Lil Wayne vs. Gillie Da Kid

THE RECORD

The moments

1. c. 2003

   Music industry · disputed account

   Gillie joins Cash Money’s studio orbit

   Gillie Da Kid signs to Cash Money as the label moves beyond its Hot Boys era. He says he works closely with Lil Wayne as an artist and lyricist during that transition.

   Read the receipt ↗
2. 2006

   Business dispute · disputed account

   Gillie leaves and makes the ghostwriting claim public

   After departing amid publishing and payout disputes, Gillie says he wrote major portions of Lil Wayne’s *Tha Carter* and helped shift Wayne’s lyrical style—claims Cash Money and Wayne do not publicly validate here.

   “I signed a deal as an artist, but I was doing a lot of writing for Wayne. I wrote 'Tha Carter'.”Gillie Da Kid, interview

   ▶ Watch Gillie discuss Cash Money
3. 2006

   Diss track

   The diss-track war begins

   Gillie releases tracks including “Get Down on da Ground” and “Problem Child” aimed at Wayne and Birdman; Wayne answers on DJ Drama’s *Dedication 2* cut “Trouble.”

   “Gillie man, I don't think you want trouble man.”Lil Wayne, “Trouble”

   ▶ Listen to “Get Down on da Ground”
4. c. 2007

   Interview · disputed account

   Street DVDs keep the argument visible

   Gillie repeatedly revisits Cash Money’s business and Wayne’s authorship on the era’s street-DVD circuit. Wayne mostly avoids naming Gillie in mainstream interviews, framing the public conflict as attention-seeking.

   Read the receipt ↗
5. 2020

   Reconciliation

   The old fight cools into public respect

   Years later, Gillie praises Wayne’s talent and legacy in interviews and through *Million Dollaz Worth of Game*, treating the conflict as a youth-and-ego-era grievance rather than an active campaign.

   “Wayne is one of the greatest to ever do it. Ain't no hate towards Wayne or Cash Money.”Gillie Da Kid, retrospective remarks

   ▶ Listen to Wayne’s “Trouble”Read the receipt ↗