According to Cash Money Records CEO Birdman, he began giving back to the community shortly after he signed with Universal Records for millions as a teenager. Birdman recently spoke with XXLMag.com about his annual turkey giveaways and other philanthropic endeavors.
The rapper-turned-entrepreneur revealed that his desire to “feed my project” eventually turned into his annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway.
“And then I said when I get some money, I’ma feed my projects,” Birdman said. “Feed where I come from. When I did get some money, I was 18 years old. 17 years old, making 18 when I signed with Universal for $30 million dollars. When I did get some money, I just go and get as many as we can. Then we just made it out of an event. I get the whole Universal staff. Everybody come down and we get as many as we can possibly get, as they allow us to buy.”
Prior to signing with Universal, Birdman recalled having nothing to eat and stealing turkeys and bringing them back to the hood to “feed the whole circle.” “I used to go in the store and me and my friends would go in the store and run out with all the turkeys,” he said. “And be like, ‘Fuck it.’ You heard me? And go bring them back into the project. We had no food. Nobody had nothing to eat. So we’ll go in there, take the turkeys, have some of the females go get the dressings. And we go in the projects and we stay in a circle.
And we feed the whole circle. We gonna do that shit like Monday through Friday until they really stop letting us in the muthafucka.”
Now in its 19th year, Birdman’s annual turkey giveaway will make stops in New Orleans, Louisiana and Atlanta, Georgia this year. Since starting the annual event nearly two decades ago, Birdman has given out almost 50,000 turkeys. The CEO also helped feed 3,500 families during his turkey giveaway in New Orleans last year.
why Birdman gotta lie about his age like that? he is 45 years old, they cash money universal deal was 1998. that would make him 29 at the time, not 17 or 18. simple math.
HES SO DELUSIONAL HE THINKS HES 35 INSTEAD OF 45 HAHAHAHA
HANGING OUT WITH THE KIDS TOO MUCH
So what? How does giving out turkey’s change the socioeconomic conditions of the hood? How does that empower the youth? Eat off a Thanksgiving turkey at best two or three days and then what? How about building schools (not parks) and funding books, computers, laptops, desktops, etc…? This clown a millionaire and doing regular joe shit…AND the music is garbage on top of that! Of much whom is given, much is required.
Turkeys
I am not hating but congradulating. But you got rap business men who did it way before them and pave the way and who they emulated what they did like Eazy-E. Thanksgiving giving out Turkeys and passing toys out on Xmas. Let’s give real praise where praise is do, not doin it just for publicity.
Is that why they call him Birdman?
lol
HAHAH THAT IS SERIOUSLY FUCING HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
On a real tho,nobody gives a fuck about another niggas age.That’s gay!! Its his age not ours so cudnt give a fuck bout that. But niggas Givin out turkeys. As dude said that’s not helping the hood. Feeding them for a day or two.A saying I’ve heard comes to mind. Give a man a fish he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and give him a net and he can eat for life.
i dont give a fuck bout his age but why he tryna front like hes 10 years younger than he actually is?
anyone can check wikipedia and see the nicca was nearly 30 when the Universal deal happened.
I’m sure the cost of 50,000 birds could of set up some small business.At least now we know why he’s called birdman (that’s a joke) and wen he’s rapping about “birds” he”s talking about turkeys (another joke) hahaha
Birdman/ymcmb/wayne………(another joke)
what good is a turkey if you can’t afford to electrical to cook it
“Birdman/ymcmb/wayne………(another joke)”….I co sign that 4 real. That’s the corny camp. That lil Wayne ft the L.O.X. Gotti joint is kinda dope tho 4 real. They need joints like that instead of the bubblegum Hip POP shiznit
no sheek = no lox, its lil wayne ft. jada and styles not LOX
“Birdman recalls stealing turkeys.” Lmao!
[Xzibit]…why’all niggaz is killin me
You got Bloods and Crips in New York City, is anybody feelin me?
I ain’t concerned with who gon’ shoot who
I’m only concerned with music, and who break through
FUCK YOU, for thinkin platinum is the ultimate goal
These faggot niggaz gettin they money, but losin they soul
I don’t want to hear shit from you niggaz with no background
No backbones, you get no chance to back down
Deal how we deal witcha, peons, no chips
Changin whips out so they can look richer
I see the big picture, startin in the kitchen
with bricks and Pyrex pots, the widescreen edition
Listen, I seen niggaz hit with so much time loc
They have to die and come back three times to see them white folks
Take notes, cause you will be tested
Vested up, drunk as fuck, large caliber weapons
I feel you.. rap niggaz, fuckin it up
Monkey-mouthed muh’fuckers, spoilin the cut
For real niggaz in the street, really hustlin weight
See they networks and blueprints on hip-hop tapes
Johnny Law catchin on, soakin up the game
How you think they find the stash spots and follow the slang? STUPID……(Xzibit..”what a mess”)
fucking bama
^ clown
region don’t hide the truth dummy
he’s a hypocrite for writing them immortal technique ass rhymes
all his life he’s been the exact type of person he’s criticizing in this song
Birdman’s documentary from fox searchlight is a huge hit
bruh bruh really thinks he was still a teenager in 1999! hahaha
“Johnny Law catchin on, soakin up the game
How you think they find the stash spots and follow the slang? STUPID.”
^ love thaT VERSe
“I used to go in the store and me and my friends would go in the store and run out with all the turkeys,”
Nigga please. Not even the poorest nigga in the world does that.