LIL WAYNE Warns Birdman "MY NEXT RANT'S GONNA BE IN COURT!"

Things have got sore for Lil Wayne and his god father Birdman. Lil Wayne wants Carter V dropped now but birdman feels there's still a lot to do. Read TMZ report below:
Lil Wayne is ready to take his feud with Birdman to the next level ... threatening to drag him and Cash Money into court if they don't drop his album NOW.

Sources very close to the feud tell TMZ ... Wayne has issued a simple ultimatum, in writing, no less release "Tha Carter V" pronto ... or he will sue to leave Cash Money altogether.

We're told Wayne is standing firm in his belief the album is ready to go but Birdman still says there's a lot of behind-the-scenes work left to be done.

Wayne and Birdman still aren't speaking to each other. We're told Wayne is only focused on the album. When and if that gets done, he'll worry about fixing the friendship ... if that's even possible now.