' s ▁release ▁date ▁was ▁then ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁while ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁also ▁short ened ▁to ▁just ▁Rich ▁Gang . ▁The ▁album ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁mixed ▁critical ▁reception ▁and ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 7 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁just ▁five ▁days ▁before ▁Th a ▁Carter ▁V ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁released , ▁Wayne ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁the ▁album ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁its ▁expected ▁release ▁date ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁dis ple asure ▁with ▁Bird man ▁ref using ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁album , ▁although ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁Wayne ▁also ▁expressed ▁his ▁feelings ▁by ▁stating ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁cre ative ▁partner ▁were ▁being ▁held ▁" pr ison er ". ▁Lil ▁Wayne ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Wayne ▁self - re leased ▁Sorry ▁ 4 ▁the ▁Wait ▁ 2 , ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁mi xt ape , ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁the ▁continued ▁delay ▁of ▁Th a ▁Carter ▁V . ▁Upon ▁Sorry ▁for ▁the ▁Wait ▁ 2 s ▁release , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁Wayne ▁diss es ▁Bird man ▁and ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records ▁several ▁times ▁throughout . ▁Bird man ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁ups et ▁with ▁this . ▁In ▁late ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Lil