Birdman and his older brother Slim were honored with keys to New Orleans for their ongoing “commitment to the community.”
Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement on Tuesday (February 6).
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“Congratulations to Birdman & Slim! Yesterday I presented Keys to the City of New Orleans to Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams & Ronald ‘Slim’ Williams,” the Mayor wrote in a Tweet.
She added: “Thanks for your contributions to music & commitment to the community. Johnny and Gladys Williams [the brothers’ late parents] would be PROUD.”
Congratulations to Birdman & Slim! Yesterday I presented Keys to the City of New Orleans to Bryan “Birdman” Williams & Ronald “Slim” Williams.🔑💛
Thanks for your contributions to music & commitment to the community.
Johnny and Gladys Williams would be PROUD. 👏⚜️ pic.twitter.com/9lX04bl84k
— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) February 6, 2024
Birdman & Slim honored with the Keys to the City of New Orleans 🔑 pic.twitter.com/4C3qj0tPco
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) February 7, 2024
In his speech, Birdman said: “Nothing never came easy for us coming from Uptown. I’m gonna continue. I’m not done with it. That’s why I never really cared about doing this, but I always felt like if you be honored that mean you finished what you been doing. I’m not finished yet.”
Last we heard from the Cash Money Records co-founder was last month, when it was reported that he was in the studio with Lil Wayne.
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The long-awaited reunion photo was posted to Lil Wayne’s Instagram stories. Although the pair appeared to be in the studio, the ex-Hot Boy didn’t give too many details about what fans could expect from this reunion.
“Like father like son #richgang @cashmoneyofficial,” Weezy captioned the pics.
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Baby and Wayne have had their disputes over the years, and one of them included the former being frustrated with Weezy for always trying to mimic JAY-Z.
In a sprawling interview with Rolling Stone, which dropped last summer, Lil Wayne reflected on the 15th anniversary of Tha Carter III and his career as a whole, and when asked what rappers are in his playlist he simply said, “No one.” His reasoning was he learned early on that having a favorite rapper means you will inevitably try to mimic them without realizing it.
“When it comes to rap, I don’t listen to no one,” Wayne said. “I just don’t have time to, because I’m trying to get better every day.
“I tell my artist[s] that, too. When you find a favorite artist, you’re going to start sounding like them.”
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He went on: “It took Birdman and them to pull my ass aside and be like, ‘Bro, I’m tired of every song you doing sounding like damn JAY-Z. You’re not JAY-Z.’”
