There’s no denying Cash Money Records is one of rap’s most infamous and long-running labels. CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams credits its over 20-year reign to “living in the studio,” according to Billboard. Although he’s in the midst of a highly publicized feud with one of Cash Money’s most illustrious artists, Lil Wayne, it’s still business as usual for the New Orleans native, who said, “Numbers don’t lie, and that’s all I give a fuck about: numbers, and putting them up.”
Joined by older brother and co-CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams, Birdman also explains how he stepped out of the proverbial spotlight once the Hot Boys broke up, and Juvenile and Mannie Fresh eventually jumped ship.
“Once they left, we just took it upon ourselves, and I really knew it was gonna be all about Wayne,” he said. “It wasn’t gonna be about me no more at that point. I wanted to put it all on him, let him take over and do his thing. ‘Cause he was young, and I knew he really, really had it out of all them anyway. We built him for what he’s doing and what he did. And he just took the shit and ran with it.
“Once they left, I was like, fuck ’em, I’ma do me, let them do them,” he added about the other members. “It was fun in the beginning, but it ended up being pain at the end for them. ‘Cause they ain’t last, not one of them; any nigga that left, they ain’t last at all.”
Birdman, who has posted photos of Wayne as recently as two days ago, seems to want to put the past to rest. In the interview, he once again referred to Wayne as his “son” and assured fans Tha Carter V was “coming out this year.”
Although Birdman is not shy about taking credit for Wayne’s success, with the multiple lawsuits floating around, Weezy’s connection to Roc Nation and Wayne’s notion Birdman is “full of shit,” there’s most likely not going to be a reunion anytime soon (or ever).
Money ruins families and friendships it brings the worst out of people. People BC is their minds when relatives die and the assets get split up
Wayne’s struggling now that he’s not relevant since he backstabbed cash money.
Dude u must be crazy u think wanye struggling with a net worth of 150million and currently growing lol.
You mean since cash money backstabbed lil Wayne by not paying him all the money he’s earned
Wayne got his money and more than a fair share. He just wanted money for projects he had no involvement in and birdman wasn’t going to give in to his greedy ways.
And since he backstabbed cash money, he’s had zero success. None of his songs charted in the top 40 let alone top 10.
but he’s been consistently on the radio and hit single for his features. won a grammy for a feature this year and is currently featured on the #1 song in the country. after 20 years in the game sooooooooo
All i know Carter6 triple platinum and it didnt drop yet….
Birdman left out all the money he has robbed from the artist everybody knows most artist have a 3 to 5 yr run so it was going to end for all of them, Wayne had the machine behind him and now we all see Wayne run has come to a end as well and baby knows it so now im done wit you and only true statement in this article birdman is full of shit !!!!!!!!!
how is lil wayne struggling? jus cus a n!gga owe u 51 milly dont mean u broke…wayne still richer than half the industry while going thrw this “music delay” ..th only sad part is that his own artist drake might be one of the few industry cats who is richer…but its still YM
Baby suck Lil’Wayne peepee
Most artist spend more then they are paid usually in the same night vicious life cycle. Living life its called. Sometimes its just a lifestyle but it keeps the gov away and people paid. Your two cents don’t help. But the government will take it anyway. This page spam as fok. Respect for b man Wayne whatever they gotta do then does.
hotboy turk and Juvie are both on cash money so he shouldn’t be dissing his former/current artisst
We all joked about them kissing in the mouth, but it’s sad when you think about it. This situation has all the signs of a real sexual predator situation like Chris Stokes and B2K. Wayne is running around acting like the traumatized kid that was sexually assaulted his whole life and is trying to break free and not get sent back to the predator.
I hope they can get it together.
“but he’s been consistently on the radio and hit single for his features. won a grammy for a feature this year and is currently featured on the #1 song in the country. after 20 years in the game sooooooooo” Remixes don’t count. The original song which was credited as a justin bieber song went no.1 The remixes don’t count.
Birdman isn’t the one holding that album up. Universal, the real shotcallers, are the ones. From the songs I’ve heard, it sounds like shit, and Birdman has to bear the brunt of that shit because they don’t want it to see the light of day because they know it’s not going to sell.
When the industry starts to look in the other direction and that money stop rolling in; they always try and sue each other! Baby you were never in the spot light or relevant let me know where you had a sold out tour for your music, not cash money but you and fresh music! Pay up you owe everybody and they coming to settle up soon…
Lil wayne an fucking colon and from Excalibur kid yap are incompetent I’m baby rapper daughter, y’all kill him. Y’all put him through he’ll this isn’t birdman it’s someone been him. James Martin from Florida been kill birdman, the rapper and baby rapper. My dad want through he’ll because of y’all. I’m baby rapper daughter. Fuck this website.