Weezy sand Birdman recently took time off their busy schedule to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate, as they gave back to the city where he grew up.
Days before Thanksgiving, Lil Wayne took time to bring some holiday turkeys to his hometown of New Orleans.
Along with Birdman, Wayne handed out Turkeys to the public, a yearly Cash Money tradition.
Busta Rhymes recently signed with Cash Money; Birdman gives us some insight behind the move.
According to Birdman, Signing Busta Rhymes was the smartest choice, given his consistent popularity in hip-hop since he debuted in 1991 as a member of seminal hip-hop group Leaders of the New School.
Doug Morris, Sony’s chief executive of Music Entertainment, wants to get Cash Money label on board with Sony.
My plan here is very simple,” Doug Morris told the New York Times. “To help create the pre-eminent record company in the world.”
Things are changing quickly at Sony. After months of talks, Morris signed Dr. Luke, who has produced pop hits for Katy Perry and Kesha. By creating what is now Kemosabe Records in collaboration with Dr. Luke, Sony gets exclusive rights to Dr. Luke’s production for the next five years.
MTV2 is bringing Weezy and Birdman to host the first ever “Sucker Free Awards”
Miami DJ’s Irie and DJ Khaled, as well as DJ Envy will serve as guest commentators during the special show, which will be hosted by Sway Calloway.
The “Sucker Free Awards will examines the biggest moments and trends in hip-hop for 2011.
During the “Sucker Free Awards,” Birdman will debut his new song “Why U Mad,” from his upcoming album Bigga Than Life.
50 Cent isn’t buying it!
Fiddy questions figures showing “Tha Carter IV” sold close to one million records during its first week.
It took just one week for Lil Wayne’s Tha carter IV to reach close to one million copies sold this past September, almost hitting the numbers of its predecessor, Tha Carter III, which managed to top one million units during its first week.
Racing to Be Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire!
Yesterday marked the launch of the Forbes 400, our annual list of America’s richest citizens, headed by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Larry Ellison.
There are five artists to watch for: Sean “Diddy” Combs, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. All five already boast nine-figure fortunes, and are well on their way to answer our question. Who will be the first to a billion?
Rapper Bow Wow takes you in the studio during his first session with Lil Wayne to work on his eighth album.
Birdman in the music video for the song ” I Get Money” featuring Lil Wayne, Mack Maine and T-Pain.
Rumor has it that teen pop sensation Justin Bieber has signed with Lil Wayne’s Young Money/Cash Money imprint. If this is so, does this mean that Justin Bieber will be rapping?
As reported on www.HipHopRx.com, Justin Bieber released an alter ego video of himself rapping in October of 2010 entitled “Speaking In Tongues.” Prior to the Speaking In Tongues release, Bieber had freestyled on Tim Westwood’s show in March of 2010 here.
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Forbes has released its “Top 5 Richest Hip Hop Artists” list and Diddy reigns supreme. Details within.
Forbes Top 5 Richest Hip Hop Artists list was released on March 9 and the list contains many of Hip Hop’s greats on it. Take a look for yourself.
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