Rick Ross Reveals Real Reason For Dissing Birdman On ‘Idols Become Rivals’

On Rick Ross’ latest album, “Rather You Than Me,” the Miami rapper has a song dedicated to Cash Money Records CEO, Birdman. The track, “Idols Become Rivals,” isn’t honoring Birdman. Instead, it features Ross tearing him apart.

An open letter to the Cash Money CEO, Ross calls out Birdman on the song for the way he has treated his artists, including Lil Wayne, and accused him of exploiting them. While it’s clear the rapper has a bone to pick with Birdman, during a Billboard interview, he revealed why he felt the need to diss him.

According to Ross, his motivation for “Idols Become Rivals” had to do with the way Lil Wayne has been treated by Birdman and the record label. The rapper says the bad treatment Weezy has been receiving has been going on for so long that fans now accept it as normal behavior.

“Us seeing Lil Wayne’s [situation] and suffering from that, I think we kind of all got used to it. I think the culture has… accepted that Wayne would not put out another album. And that’s not the way the game [should be],” he said.

Rick Ross went on to say that he doesn’t feel like Birdman has Lil Wayne’s back, and instead of fighting to help Lil Wayne, he’s gone against him. According to the rapper, Birdman should be in the offices of record executives getting Wayne his money, not suing him. “There’s nothing more I hate than that — us not doing what we came for.”

The situation between Birdman and Lil Wayne dates back to 2015 when the rapper claimed Birdman and the label were the reason for the delay of “Tha Carter V” album. Following multiple disputes and lawsuits for unpaid income, the relationship between the two soured.

While Wayne is still on Cash Money, the album has yet to release, although Birdman did say it was coming. “‘Carter V’ coming out,” he said during an appearance on Beats 1 in January. “It’s definitely coming out. The situation with me and my son, bruh — I’m a put all of that behind us and just let it move forward.”