Juvenile Explains YMCMB Money Problems: Says Lil Wayne Is Getting Ripped Off & Is Scared To Leave

Ever since the Hot Boys split there has been talk off and on about a possible reunion, but in reality it's probably never going to happen. B.G., Turk and Juvenile all defected at one point or another from the house that Birdman and Slim built. Even producer and former member of the Big Tymers, Mannie Fresh took his services elsewhere.

In a new interview with Complex, Juvenile explains why they all left and it's no surprise that it came down to money that they were owed. He also gives his point of view on why he thinks Lil Wayne stayed.

“My reason [to leave Cash Money] is the same reason most artists leave their label—money. The music business is like the sports business. We use entertainment agents, entertainment lawyers. The only difference is they play sports. We all try to operate a certain way.

“When you put in that much work, you should be compensated for it. I’m number one on this station, number one on that station so I checked the contracts and went back over the paperwork. I was naïve in the beginning, I didn’t want anybody telling me anything because, hey, you didn’t help me get this situation and you’re on the outside. I should’ve listened because they had me in a contract that I’d still be in. There was no future for me in the contract.

“So I went, ‘Well, damn. I’m working like a slave and I’m getting nothing.’ So I got an entertainment lawyer and found out Cash Money weren’t who they said they were with me. One thing led to another and I said, ‘Pay me this and we’re cool’. They ain’t pay us and we went to court. They lost in court. Simple as that.