, Tha Carter V. Wayne went on to sue Birdman and Cash Money for $51 million.
For his part, Young Thug is also facing additional legal troubles. The Atlanta native was arrested on Wednesday, July 15, in Sandy Springs, Ga. for allegedly threatening to kill a security officer at a mall.
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